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NBA Season Kicks off With Celtics and Lakers in Action

October 29, 2008 - No Comments The 2008-2009 NBA season kicked off last night as both the defending champion Boston Celtics and the defending Western Conference champion Los Angeles Lakers were both in action. In the early game, the Celtics defeated a prepared Cleveland Cavaliers team 90-85 to start their season off right. The C’s also collected their World Championship rings during an emotional ceremony in front of the home crowd. Nobody in the arena was more affected....

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U.S. Men’s Basketball Advances, Bolt Strikes Again

August 20, 2008 - No Comments Team Redeem is now one step closer to avenging the United States’ three previous disappointments in world competition by defeating the Australians 116-85. The blowout victory sends the United States to the semi-finals where they will face defending champion Argentina for a right to play in the gold medal game. Argentina advanced by knocking off Greece 80-78 in a barn burner that saw Greece’s Vassilis Spanoulis miss a 3-pointer at the....

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Team Redeem Lives Up To Their Name

August 14, 2008 - No Comments The United States Men’s Olympic basketball team lived up to their moniker as Team Redeem on Wednesday night, avenging their disappointing loss two years ago in Japan at the World Championships against the Greeks. The Americans played with aggression and passion, batting away balls and constantly pressuring the Greek players. Behind their stalwart defense, the U.S. team broke open a close game in the second quarter en route to a 92-69 destruction....

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U.S. Olympic Basketball Squad Arrives in Beijing

August 6, 2008 - No Comments After a successful string of exhibition games in which the United States Olympic Basketball Team dismantled Turkey and Lithuania, and handled Russia and Australia, the team has finally arrived at its final destination.  The exhibition schedule saw the team train in Macao and play games in Shanghai before their arrival in Beijing, the site of the 2008 Olympic games. The anticipation is great for the United States as the motto for this year’s....

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