Basketball: US Men Cruise Past Angola, 89-53
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The US men&#39;s basketball team got their first comfortable win at the Olympic basketball tournament Monday, routing winless Angola 89-53 in their final preliminary round game.
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Sarunas Jasikevicius went on a shooting  spree in the last three minutes of play to lift Lithuania to a  94-90 victory over the United States in the men's Olympic  basketball tournament Saturday.
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Dwyane Wade scored 20 points and the United States clinched a berth in the playoff rounds of the World Basketball Championship with a 114-95 victory over Slovenia.
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The Americans got a taste of what it was like in the good ol' days, finally playing an opponent they were able to beat easily, routing Angola 89-53 on Monday in their final game of the Olympic men's basketball preliminary round. Tim Duncan finished with a team-high 15 points in limited minutes, and the Americans dominated the boards Barcelona-style with a 52-17 edge in rebounding.
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Devin Smith scores 26 points as Virginia rides sharp three-point shooting late in the first half to a 85-58 win over Richmond.
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ATHENS -- Well, they're entitled to least one blowout, aren't they? The US men's basketball team, which had played four tough games entering yesterday's preliminary round closer, got a much-needed lift with the arrival of Angola on the schedule. The result was a predictable thumping, 89-53, even if we've seen that nothing is predictable with this team or in this ...
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DeMarcus Nelson and Duke turned Virginia's knack for quick shooting against the Cavaliers.
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Larry Brown's squad could not overcome a 28-point effort by Lithuania's Sarunas Jasikevicius. Despite the 94-90 loss, the Americans advanced to the quarterfinals.
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ATHENS - LeBron James and Tim Duncan sparked a fourth-quarter rally to lead the beleaguered US men&#39;s basketball team to an 89-79 win over Australia yesterday at the Helliniko Indoor Arena, but once again the Americans had to come from ...
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Carmelo Anthony scored 16 first-half points before being forced out with a knee injury, and the United States hung on for a 90-86 victory over Brazil on Tuesday.
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The United States finally showed signs  of coming together as a team but still needed a late surge to  beat Australia 89-79 in the men's Olympic basketball tournament  on Thursday.
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Al Jefferson racks up 26 points and 20 rebounds and Ryan Gomes adds 25 points and 10 rebounds as the Timberwolves beat the Bulls, 83-67, Wednesday night.
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Elton Brand had 26 points and 12 rebounds, Corey Maggette added 26 points and the Los Angeles Clippers overcame 28 turnovers to beat the Philadelphia 76ers 89-83 on Sunday.
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Athens -- Allen Iverson scored 17 points, even with the broken thumb on his shooting hand, as the United States rebounded from a shocking opening-game loss to beat Greece 77-71 at the men&#39;s Olympic basketball tournament yesterday.
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The United States lost 89-81 in thesemi-final of the men&#39;s basketball tournament Friday. This is the third loss for US in the tournament as they lost 94-90 to Lithuania and 92
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Allen Iverson scored 17 points despite a  broken thumb on his shooting hand as the United States  rebounded from a shock opening game loss to beat Greece 77-71  at the men's Olympic basketball tournament on Tuesday.
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ATHENS, Greece - The United States men's basketball team endured another brutal loss Saturday night. But because Angola is playing even worse than the Americans, the Dream Team is in the quarterfinals of the Athens Games...