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U.S. Women's Basketball Team Cruises To Gold, 49th Straight Olympic Win
U.S. Women's Basketball Team Cruises To Gold, 49th Straight Olympic WinU.S. Women's Basketball Team Cruises To Gold, 49th Straight Olympic Wini toggle caption Eric Gay/AP Eric Gay/APThe U.S. women's basketball team trounced Spain, 101-72, on Saturday, winning their sixth consecutive gold and their 49th straight Olympic game.The American women so overpowered their opponents that the tournament was almost certainly the least competitive event at the Rio games, which end on Sunday.The average margin of victory for the U.S. in their Olympic games was nearly 40 points, and the closest game was a 19-point victory over France in the semifinals.
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USA vs. Serbia: Score and Reaction from 2016 Olympic Men's Basketball
USA vs. Serbia: Score and Reaction from 2016 Olympic Men's BasketballIt required a sigh of relief as Bogdan Bogdanovic's potential game-tying three-pointer missed in the final seconds of Friday's Group A showdown at the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, but the United States men's basketball team beat Serbia 94-91 to improve to 4-0.The Americans survived a late charge after building an early 18-point lead and again struggled to put away an opponent after surviving Australia with a late surge and 10-point win Wednesday.Serbia gradually chipped away at the advantage the United States held for the entire game before it found itself with the ball with a chance to tie.
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Could Carmelo Anthony Become the Greatest Olympic Men's Basketball Player Ever?
Could Carmelo Anthony Become the Greatest Olympic Men's Basketball Player Ever?The fourth quarter had barely started and the United States had already relinquished a tenuous lead.A layup from Australia big man Joe Ingles put the Boomers up by two, and the heavily favored American men's basketball team found itself in danger of dropping its first game Olympic game since 2004.Earlier that evening, Carmelo Anthony had connected on a three-pointer from the top of the key to give him 276 career points in the Olympics, moving him past LeBron James for the top spot on Team USA's all-time Olympic scoring list.
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US Basketball Team Says No To Olympic Village And Yes To Luxury Cruise Ship • Stock News USA
US Basketball Team Says No To Olympic Village And Yes To Luxury Cruise Ship • Stock News USAThe US basketball team- both men and women- arrived at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics but they aren't staying in the Olympic village.The athlete's village is known to house participants in the games, but some players are opting for other options.The US basketball team is making a luxury cruise ship, called the Silver Cloud, their temporary home.
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Carmelo Is Now the Greatest-Ever Olympic Basketball Player
Carmelo Is Now the Greatest-Ever Olympic Basketball PlayerPhoto: Jean Catuffe/Getty ImagesWith his 31-point performance in Team USA's win over a plucky group of Aussies on Wednesday, American hero Carmelo Anthony became his country's all-time leading scorer in Olympic basketball.The pudgy ball hog who's spent over a decade as one of the NBA's most polarizing players is now, without argument, the greatest male Olympic basketball player ever.By the time these Olympics end, his point total could be well over 350.