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Olympics: Greece Fall In Drama, Spain And Lithuania Advance

// 20 August 2008

Either Lithuania or Spain will represent Europe in the men's gold medal game at the Beijing Olympics and take on Argentina or the United States.

All four won on Wednesday to reach the semi-finals, with Argentina's 80-78 win over Greece the most dramatic of the contests.


Olympics: Russia Shoot Down Spain Women Again // 19 August 2008 Russia battled back from a 16-point first-half deficit and defeated Spain on Tuesday night to set up a glamorous semi-final with the United States at the Beijing Olympics. CSKA Moscow guard Becky Hammon, who became a Russian citizen earlier this year, had 10 of her 17 points in the second half and Spartak Moscow Region's Tatiana Shchegoleva poured in a game-high 19 points in an 84-65 win.
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Olympics: Russia Shoot Down Spain Women Again

Russia battled back from a 16-point first-half deficit and defeated Spain on Tuesday night to set up a glamorous semi-final with the United States at the Beijing Olympics.

CSKA Moscow ...


Olympics: Greece And Argentina Renew Acquaintances // 19 August 2008 Nikos Zisis and Greece have plenty of incentive to beat Argentina when they go up against the South American giants in Wednesday's quarter-final action at the Olympics. The Greeks hosted the Summer Games four years ago and their bid for glory on home soil came to a screeching halt in the last eight against Argentina, the team that would go on to win the gold medal.
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Olympics: Greece And Argentina Renew Acquaintances

Nikos Zisis and Greece have plenty of incentive to beat Argentina when they go up against the South American giants in Wednesday's quarter-final action at the Olympics.

The Greeks hosted ...


Olympics: Russia Women Lose Unbeaten Record // 18 August 2008 Europe's teams suffered defeats in four of their five games on the final day of preliminary round action at the Olympic Women's Basketball Tournament. Spain began the day with a 79-47 victory over Mali, but Russia followed by blowing a 16-point lead to Australia and losing 75-55 in a battle of unbeatens.
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Olympics: Russia Women Lose Unbeaten Record

Europe's teams suffered defeats in four of their five games on the final day of preliminary round action at the Olympic Women's Basketball Tournament.

Spain began the day with a 79-47...


Olympics: Lukauskis Makes Most Of Lithuania Opportunity // 17 August 2008 Mindaugas Lukauskis doesn't play in the NBA, nor is he a Euroleague MVP like Ramunas Siskauskas or a EuroBasket legend like Sarunas Jasikevicius, the tournament's MVP back in 2003. Lukauskis is, he says, a Lithuanian who's very grateful to be competing at the Olympics for the first time at the age of 29.
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Olympics: Lukauskis Makes Most Of Lithuania Opportunity

Mindaugas Lukauskis doesn't play in the NBA, nor is he a Euroleague MVP like Ramunas Siskauskas or a EuroBasket legend like Sarunas Jasikevicius, the tournament's MVP back in 2003.

Lu...