U.S. Men Play Argentina for Shot at Gold
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The United States and Argentina will go after each other again in the Olympic men's basketball semifinals, and if their latest performances carry over, it'll be difficult for the South American rivals to win.
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David Nalbandian and Jose Acasuso did not let a rain delay prevent them from sweeping past Jamie Murray and Ross Hutchins 6-2 7-6 6-0 to give Argentina a winning 3-0 lead over Britain in their Davis Cup tie on Saturday.
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ATHENS -- The Olympic basketball competition began 12 days ago. Yesterday, the United States men finally showed up.
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A struggling United States basketball team coming off two narrow escapes and a epic loss faces its toughest Olympic test yet Saturday against unbeaten Lithuania, which is playing like the team to beat for gold.
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ATHENS -- Another United States-Argentina matchup is on tap. The Argentines, who ended the US's 58-game winning streak with NBA-stocked teams, edged Greece, 69-64, last night to move into the semifinals.
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The U.S. men's basketball team was  beaten by Argentina and booed off the court by the crowd on  Friday as it was denied an Olympic gold medal for the first  time since 1992 when NBA players started competing.
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The US men's basketball team are ousted in the semi-finals by Argentina, beaten 89-81.
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Somehow, Nicolas Massu of Chile summoned the strength and the shots to win his second gold medal of the Olympic Games. That is twice as many medals as the entire United States tennis team won.
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The U.S. men's basketball team was  beaten by Argentina Friday, denying it an Olympic gold medal  for the first time since 1992 when NBA players started  competing.
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Bronze is the best the American men can do in basketball, and the reason is simple: A hastily assembled assortment of NBA stars couldn't beat a better team &#151; Argentina. Manu Ginobili scored 29 points to lead his nation to another victory over the country that used to dominate the sport, an 89-81 win in the Olympic semifinals Friday night.
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ATHENS, Greece Aug. 27, 2004 - The US men&#39;s basketball team will go home from the Olympics without a gold medal for the first time since it began using NBA players after the Americans were beaten soundly by Argentina 89-81 in the semifinals Friday.
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Dwyane Wade made sure the United States didn't leave the world championships empty-handed. Wade scored 18 of his 32 points in the fourth quarter, helping the Americans pull away for a 96-81 victory over Argentina on Saturday night in the bronze medal game.
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ATHENS -- The US men's gymnastics team will be counting on twins Paul and Morgan Hamm to produce its first team gold medal since 1984.
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Argentina, with almost the same roster that made history in 2002 by becoming the first team to defeat a US squad of NBA players, will compete for the gold medal against Italy, which defeated Lithuania 100-91.
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LAS VEGAS - The United States easily put away the crypto-Argentines yesterday to win the coveted gold medal at the 2007 Tournament of the Americas. Actually, what was more coveted, a spot in the 2008 Olympics, was secured the day before by both the Yanks and the Argentines. It was hard for anyone to get psyched for yesterday's meaningless finale, ...
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Argentina beat Italy 84-69 to win the  men's Olympic basketball gold Saturday, the country's first  medal in the sport.
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Argentina beat Paraguay 1-0 in the men&#39;s soccer final to win the nation&#39;s first Olympic gold medal in 52 years. It may get a second today in basketball.