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2012 Olympics: USA holds off Spain to win second consecutive gold medal

40 years ago, the United States men’s basketball team lost in the gold medal game to Russia – a controversial ending to that game. The team has still never accepted their silver medals, and…Read More

2012 Olympics: Tested again, USA puts on another offensive showcase

After a historic 83-point walloping of Nigeria last week, the United States men’s basketball team (5-0) finally showed some weaknesses in their last two games, especially defensively. Unfortunately…Read More

2012 Olympics: Great Britain’s Gordon given deadline

This hasn’t been a great year for Pistons players and the 2012 Olympics. Last week, forward Charlie Villanueva was cut from the Dominican Republic team by head coach John Calipari for being overweight…Read More

Ben Gordon commits to Great Britain squad with eyes on 2012 Olympics

Ben Gordon has agreed to play for his native Great Britain team during next year’s European championships in Lithuania, according to a report in the Mirror. Gordon, who was in attendance when Great…Read More