Some comments get Americans fired up when it comes to sports, especially when it comes to American national teams.
Saying the goal by Germany at the 2002 World Cup quarterfinals that beat the United States was clean or saying that you were rooting for Sidney Crosby and Canada in the 2010 Olympic gold medal hockey game are among the things that grind our gears.
Above all, however, may be saying that the Soviet Union deserved to win the 1972 Olympic gold in basketball.
We all know the story: the timeouts, the buzzer, the replay of the inbound, all finally leading the hated Soviets to victory over the Americans, who had never lost an Olympic game in 64 match-ups, winning Olympic gold in 1936, 1948, 1952, 1956, 1960, 1964, and 1968, and refused their 1972 silver medals. Since then, the Americans have won all but three gold medals in basketball.
Now, the United States is ready to square off with Russia, the former Soviet Union, at the quarterfinals of the 2010 FIBA World Championships, the World Cup of basketball.
This is an important year for the United States, who currently sit second in the world rankings behind Argentina an ...
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Article written by Tim Fontenault
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