More tough work is ahead for the US men
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ATHENS -- They know they're in the quarterfinals. They know they finish the preliminary round tonight against Angola, a team they really should beat. Beyond that, there's a day off, and then the fun begins in earnest for the United States men's Olympic basketball team.
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These guys are doing what they can, but it just isn't enough.
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ATHENS, Greece - The U.S. men's basketball team endured another brutal loss...
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A confident American team enters the playoff rounds of the World Basketball Championship on an impressive run but some familiar faces are blocking the US path to reclaiming the global throne.
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SAITAMA, Japan  - Despite suffering a demoralizing   defeat by a brilliant Greece at the world basketball   championship, the United States are looking long-term.
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Increased combat risks and a rosier job picture at home make it harder to build up the ranks.
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The United States will have to get back to the gold medal game the hard way. After losing 3-1 to the Czech Republic on Thursday night in Ralph Engelstad Arena, the Americans
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As sports becomes a measure of success in America, young athletes are training ever harder.
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The reform legislation, set to be signed into law on Friday, has created a personnel challenge for the Bush administration which must fill a range of new senior positions as it embarks on the task of making a new superstructure work.
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The security situation in Iraq is challenging and attacks could increase in coming months, a U.S. progress report said on Thursday as President George W. Bush faces rising pressure to shift course in the unpopular war.
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match,&#39;&#39; US captain Patrick McEnroe said. ``We&#39;re going to have to do some of. that, but we&#39;re going to have to play smart.
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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.
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American arrogance is a major culprit as to Team USA's continuing struggles in international basketball and until the U.S. stops underestimating its opponents it will continue to lose.
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All that talk of the United States returning to the top of the basketball world will have to wait. The reality is that the Americans are no closer now than they were two years ago.
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BLOOMFIELD TOWNSHIP, Mich. One day into the Ryder Cup, American captain Hal Sutton is already working on Plan C. Sidelining this year&#39;s Masters champion for this morning&#39;s round of four-ball
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ATHENS -- Well, they're entitled to least one blowout, aren't they? The US men's basketball team, which had played four tough games entering yesterday's preliminary round closer, got a much-needed lift with the arrival of Angola on the schedule. The result was a predictable thumping, 89-53, even if we've seen that nothing is predictable with this team or in this ...
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As productivity abroad rises, US manufacturing is competing by trimming workers and wages.