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	Puerto Rico at the 2004 Summer Olympics - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Puerto Ricans' best chance of a medal lies with the Puerto Rican National Basketball Team, that defeated the Dream Team of the United States 92-73 on the opening game.
		Puerto Rico is represented by the Puerto Rico Olympic Committee and is abbreviated PUR.
		Puerto Rico sent a small delegation of 44 athletes to the 2004 Olympics that will participate in 14 events.
	www.encyclopedia-online.info /Puerto_Rico_at_the_2004_Summer_Olympics

	Puerto Rican national basketball team - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		In August 15, 2004, at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece, the Puerto Rican National Basketball Team became the second team in history to defeat the United States Olympic basketball team by recording only the third loss in Olympic competition for the U.S. team, and the first since NBA players were allowed to compete.
		The Puerto Rican National Basketball Team (or Puerto Rican National Basketball Selection) is a team that is selected by the Puerto Rican Basketball Federation to compete in major international events in representation of Puerto Rico.
		In 1987, the men's sub-21 national team also brought national pride to basketball fans in Puerto Rico, winning the gold medal at the sub-21 Centrobasket, held in Caguas, Puerto Rico, defeating the Cuban team by a score of 94-78 in the championship game.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Puerto_Rican_national_basketball_team

	Dream Team - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Dream Team was the unofficial nickname of the United States men's basketball team that won the gold medal at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona.
		The American team that competed in the 1998 World Championships in Athens, Greece is not considered a Dream Team, as none of its players were current members of NBA teams.
		Dream Team VI The humiliating outcome in 2002 prompted a number of NBA superstars to agree to join the team for the 2003 Tournament of the Americas, which the squad was required to participate in to qualify for the 2004 Summer Olympics.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Dream_Team

	PUERTO RICO HERALD: How should a New Yorker, an American citizen, proud of his or her Puerto Rican heritage, react to the victories or defeats of athletes representing the USA and Puerto Rico?
		Several years ago, Puerto Rico's Superior Basketball League, judged him to be "non-Puerto Rican," when he played for the Caguas Criollos, even though he was born in Puerto Rico, of Puerto Rican parents and lived on the island until the age of 8 before moving with his family to Brooklyn, New York.
		Puerto Rican sports authorities have traditionally "free lanced" when it came to deciding who is or is not Boricua in international competitions.
		The composition of the Puerto Rico team is mostly made up of players who have temporarily packed away their jerseys from professional teams in the United States or elsewhere to represent the island of their birth, residency or cultural identification.
	www.puertorico-herald.org /issues/2004/vol8n35/Poll0835-en.shtml

	PUERTO RICO HERALD: What person or group merits recognition as the Herald’s top entity of 2004?
		The Puerto Rican Basketball Team of 2004 proved to be giant killers and Puerto Rican sports heroes for their victory in the first game of the Olympics in Greece in August.
		Nearly all of the National Guard and Reserves from the island have been mobilized since the start of the War on Terrorism and twenty-three Puerto Ricans have been killed in that war, the most recent on December 27, in Baghdad.
		Puerto Rican soldiers have been faithful and efficient combatants under the American flag in every war in which their country has fought since they received US citizenship in 1917.
	www.puertorico-herald.org /LiveEd/Poll0853-en.shtml

	Articles - Basketball
		If a team surpasses a preset limit of team fouls in a given period â“ four in international and NBA games, seven in high school and college games â“ the opposing team is awarded free throws on all subsequent fouls for that period (or, in college and high school, the remainder of the half).
		Spin-offs from basketball include baseketball, which has some elements of baseball, korfball, which was born in Holland and is played by mixed teams, netball, which was informally called "women& basketball" but now includes men's teams, slamball, and ringball.
		Basketball is unusual in that it was invented by one man, rather than evolving from a different sport.
	www.free-biz.org /articles/Basketball

