Team USA

  1. USA Basketball: Grades for the Gold Medal Game

    The United States men's national basketball team defeated Spain 107-100 in Sunday's gold-medal game. The contest was a lot closer than it should have been. The U.S...

    Kevin Craft Written by Kevin Craft about 9 months ago 5,694 reads 1 comments

  2. USA vs. Spain: Notable Performers of the Men's Gold Medal Game

    The Olympic tournament is in the books, and after dancing through their respective preliminary groups toward their seemingly inevitable gold-medal matchup, Spain and the United States turned in a compelling final game for the summer...

    Rob Mahoney Written by Rob Mahoney about 9 months ago 1,054 reads 0 comments

  3. London 2012: My Men's Basketball All-Tournament Team

    This afternoon, the men's basketball tournament ended with Team USA's 107-100 victory over Spain in the gold medal game. If this was the World Championship or America's championship, FIBA would release an All-Tournament team about now...

    Charles Bennett Written by Charles Bennett about 9 months ago 628 reads 2 comments

  4. Team USA Celebrates Gold Medal in Men's Basketball

    Team USA celebrates after defeating Spain 107-100 to win the gold medal in men's basketball. LeBron James does his victory dance. Coach K jumps for joy...

    Ken Dorset Written by Ken Dorset about 9 months ago 6,262 reads 22 comments

  5. LeBron James Leaves His Mark, U.S. Wins 2nd Straight Basketball Gold Medal

    Professional football was not part of the 2012 Olympic Games. Yet Sunday’s Gold medal basketball game between the United States and Spain was physical enough to make NFL's hardest hitters wince a bit...

    James Morisette Written by James Morisette about 9 months ago 464 reads 1 comments

  6. NBA Rumors: Analyzing Top Candidates for Next Team USA Basketball Head Coach

    After having so much success at the Olympics and World Championships with the United States men's basketball team, head coach Mike Krzyzewski has nothing left to prove at the international level...

    Nicholas Goss Written by Nicholas Goss about 9 months ago 8,116 reads 42 comments

  7. London Basketball 2012: What Team USA Must Do to Destroy Spain in Gold Final

    The 2012 London Olympics has had tremendous, quality basketball, and now it comes down to a United States and Spain matchup in the gold-medal final...

    Luis Batlle Written by Luis Batlle about 9 months ago 150 reads 0 comments

  8. USA vs. Spain: Size Disadvantage Won't Prevent Americans from Winning Gold Medal

    Spain has the size to exploit Team USA's lone weakness, but don't expect that to stop LeBron James, Kobe Bryant and the rest of the Americans from standing atop of the podium after the final buzzer sounds...

    Austin Green Written by Austin Green about 9 months ago 208 reads 19 comments

  9. USA vs. Spain: Why Gasol Brothers Won't Frustrate Americans' Chances of Gold

    Spain's most obvious strength is one that will apply to the USA's biggest weakness, but that won't keep the heavily-favored Americans from claiming yet another gold medal on Sunday...

    Steven Cook Written by Steven Cook about 9 months ago 642 reads 0 comments

  10. USA vs. Spain Olympic Basketball: Live Score, Stats & Recap for Gold Medal Game

    The rematch is on. Team USA defends its 2008 gold medal against reigning runners-up Spain on the final day of the London Olympics ...

    Adam Fromal Written by Adam Fromal about 9 months ago 32,874 reads 346 comments

  11. Women's Olympic Basketball 2012 Scores: Medal Round Results, Stats and More

    It wasn't too pretty, but the U.S. women's basketball team won its fifth consecutive Olympic gold medal, defeating France, 86-50, on Saturday. Team USA came in averaging 91 points per game, but it struggled to find its offense early on...

    Austin Green Written by Austin Green about 9 months ago 1,871 reads 0 comments

  12. Olympic Basketball 2012: LeBron James Will Dominate Spain Defense in Final

    The Team USA men's basketball team has been dominant so far at the London Games, and LeBron James is part of the reason for that. The NBA champion should have no problem overwhelming the Spanish defense in the gold medal contest...

    Alex Hall Written by Alex Hall about 9 months ago 2,761 reads 0 comments

  13. USA vs Spain Olympic Basketball: Gold Medal TV Start Time, Live Stream and More

    LeBron James and Team USA (7-0) have blown away the competition and are on the verge of a gold medal at the 2012 London Olympics ...

