U.S. Bounces Back to Beat Greece 77-71
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ATHENS, Greece - Lamar Odom made a key defensive play on Greece's Dimitris Pipanikoulaou, preventing him from getting a clean layup attempt that could have cut the United States' lead to two points, and the Americans won 77-71 Tuesday night in the second round of the Olympic men's basketball tournament.    In a much closer game than expected, the Americans bounced back from their embarrassing loss to Puerto Rico in their opener and avoided dropping to 0-2, which would have matched their loss total from the previous 68 years...
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The unbeaten U.S. women's basketball  team cruised to another victory Wednesday, pummeling Greece  102-72 to advance to the Olympic semifinals where it will meet  Russia.
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-- The United States men&#39;s basketball team capped off a big day for the USA by fighting off Greece for a vital win, 77-71. &quot;They played with heart,&quot; said Coach Larry Brown. &quot;That&#39;s all you can ask.&quot; ...
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With Carmelo Anthony back at full strength, the United States had little trouble with Lithuania. Anthony, who hyperextended his knee and left in the second quarter of a win over Brazil last week, scored 19 points Sunday as the United States cruised to a 111-88 win over Lithuania in a tuneup for the world championships.
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An unbeaten US National Basketball Association squad and European champion Greece has advanced to a World Basketball Championship semi-final showdown with lopsided triumphs.
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Stephon Marbury scores 31 points, and the U.S. finally finds its range in a 102-94 victory against Spain in the quarterfinals.
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ATHENS, Greece  -- Looking for answers to an offense that seemed out of synch, the United States finally found them.
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Three years after its stunning loss in the Olympics, the United States smothered Puerto Rico in a 117-78 victory in the FIBA Americas tournament.
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ATHENS, Greece - This latest victory for the U.S. women's basketball team came with a scare - from an injury, not the opponent...
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The women's basketball team advances to the semifinals with a 102-72 win over Greece, which had heart, the home court and little else.
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BULLETINBC-OLY--Women's Final BKW,0040BULLETIN    ATHENS, Greece   --  The United States won the gold medal Saturday in women's basketball, beating Australia 74-63.
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The U.S. men's basketball team salvaged  some pride Saturday, beating Lithuania 104-96 to take the  Olympic bronze medal.
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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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ATHENS -- The place was ready for a party. Prohibitive underdog Greece had its fans waving the blue-and-white flag and chanting &quot;Hellas&quot; at every opportunity when they weren't booing the United States.
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Lisa Fernandez pitches a one-hitter as the U.S. softball team makes it six shutouts in six games with a shortened 7-0 victory Thursday over Greece.
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The unbeaten U.S. women's basketball  team cruised to another victory Wednesday, pummeling Greece  102-72 to advance to the Olympic semi-finals where they will  meet Russia.
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European champions Greece have proved that the US National Basketball Association players still have some work to do before they can claim they are the best in the world.