U.S. Women Win Third Consecutive Basketball Gold
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The U.S. women took their third  consecutive gold medal in Olympic basketball Saturday, breaking  open a close game in the fourth quarter to beat Australia  74-63.
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The United States kept itself firmly on  course for a third straight Olympic softball gold medal when it  thrashed Australia 10-0 Sunday.
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he United States women&#39;s basketball team got what it wanted against Spain - a victory and a test. Challenged for the first time in these Olympics, the United States fought through foul
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The unbeaten U.S. women's basketball  team had their sternest test of the Olympic tournament so far  Friday, needing an eight point run in the third quarter to pull  away and beat Spain 71-58.
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The United States finished atop the medal charts for the third straight Summer Olympics, with Russia the overall runner-up and China second in gold medals &#151; its best showing ever and the leading edge of a surge by Asian teams. The American team amassed 103 total medals, topping its target of 100, and won 35 golds to 32 for China and 27 for Russia.
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The United States womenâs national team advanced to the Gold medal match with a 2-1 win over Germany at Heraklio Stadium in the semifinal on Monday.
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The United States ran their preliminary  round record to a perfect 5-0 with a 100-62 drubbing of China  at the women's Olympic basketball tournament on Sunday,  remaining on course for a third consecutive gold medal.
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Ivory Lattaâs 20 points led North Carolina to its third consecutive Atlantic Coast Conference tournament title.
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U.S. women take two of the three medals in beach volleyball
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Sheryl Swoopes produced a late run to  lead the United States to a 66-62 women's basketball victory  over Russia Friday and into their third consecutive Olympic  gold medal game.
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The Winnipeg native won her third gold medal of the Games on Wednesday, finishing first in the women&#39;s 100-metre freestyle event for visually impaired athletes in a time of one minute 1.74 seconds.
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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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STUTTGART, Germany  - American Shawn Johnson won the floor exercise on Sunday to collect her third gold medal of the world gymnastics championships.
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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 can console itself with two things: third place and the highest point total of the Olympic tournament. The Americans took the bronze-medal game seriously Saturday night and earned some revenge in a 104-96 victory over Lithuania. But that wasn't what they came to Athens for.
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The U.S. won their sixth successive   women's world championship with a 3-0 victory over Japan on   Tuesday, bringing to an end the first test event for the 2008   Olympics in Beijing.
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It&#39;s easy to understand why. After almost a solid year of basketball that included a third straight NCAA championship, an Olympic gold medal and now WNBA Rookie of the Year honors, she plans to take three days off.