Bryant leads U.S. to basketball semis (CNN.com)

20 August 2008, 9:05 am

BEIJING, China (AP) -- The United States advanced to the Olympic men's basketball semifinals with a 116-85 victory Wednesday over Australia.... read more

US beats Australia in quarterfinals (AP via Yahoo! Malaysia News)

20 August 2008, 8:58 am

Kobe Bryant scored 25 points Wednesday as the United States advanced to the Olympic men's basketball semifinals with a 116-85 victory over Australia. The U.S. will play defending champion Argentina on Friday for a spot in Sunday's gold medal game. The Argentines beat Greece 80-78 in a quarterf... read more

Kobe Bryant leads U.S. over Australia (Toronto Star)

20 August 2008, 6:52 am

Don't doubt this U.S. men's basketball team – and sure don't challenge them, either.... read more

U.S. men's basketball team cruises to semis (CBC)

20 August 2008, 5:43 am

The U.S. advanced to the semifinals at the Beijing Games with a 116-85 win over Australia in a match that was close early, but ultimately decided by the Americans' superior defence and rebounding.... read more

Spain downs Croatia to advance to basketball semifinals (TSN)

20 August 2008, 2:26 am

BEIJING - Pau Gasol of the Los Angeles Lakers scored 20 points to lead world champions Spain to a 72-59 win over Croatia in an Olympic basketball quarter-final Wednesday.... read more

Lithuania eliminates China in hoops; Spain rolls (Sports Illustrated)

20 August 2008, 2:24 am

BEIJING (AP) -- Pau Gasol of the Los Angeles Lakers scored 20 points to lead world champions Spain to a 72-59 win over Croatia in an Olympic basketball quarterfinal Wednesday.... read more