USA BASKETBALL OLYMPIC ROSTER ANNOUNCED

MVP Kobe Bryant will be heading to his first Olympics, and he'll have LeBron James and Dwyane Wade with him. They will lead a U.S. Olympic basketball team that was announced today. They hope to capture the gold medal in Beijing in August after a third-place showing in Athens four years ago, they'll have plenty of help. Carmelo Anthony and Jason Kidd were among the 12 players placed on the squad. They were joined by Tayshaun Prince, Carlos Boozer, Chris Bosh, Dwight Howard, Chris Paul, Michael Redd and Deron Williams. The Americans open Olympic play against China on Aug. 10.