U.S. routs Spain, stays unbeaten in Beijing

U.S. routs Spain, stays unbeaten in Beijing
Four down, four to go. The U.S. men’s Olympic team is halfway back to the top of the basketball world. And not even the world champions - on paper anyway - could give the Americans a game. Unleashing a lethal 3-point barrage for the first time in Beijing, the Americans turned the marquee matchup of the preliminary round into another romp, beating Spain 119-82 Saturday night to clinch the top seed in their group.NBA/~4/366680746″ height=”1″ width=”1″/>

Team USA looking like a gold medal bunch
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Cavaliers Team Report (Yahoo! Sports)

First, there was talk of Cavaliers point guard Delonte West mulling an offer from Moscow Dynamo, which proved to be bogus.

They might have talked, but Dynamo not only had a point guard they like in Hollis Price, but they didn’t have the money to make a big splash after signing forward Bostjan Nachbar.

At that point, agent Aaron Goodwin tried a different option. He criticized the negotiating tactics of the Cavs and said they were low-balling his client.

“They said, ‘Take the deal we’ve offered or we’ll go an alternate route,’” Goodwin said. “They won’t negotiate fairly.”

They talked to 76ers guard Louis Williams, another restricted free agent. After news broke of their interest, Williams agreed to a five-year, $27 million deal with the Sixers.

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