San Jose Mercury News
In a move that would have counted as scandal at the London Olympics had it not worked out so well, coach Mike Krzyzewski sat down the marquee starters on his U.S. men's basketball team and sent out a more effective second unit to start the second...
Examiner
USA players including Anthony Davis (14) and Deron Williams celebrate after defeating Tunisia in the men's preliminary game during the London 2012 Olympic Games at Basketball Arena. Tunisia slowed down the dazzling U.S. men's basketball team in the...
The New York Times
The image that best summarized the United States' lopsided men's basketball victory over Tunisia on Tuesday took place after the game. On the court, in the traditional handshake line, the Tunisian players came prepared. One carried a pen and removed...
The Hartford Courant
We've probably smacked the hornets' nest by beating them," Bodimeade said at the beginning of the Olympic tournament. Those fears, to nearly everyone's surprise, did not come to fruition during an early-round match between the two countries Tuesday...
United Press International
A lone goal late in the first half by Shannon Taylor Tuesday gave the U.S. women's field hockey team a 1-0 decision over Argentina in the Olympic tournament. That outcome evened the Americans' record at 1-1 in Group B and greatly enhanced their...
United Press International
Carmelo Anthony ignited a third-quarter onslaught with 9 points Tuesday in sending the U.S. basketball team to a 110-63 Olympic rout of Tunisia. The Americans outscored Tunisia in the third period 39-14 with 10 different players scoring in the...