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Turks and Caicos Free Press
| 11 months ago
Holders United States and Spain are one step away from a rematch of the 2008 gold-medal game after recording quarter-final victories in the Olympic men's basketball on Wednesday. The U.S., getting a lift from Kobe Bryant and LeBron James, eliminated...
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Sydney Morning Herald
| 11 months ago
Getty Rumours of a budding romance between Australian swimmer Stephanie Rice and US basketball superstar Kobe Bryant gathered more momentum today, with a former Olympic teammate of Rice's declaring: "I think there's definitely something going on."
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ESPN
| 11 months ago
Anthony Davis doesn't get many minutes or questions on this summer internship with the most feared band of ballers on the planet, but he was ready when someone asked him about the head-spinning year he's having. If you can add a gold medal to your...
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GMA News
| 11 months ago
Kobe Bryant, one of the two best known names in the U.S. basketball team, had yet to truly shine at the Olympics, but with an electric spell in Wednesday's quarter-final win over Australia he showed London a flash of his imperious best. Bryant had...
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Big News Network
| 11 months ago
All's fine with Kobe Bryant, and the gold medal hopes of the U.S. men's Olympic basketball team, too. Bryant silenced his critics and broke open a tight game with six 3-pointers in the second half Wednesday night as the Americans advanced to the...
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Australian Broadcasting Corporation
| 11 months ago
25 Australia exited the men's Olympic basketball competition in a spirited 119-86 loss to the United States in their quarter-final encounter at North Greenwich Arena. The Boomers were down 84-70 at three-quarter time, having earlier trailed by three...
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The Hartford Courant
| 11 months ago
Wake up!' He looked a little sleepy out there," Carmelo Anthony said. "I guess I woke the Mamba up and he got it going in that third quarter." Bryant, who entered averaging 9.4 points and failed to score in the first half, dropped a 3-point barrage...
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International Herald Tribune
| 11 months ago
Ousts Australia Brian Snyder/Reuters The 6-foot-9 Kevin Durant was 4 of 9 on 3-point attempts and had 14 points against Australia, which kept the game close into the third quarter...Lee/The New York Times LeBron James had 11 points, 11 assists and 14...
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The Mercury News
| 11 months ago
The Australians wanted to try to run, and Patty Mills certainly ran...Mills, the former Saint Mary's College star, scored 26 points to lead Australia, but he and his teammates kept coming up short at the rim and eventually were swept under the...
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United Press International
| 11 months ago
Kobe Bryant scored all of his 20 points in the second half Wednesday to push the United States into the Olympic semifinals with a 119-86 win over Australia. The quarterfinal victory came after the Australians had clawed within 3 points less than 2...
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Turks and Caicos Free Press
| 11 months ago
The U.S. men's basketball team booked their expected place in the semi-finals of the Olympic tournament on Wednesday but were given a good game by Australia before Kobe Bryant put on a fourth-quarter show in a 119-86 win. Bryant drilled four three-...
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Turks and Caicos Free Press
| 11 months ago
Argentina must play a perfect game against the latest United States ' Dream Team to reach Sunday's final of the Olympic tournament and even then it may not be enough, Argentina's coach and team leader said on Wednesday. "The odds are against us. We...
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Turks and Caicos Free Press
| 11 months ago
Content US guard Kobe Bryant celebrates US forward LeBron James is pictured US players celebrate after winning US forward Kevin Love reacts during Kobe Bryant displayed a sizzling shooting touch by sinking three 3-pointers in a row in 31 seconds...
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Reuters
| 11 months ago
Topics Kobe Bryant (R) of the U.S. has his shot blocked by Australia's Matt Nielsen during their men's quarterfinal basketball match at the North Greenwich Arena in London during the London 2012 Olympic Games August 8, 2012. The U.S. men's basketball...
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Ledger-Enquirer
| 11 months ago
The Sports Network The United States will meet Argentina in the semifinals of the men's Olympic basketball tournament for the third straight Olympics after taking down Australia, 119-86, on Wednesday. LeBron James had a triple-double with 11 points,...
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NY Daily News
| 11 months ago
The Lakers superstar, who had been struggling offensively at the Olympics, erupted for 20 second half points as the United States cruised into the semifinals with a 119-86 win over Australia. The U.S. will face Argentina in the semifinals in a...
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Miami Herald
| 11 months ago
Oi!'' at their sporting events, but it was American fans probably thinking Oy!'' as the second half of the Olympic men's basketball semifinal got underway late Wednesday night at the North Greenwich Arena. The Aussies reeled off an 11-0 run to close...
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GMA News
| 11 months ago
Up by just eight points late in the third quarter, after an 11-0 start by the Australians, the United States closed the game out with a mighty 45-20 run that included a barrage of long shots by Kobe Bryant, who led the Americans with 20 points. AMD,...
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The Hartford Courant
| 11 months ago
Kobe Bryant rallied from a scoreless first half with six three-pointers and LeBron James added a triple-double as the U.S. men's basketball eliminated pesky, physical Australia, 119-86, in a London Olympics men's basketball quarterfinal Wednesday...
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The Daily Telegraph (Australia)
| 11 months ago
When Australian NBA superstar Andrew Bogut asked if Cambage had anyone in mind, Cambage replied: "Just said what everyone else is thinking." The golden girl swimmer and the NBA superstar set tongues wagging and sent Twitter into meltdown when they...
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The Age
| 11 months ago
Kobe Bryant and Stephanie Rice enjoy each other's company at the velodrome. Photo: Screengrab: Channel 9 Kobe Bryant and Stephanie Rice may have been spotted sitting side-by-side at the velodrome, smiling and giggling while taking in the Olympic...
