ATHENS OLYMPICS 2004 / US beats Spain to reach semis
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Stephon Marbury, concerned about his lousy shooting in Athens, used an off day to go to the gym and work on his shot. By finding his range, he saved the United States&#39; hopes for a basketball gold medal.
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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 The US will get at least two boxing medals. Andre Dirrell (dur-EL&#39;) made sure of that today by narrowly beating a Cuban boxer to advance to the Olympic middleweight semifinals.
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ATHENS, Greece - Spain could have tanked its game against New Zealand, thereby eliminating European rival Serbia-Montenegro from medal contention. Instead, the Spaniards came to play Monday and won 88-84, knocking New Zealand out and keeping the defending world champions in medal contention...
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Winning a gold medal would ease the sting of two Olympic qualifying defeats for the United States team of NBA stars. But their path to defending the throne is a rocky one, with unbeaten Spain coming up first
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Olympic champions the United States  narrowly edged Russia 66-62 to reach the final of the women's  Olympic basketball Friday.
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THE US has won the Olympic bronze medal in the women&#39;s water polo, holding off a spirited second-half fightback by Australia. The Americans led 4-0 at halftime, but the reigning world champion Australians
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Bronze is better than nothing. That's one Olympic lesson the U.S. men's basketball team was able to understand. The Americans took the third-place game seriously Saturday night, earning some revenge and salvaging some self-respect in a 104-96 victory over Lithuania. Although they didn't get what they wanted in Athens, they didn't embarrass themselves in their finale, either.
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ATHENS, 20 August - The semifinal line-up in the men&#39;s singles has been settled with both contests featuring a Chile v USA match-up, so each nation is assured of at least one Singles medal.
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SAITAMA, Japan  - Spain beat Olympic champions   Argentina 75-74 in a bruising Latin showdown to reach the final   of the world basketball championship on Friday.
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The US women&#39;s soccer team won the gold medal at the Athens Olympics, beating Brazil 2-to-1 in overtime. Lindsay Tarpley scored in the 39th minute to give the US the game&#39;s first goal.
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Officials had to separate the US and Spanish coaches when an argument erupted at the end of the game as the United States beat Spain 102-94 in the Olympic men&#39;s basketball quarter-finals Thursday.
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Stephon Marbury set a US Olympic record with 31 points, and the team that spent the first week and a half of the Games missing jumpers finally found its range in a 102-94 victory against Spain in the quarter-finals Thursday.
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The United States has a ticket to Beijing &#151; and a team capable of cashing it in for gold. Carmelo Anthony scored 27 points, Michael Redd had 23, and the Americans clinched a spot in the 2008 Olympics by crushing Puerto Rico 135-91 on Saturday in the semifinals of the FIBA Americas tournament.
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Athens, Greece (Sports Network) - The United States has grabbed a 49-44 lead over Lithuania at the half of their bronze medal game at the Olympics.
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Athens, Greece (Sports Network) - The US men&#39;s basketball team kept its medal streak at the Summer Olympics intact with a bronze in a 104-96 victory over Lithuania Saturday night.
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ATHENS  - The United States men&#39;s basketball team won the bronze medal Saturday by defeating Lithuania 104-96. By Timothy Clary, AFP.