	Santurce Crabbers (basketball) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		He was the starting center of the PR national basketball team in the times when Puerto Rico and Brazil where the two most dominant teams in the Americas outside the USA.
		The Santurce Crabbers are a BSN basketball team from the San Juan area of Santurce.
		Although his future with the team is uncertain as it depends on a pending decision by the Utah Jazz, point guard Carlos Arroyo is still, officially, a member of the Crabbers, which was his first professional team.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Cangrejeros_de_Santurce_(basketball)

	Outside The Beltway : Why Puerto Rico Has Its Own Olympic Team
		Puerto Ricans do pay taxes, but they dont participate in the US elections while they’re living in Puerto Rico, but if they are living in the US they can because its they’re right as US citizens.
		Puerto Rico has their own team because it’s no a state, it’s a COMMONWEALTH, all COMMONWEALTHS have they’re own Olympic team, I dont see whats the questioning in either PR has or hasnt an Olympic team, for me its absurd to even question about that.
		Puerto Rico can send athletes to Greece because the International Olympic Committee, the governing body that makes all decisions about the administration and operation of the games, has recognized the island's National Olympic Committee.
	www.outsidethebeltway.com /archives/7224

	New York City
		Immigrants of Irish, Italian, Chinese, Korean, Puerto Rican, African and Jewish origin all have enclaves within the city.
		New York City is home to two minor league baseball teams.
		Outsiders are frequently unaware that few baseball fans in New York are fans of both teams at once.
	www.sciencedaily.com /encyclopedia/new_york_city_1

	BasketBall
		The biggest basketball association is the National Basketball Association (NBA) in the United States.
		If a person isnât dribbling the basketball whilst moving, it is known as âtravellingâ and is a foul.
		Basketball is a very popular game played around the world.
	www.nukorfball.org.uk /national_basketball_team.html

	Centrobasket - Art History Online Reference and Guide
		The Puerto Rican National Basketball Team has been a multiple medal winner at this event.
		Centrobasket is a FIBA sponsored basketball tournament where national teams from Mexico, Central America and the Caribbean participate.
		The 2004 event was held at the Dominican Republic, with the local team beating Puerto Rico, 75 to 74, for the Gold medal, and Panama beating Mexico, 98 to 89, for the Bronze medal.
	www.arthistoryclub.com /art_history/Centrobasket

	Competitive Intelligence: 2004 Summer Olympiad Opens in Athens — U.S. Basketball Taken to the Woodshed
		Puerto Rico's 40-year-old center, José Ortiz, all but cautioned the United States team that this had better be the last time the Americans play a team for chumps.
		I didn't need to see Puerto Rico rout the United States to know that the world is playing great basketball; didn't need to see the United States shoot 35 percent to know that the team we've sent to the Olympics has no outside shooter, and maybe only an outside shot at the gold medal.
		This was about a veteran Puerto Rican team wanting to win a gold medal and beginning the journey by beating a team that had beaten it like a drum.
	www.aurorawdc.com /ci/000181.html

	InterBasket.net - Larry Ayuso, Puerto Rico
		Larry Ayuso, who plays basketball for the Puerto Rican national team, moved to New Mexico and to a new life as a teenager.
		She began putting him in his place 10 years ago, which is a large part of the reason he will be representing the Puerto Rican national team tonight, rather than hanging out on a street corner in the South Bronx.
		Then he gets a contract to play in the Puerto Rico league with the Quebradillas Piratas, later being traded to the San German Atleticos, where he has a breakout year, earning himself a spot with the Puerto Rico NT in 2001.
	www.interbasket.net /players/ayuso.htm

	Home of the Miami Tropics Basketball Team
		Now Mercado is one of the biggest names in Puerto Rican basketball, having won 12 national titles, including three on the pro level, four in college and five in high school.
		But if he doesn't make it, he will be a great player for the Puerto Rican national team.''
		He showed Puerto Ricans that you don't have to be 7-foot tall to make it to the NBA.
	www.hoop-rap.com /news/newsview.php?getstory=118

