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Team USA defeated Spain 107-100 on Sunday in London, claiming the Olympic Gold medal. It wasn't easy. Pau Gasol and Spain gave the United States all they could handle. However, Kevin Durant...

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Team USA pulled away in the second half, dismantling Argentina 109-83. The win sets up an anticipated Gold medal rematch this Sunday against Spain. Kevin Durant was electric for the United States, going...

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LeBron James dropped a triple-double for Team USA helping the United States drop Australia out of the 2012 London Olympic Games with a dominating 119-86 victory. New Orleans Hornets rookie Anthony Davis saw...

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Drew Brees will earn $40 million between now and the end of next year's Super Bowl. Even that would be topped by last year's highest-earning American athlete. Let's look at the top 50.

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This is video of Cleveland Cavaliers' point guard Kyrie Irving challenging Los Angeles Lakers' guard Kobe Bryant to a game of 1-on1 after a Team USA basketball training session.

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Steve Nash

The Los Angeles Lakers recently acquired two-time MVP point guard Steve Nash, via trade, addind him to a roster that already includes Kobe Bryant, Pau Gasol, Andrew Bynum, and Metta Wolrd Peace

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When the Los Angeles Lakers season ended after getting pummeled by the Thunder in the playoffs, many NBA pundits thought the Lakers title window had slammed shut. Reports of either Pau Gasol or Andrew Bynum being traded have littered the headlines. Then the Lakers landed Steve Nash, and suddenly...

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Despite 42 points from Kobe Bryant, the Los Angeles Lakers' season ended Monday night in Oklahoma City. The hometeam Thunder got 70 points from their big three of Kevin Durant, Russell Westbrook, and James Harden, garnering a raucous ovation from the OKC fans after their 106-90 series sealing victory. Durant finished...

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The Oklahoma City Thunder seemed "dead in the water" in Game 2 of the Western Conference Semifinals versus the Los Angeles Lakers. Facing a 7 point deficit with less than 2:00 in regulation, the Lakers turned the ball over and the Thunder ended the game with a 9-0 run to steal the win from L.A. 77-75. Thunder forward Kevin Durant said...

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During the NBA All Star game in February, Dwyane Wade of the Miami Heat shattered Kobe Bryant’s nose with a hard foul. As a result, the Los Angeles Lakers’ star was forced to wear a clear plastic protective mask over his face for the next 11 games.

Thankfully done with the protective device, Bryant decided to auction it off to raise money for Los Angeles area homeless charities. But “Black Mamba” did a curious thing before the auction began– he undercut the item’s value by joking that we were going to “see if anybody’s dumb enough to buy that sweaty mask.”

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