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Olympics basketball Latest: US men's team beats France 98-87 for fifth straight gold medal
PARIS (AP) — The United States beat host France 98-87 to win the gold medal in the 2024 Olympicmen’s basketball tournament on Saturday night at Bercy Arena. Stephen Curry, Kevin Durant and LeBron James led the team to its fifth consecutive gold medal and 17th overall. ...
France has booed Joel Embiid throughout the Olympics. Now the US faces France for basketball gold
PARIS (AP) — It was Joel Embiid’s time to celebrate. And he savored every second. One of two U.S. players left on the court following their 95-91 comeback victory over Serbia in the Olympic men’s basketball semifinals, Embiid decided to dance. He shuffled up the...
The US will play France for the basketball crown at the Paris Games in a gold-medal rematch
PARIS (AP) — It’s a game the French wanted. It’s a game the Americans probably expected. It’s a game the world most certainly will be watching. The U.S. vs. France. In Paris. For basketball gold. “Incredible,” U.S. forward Kevin Durant said of the...
US men's basketball team rallies to beat Serbia at Paris Olympics, will face France for gold medal
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. Kevin Durant and Devin Booker provided that wild sequence to start the comeback, Stephen Curry...
US rolls into semifinals of Paris Olympic basketball tournament, eases past Brazil 122-87
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. So, going into...
Joel Embiid hears the booing from the French fans. And he's embraced it at the Paris Olympics
VILLENEUVE-D’ASCQ, France (AP) — Memo to the French fans: Joel Embiid plays in Philadelphia. The fans in Philly are, in a word, passionate. And those years of being on stage for the 76ers’ faithful has prepared him for these Paris Olympics. In a very odd way, that is. ...
US rolls into Olympic quarterfinals as No. 1 seed, top Puerto Rico 104-83 in group finale
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. Anthony Edwards scored 26 points, six players reached double figures for the U.S. and the...
Kevin Durant 'hopefully' will play for the US in its Olympic opener against Serbia
PARIS (AP) — There is hope that Kevin Durant plays for the U.S. in its Olympic opener against Serbia on Sunday, which means the men’s national team may have 12 players available for the first time this summer. That is, unless something else happens. The Americans...
Dominant US basketball, soccer teams driving high betting interest on Olympics
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — Sports books say they expect strong betting interest in this year’s Olympics, driven by dominant U.S. basketball and soccer teams. But that very dominance is making it hard to make some bets on those teams without risking far more than you might win on...
Home of the 76ers, Flyers needs a new naming rights deal after Wells Fargo pulls out
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The home of the Philadelphia Flyers and the 76ers -- well, the Sixers, for now -- will soon need a new name. Banking giant Wells Fargo says it will not renew its naming rights deal with the arena in the South Philadelphia sports complex that has served as home...
