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the chase for the most gold. • It will be the fifth straight Summer Games where U.S. athletes took home more prizes than anyone else from an Olympics. • Swimming, track and field, basketball, women's soccer, Serena Williams and gymnast Aly Raisman have all been highlights for U.S. Olympic Committee chairman Larry Probst. • "I like to hear 'The Star-Spangled Banner' -- a lot," Probst said. • Good thing, because the U.S. national anthem has blared more than any other in London over these last two weeks, and that won't change before the Olympic flame is extinguished on Sunday night. Through Saturday's medal events, U.S. Olympians in London had claimed 102 medals, 15 more than the Chinese. Americans were also leading the gold-medal chase over China, 44-38. • ___
US men's hoops players say it won't be easy to defeat Spain for a 2nd gold in Olympic final
• LONDON (AP) -- The Americans say they are better than they were four years ago. So do the stats. • But they might not be the only ones. • In the rematch of the gold-medal game that produced a classic at the Beijing Olympics, the U.S. will square off against the Spaniards again. • "Spain is a better team than '08," LeBron James said. "We understand that they're a better team, so it's going to be a good game. So we look forward to it." • Who wouldn't, given the Olympic classic they staged in Beijing.
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