Breaking down the road to redemption

Breaking down the road to redemption
For the first time since 2000, the U.S. struck gold in an international hoops event. Charley Rosen breaks down how it happened.NBA/~4/373495981″ height=”1″ width=”1″/>

Rumors and Free Agent Updates - USA Gold Edition

Well, the Olympics are over. The Redeem Team redeemed themselves and brought home the gold medal, proving once again that USA Basketball is at the top of the basketball world.

Woman in Jordan case out of jail
A northwestern Pennsylvania woman who claims Michael Jordan fathered her son is out of jail after agreeing not to bother Jordan. A Crawford County judge released 35-year-old Lisa Miceli, of Meadville, on Friday. She was jailed Aug. 13 for violating an order in civil suit Jordan filed against her in January. The order enforces a 2005 agreement stopping her from contacting him or those close to him after two DNA tests showed he wasn’t the boy’s father.NBA/~4/374671487″ height=”1″ width=”1″/>

Original Dream Team is still better … but not much
Nobody is ever going to be as good as the original Dream Team, but Mike Kahn says at least this group is in the discussion.NBA/~4/370222513″ height=”1″ width=”1″/>

Redeem Team couldn’t have done it without you
It was definitely in Team USA. Jason Whitlock says the NBA stars wouldn’t have found redemption without the criticism of 2004.NBA/~4/374373649″ height=”1″ width=”1″/>

Team USA holds off Spain for gold
The United States won the gold medal in Olympic men’s basketball Sunday with a 118-107 victory over Spain. The Americans won their first gold medal since the 2000 Olympics, but not without a fight. They led by just four points with less than 2 1/2 minutes remaining before pulling away to beat the same team they handled by 37 points in pool play. Dwyane Wade scored 27 points and Kobe Bryant added 20 for the Americans.NBA/~4/373312813″ height=”1″ width=”1″/>