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Where have you gone, Allen Iverson?

salon.com     Aug 18, 2008          

I miss the bad U.S. men's basketball team. The U.S. team is dominant again, but a lot less interesting than the walking national Rorschach test that was the 2004 squad The Americans stormed through pool play and appear to be a...                    

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Roach: Pacquiao too much for de la Hoya

abs-cbnnews.com     Aug 19, 2008   1 related          

Despite reports and confirmations that Manny Pacquiao has called off the proposed December clash against Oscar de la Hoya, the Filipino ring icon's coach and trainer has insisted that his ward "is too much" for the Golden Boy...                    

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Olympics: Taylor shines as US sabotaged by gym jam

inquirer.net     Aug 19, 2008          

Olympics: Taylor shines as US sabotaged by gym jam BEIJING -- Veteran hurdler Angelo Taylor and discus thrower Stephanie Brown-Trafton opened America's track and field gold account on Monday but their gymnasts were undone by a...                    

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Live Blog: USA vs. Germany, Men's basketball

usatoday.com     Aug 18, 2008   23 related          

Update 8:30 - USA leads 47-19 after a great alley-oop from Jason Kidd to Dwight Howard with about 3:45 to play in the first half. The American machine heads into the final game of group play against Germany. The team is 4-0 and...                    

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Americans beat Germany in men's basketball

bostonherald.com     Aug 18, 2008   11 related          

By Associated Press Monday, August 18, 2008 - Added 10m ago BEIJING - The United States beat Germany 106-57 Monday in men’s Olympic basketball, advancing to the medal round and a potential tough game against Australia. Dwight...                    

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US NBA stars cruise to 106-57 win over Germany (AFP)

yahoo.com     Aug 18, 2008   5 related          

BEIJING (AFP) - An acrobatic team of US NBA stars showed Germany Monday why they are gold medal favorites at the Beijing Olympics, dispatching a team led by Dirk Nowitzki 106-57. The game was never in doubt as the NBA All Stars...                    

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Olympics: China's top athlete pulls out

msn.com     Aug 18, 2008   341 related          

BEIJING - Chinese 110m hurdler Liu Xiang, perhaps the most celebrated athlete in China, pulled out of the event Monday morning, suffering from a strained right Achilles tendon. For four years, Liu's 110m hurdles was anticipated...                    

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Nowitzki: main goal is now NBA championship

reuters.com     Aug 18, 2008   2 related          

By Erik Kirschbaum BEIJING (Reuters) - Germany's Dirk Nowitzki said he planned to retire from international basketball -- at least for a few years -- after his team was knocked out of the Olympics tournament. "I achieved my...                    

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Utah Jazz: U.S. routs Germany, moves into quarterfinals

deseretnews.com     Aug 18, 2008   7 related          

BEIJING — The U.S. men's basketball team put a perfect finishing touch on Group B preliminary pool play with a 106-57 rout of Germany Monday Night at the Beijing Olympics. Dwight Howard shot 9-of-10 from the floor and finished...                    

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Hammon and Kaman aren't traitors

msn.com     Aug 18, 2008          

Families had this sort of problem in the Civil War, but I’d never heard of it in sports until now. Chris Kaman, Los Angeles Clippers center and third-generation American, is playing for Germany in the Olympics. And his father...                    

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