Basketball: Americans exercise another demon; Argentina up next

At some point in this men's basketball competition at the Beijing Olympics, nearly every player on the U.S. team has seized a moment for his own. If you're Argentina, that has to make you nervous. Not every U.S. player has had his turn. Kobe Bryant's moment came Wednesday night as he scored 25 points with four three-pointers, lifting the U.S. to a 116-85 victory over Australia and a spot in Friday's semifinals against Argentina. | 08/20/08 13:02:55 By - Luciana Chavez

U.S., with inspiration from Phelps, routs Germany

USA center Dwight Howard came to the podium, after scoring 22 points with 10 rebounds, in the Americans' 106-57 over Germany at the Beijing Olympic Basketball Gymnasium on Monday, wearing swim goggles. Carmelo Anthony joked after the Americans' completed a 5-0 run in men's basketball pool play at the Beijing Olympics that a certain eight-time gold medal winner has inspired Howard to return to the 2012 London Olympics as a swimmer. | 08/18/08 12:34:19 By - Luciana Chavez

What's all the commotion? It's Wade visiting the Great Wall

There's chaos atop the Great Wall of China, and it's all Dwyane Wade's fault. Well, maybe not all his fault. But the Heat's international superstar is among the more impatient in his group as a painfully slow line for the final segment of the tour - a dicey toboggan ride that certainly wouldn't pass Disney safety standards - is threatening to turn a once-in-a-lifetime afternoon into a near-torturous experience. | 08/17/08 20:26:29 By - Israel Gutierrez

Chinese populace has a crush on Kobe

In China, Kobe Bryant is loved. In China, Kobe Bryant is greeted with cheers. In China, Kobe Bryant is a shut-in. Well, at least for the duration of the USA men's basketball team's run at the Beijing Olympics, he is. "The military won't let me go out," Bryant said, talking about the crowds that congregate wherever he goes. | 08/17/08 09:20:02 By - Luciana Chavez

U.S. overwhelms Spain in men's basketball

The U.S. destroyed any illusions Spain might have had about being a close second favorite in the men's basketball competition at the Beijing Olympics with a 119-82 Pool B victory over the defending World Champions at the Beijing Olympic Basketball Gymnasium on Saturday. | 08/16/08 12:17:40 By - Luciana Chavez

Americans overpower Greece, Spain is next up

USA forward Chris Bosh ran out and blocked Greek guard Vasileios Spanoulis at the 3-point line as the buzzer sounded to end the first half of the USA-Greece men's basketball game on Thursday. That was about the size of it for Greece at the Beijing Olympic Basketball Gymnasium. The Americans were too quick, too athletic, too determined to avenge a 2006 loss in the World Championships to let the Greeks get away with much in a 92-69 victory at the Beijing Olympics. | 08/14/08 15:04:16 By - Luciana Chavez

U.S. team shows a mean streak in victory over Greece

Chris Bosh responded with a gentle laugh that would indicate he is as mild-mannered as they come, even at 6-foot-10. The question: "You looked mean out there. Where did that come from?" Mean is kind of the look the U.S. men's basketball team is going for. Particularly on defense. And particularly against Thursday's opponent. | 08/14/08 12:50:22 By - Israel Gutierrez

NBA talent to Europe: Trend, or just a trickle?

On July 23, NBA player Josh Childress looked at an offer to play in Greece for three years and $20 million guaranteed, glanced back at the his bosses with the Atlanta Hawks to see how they'd respond, then plunged ahead. Childress said yes and signed the deal to play for Greek professional team Olympiacos. In the process he reversed the pipeline of NBA-level talent that had flowed from Europe to the NBA the past two decades. | 08/13/08 19:03:26 By - Luciana Chavez

Women's Basketball: U.S. beats Mali, 97-41

The real competition is on the other side of the bracket in the women's basketball event at the Beijing Olympic Games. So the USA women's team simply handled Pool B business late Wednesday night by beating Mali, 97-41, at the Beijing Olympic Basketball Gymnasium. | 08/13/08 12:44:44 By - Luciana Chavez

Men's basketball: Greece already circled on Team USA calendar

Carmelo Anthony said he has had a certain game circled on his calendar for two years. He means playing Greece at the Olympics, which the U.S. men's basketball team will do Thursday at 8 a.m. EDT. Greece is the only team that has beaten the U.S. national team since it changed its approach to international basketball and enticed NBA stars to commit to for three years at a time. | 08/12/08 22:02:07 By - Luciana Chavez

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