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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Olympic Stadium in Seville, Spain, has been nominated as the site of the Davis Cup final between the United States and Spain.
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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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When it came to the real crunch the NBA stars of the United States basketball team showed their mettle and progressed to the semifinals of the Olympics with a 102-94 win over unbeaten Spain.
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The NBA all-stars finally got their act together to edge out Spain in a close fought quarter final. The US team finally got its act together today to beat Spain in a tense, close-fought and ultimately acrimonious quarter-final in Athens.
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ONLY two of the eight Olympics singles semi-finalists are left after two rounds of the US Open. On the men&#39;s side, all the medal winners -- Chile&#39;s Nicolas Massu (gold), American Mardy Fish (silver) and Chilean
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SAITAMA, Japan  - Greece produced a sensational   win over the United States to reach the world basketball   championship final on Friday.
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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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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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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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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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The United States completes a 4-0 sweep over Belarus Sunday after Andy Roddick's win, and heads to Spain for the Davis Cup finals.
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The US and Spanish coaches had to be separated 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 quarterfinals Thursday.
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A trip to Spain for the Davis Cup final assured, the United States padded its margin in the semifinals against Belarus on Sunday, with Andy Roddick beating Alexander Skrypko 6-4, 6-2 to give the hosts a 4-0 lead.
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The Americans made Athens look like ancient history. Three years after its stunning loss in the Olympics, the United States smothered Puerto Rico in a 117-78 victory last night in the FIBA Americas tournament in Las Vegas.
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A singles victory Sunday sent Spain into the December Davis Cup finals against the United States.
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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.