First they lost their star player, then they lost their game and their title. There will be a new Olympic Champion as of Sunday, as 2004 Gold Medal winner Argentina is now out of the competition. Team USA continuing on it's pursuit of the ultimate prize defeated the former title holders Friday in the 2008 Beijing Olympics semi-finals 101-81. Team USA will take on Spain Sunday for the Gold ...

The “ Redeem Team ” the 2008 Team USA Men’s Basketball squad, is one win away from accomplishing their mission. Not only to win the Gold in the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games, but to win back the respect of the rest of the planet. The Americans will take on Spain this Sunday in the Gold Medal game after defeating 2004 Gold Medal winners Argentina Friday 101-81. The victory ...

Friday August 22 2008 - 3:05pm Eastern The Redeem Team is one step closer to bringing Olympic gold back to the U.S. following their 101-81 victory over Argentina earlier today. But today’s win didn’t come easy as a scrappy Argentina crew pulled to within 6 points late in the 1st half; doing so without their top player, Manu Ginobili. Ginobili went down early in the 1st half ...

Courtesy: Getty Images Team USA is on the verge of its first Olympic Gold Medal in 8 years, thanks to their 101-81 victory over Argentina . Popovich and Duncan must have been thrilled watch Manu Ginobli re-injure his ankle. Up next: The Spaniards - a team we annihilated by 37 points. Should these guys gag on Sunday, the Golden State Examiner has a suggestion for future Olympiads : Send ...

Manu the rat flopped his way out of the game and the USA rolled those dirty Argentinians by 20. One more pounding of Spain and Team Domination will complete its goal of Olympic gold. I tried to follow the Yahoo Live Sports blog for the USA/Argentina game but the commentary from the 3 bloggers was absolutely brutal. A tip for those running it, save the canned one liners and actually ...

Let’s discuss the United States/Argentina Men’s Semifinal match. The United States looks to clinch a gold medal round birth against the 2004 defending Olympic champion Argentina! West Coasters, a special welcome - is tape delay really necessary for a 10:15 a.m. ET game?

Chris Bosh, Dime #33 Friday morning we'll see the third major checkpoint of this whole USA Basketball "Redeem Team" project. With Spain and Greece having already been disposed of (although Pau Gasol and Co. could resurface in the gold medal game), the last big dog in the Olympic yard is Argentina, the reigning gold medalists. With [...]

This is it, ladies and gentlemen. One of these four teams is leaving China without a medal. Argentina             USA   Gold Medal:               Silver Medal:       ...

Team USA attempts to advance to the gold medal game tomorrow, as they face Argentina in one of the semifinal contests. (Spain and Lithuania play in Friday's other game.) Of course, we'll be here, live blogging the USA-Visa action at 10:15 a.m. EST. But until then here's a few Olympic link appetizers to hold you over. The Painted Area : "Luis Scola is a handful in the painted area and ...

While the USA Women's Olympic Team is preparing for Thursday night's Gold Medal match with Brazil in Beijing, the senior USMNT is readying for Wednesday's World Cup Qualifier with Guatemala, with Men's Olympic Team members available to participate... At the Olympics, the USA Men were eliminated by Nigeria, who have made it into the Gold Medal match where they will meet Argentina. USA ...

The Australian National team played Team USA tough for the first quarter Wednesday. But the Americans pulled away in the second and third periods, and it led to another pretty easy win for Team USA Wednesday as they defeated Australia 116-85. Team USA is now 6-0 in the 2008 Beijing Olympics, and their next task will be to take on 2004 Gold Medal winners Argentina in the semi-finals.  ...

While the USA Women's Olympic Team is preparing for Thursday night's Gold Medal match with Brazil in Beijing, the senior USMNT is readying for Wednesday's World Cup Qualifier with Guatemala, with Men's Olympic Team members available to participate... At the Olympics, the USA Men were eliminated by Nigeria, who have made it into the Gold Medal match where they will meet Argentina. USA ...

Live Events To Look For: Friday- Swimming (Phelps in Primetime), Beach Volleyball Saturday- Men's BBall (Lithuiania vs Croatia, 2:30am - Iran vs Argentina, 4:45AM - China vs Germany, 8am - Spain vs USA, 10:15am), Swimming (Phelps in Primetime), Track and Field (Women's Marathon), Men's and Women's Tennis (Women's Singles Gold and Bronze, Men's Doubles Gold, Men's Singles Bronze), Soccer ...