Dream Team Loses Again, but Still Advances
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ATHENS, Greece - The U.S. men's basketball team endured another brutal loss...
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A blowout at the Palace of Auburn Hills is nothing new. The surprise last night was that it was the Pistons getting routed. Detroit trailed the Orlando Magic by as many as 26 points and its 10-game winning streak was snapped with a 103-85 loss.
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Dream Team no longer: The U.S. squad is learning a hard lesson in how the rest of the globe plays ball
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Monday night nothing went right for the Orlando Magic. Wednesday night nothing went wrong. The Magic inched away in the second quarter and blew away in the third, leading Toronto
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Another week, another undefeated team knocked off by Blue Hills. This time it was Southeastern, which fell, 14-8, to the Warriors yesterday on a dreary, rainy afternoon.
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This one would really, really, really have hurt had it not ended the way it did. There would have been the inevitable comparisons to the same disheartening defeat three days earlier against Sacramento. There would be six days to stew over it. There would be a sub-.500 record at the All-Star break and, well, who needed that ?
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As they keep reminding themselves, that goal remains attainable. Yet one day after their second loss to NFC West rival St. Louis, everyone from coach Mike Holmgren down was asking the same question.
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from an 0-3 deficit to win a best-of-seven series. They are already the first. team to make it to Game 7 after losing the first three.
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The Bruins' road to a postseason berth remains steep, but it would be more difficult today if two other teams also struggling for a playoff spot in the Eastern Conference hadn't also squandered points last night.
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Maybe they sleep better on the road. Maybe the opposing crowd revs them up. Maybe they are just a really good team and the whole road thing means nothing.
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The Orlando Magic still cannot find a way to get started at home. At least the players were able to finish the game Wednesday night.
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This was no miracle, but you could not tell by the amount of elation surrounding the Dream Team&#39;s trip to the woodshed Sunday.
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They failed to reach the playoffs for the 11th straight season after coming in as favorites to win the NL East. They were 85-75 when Bowa was dismissed before last night&#39;s game against Florida.
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(Sports Network) - The Nets&#39; struggles continued on Saturday, as they found themselves on the wrong end of a 97-86 decision against the Washington Wizards at Continental Airlines Arena.
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Our valiant little men&#39;s national basketball team fought its big, beating heart out last night and came up just shy of a chance for the Olympic enchilada.
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There was more unhappiness in Raptorland yesterday. The Raptors again demonstrated a unique knack for self-destructing. For the third time on their West Coast trip, the Raps were in position to win, leading
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National Basketball Association players trying to win a fourth consecutive Olympic gold medal for the United States have gotten the wake-up call that the "Dream Team" days are done even if supporters have not.