Argentina Defeats U.S., Will Play Italy
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For the first time since the 1988 Seoul Olympics, the team standing atop the podium for the gold medal ceremony won't be wearing red with its white and blue.
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Bronze is the best the American men can do in basketball, and the reason is simple: A hastily assembled assortment of NBA stars couldn't beat a better team &#151; 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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Pau Gasol had 25 points and nine rebounds and Spain used another impressive performance to beat Lithuania 89-67 Tuesday and advance to the FIBA world basketball tournament's final four for the second time. Spain (7-0) will play Argentina on Friday. Argentina (7-0) beat Turkey 83-58 in the quarterfinals. The U.S. team resumes play tomorrow against Germany, while Greece takes on France.
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Luis Scola scored 27 points and Argentina, playing without four N.B.A. players from the team that won the gold in 2004, beat Brazil, 91-80, in the semifinals of the FIBA Americas tournament yesterday in Las Vegas to earn a berth in the Beijing Olympics.Teams that have earned berths in Beijing include Argentina; the winner of yesterdayâs United States-Puerto Rico semifinal; China, the host; Spain, the reigning world champion; and the zone champions Iran, Angola and Australia. Two European entrants will be decided this month.
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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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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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The Master of Suspense would have appreciated this one almost as much as all of Germany does. The Germans beat Argentina 4-2 in a penalty-kick shootout after a 1-1 tie Friday to move into the semifinals of the World Cup. The hosts needed a late goal by tournament leader Miroslav Klose to tie, then two saves in the shootout by Jens Lehmann to win.
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Description: The US men&#39;s basketball team lost to Argentina Friday -- and thus will not win the gold medal. NPR&#39;s Tom Goldman reports.
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ATHENS : Just 12 years after Michael Jordan and the United States Dream Team rolled to Olympic basketball gold, Argentina and Italy are living the dream and all that&#39;s left for Americans is a wake-up call.
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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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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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PUERTO ORDAZ, Venezuela  - Lionel Messi scored a breathtaking goal, arguably the best of the tournament, as Argentina beat Mexico 3-0 in the Copa America semi-final on Wednesday.
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Diego Maradona and his 1986 World Cup-winning Argentina teammates have agreed to an unofficial rematch with their England counterparts. The teams will meet in Birmingham on Oct. 14 more than 21 years after Maradona struck two of soccerâs most talked about goals for Argentina to win a quarterfinal, 2-1.
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L'Argentina si &egrave; qualificata per la finale di Coppa America battendo il Messico 3-0 (0-0). In...
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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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Argentina won the FIFA Under-20 World Cup for the sixth time yesterday after it rallied to defeat the Czech Republic, 2-1, on a goal by Mauro Zarate in the 86th minute in Toronto.
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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.