Team USA

  1. Breaking Down Team USA's Most Important Stars Heading into Medal Round

    Team USA's Olympic basketball team heads into its opening medal-round contest of the 2012 Summer Games undefeated and as overwhelming 1/20 favorites (via Bovada.lv) to win its fifth gold medal in its last six tries...

    Tyler Conway Written by Tyler Conway about 10 months ago 49 reads 0 comments

  2. Anything Short of Gold Medal Is a Colossal Failure for Team USA Basketball

    There are heavy favorites, and then there is Team USA. The odds are ever in its favor and in the worst way too. Anything short of a gold medal wouldn't just let the United States down; it would utterly baffle anyone who watches this game...

    Stephen Babb Written by Stephen Babb about 10 months ago 18 reads 0 comments

  3. How 2012 Team USA Basketball Roster Stacks Up to 2008 Gold Medal Squad

    Team USA has been a dominant force in basketball during recent years and that hasn't changed at the London Olympics ...

    Adam Fromal Written by Adam Fromal about 10 months ago 2,045 reads 4 comments

  4. USA Olympic Women's Basketball: Maya Moore Will Keep US in Cruise Control

    As the United States Women’s Basketball Team wrapped up their 91-48 victory over Canada today, one of the main things that stood out was how impressive 23-year-old forward Maya Moore has been throughout this Olympics ...

    Ryan Reed Written by Ryan Reed about 10 months ago 309 reads 0 comments

  5. Olympic Basketball 2012: Why James Harden Doesn't Belong on Team USA

    As the Team USA men's Olympic basketball team prepares for its first elimination round contest in these London Games, it's become abundantly clear which player doesn't belong—shooting guard James Harden...

    Tyler Conway Written by Tyler Conway about 10 months ago 3,623 reads 3 comments

  6. USA vs Canada Women's Basketball: Grades, Twitter Reaction and Analysis

    The women of USA basketball might be the most impressive and dominant team in any sport being played in the 2012 Summer Olympics in London...

    Alex Kay Written by Alex Kay about 10 months ago 2,718 reads 4 comments

  7. Coach K and Team USA Are Underutilizing Anthony Davis

    If you've watched the end of one of Team USA's Olympic blowouts, then you've seen Anthony Davis come into the game and finish an alley-oop or two before the final buzzer sounds...

    Adam Fromal Written by Adam Fromal about 10 months ago 1,063 reads 2 comments

  8. Report Card Grades for Every Team USA Player Heading into Medal Round

    Team USA has officially swept the group stage at the London Olympics with a perfect 5-0 record. Now, it's time for the medal round. LeBron James, Kevin Durant and the rest of the United States will hope to continue its dominance...

    Adam Fromal Written by Adam Fromal about 10 months ago 140 reads 0 comments

  9. Olympic Basketball 2012: A Guide to Beating Team USA

    Before Team USA took the court to start the third quarter of Monday's final preliminary contest, there was an eerie uncertainty looming over this group of young, immensely talented ...

    Paul Tierney Written by Paul Tierney about 10 months ago 822 reads 2 comments

  10. USA vs. Canada Women's Olympic Basketball: Live Score, Stats & Recap

    The Team USA women's basketball team continued its London Olympic dominance against Canada in the first game of elimination play Tuesday, beating an overwhelmed Canadian squad 91-48 victory...

    Tyler Conway Written by Tyler Conway about 10 months ago 3,808 reads 7 comments

  11. USA vs Australia Olympic Quarterfinal: Start Time, Live Stream, TV Info and More

    Team USA (5-0) has moved on to the knockout stages of the 2012 London Olympic basketball tournament and faces Australia (3-2) in the quarterfinals...

    Alex Kay Written by Alex Kay about 10 months ago 1,427 reads 15 comments

  12. Team USA Basketball: Why Anthony Davis Deserves More Playing Time

    Before the greatest men's basketball team was ever assembled for that historical 1992 Olympics in Barcelona, the United States would always compile the best crop of college basketball players to compete in the Olympic games...

    Benjamin J. Block Written by Benjamin J. Block about 10 months ago 504 reads 6 comments

  13. Summer Olympics 2012: Team USA Men's Basketball's Biggest Impact Players

    The best team in the world is living up to the hype at the 2012 London Olympics . Team USA has won all four games at London, in spite of a scare from Lithuania in its most recent outing...

