Dream Team Beaten by Argentina 89-81
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ATHENS, Greece Aug. 27, 2004 - The US men&#39;s basketball team will go home from the Olympics without a gold medal for the first time since it began using NBA players after the Americans were beaten soundly by Argentina 89-81 in the semifinals Friday.
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Argentina capped a golden day in their  history Saturday, beating Italy 84-69 to win the Olympic men's  basketball title for the first time.
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Argentina defeated the United States 89-81 in the Olympic men's basketball semi-finals, dethroning the three-time defending champions.
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Kobe Bryant scores 27 points and the United States cruises into the semifinals of the FIBA Americas tournament as the No. 1 seed by beating Argentina, 91-76.
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SAITAMA, Japan  - America's NBA All-Stars stepped   up and took charge, leading the U.S. to a 96-81 win over   Argentina in the bronze medal game at the world basketball   championship on Saturday.
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The U.S. lost to Argentina, 89-81, and will play for bronze on Saturday. It is the first time the Americans have failed to win the gold medal since 1988.
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Actually, the funeral took place a while ago. What happened Friday night merely was the posting of the official death notice. Honestly, were you shocked, shocked, shocked, to see Argentina knock the golden gloss off Team USA?
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Athens, Greece (Sports Network) - Argentina snapped the US Senior National Team&#39;s 58-game winning streak two years ago at the World Championships.
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Manu Ginobili's off-balance shot left his hand just a split-second before the final buzzer, dropping through the basket to give Argentina an 83-82 victory over Serbia-Montenegro yesterday on the first day of Olympic men's basketball in Athens.
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JP Batista was nearly perfect, and Gonzaga remained undefeated against third-ranked teams this season. With leading scorer Ronny Turiaf hampered by an ankle injury and foul trouble, Batista came off the bench
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To the rest of the world, they were the &quot;In Your Dreams&quot; Team. But for their coach, Mike Candrea, it was about another dream.
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Bronze is the best the American men's basketball team can do, and the reason is simple: They were beaten by a better team, Argentina. Manu Ginobili scored 29 points to lead his nation to another victory over the country that used to dominate the sport, an 89-81 win in the Olympic semifinals Friday night.
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Missing most of its top players, the United States got spanked in its Copa America opener. Hernan Crespo scored twice, Pablo Aimar and Carlos Tevez added late goals and Argentina routed a youthful United States team 4-1 Thursday night in South America's championship.
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ATHENS -- Another United States-Argentina matchup is on tap. The Argentines, who ended the US's 58-game winning streak with NBA-stocked teams, edged Greece, 69-64, last night to move into the semifinals.
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Argentina reached the Davis Cup final   for the second time when victory in the doubles gave them an   unassailable 3-0 lead over Australia in Buenos Aires on   Saturday.
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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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Spain thrash Greece 70-47 to win their first World Basketball Championship crown.