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Seniors rule in USA's run to basketball gold
Seniors rule in USA's run to basketball gold
American Carmelo Anthony became the first man to collect three basketball golds (AFP Photo/Andrej Isakovic)Rio de Janeiro (AFP) - On a team of mostly first-time young Olympians, it was the USA veterans Carmelo Anthony and Kevin Durant who stole the Rio show as the USA won its third straight gold medal.Anthony on Sunday became the first man to collect three basketball golds, a week after he became the USA's all-time Olympics scorer, surpassing NBA superstar LeBron James.But Kevin Durant, the only other player besides Anthony to return from the 2012 London Games, provided a big assist by unleashing his potent offensive punch to clinch the title.
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USA basketball is again a model as good as gold
USA basketball is again a model as good as gold
He wasn't finished: "I just want to say thank you for allowing me to be one of the leaders not just of our team but of our country.Despite everything that's going on right now in our country, we've got to be united.I'm glad I did what I did.
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US women's basketball team wins gold in Elena Delle Donne's first Olympics
US women's basketball team wins gold in Elena Delle Donne's first Olympics
First-time Olympian Elena Delle Donne got her first taste of gold as the United States women's basketball team won gold for the sixth straight Olympics.The Americans defeated Spain, 101-72, in the gold-medal game Saturday in Rio, claiming gold for the eighth time in 11 Olympic women's basketball tournaments.The U.S. went undefeated in the tournament, averaging a stunning 102.1 points in eight victories.
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