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Former Siena Saints basketball star Alex Franklin has been named to the Puerto Rican National Team for the upcoming World Cup of Basketball in Spain (Aug. 30), Franklin tweeted out. Franklin spent four years in a Saints uniform, becoming part of one of the best units in Siena history...

Today, a match between the two most mismatched teams in soccer history may be happening in the FIFA Confederations Cup, as defending World Cup and European Cup champions Spain take on Tahiti, who may give up 100 goals today to the best team in the world.

The U.S. men's basketball team was able to capture gold at the 2012 Olympic Games by beating Spain 107-100 on Sunday.

The USA men's basketball team played Argentina in the group stage of the Olympic tournament. It was a close game through one half, then the Americans seized control in the latter stages to win comfortably. Today's semifinal followed the same script, with the US winning 109-83.

Italy pulled off a huge win on Thursday against Germany, 2-1. Now they will have to face Spain in the 2012 Euro Cup final.

This weekend's sports landscape featured an international soccer friendly between the U.S. and Spain.  I was lucky enough to be there when the World Cup champions brought the fury of their game down on Gillette Stadium in Foxboro, with disastrous results for the U.S. Make sure to check out the gallery of my pictures included at the top of the article - and their captions, AND THEIR CAPTIONS - to