Maligned Team USA settles for Bronze
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For much of the bronze-medal game against Lithuania, several of the younger players on Team USA were having themselves a good time.
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Terin Humphrey and Annia Hatch got silver. Courtney Kupets got bronze. And Paul Hamm got mad. The United States upped its gymnastics medal haul to seven Sunday night, the most since the Americans won 16 at the boycotted Los Angeles Games in 1984. And they might not be finished yet.
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Americans with any sense of fair play will support South Korea&#39;s bid to get a gold medal for a gymnast victimized by a scoring error.
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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.
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ATHENS, Greece - When the final whistle blew, an exhausted Mia Hamm was quickly swarmed by 17 thrilled teammates. A few minutes later, an Olympic gold medal was hanging around her neck, too...
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ATHENS, Greece - 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.    Argentina and Italy will play for the gold after a stunning day that included the United States being humbled 89-81 by Argentina and the Italians using their 3-point prowess to knock off previously unbeaten Lithuania 100-91...
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When a day of drama had ended and the quarterfinal pairings were set, the news was not great for the United States. In order to get to the semifinals and possibly the gold medal game, first the Americans will have to defeat Spain &#151; the team that left the widest wake of impressed and defeated opponents during the preliminary round.
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SAITAMA, Japan  - A United States team eschewing   the trash-talking swagger of previous incarnations find   themselves two wins away from the promised land.
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ATHENS : The United States defeated Lithuania 104-96 here to win the Olympic men&#39;s basketball bronze medal game. The US team of National Basketball Association stars had been seeking a fourth consecutive gold
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ATHENS, GREECE - It is a measure of revenge, but no one would dare claim it as anywhere near equal. The United States&#39; victory over Australia in water polo Thursday earned the US a bronze medal, but it wasn
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ATHENS, Greece - The US men&#39;s basketball team arrived with the wrong uniforms Saturday, and is leaving with the wrong medal. But after losing three games in the Olympics and ending the streak of three gold
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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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US women&#39;s water polo coach Guy Baker was seething so much about an unusual call that he could barely speak. His world champion squad was too &quot;crushed&quot; to explain what happened.
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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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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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In past Olympics, defeating a mediocre team such as Greece by a mere six points would be cause for alarm for the United States.
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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.