brewhoop.com - 8/4/2008
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Americas champs defeat European champs in China. Team USA downed defending Euro champs Russia 89-68 ( recap / photos ) early Sunday morning. Facing its toughest pre-Olympic opponent yet, Team USA won comfortably but not quite as thoroughly as in previous games. Kobe Bryant led all scorers with 19 and Michael Redd added six points on 2-3 from outside in just 11 minutes. LeBron ..
2008 Olympic Warmup Preview : Australian Boomers vs Team USA
asternwarning.blogspot.com 8/4/2008 — The last time these two teams met in an Olympic setting, a very close game ensued for three quarters, with Team USA walking away with an 89-79 victory at the end of it all. It is fair to say that the Australian Boomers put up a very strong fight against a USA team which did not have as easy a ride in Athens as it often hopes to, going out of the tournament with only a bronze medal to show for it..
The Internets are alive: USA drops Russia in Olympic warm-up
sports.yahoo.com 8/4/2008 — Team USA improved their record to 4-0 in pre-Olympic exhibition games with an 89-68 win over Russia early Sunday morning. Here's what they're saying out in the ether about the Americans ... Dime : "Whereas the opening minutes of the USA/Lithuania game were characterized by Dwight Howard looking like Young Shaq, this time the opening minutes consisted of the U.S. bricking a bunch of ...
LeBron James: "We Have to Be a No Excuse Team"
bizofbasketball.com 8/4/2008 — The first episode of "Road to Redemption" detailed Team USA's history in FIBA competition since NBA players began participating in 1992: Team USA won Olympic gold medals in 1992, 1996 and 2000 plus a FIBA World Championship in 1994 (Team USA won a bronze medal in the FIBA World Championship in 1998 when college and CBA players replaced NBA players due to the NBA lockout). Since 2000, though, ...
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