PARIS (AP) — The U.S. women’s basketball team held off France on Sunday, Aug. 11, to win gold in the final event of the Paris Olympics, and that hardware was needed for the Americans to tie China for the most with 40. The United States team poses for a picture with their gold medals at Bercy...
PARIS (AP) — Down by 11 in the fourth quarter, against what looked like overwhelming odds, the U.S. Olympic men’s basketball team got a spark. Six points in two seconds. United States' Kevin Durant, LeBron James and Steph Curry celebrate after beating Serbia during a men's semifinals basketball...
PARIS (AP) — All the favored teams in the first three men’s basketball quarterfinals at the Paris Olympics had problems. Canada lost to France. Serbia erased a 24-point deficit to beat Australia. Germany had to shake off a double-digit deficit before beating Greece. United States' Anthony...
VILLENEUVE-D’ASCQ, France (AP) — Halfway to its goal of gold, the U.S. has the No. 1 seed going into the medal round at the Paris Olympics. And now the real games start. United States' Anthony Edwards, left, goes up for a shot as Puerto Rico's Arnaldo Toro defends at the 2024 Summer Olympics,...
VILLENEUVE-D’ASCQ, France (AP) — In the rematch, the U.S. had an easier time with South Sudan than it did when the teams first met a couple of weeks ago. Easier. Not easy. Bam Adebayo, of the United States, reacts after a dunk over Wenyen Gabriel, of South Sudan, in a men's basketball game at...
On Friday, July 19, LeBron James will carry the U.S. flag. But first, he carried the U.S. men’s basketball team. Again. Germany's Johannes Voigtmann, right, blocks United States' forward LeBron James during an exhibition basketball game between the United States and Germany at the O2 Arena in...
LeBron James wasn’t totally sure what the opening ceremony was all about when he was picked for his first Olympics in 2004. LeBron James (AP) This time, he’ll be one of the stars of the show. James has been picked by his fellow U.S. Olympians to serve as the male flagbearer for the Americans in...
LeBron James saved the U.S. from what would have been a stunning loss. James’ layup with 8 seconds left was the go-ahead basket Saturday, July 20, and the U.S. Olympic team that’ll soon head to the Paris Games escaped with a 101-100 win over South Sudan in London, rallying from a 16-point...
PHOENIX (AP) — Diana Taurasi joked after the Tokyo Olympics that she would see everyone in Paris. The 42-year-old guard turned the joke into reality; she’ll be playing in a record sixth Olympic games when the U.S. women’s basketball team goes for its eighth consecutive gold medal later this...
Stephen Curry was relatively quiet offensively during the U.S. Olympic team’s first two exhibitions before the Paris Games. United States' Stephen Curry takes a selfie with a fan after an exhibition basketball match between Serbia and the United States at the USA Basketball Showcase, ahead of the...
LAS VEGAS (AP) — The Los Angeles Clippers had no problem with Kawhi Leonard playing for the U.S. in the Paris Olympics this summer and wanted him to remain on the team, general manager Lawrence Frank said Monday, July 15. Kawhi Leonard (AP) USA Basketball removed Leonard — whose NBA...
There was a lot for the U.S. Olympic team to like on Monday, July 15. And a lot not to like. Anthony Davis scored 17 points and grabbed 14 rebounds, Tyrese Haliburton came up with a pair of late 3-pointers that helped stop a freefall by the Americans, and the U.S. beat Australia, 98-92, on Monday,...
