U.S. forward Mikal Bridges (5) gestures during the Basketball World Cup quarterfinal game between Italy and U.S. at the Mall of Asia Arena in Manila, Philippines, Saturday. – Photo by Michael Conroy of The Associated Press MANILA, Philippines — Losing a game at the Basketball World Cup, the U.S. national team said, was quite the wake-up call. It brought a renewed focus, an extra level of commitment, even some promises to one another that things would change.

Poor Italy.

The Americans turned words into actions and handed the Italians their worst loss in a global tournament — the World Cup or […]

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