For U.S. basketballers, Seoul proved to be a painful split decision. The American women, sparked by 1984 veterans Anne Donovan and Teresa Edwards, broke away against Yugoslavia to win their second straight gold medal, 77-70. "This one's more special than '84," said Donovan. "All the best teams were here, especially the Russians." The U.S. rolled over the Soviet women in the semifinals, 102-88, and the gold-medal game was largely an anticlimax. The U.S. men, surprisingly, never made it to the finals. Despite having eight first-round N.B.A. draft picks on the team, they were ambushed in the semis by a seasoned Soviet...
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