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BEIJING -- It took an Olympic moment to make Chris Paul greedy.

When the horn sounded on the United States' 118-107 gold-medal victory against Spain at the Beijing Olympics on Sunday, arguably the best point guard in the world ran down the loose rebound and, for the first time in his life, became a ball hog, intent on adding it to his collection of memorabilia.

Alas, game officials intervened and wrested the potential souvenir from his grasp.

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The Associated PressTeam USA celebrates winning the gold medal against Spain on Sunday.

BEIJING - It took an Olympic moment to make Chris Paul greedy.

When the horn sounded on the United States' 118-107 gold-medal victory against Spain, the best point guard in the world retrieved the loose rebound, and for the first time in his life, became a ball hog, intent on adding it to his personal collection of memorabilia.

Alas, game officials intervened and wrested the potential souvenir from his grasp.

Who could blame the Hornets' star for trying to preserve what he's called "the greatest basketball experience" of his life?

It's not every day you win an Olympic gold medal and play with one of the finest collections of basketball talent ever assembled

BEIJING -- The lasting legacy of the 2008 men's basketball team at the Beijing Olympics will be its selflessness and cohesiveness.

These guys genuinely like and respect each other.

AP Photo / J. Scott ApplewhiteThe 'other' Bush took time to chat with Deuce McAllister and Drew Brees while in town.

With so much going on in the New Orleans sports community, it's easy to lose sight of things.

That's where NOLA.com comes in. David Gladow offers a weekend preview of sorts every Friday at noon in the form of a live chat with the New Orleans community.

Want to talk about the Hornets' offseason moves or the latest Saints preseason game? Want to vent your frustrations over the Zephyrs' losing? This is your time to sound off. Send in your questions and comments, and Dave will touch on your hot topics every week.

BEIJING - The United State men's basketball team is one win away from gold, one win away from redemption.

The Americans dispatched Olympic nemesis Argentina 101-81 in the semifinals of the medal round play before a sellout crowd at the Olympic Basketball Gymnasium Friday.

The Associated PressU.S. track athletes Darvis Patton, center, and Tyson Gay, second left, drop the baton in the mens 400 meter relay, essentially knocking the U.S. out of the race.

BEIJING -- The United States track and field team's disastrous Olympics continued on Thursday, a night that will live in infamy in the annals of the nation's once dominant Olympic program.

In a 30-minute span, the U.S. men's and women's 4-by-100-meter relay teams botched baton exchanges and were disqualified from the respective events.

BEIJING -- Usain Bolt again shocked the world and shattered a world record at the Beijing Olympics on Wednesday.

Four days after setting the world record in the 100-meter dash, Bolt returned to the track at National Stadium and obliterated the mark in the 200.

Bolt blazed to the gold medal in the 200 in a time of 19.30 seconds, bettering American Michael Johnson's mark of 19.32 set at 1996 Atlanta Olympics.

All those perceived warts look a lot like beauty marks these days.

The more Team USA carves up the competition in men's basketball, the more it appears it has just the right mix of players to win the United States' first gold medal since the 2000 Sydney Olympics.

The more Kobe Bryant, LeBron James, Dwyane Wade and Chris Paul make the competition look like a bunch of training-camp bodies, the more likely they'll snap the most dismal streak of results for the U.S. team in its history of playing international basketball with NBA players: sixth place at the 2002 FIBA World Championships, a bronze medal (and three losses) in the 2004 Athens Olympics and another bronze at the 2006 World Championships.