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TOA: Four Teams Left, Only Two will get Olympic Berths

This is what most expected - Argentina, Brazil, Puerto Rico and the United States are in the semi-finals with two berths to the 2008 Olympics at stake.
Considering their recent history, the Americans haven’t run into any problems this tournament. Even if they did, the sheer talent of the USA would have propelled the Americans [...]

Reversal of Fortunes: Puerto Rico up, Brazil down

Puerto Rico 97: Brazil 75
The answer to the question: What’s Up with Puerto Rico? may have been answered. Maybe they needed something to wake them up. Just yesterday, they were only two minutes away from being eliminated and leaving Las Vegas for good.
Puerto Rico’s future depended on the outcome of [...]

What’s Wrong with Puerto Rico?

First the Puerto Rican National Team loses all three of their games in the inaugural Tuto Marchand Cup, which was hosted in Puerto Rico’s Jose Miguel Agrelot Coliseum. And so far, Puerto Rico is 1-3 in the Tournament of the Americas, including loses in which they gave up 14 and 19 point leads (over Argentina [...]

TOA Recap: Undefeated Brazil and USA to Meet Today

USA 123: Canada 59 After demolishing the Virgin Islands 123-59 on Thursday, the United States used a balanced offensive attack and strong defense to rout Canada 113-63. Again, the Americans were led in scoring by Carmelo Anthony with 25 points and sharpshooter Michael Redd with 19 points (5 three pointers). Olu [...]