Monday Notes: USA bests Russia, Up next: Australia
brewhoop.com 8/4/2008 — 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 ..
Olympics: MVN previews USA Women's Soccer
mvn.com 8/6/2008 — (from MVN Soccer) In the wee hours of Wednesday morning here in the U.S., the Summer Olympics will begin their competitions in China. --- The first sport to be contested will be Women’s Soccer. --- Matches will hail the beginning of the “round robin” group stage at 5 a.m. EDT, but I want to focus here on USA v NORWAY - a marquee match-up between the only two nations who have won Olympic Gold.
Team USA Olympic Schedule and Preview
20secondtimeout.blogspot.com 8/8/2008 — Team USA will open Olympic play versus host China and then face veteran FIBA teams Greece and Spain. The real key, though, will be to maintain defensive focus in the one and done medal round. Team USA has faltered in the semifinals the last two times they have played in major international competitions (2006 FIBA World Championship, 2004 Olympics).
Team USA Primer IX: Final Notes and Predictions
upsideandmotor.blogspot.com 8/9/2008 — The time's almost upon us, boys and girls -- Team USA tips off against China Sunday morning at 10:15 EST. Putting my prediction down on (virtual) paper: it's going to USA, Spain, Greece. I have zero doubt about the first two, although bronze is up for debate. But mark my words: Argentina will absolutely-positively not win gold or silver . Book it, guaransheed, whatever. If Argentina manages ...
BDL Live Blog: USA vs. China
sports.yahoo.com 8/10/2008 — The United States' entry into the Men's Basketball tourney of the 2008 Summer Games from the city of Beijing in the People's Republic of China ... you know what? Let's leave the reverent intro for some other Sunday. Team USA is taking on China, ...
Team USA Gongs China!
basketballnotesbyalex.blogspot.com 8/10/2008 — Post about Team USA's win over China. Also, talk about what Team USA has to improve on and a look at their next game against Angola.
Bryant, James and Wade Dazzle as Team USA Routs China, 101-70
20secondtimeout.blogspot.com 8/10/2008 — Yao Ming opened the scoring with a three pointer and China kept the game close in the first half but Team USA relied on defensive pressure, depth and athleticism to prevail 101-70 in an Olympic preliminary round contest that is widely being termed the most watched basketball game ever. Dwyane Wade (19 points), LeBron James (18 points) and Kobe Bryant (13 points) led the charge for Team USA.
Who’s Your Daddy? LeBron, USA Humiliate China By 31 To Open Up Beijing Games
mvn.com 8/11/2008 — You think the Super Bowl gets an audience? Try one billion viewers. That’s “billion.” With a “b.” And that’s how many people got a chance to see the LeBron-dubbed “Redeem Team” steamroll the host country China, 101-70, in a game that could have been far more out-of-control than that if the Americans had liked it that way. (more…)
Links: Team USA 101, China 70
slamonline.com 8/11/2008 — by Lang Whitaker
So much for a close shave off the bat. In what was perhaps the most-watched basketball game in history, Team USA struggled early against China — Team USA led by just 3, 29-26, midway through the second — but Team ...
USA Beats China and I Discover the Best Thing About Olympic Hoops
theassociation.blogs.com 8/11/2008 — by Craig Kwasniewski
Team USA's depth and defensive ferocity overcomes extremely poor three point shooting as they beat China 101-70 . China shot the lights out from beyond the arc to keep it close for a half but USA eventually wore down the ...
Team USA vs. China Breakdown and Team USA’s Glaring Weakness
dimemag.com 8/10/2008 — LeBron (photo. Mannion)
Why Team USA Won: Even while China hung tough in the first half, everyone knew that at some point they weren't going to be able keep knocking down threes like they did in the first half. The U.S. guards wore down the Chinese ...
USA Basketball Game 1: USA 101 - China 70
knickerblogger.net 8/11/2008 — The first Olympic game of the so-called “Redeem Team” (it is a cheezy nickname, but I have to say, I don’t think it is half-bad) ended up as a success, as the United States really blitzed China on defense and on the fast break to get ...
Bryant, James and Wade Dazzle as Team USA Routs China, 101-70
bizofbasketball.com 8/11/2008 — Yao Ming opened the scoring with a three pointer and China kept the game close in the first half but Team USA relied on defensive pressure, depth and athleticism to prevail 101-70 in an Olympic preliminary round contest that is widely being termed ...
How big was USA/China audience?
sportsmediawatch.blogspot.com 8/13/2008 — The estimate of 1 billion viewers for the Team USA/China game on Sunday may actually be as unbelievable as it sounds.
The Wall Street Journal's Carl Bialik reports that the ratings from the United States and China indicate the game fell well short of ...
Lesson Learned From USA-China? The Bucks Wont Miss Yi
thebratwurst.com 8/13/2008 — I started watching the USA-China game when it was 35-32, so all I saw was a US romp, but I was most interested to see if it looks like Yi would look any more authoritative on the court than he did on the Bradley Center floor last season.
Nope.
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Team USA Can't Hit Threes or Learn Lessons
nba.fanhouse.com 8/13/2008 — Despite a 2-0 start and an average points margin of +26, it's not hard to find problems with Team USA's performance. As you know, neither Angola nor China are among the top teams in this tournament: China stands #11 in the world, and Angola #14. Iran ...
Highlights: Team USA Over China 101-70 —
You Been Blinded - Now in Dazzling HD
Team USA basketball got off to a good start in their quest for gold with a 101-70 whooping of host country China. LeBron James tore up the first half while Dwyane Wade was the team’s leading scorer with 19 points. Team USA struggled shooting the ball early but got it going in the second half to cruise to victory.
Yao Ming sprained his ankle in the game but he did return to ...
Today's warnings : 10 August, 2008 —
A Stern Warning - NBA, NBL and FIBA News & Views
In a full day for Men's Olympic Basketball, let's Czech out some of the links around the interweb: Ball Don't Lie liveblogged the USA v China game , so if you want to feel like you were there watching the game along with various other internet denizons, knock yourself out! FIBA YouTube interview with Yao Ming and Yi Jianlian. Brandon Roy has his eye on Rudy (Rudolfo) Fernandez at the ...
LeBron James, 2008 Olympic Diving Alternate, Video —
NESW Sports, Sports Videos
Do you remember the sweet LeBron James commercials where he acts like a bunch of people. He is kind of like the Eddie Murphy of the NBA. Anyways, did you remember the one where he dives into the pool. Check out the video. Look at the form. Look at the entry. Look at the tuck. His head almost touches his legs on that tuck. I think LeBron could be an Olympic alternate for the diving team . It ...
Team USA beats Angola, Lebron and Wade impress —
Cavs Board
Lebron continues to look like the best player in the world as Team USA cruised to a victory against Angola 97-76. Lebron scored 12 points on 5-7 shooting, with 5 assists, 3 steals, 2 rebounds, and 1 block in 20 minutes of play. Dwayne Wade was equally impressive scoring 19 points in 16 minutes on [...]
The World Will Witness —
Dime Magazine
LeBron, Dime #31
While Team USA goes for the gold in the Beijing Olympics, we're digging into the Dime archives for a closer look at the players who will make it happen. For the duration of the Games, we'll be re-running some of our best Dime Magazine feature stories on DimeMag.com. First up: LeBron James.
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