Scenes From "Road to Redemption"

                   
20secondtimeout.blogspot.com     Jul 25, 2008            

ESPN is airing a series of shows about Team USA called "Road to Redemption." The first episode brings the viewer up to speed on the history of NBA players being members of Team USA. The 1992 Dream Team dominated in the first Olympics in which American professional basketball players participated (other countries had been sending their pros to the Olympics for years). The 1996 version of Team USA also won easily but by 2000 the rest of the world had improved to the point that Team USA had to survive some close games before capturing the gold medal. Then came the disaster in 2002 when Team USA finished sixth in the FIBA World Championship ("Road to Redemption" does not even mention that fiasco). In the 2004 Olympics, Team USA lost to Puerto Rico 92-73 in the first game of the tournament, the most lopsided defeat ever suffered... [read full story]                    

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Bryant pursues missing milestone: Olympic gold

sacbee.com     Jul 23, 2008          

By JANIS CARR - Now Bryant is going after the one thing he doesn't own, something that could earn him, and the other 11 members of the U.S. National basketball team, the respect it lost four years ago - an Olympic gold medal....                    

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For current

foxnews.com     Jul 24, 2008          

Bryant, who claimed to have been similarly awed by swimmer Summer Sanders and gymnast Dominique Dawes, watched the Dream Team as a kid from his home in suburban Philadelphia. The Dream Team was good for the corporations that...                    

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Kriegel: Don't glorify the '92 Dream Team

foxnews.com     Jul 24, 2008          

"The joy of the game," he said. Bryant, who claimed to have been similarly awed by swimmer Summer Sanders and gymnast Dominique Dawes, watched the Dream Team as a kid from his home in suburban Philadelphia. The Dream Team was...                    

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Kriegel: Why we shouldn't glorify the '92 Dream Team

foxnews.com     Jul 24, 2008          

"The joy of the game," he said. Bryant, who claimed to have been similarly awed by swimmer Summer Sanders and gymnast Dominique Dawes, watched the Dream Team as a kid from his home in suburban Philadelphia. The Dream Team was...                    

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Winning gold might mean something this time

foxsports.com     Jul 24, 2008          

"The joy of the game," he said. Bryant, who claimed to have been similarly awed by swimmer Summer Sanders and gymnast Dominique Dawes, watched the Dream Team as a kid from his home in suburban Philadelphia. The Dream Team was...                    

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Am I dreaming?

foxnews.com     Jul 24, 2008          

LAS VEGAS - When I asked Kobe Bryant what stands out in his recollection of the 1992 Olympic team, he promptly spoke of "the joy." "The joy of the game," he said. "I think a lot of times that gets lost in the Olympics because...                    

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Bryant pursues missing milestone: Olympic gold

charlotte.com     Jul 25, 2008          

LAS VEGAS - Kobe Bryant has won games and NBA titles and fans along the way.He has a lucrative contract, money-spinning endorsements and moves envied by players around the world.Now Bryant is going after the one thing he...                    

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U.S. looking to regain basketball gold

upi.com     Jul 25, 2008          

BEIJING, July 25 (UPI) -- Basketball Gold medals to be awarded: 2 Dates of competition: Aug. 9-24 Winning the Olympic gold medal is no longer automatic for the American men, but this year's team of NBA stars hope to make it as...                    

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U.S. looking to regain basketball gold

politicalgateway.com     Jul 25, 2008          

BEIJING, July 25 (UPI) -- Basketball Gold medals to be awarded: 2 Dates of competition: Aug. 9-24 Winning the Olympic gold medal is no longer automatic for the American men, but this year's team of NBA stars hope to make it as...                    

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