	People's Weekly World Newspaper Online - Why Puerto Ricans were celebrating
		For Puerto Ricans, participating in international athletic events is an affirmation of their own nationality, as much as when the Puerto Rican sports authorities (or literary, educational, and economic agencies) protest U.S. State Department denials of visas to Cubans to prevent them from taking part in Puerto Rican activities.
		In Puerto Rico the right-wing leaders who want this island nation to be annexed as a state by the U.S. define Puerto Ricans as an ethnic group within the American nation.
		In Puerto Rico “sports independence” doesn’t only mean not having either the government or the political establishment of your own country interfering with athletics, it also means having one’s own national sporting life free and separate from the colonizing country — the United States.
	www.pww.org /article/articleview/5645

	The Official Site of the USA Basketball Men's Senior National Team
		They may be the most difficult team to defend because they have smalls setting screens for bigs and their bigs are very mobile.
		USA Basketball is responsible for the editorial content for its own data only.
		For me, as a player, I do not want to be on a team that didn't make the Olympics and it would be noted in the history of sports in America.
	www.usabasketball.com /seniormen/2003/03_molyq_quoteboard_08-30.html

	NBDL-ROANOKE: Raymond Dalmau
		Is the son of Raymond Dalmau, a legend in Puerto Rican basketball history as a player and coach, and brother of Christian Dalmau, a fellow Puerto Rican national team member.
		Was a member of the Puerto Rican 22-and-Under National Team that won the silver medal at the 1996 Pan American Games.
		Was a member of Team Puerto Rico in the 2002 World Championships in Indianapolis.
	www.nba.com /nbdl/players/raymond_dalmau.html

	BUCKS: Santiago Performs for Puerto Rico
		Puerto Rico jumped out to an early 16-3 lead, but Greece came back behind seven straight points from Lazaros Papadopoulos, who finished with 13 points.
		Puerto Rico is now 2-1 and will face Australia (1-2) in the first game played on Saturday.
		Puerto Rico broke the game open in the second quarter, outscoring the United States 28-7, and headed into halftime with a 48-27 advantage.
	www.nba.com /bucks/news/santiago_puerto_rico_040804.html

	Puerto Rico Maps - Weather - History - Politics - Travel - Economy - Geography
		Puerto Rico has its own Olympic team and has international representation in many events including the Summer Olympics, Winter Olympics, Pan-American Games, and Central American Games.
		Puerto Rico was invaded by the United States in the Spanish-American War on July 25, 1898 with a landing at Gu�nica Bay.
		During that period, the colonial regime appointed the first Puerto Rican governor, Jes�s T. Pi�ero, until 1948 when the people elected Luis Mu�oz Mar�n, the first elected governor.
	puerto-rico.asinah.net

	Encyclopedia: Puerto Rican Pop Culture
		Puerto Rico's national basketball team wins 79-66 against Canada in the pre-olympic tournament, wins bronze and qualifies for the summer Olympic Games of Athens in 2004, where they went on to beat the U.S. Dreamteam 92-73.
		Puerto Rican John Ruiz becomes the first hispanic in history to be boxing's world Heavyweight champion.
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	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Puerto-Rican-Pop-Culture

	Dream Team
		However, Dream Team IV, which is currently participating in the 2004 Olympics, already lost a game to the Puerto Rican National Basketball Team, the first defeat ever for a Dream Team in the Olympics.
		The invincibility of the Americans officially disappeared on August 15, 2004 when the Puerto Rican National Basketball Team defeated "Dream Team IV" 92-73 in the very first game of the 2004 Olympics in Athens.
		The team is a "Dream Team" because of the fact that it is composed of NBA Players, but it is possible the media will never oficially recognize them as Dream Team IV after the events that occurred in pre-Olympic friendlies and the first Preliminary Round of the Olympics Game.
	pedia.newsfilter.co.uk /wikipedia/d/dr/dream_team.html

	Gator Volleyball News @ Gatorzone.com
		Puerto Rico closed to within one point late in the game at 28-27, but Florida closed out the game with two Cruz kills to take the 2-1 lead in the match.
		Puerto Rico, though, worked its way back to a tie at 14-14 and took its first lead of the game at 19-18.
		Puerto Rico scored on the next play, but Florida wouldn't let up, scoring nine straight points to seemingly put the match away.
	www.gatorzone.com /story.php?game_id=3719&sport=vollb

