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- Date: August 24, 2008
- Team USA prevailed 118-107
- Spain defeated Germany 72-59 in preliminary round of 2008 OlympicsESPN.com: Spain runs over Germany amid photo controversy
- Spain defeated Greece by 15 points in opening round of 2008 OlympicsESPN.com: Team USA gets a taste of redemption against Greece
- Brothers Marc Gasol and Pau Gasol start for Spanish teamESPN.com: Spain vs Germany Box Score
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On August 16, 2008, the United States men's basketball team handily defeated the national basketball team of Spain by 37 points at the 2008 Summer Olympics.
The United States defeated Spain 118-107 in the gold medal game on August 24, 2008. This marks the first Olympic gold medal for the U.S. men's team since 2000.
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Spanish Team Racist Photo Scandal
The national basketball team of Spain is receiving unwanted publicity for a team photo which shows them using their fingers to slant their eyes.CNN.com: Spanish Olympics basketball team in 'racist' photo row The image has been seen as an insensitive parody of Chinese facial features. The photo was used as an advertisement for a courier company in Spain, and was featured in the Spanish newspaper Marca.Guardian.co.uk: Olympics Olympics:Spain's eye-catching faux pasSpain Team Background Info
In 2006, Spain defeated Greece to become the FIBA world champions. The U.S. won the bronze medal that year.The national basketball team of Spain is led by NBA star Pau Gasol. Charley Rosen from FOX Sports commented that "it's not unlikely that the upcoming USA-Spain contest will be a preview of the gold medal game."FOX Sports: USA looks golden ... but watch out for Spain
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USA vs Spain Questions
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Does anyone know if the USA vs Spain game is going to be replayed tonight? 2 AnswersThe USA won over Spain (2-0) final score. USA goes in to the finals of the Confederations Cup. In case you want to skip the whole game and go down to the basics... read more -
How do you think USA will do against Spain? 1 AnswerI want USA to win, but i think we will come up 2 goals short. 0-2 or 1-3. Id be surprised if we can score more than 1 read more
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How is Brian Graden qualified to be a judge on Miss USA? 1 AnswerThe fact that he is gay may make him a more objective observer of the female form, the total package presented by the contestant, and the talent unhindered by a... read more
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