US Men Win Basketball World Cup, Gain Olympic Berth

The United States has won the men's basketball World Cup and the automatic Olympic berth that goes with the title. Fielding the youngest U.S. team since NBA professionals debuted at the 1992 Barcelona Olympics, the Americans routed Serbia in Madrid Sunday, 129-92.  This is the first time the U.S. men have won back-to-back world championships. Twenty-two-year-old point guard Kyrie Irving of the Cleveland Cavaliers led the U.S. scoring with 26 points, hitting all six of his...

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