US, Greece Face Off in Olympic Men&#39;s Basketball
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The US men&#39;s Olympic basketball team will try to bounce back from an upset loss in their opening group match against Puerto Rico with a match-up against host Greece.
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The U.S. men's basketball team lost to Lithuania, 94-90, today at the Olympic Games.
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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, they're in the quarterfinals of the Athens Games...
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ATHENS, Greece - Larry Brown believes his team is finally starting to get it. In a game the Americans were waltzing through and losing for the better part of three quarters, something clicked when the fourth quarter began...
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ATHENS : The United States defeated Lithuania 104-96 here to win the Olympic men&#39;s basketball bronze medal game. The US team of National Basketball Association stars had been seeking a fourth consecutive gold
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SAITAMA, Japan  - Despite suffering a demoralizing   defeat by a brilliant Greece at the world basketball   championship, the United States are looking long-term.
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Carmelo Anthony scored 10 of his 19 points in the third quarter, when the United States finally took control with its pressure defense, and the Americans went on to beat Germany 85-65 Wednesday night in the quarterfinals of the world championships. The U.S. will play Greece in the semifinals with Spain and Argentina meeting in the other semifinal matchup.
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Allen Iverson scored 17 points despite a fractured right thumb and the reeling United States team was pushed to the brink before beating Greece 77-71 in an Olympic preliminary round basketball game.
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ATHENS, Greece - The United States and Argentina will go after each other again in the Olympic men's basketball semifinals, and if their latest performances carry over, it'll be difficult for the South American rivals to win.    The game is scheduled for a 1 p.m...
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Greece beat favourites USA 101-95 at the World Basketball Championship semi-finals in Japan.
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ATHENS, Greece - Allen Iverson has a broken right thumb but planned to play anyway Tuesday night against Greece, hoping the U.S. Olympic basketball team can bounce back from an embarrassing loss to Puerto Rico in its opener...
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ATHENS, Greece - Larry Brown was right. The Americans did start hitting their jump shots, and suddenly they look as if they might be the team to beat at the Athens Games...
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The US men&#39;s basketball team were once again in danger of defeat at the Olympic tournament on Thursday, trailing Australia 51-47 at the end of the first half.
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By Michael Chow, USA TODAY. The United States men&#39;s basketball team Saturday kept its streak alive of having won a medal in every Olympic basketball competition in which it has competed
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ATHENS, Greece - The US men&#39;s basketball team arrived with the wrong uniforms Saturday, and is leaving with the wrong medal. But after losing three games in the Olympics and ending the streak of three gold
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ATHENS - The US might have found its shooting touch in time to retain gold in Olympic basketball, but American attempts at diplomacy continue to miss badly.
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Stephon Marbury keyed a fourth quarter run to help the United States beat Spain 102-94 in the quarter-finals of the men&#39;s Olympic basketball tournament on Thursday.