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What to know about Serbia in men's basketball final

Nikola Jokic, facting off against Australia center Andrew Bogut, is a key in the post for Serbia.(Photo: Daniel Powers, USA TODAY Sports)RIO DE JANEIRO — Serbia did what it had to do in group play to advance, losing to the USA, Australia and France by a combined 19 points and beating Venezuela and China.But in the knockout round, Serbia beat Croatia, the top team from Group B, in quarterfinals and hammered Australia in the semifinals, advancing to gold-medal game against the USA on Sunday (2:45 p.m.

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One simple reason the USA men's basketball team is struggling

LeBron James, the greatest basketball player alive, isn't on the US Olympic team.But after watching the Americans struggle, he says he wishes he were playing.But he's not.

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USA men's Olympic basketball team holds off feisty Serbia

Skip Ad Ad Loading... x Embed x Share Usain Bolt starts his quest for a three-peat, and it's the last day of swimming with Michael Phelps, Lilly King and Simone Manuel competing for gold.USA TODAY Sports' Rachel Axon preps you for what to watch for on Saturday, Aug. 13.USA TODAY SportsU.S. forward Kevin Durant (5) looks for room to work against Serbia defender Bogdan Bogdanovic (7).

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ISU promotes Schmidt to men's basketball player development director

Nate Schmidt, ISU basketball player development director (Photo: Iowa State University/Special to the Register)AMES, Ia.-- Nate Schmidt, a graduate assistant the past two seasons, has been promoted to coordinator of player development for the Iowa State men's basketball team.His duties in what is a new position include video editing and player development.

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