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The United States won their third straight gold medal in men's Olympic basketball, hammering Serbia 96-66 in the final at the Rio Games on Sunday.

The dominant U.S. women's basketball team won a sixth consecutive Olympic gold medal in impressive fashion, routing Spain 101-72 on Saturday.

The U.S. men's basketball team has advanced to its third straight Olympic gold-medal game, beating Spain 82-76 on Friday.

France eliminated Canada 68-63 in the women's basketball quarter-finals at the Rio Olympics.

Kia Nurse and the Canadians lost their final two games heading into their matchup with the fourth-ranked French. However, France has looked mortal in its two pool losses. Here are three key factors that could decide which team advances to the semifinals.

Spain rode a dominant fourth quarter to a comfortable 73-60 win over Canada on Sunday in the final round-robin game for both countries in the Olympic women's basketball tournament.

Klay Thompson ended an Olympic-long slump with seven 3-pointers and 30 points, and the Americans needed almost all of them to hold off France 100-97 on Sunday in men's basketball action in Rio.

Having already clinched a spot in the Olympic quarter-finals, Canada is looking to secure second place in its group as it takes on Spain in its final preliminary game on Sunday.

Canada lost 81-51 to the United States Friday in the women's basketball preliminary round in Rio.

Carmelo Anthony's 31 points helped the United States men's basketball team avoid a seismic upset and defeat Australia 98-88 Wednesday night in Rio.