Article: Bkb: Dream Team book place in Olympic basketball final

Article: United States Reaches Basketball ...
Xinhua News Agency;  September 29, 2000 ;     370 words ... ... booked its berth for the men's basketball final with the smallest margin of victory ... of victory was the narrowest for the United States in the Olympics since the semifinal ... With the no-dreaming win, the United States will play France in the final on Sunday ...

Article: United States Wins Women's Basketball ...
Xinhua News Agency;  September 30, 2000 ;     370 words ...Lisa Leslie and Natalie Williams each scored 15 points as the United States defeated hosts Australia 76-54 in women's basketball final at the Sydney Olympic Games here on Saturday. It is the fourth time in the past five ...

Article: United States Faces Yugoslavia in Men's ...
Xinhua English Newswire;  July 11, 1999 ;     410 words ...Both the United States and Yugoslavia defeated ... battle for the men's basketball final to be held on Monday ... 20th Universiade. The United States, a favorite prior ... finals between the United States and Spain will be played ...

Article: United States advances to Goodwill ...
AP Online;  July 24, 1998 ;     700+ words ... ... or too locked-out to represent the United States, the Goodwill Games have found some ... short NBA tryouts. NBA stars from the United States never were scheduled to play in this ... left. That was about the time the United States folded against Puerto Rico. But this ...

Article: United States to Meet China in Women's ...
Xinhua News Agency;  August 30, 2001 ;     287 words ...The United States will meet China in women's basketball final match after they defeated Lithuania 70-49 at the ... defeating Czech Republic 95-75. In the match between the United States and Lithuania, the Americans hoopers dominated throughout ...

Article: United States Beat China to Win Women's ...
Xinhua News Agency;  August 31, 2001 ;     242 words ...The U.S. women saved some face for American basketball as they beat their Chinese counterparts 87-69 in the championship match at the World University Games here onFriday. The U.S. men's team were humiliated on Thursday as NBA prospectYao Ming blocked a last-second shot to give hosts China a 83- 82

Article: U.S. Drops Basketball Final
The Washington Post;  July 19, 1987 ;     408 words ...The United States was beaten easily by Yugoslavia, 100-85, in the men's basketball final at the World University Games today. Drazen Petrovic, a 6-foot-4 point guard considered the best player in Europe, scored ...