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>>U.S. Men's Basketball Remains Unbeaten

(London)  --  The U.S. men's basketball team is still unbeaten at the London Olympics.  Kevin Love and Carmelo Anthony netted 16 points apiece to lead Team USA in a 110-63 rout over Tunisia on Tuesday.  Kevin Durant added 13 points, 10 rebounds and five assists for the Americans, who improved to a perfect 2-and-0 in Group A play.  The United States plays its next contest on Thursday against Nigeria.

>>Phelps Becomes All-Time Olympic Medal Winner

(London)  --  American swimmer Michael Phelps is now the all-time leader in Olympic medals with 19.  With two medals today, Phelps surpassed former Russian gymnast Larisa Latynina, who won 18 medals from 1956 to 1964.  Phelps won a silver in the 200-meter butterfly to tie the record, and then broke the record by winning gold as part of the 4-by-200 freestyle relay team.  He and teammates Ryan Lochte, Conor Dwyer and Ricky Berens finished more than three seconds ahead of runner-up France with a time of six minutes, 59-point-seven seconds.  China was nearly seven seconds back in third to win bronze.  The relay gold also extended Phelps' Olympic record to 15 career gold medals.

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