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MADRID - With golden confetti raining on their heads and Party in the U.S.A ringing in their ears, it must have been hard for the U.S. basketball players to hear anything. Doesnt matter. They had stopped listening long ago. All the questions about their talent, the doubts about their ability, were put down as easily as their opponents. It kind of was, again, a smack to our face, saying the U.S. was sending the B-team to go play in the World Cup, forward Kenneth Faried said. Just because LeBrons not here, Kobes not here, (Kevin) Durants not here, doesnt mean anything. We can step up and win the gold, too. Thats what we did tonight. And just like every other game, the Americans did it easily. Tournament MVP Kyrie Irving made all six of his 3-point attempts and scored 26 points, and the U.S. repeated as world champion for the first time by crushing Serbia 129-92 on Sunday in the Basketball World Cup. James Harden added 23 points for the Americans, who made 11 of 16 3-pointers in a sensational-shooting first half, adding one final romp to a tournament full of them. This depleted team that was supposedly weak enough to lose was too good to be touched. Obviously we didnt have a very close game all tournament, but for that to happen we had to play hard for 40 minutes and not relax and not give any inch while we were out there, guard Stephen Curry said. The Americans came in winning by 32.5 points per game and their closest victory in the tournament was by 21 points over Turkey. They thought they would get a tough game Sunday, but were simply too good to let that happen. They finished at 58 per cent from the field. They made 15 of 30 3-point attempts and had eight of their 12 players score in double figures. I think the results were dominant, but we had spurts of dominance in a lot of games, U.S. coach Mike Krzyzewski said. And we had tough games and then all of a sudden wed have a spurt and it looked like we dominated. Tonight we had like about a 35-minute spurt. The Americans were supposed to have All-Star forwards Durant, Kevin Love and Blake Griffin, who all informed USA Basketball not long before the tournament that they would be unavailable. But Irving and Harden stuck around, and despite sending the youngest U.S. team since NBA players debuted in 1992, the Americans remained as dominant as ever. They have won 63 straight games a€” 45 in official FIBA events and 18 in exhibition play a€” and are automatically qualified for the 2016 Olympics in Brazil. LeBron James, Durant, Carmelo Anthony and Chris Paul might want to return for that competition. But the Americans will have to leave room for some players from this team, which has loads of young talent that figures to get even better from the time it spent together. It was the fifth world title for the Americans, tying Yugoslavia for the most all-time. And the second for Derrick Rose, who used this tournament as his return after missing most of the last two seasons following a pair of knee surgeries, along with Curry and Rudy Gay. It was the first medal for Serbia, which had been a part of Yugoslavia when it won five. The Yugoslavians had been the last repeat champions, winning in 1998 and 2002. The Serbians were only 2-3 in the group stage but then routed previously unbeaten Greece and Brazil before building a big lead and holding on for a 90-85 semifinal victory over France, which had beat them in the group stage and knocked out tournament co-favourite Spain in the quarters. Serbia carried that momentum into the early moments of this one. Using a fluid offence that produced layups and dunks, Serbia opened the biggest lead any team had against the U.S. in this tournament when Miroslav Raduljicas three-point play made it 15-7. That was wiped out in a minute, and Serbias hopes of winning didnt last much longer. I dont think anything worked what we planned, but nevertheless Im still happy with the effort that we put on the floor, Serbia coach Sasha Djordjevic said. Harden had a three-point play and a 3-pointer, DeMarcus Cousins tied it with a pair of free throws, and then Irving had a jumper, 3-pointer and layup to cap a 15-0 burst that made it 22-15. Irving hit a couple more 3s in an 11-0 run later in the quarter that provided a 35-19 cushion, and the Americans poured it on midway through the second in making it 56-30 after back-to-back 3s by Irving and Harden. France beat Lithuania 95-93 on Saturday for the bronze. Yeezy China . Dallas (2-0-1) sits atop the Western Conference with an MLS-best seven points. 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A person close to the situation said the Colts are checking the right quad, though a full diagnosis has not yet been made. The person spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because the Colts have not publicly disclosed details of the injury. Thomas appeared to reinjure his right leg during a team drill as he ended up on the ground. The 6-foot-4, 303-pound Connecticut native quickly got up, then limped behind his teammates and tried to walk off the injury. A few moments later, Thomas put both of his hands on top of his head. The Colts remain hopeful Thomas, who also had off-season surgery to repair a torn biceps, will make it back to the field soon. Thomas return was expected to help solidify the Colts offensive line, which used six different starting lineups in the final six regular-season games last year.dddddddddddd That wasnt the only scare for Indianapolis on Wednesday. Receiver T.Y. Hilton also missed the end of the afternoon practice after jamming a finger on his right hand. Tight end Dwayne Allen, who had a season-ending hip injury last year, cornerback Vontae Davis and safety LaRon Landry all sat out for precautionary reasons. All five players were projected to start this season. The Colts are already without running back Vick Ballard who is expected to undergo season-ending surgery on his torn left Achilles tendon. Ballard led the Colts in rushing in 2012 and was trying to return from a torn ACL in his right knee that forced him to miss the last 15 games in 2013. The Colts did have one notable return from the injury front: Running back Trent Richardson worked out in shoulder pads Wednesday for the first time since camp opened. He had not participated in any workouts since Friday. ' ' '