Despite getting docked 10 points by Xinhua (the state-run news agency is reporting a score of 79-68), the U.S. Olympic basketball team cruised past Russia in the team's first defensive struggle leading up to the Beijing Games. Kobe Bryant led the U.S.... ...full story at Shanghaiist
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New!!!! USA Basketball(90) vs Russia(68) August 3, 2008 (HQ) »
YouTube video SHANGHAI, China -- Kobe Bryant provided the offense in the U.S. Olympic basketball team's first defensive struggle.
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China's women's basketball team reaches semis » Shanghaiist With its 77-62 win over Belarus Tuesday night, the Chinese women's basketball team has met coach Tom Maher's goal of reaching the Olympic semifinals. It is a vast improvement on the team's ninth-place finish in the 2004 and 1996 Olympics, and its failure... |
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