U.S. goes 5-0 in world basketball
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Chris Bosh scored 20 points and LeBron James added 17 to lead the United States to a 103-58 victory over Senegal on Thursday night, completing an unbeaten run through pool play at the FIBA world championships.
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At first glance, it would seem to be the perfect matchup &#151; a dream draw, if you will. All the United States has to do to claim a third straight gold medal in women's basketball on Saturday is beat Australia, which is 0-12 against U.S. teams in the Olympics and world championships.
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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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The American men&#39;s basketball team bounced back from a defeat by Puerto Rico to beat Greece 77-71 Tuesday while Lithuania, China and Australia were among the other winners.
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The US men&#39;s basketball team finally got a convincing victory at the Olympic tournament on Monday, trouncing winless Angola 89-53 in their final preliminary round Group B match.
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SAITAMA, Japan  - The United States arrived at the   world basketball championships sporting a new look, a new   attitude and a new game plan. They were determined to win the   gold medal and reclaim their status as the sport's super power.
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The United States took control in the third quarter with its pressure defense, and the American team went on to beat Germany by 20 points.
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LeBron James scored 23 points and Carmelo Anthony added 18 to lead the United States to a 119-73 win over China on Monday in a game overshadowed by Yao Ming's absence.
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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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It has won three straight Olympic gold medals and two of the last three World Championships. In the last six major international competitions, the United States women's basketball team has played 51 games - and won 50 of them. That one loss, however, necessitated yesterday's gathering for practice at Mohegan Sun Arena for tonight's exhibition against Australia ...
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US National Basketball Association stars have shaken off a disappointing semi-final loss to beat Argentina 96-81 and claim the third place at the World Basketball Championship.
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Dwyane Wade scored 20 points and LeBron James added 19 in his most impressive performance of the world championships, leading the United States to a 114-95 victory over Slovenia on Tuesday night.
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Stephon Marbury set a U.S. Olympic record with 31 points, and the Americans finally found their shooting touch in a 102-94 victory against Spain.
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The United States won the women's  basketball gold medal at the Olympics on Saturday.
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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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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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Carmelo Anthony scored 35 points and the United States withstood their first tough test of the World Basketball Championship to beat Italy 94-85 and clinch a top playoff seed.