    Luis Batlle Written by Luis Batlle about 10 months ago 2,396 reads 1 comments

  14. One Key Injury That Is Killing Every Olympic Basketball Team Remaining

    Olympic basketball has advanced past pool play, now narrowed down to eight teams and readied for the single-elimination tournament that leads up to the gold medal game on Sunday afternoon...

    Jesse Dorsey Written by Jesse Dorsey about 10 months ago 264 reads 0 comments

  15. Team USA Basketball: 5 Best Players so Far

    Now five games into their gold medal campaign, Team USA's men's basketball is exactly where they want to be: an undefeated record heading into a quarterfinals against Australia...

    Imala Weligamage Written by Imala Weligamage about 10 months ago 8,940 reads 120 comments

  16. Olympic Basketball: Ranking Most Important Team USA Players Thus Far

    The U.S. Olympic basketball team just embarrassed Argentina to wrap up the Pool A competition with a pristine 5-0 record, and while every player on the team is important in one way or another, there are five players who have risen above the rest...

    Chris Roling Written by Chris Roling about 10 months ago 1,872 reads 6 comments

  17. USA vs Australia: Preview, Analysis and Predictions for Olympic Quarterfinal

    Two hot-and-cold teams are set to collide, as Team USA and Australia prepare for a quarterfinal clash at the 2012 London Olympics ...

    Josh Martin Written by Josh Martin about 10 months ago 3,284 reads 6 comments

  18. Food for Thought: Who on Team USA Deserves Standing Rib?

    As a homage to commentators who award wieners or turkeys, I have an occasional series where I award food to players for good plays, good games and good series. Today, the subject is the USA Men's Basketball team in their five pool play games...

    Charles Bennett Written by Charles Bennett about 10 months ago 369 reads 0 comments

  19. Predictions for Team USA vs. Australia Olympics Basketball Quarterfinals

    Team USA can be beaten, though it probably won't be. That seems to be the recent calculus, given that America had to come from behind to narrowly beat Lithuania, then looked quite beatable in its following game against Argentina...

    Ethan Sherwood Strauss Written by Ethan Sherwood Strauss about 10 months ago 12,874 reads 130 comments

  20. USA vs. Argentina: Is Team USA Unbeatable at the 2012 Olympics?

    Five up, five down for Team USA at the 2012 London Olympics . The American men's basketball team finished off their slate in Group A with a 126-97 vanquishing of Argentina's "Golden Generation" on Monday...

    Josh Martin Written by Josh Martin about 10 months ago 3,001 reads 3 comments

  21. USA vs Argentina Score: Final Result and Recap of Group A Clash

    Argentina was down by one point to the United States at the half on Monday, but it had become a blowout after three quarters. En route to a 126-97 victory in Group A play on Monday, the U...

    Ryan Rudnansky Written by Ryan Rudnansky about 10 months ago 9,016 reads 19 comments

  22. USA vs. Argentina: Kevin Durant Erupts in Third Quarter, Leads U.S. to Victory

    If you went to get a drink, you might've missed it. Kevin Durant scored 28 points, including 17 in the third quarter, leading Team USA to a 126-97 win over Argentina...

    Christopher Amick Written by Christopher Amick about 10 months ago 756 reads 3 comments

  23. USA vs. Argentina Olympic Basketball: Grades, Twitter Reaction and Analysis

    Argentina made a game of it—in the first half—but Team USA was able to pull away in the third quarter to finish group play undefeated and head into the elimination stage of the tournament on a high note after a 126-97 win...

    Sam R. Quinn Written by Sam R. Quinn about 10 months ago 35,075 reads 96 comments

  24. Andre Iguodala's Dunk Goes Through the Basket, Still Doesn't Get Points

    Andre Iguodala dunked the ball so hard it bounced off his chest and came back up through the hoop. For some reason the basket was not counted...

    Ken Dorset Written by Ken Dorset about 10 months ago 6,767 reads 18 comments

  25. USA vs. Spain! Two Biggest Threats to Team USA

    Welcome to BR5, your daily source for sports and pop culture news. As we cheer Team USA’s Men’s Basketball Team at the Olympic games in London, we at BR5 thought it might ...

    BR5 Written by BR5 about 10 months ago 1,039 reads 2 comments