<?xml version="1.0" encoding="iso-8859-1" ?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title>washingtonpost.com - Men's Basketball</title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/sports/leaguesandsports/olympics/2004summer/sports/basketballmen?nav=rss_sports/leaguesandsports/olympics/2004summer/sports/basketballmen</link><description>Men's Basketball</description><language>en-us</language><ttl>15</ttl><image><title>washingtonpost.com</title><width>140</width><height>20</height><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com</link><url>http://media.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/hp/image/wp_web.gif</url></image><item><title><![CDATA[For Duncan, No Fun In Games]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A42585-2004Aug28.html?nav=rss_sports/leaguesandsports/olympics/2004summer/sports/basketballmen</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A42585-2004Aug28.html?nav=rss_sports/leaguesandsports/olympics/2004summer/sports/basketballmen</guid><pubDate>Sat, 23 Apr 2005 11:36:26 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ATHENS<br>Tim Duncan wore a haggard look as he emerged from a locker room of bronze medalists. Hardly an emotional guy, he mumbled that his international basketball career is "95 percent" over and that, oh yeah, "FIBA [stinks]."]]></description><author> Mike Wise</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[U.S. Rules in Medals]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A41964-2004Aug28.html?nav=rss_sports/leaguesandsports/olympics/2004summer/sports/basketballmen</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A41964-2004Aug28.html?nav=rss_sports/leaguesandsports/olympics/2004summer/sports/basketballmen</guid><pubDate>Sat, 23 Apr 2005 11:36:26 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[The United States enters the final day guaranteed that it will haul home more gold, silver and bronze than any of its rivals for the third consecutive Summer Games.]]></description><author> Liz Clarke</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[U.S. Salvages Bronze]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A41921-2004Aug28.html?nav=rss_sports/leaguesandsports/olympics/2004summer/sports/basketballmen</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A41921-2004Aug28.html?nav=rss_sports/leaguesandsports/olympics/2004summer/sports/basketballmen</guid><pubDate>Sat, 23 Apr 2005 11:36:26 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Defeating one of three teams that beat them earlier in the tournament, the U.S. men's basketball team tops Lithuania, 104-96.]]></description><author> Barry Svrluga</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Iverson Is Critical Of NBA No-Shows]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A40109-2004Aug27.html?nav=rss_sports/leaguesandsports/olympics/2004summer/sports/basketballmen</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A40109-2004Aug27.html?nav=rss_sports/leaguesandsports/olympics/2004summer/sports/basketballmen</guid><pubDate>Sat, 23 Apr 2005 11:36:26 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ ATHENS, Aug. 27 -- Guard Allen Iverson of the Philadelphia 76ers launched some not-so subtle criticisms of other NBA players who chose not to compete in the Olympics.]]></description><author> Barry Svrluga</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[U.S. Falls Flat]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A40101-2004Aug27.html?nav=rss_sports/leaguesandsports/olympics/2004summer/sports/basketballmen</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A40101-2004Aug27.html?nav=rss_sports/leaguesandsports/olympics/2004summer/sports/basketballmen</guid><pubDate>Sat, 23 Apr 2005 11:36:26 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ATHENS, Aug. 27 -- When it was over, and that goal of a gold medal -- once thought to be a birthright in the United States -- had passed, the American players struggled to leave the court at Olympic Indoor Hall. They have one more game at these Olympics, but it will be for bronze, a notion that once seemed as foreign as the international game feels now.]]></description><author> Barry Svrluga</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Poor Fundamentals Cost U.S.]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A38887-2004Aug27.html?nav=rss_sports/leaguesandsports/olympics/2004summer/sports/basketballmen</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A38887-2004Aug27.html?nav=rss_sports/leaguesandsports/olympics/2004summer/sports/basketballmen</guid><pubDate>Sat, 23 Apr 2005 11:36:26 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Team USA will not be playing for gold for the first time since NBA players began competing in 1992 after losing, 89-81, to Argentina.]]></description><author> Mike Wise</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Marbury Upstaged By One Bad Act]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A36898-2004Aug26.html?nav=rss_sports/leaguesandsports/olympics/2004summer/sports/basketballmen</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A36898-2004Aug26.html?nav=rss_sports/leaguesandsports/olympics/2004summer/sports/basketballmen</guid><pubDate>Sat, 23 Apr 2005 11:36:26 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Mario Pesquera, the head coach of Spain, made an international nuisance of himself in the wake of his team's loss to the United States.]]></description><author> Michael Wilbon</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Argentina Advances, Plays U.S.]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A35408-2004Aug26.html?nav=rss_sports/leaguesandsports/olympics/2004summer/sports/basketballmen</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A35408-2004Aug26.html?nav=rss_sports/leaguesandsports/olympics/2004summer/sports/basketballmen</guid><pubDate>Sat, 23 Apr 2005 11:36:26 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ ATHENS, Aug. 26 -- Argentina earned a semifinal matchup against the United States by defeating Greece, 69-64, Thursday night in the quarterfinals of men's basketball.]]></description><author></author></item><item><title><![CDATA[U.S. Almost Home]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A34981-2004Aug26.html?nav=rss_sports/leaguesandsports/olympics/2004summer/sports/basketballmen</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A34981-2004Aug26.html?nav=rss_sports/leaguesandsports/olympics/2004summer/sports/basketballmen</guid><pubDate>Sat, 23 Apr 2005 11:36:26 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Stephon Marbury scores 31 points, and the U.S. finally finds its range in a 102-94 victory against Spain in the quarterfinals.]]></description><author> Mike Wise</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[U.S. Men Face Tall Order in Spain]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A33918-2004Aug25.html?nav=rss_sports/leaguesandsports/olympics/2004summer/sports/basketballmen</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A33918-2004Aug25.html?nav=rss_sports/leaguesandsports/olympics/2004summer/sports/basketballmen</guid><pubDate>Sat, 23 Apr 2005 11:36:26 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ ATHENS, Aug. 25 -- Coach Larry Brown let his team rest Tuesday as it prepared for the quarterfinals. With undefeated Spain up next, the Americans might need the time off.]]></description><author></author></item></channel></rss>