Marbury Powers US Over Spain, Coaches Square Off
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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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Spain set up a Davis Cup final against  the United States after Rafael Nadal used his youthful  exuberance to charge past France's Arnaud Clement on Sunday.
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The United States lost 89-81 in thesemi-final of the men&#39;s basketball tournament Friday. This is the third loss for US in the tournament as they lost 94-90 to Lithuania and 92
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ATHENS, Greece -- It took one innocent 30-second comment from Stephon Marbury to sum up the American basketball problem and show how easy it would be to fix it.
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The Americans got a taste of what it was like in the good ol' days, finally playing an opponent they were able to beat easily, routing Angola 89-53 on Monday in their final game of the Olympic men's basketball preliminary round. Tim Duncan finished with a team-high 15 points in limited minutes, and the Americans dominated the boards Barcelona-style with a 52-17 edge in rebounding.
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ATHENS, Greece   LeBron James has finally made a positive impression on coach Larry Brown, while Carmelo Anthony is on the other end of the spectrum. Guess who helped the United States defeat Australia? And guess who didn&#39;t? &quot;We ...
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Seville, Spain - The United States, led by Andy Roddick, should be the favourite going into the Davis Cup final against Spain - except for a few small details.
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Stephon Marbury made five 3-pointers in the second quarter to help put the Knicks ahead for good, and New York received a fourth-quarter boost from Jerome Williams in a 90-82 victory last night over the Memphis Grizzlies at Madison Square Garden.
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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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NBA standouts Jose Calderon and Pau Gasol give defending world champion Spain the inside edge at the European basketball championships.
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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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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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Carlos Moya beat Mardy Fish 6-4, 6-2, 6-3 Friday to give Spain a 1-0 lead over the United States in the Davis Cup championship matches.
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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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Stephon Marbury scored 34 points and had seven assists as the New York Knicks enjoyed their best offensive performance of the season and beat the Orlando Magic 119-111 on Monday night.
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Andrew Bogut was no problem for the United States. Next up: Dirk Nowitzki. Carmelo Anthony scored 20 points, and the Americans smothered Australia in the second quarter and ran away to a 113-73 victory Sunday in the second round of the world basketball championships.
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The Americans survived their toughest test yet in the world basketball championships, overcoming a 12-point deficit in the second half to beat Italy 94-85 Wednesday night. Carmelo Anthony scored 19 of his U.S.-record 35 points in the third quarter, when he played extensive minutes with fellow captains Dwyane Wade and LeBron James. U.S. coach Mike Krzyzewski was forced to scrap his two-unit rotation after an anemic offense in the second quarter.