    Luis Batlle Written by Luis Batlle about 10 months ago 18,249 reads 42 comments

  14. Team USA vs. Spain: Olympic Podcast and Eyewitness Preview for Gold-Medal Game

    As Team USA gear up for their 2008 rematch against Spain in the gold-medal game, it's also time to step back and enjoy the 2012 Olympic experience while it still lasts...

    Joel C. Cordes Written by Joel C. Cordes about 10 months ago 222 reads 0 comments

  15. London 2012 Basketball: Team USA Will Roll Through Spain to Capture Gold

    Any thoughts of Spain giving Team USA a challenge in the gold-medal game at the 2012 London Olympics went up in flames on Friday...

    Ryan Rudnansky Written by Ryan Rudnansky about 10 months ago 5,481 reads 0 comments

  16. Team USA Basketball: Previewing Team USA vs Spain

    For awhile, we thought that this matchup wasn't going to happen. But now we know that a Team USA team, led by LeBron James and Kevin Durant , will face a Spanish team, led by the Gasol brothers, in the final...

    Charles Bennett Written by Charles Bennett about 10 months ago 1,954 reads 0 comments

  17. Predictions for the Team USA vs. Spain Gold Medal Matchup

    Ladies and gentlemen, we have our gold medal game. USA vs. Spain. A repeat of the thriller that was the 2008 Beijing Olympics gold medal matchup in which the "Redeem Team" prevailed...

    Imala Weligamage Written by Imala Weligamage about 10 months ago 359 reads 1 comments

  18. Why This Dream Team Is the Most Explosive in US History

    The arguments surrounding whether the current iteration of Team USA could beat the original 1992 Dream Team may never be settled to anyone's satisfaction, but we can still conclude one thing with some measure of confidence...

    Stephen Babb Written by Stephen Babb about 10 months ago 24,746 reads 192 comments

  19. USA vs. Argentina: Why 2012 Marks the Golden Age of Team USA Basketball

    With a barrage of scoring from Kobe Bryant in the first quarter, LeBron James in the third and then Carmelo Anthony in the fourth quarter, Team USA dismantled an Argentinian team that was far stronger than any squad faced by the original Dream Team...

    Adam Fromal Written by Adam Fromal about 10 months ago 3,014 reads 0 comments

  20. USA vs. Argentina: Grades, Twitter Reaction and Analysis for Olympics Semifinals

    Despite an early lead for the United States, Argentina made a game of this contest for a short time, but ultimately fell to LeBron James and company by a score of 109-83...

    Alex Hall Written by Alex Hall about 10 months ago 11,615 reads 4 comments

  21. USA Olympic Basketball Team Schedule: Where to Catch London's Gold Medal Game

    As expected, Team USA has advanced through the competition in London and will meet Spain in the gold medal game on Sunday. This is one of the must-watch events at the Olympics , as a potential USA-Spain clash has been talked about for months...

    Adam Fromal Written by Adam Fromal about 10 months ago 2,573 reads 0 comments

  22. USA vs. Argentina: Team USA Will Pound Manu Ginobili and Company to Reach Finals

    Argentina is one of the most talented and well-rounded teams in the world, but they will still be routed by Team USA. These two international powerhouses will square off today in the semifinals, and to be honest, it won't be much of a game...

    Chris Hummer Written by Chris Hummer about 10 months ago 262 reads 3 comments

  23. USA vs Argentina Olympic Basketball: Live Score, Stats & Recap

    With Spain defeating Russia 67-59 in a sloppy slug fest, one half of the gold medal game has been set. As the 2012 Summer Olympics begin to wind down, the only question left on everyone's ...

    Maxwell Ogden Written by Maxwell Ogden about 10 months ago 23,946 reads 76 comments

  24. Spain vs. Russia: Grades, Twitter Reaction and Analysis for Olympics Semifinals

    Spain just punched the first ticket to the gold-medal game of the 2012 London Olympics basketball tournament...

    Alex Kay Written by Alex Kay about 10 months ago 5,354 reads 7 comments

  25. USA vs. Argentina: Kobe Bryant and 3 Key Players to Watch

    Team USA has had a tougher road to the gold medal game than originally anticipated, with tough games against Lithuania and Australia already under its belt. Now, they face a tough, veteran Argentina team that is looking to pull off an unlikely upset...

    Adam Spencer Written by Adam Spencer about 10 months ago 327 reads 0 comments