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Spain wins bronze, beats Australia 89-88 in men's basketball
Spain wins bronze, beats Australia 89-88 in men's basketballRIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Not golden, not the Olympic medal it still covets, but Spain got something.Australia would take anything.Pau Gasol scored 31 points in perhaps his Olympic farewell and Spain added a bronze to its collection on Sunday with an 89-88 win over Australia, painfully denied its first medal inside the rings.
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USA men's Olympic basketball team holds off feisty Serbia
USA men's Olympic basketball team holds off feisty SerbiaSkip Ad Ad Loading... x Embed x Share Usain Bolt starts his quest for a three-peat, and it's the last day of swimming with Michael Phelps, Lilly King and Simone Manuel competing for gold.USA TODAY Sports' Rachel Axon preps you for what to watch for on Saturday, Aug. 13.USA TODAY SportsU.S. forward Kevin Durant (5) looks for room to work against Serbia defender Bogdan Bogdanovic (7).
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US romps to men's basketball gold, beats Serbia 96-66
US romps to men's basketball gold, beats Serbia 96-66RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — The trip wasn't always easy, though they arrived at their expected destination.The players on the U.S. Olympic men's basketball team never doubted they would be standing on the gold-medal platform, even after some close calls in Rio and criticisms they lacked the usual big names and bigger wins."I know there was kind of a lot of buzz around us not playing well a couple of games, two, three games in the early round," Carmelo Anthony said, "but the way that we locked in and the way that we focused in to be able to have this gold medal around our necks was special."