	National Basketball Association, OLYMPICS - CBS SportsLine.com
		ATHENS- Just before taking the court Sunday to face the vaunted and heavily favored U.S. basketball team, Carlos Arroyo got up in front of his Puerto Rican teammates in the locker room and made a bold prediction.
		And it was Arroyo, the former Florida International University star, who inflicted much of the damage, leading all scorers with 24 points, dishing out seven assists and making four steals before fouling out late.
		They made headlines, shocking the U.S. in a 92-73 victory in the first game of the Olympics for both teams.
	cbs.sportsline.com /nba/story/7580731

	Washington Wizards, National Basketball Association - CBS SportsLine.com
		Ramos, selected by the Wizards in the second round of the 2004 NBA Draft, was an early entry candidate after playing the last four seasons with Criollos De Caguas of the Superior Basketball League (BSN) in Puerto Rico.
		Ramos is a member of Puerto Rico's Olympic team, which will compete in the upcoming Olympic Games.
		Per team policy, terms of the contract were not disclosed.
	cbs.sportsline.com /nba/story/7520462

	deseretnews.com Arroyo will visit Utah — Jazz say he isn't signed
		INDIANAPOLIS — Jazz basketball operations vice president Kevin O'Connor denied an Indianapolis Star report on Sunday that suggested Utah already has signed Puerto Rican national-team point guard Carlos Arroyo to a one-year contract.
		"I believe it is my last game for the national team," Divac said after Yugoslavia's 84-77 overtime win over Argentina in Sunday's title game.
		Yugoslavia has won five times in all, and is the first team to repeat as World champ since Brazil in 1963.
	deseretnews.com /dn/view/0,1249,405029531,00.html

	Elías Larry Ayuso - Art History Online Reference and Guide
		He plays in Puerto Rico on the BSN for the San Germán Athletics and is a member of the 2004 Puerto Rican National Basketball Team.
		Ayuso played in the NBA for the San Antonio Spurs, and has also played for the Humacao Grays and the Quebradillas Pirates both in the BSN, and for the Montegranaro in Italy, the Ionikos in Greece, the Besiktas in Turkey, and the Spartak St. Petersburg in Russia.
		Elías Larry Ayuso (born in March 27, 1977) is a basketball player from Bronx, New York.
	www.arthistoryclub.com /art_history/El%EDas_Larry_Ayuso

	ipedia.com: Wilfred Benitez Article
		His next fight became a historic bout because when he met future world champ Carlos Santos of Ceiba, Puerto Rico, it became the first world championship fight between two Puerto Ricans in boxing history.
		Benitez, a young prodigy who was managed by his father Gregorio Benitez, was a member of one of Puerto Rico 's most famous boxing families, his brothers Frankie Benitez and Gregory Benitez also being top notch contenders in the decade of the 1970s.
		This also proved unsuccessful and he moved back to Puerto Rico, where he is now living with his mother Clara, on a 200 dollar a month pension provided by the WBC.
	www.ipedia.com /wilfred_benitez.html

	Indiana University Athletics - Women's Basketball News Update
		Guard Cyndi Valentin helped her Puerto Rican National team to a second-place finish in the second round of the CBC Championships, and Indiana center Sarah McKay was a member of the Canadian Senior Women& National Team that took part in a four-game exhibition tour in British Columbia.
		BLOOMINGTON, Ind. - The Indiana University women& basketball team will play a 16-game Big Ten Conference schedule in 2004-05 highlighted by a home and home series with 2004 NCAA Final Four participant Minnesota and 2004 Elite Eight participant Penn State, the league office announced on Thursday.
		The quartet was part of the team that completed the tour undefeated with a perfect 4-0 record.
	iuhoosiers.com /womensbasketball/news/04-05/wbk08-12-04.html

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