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Scola has 37 to get Argentina by Brazil (AP)

Yahoo! Sports - NBA News — Wed, 08 Sep 2010 01:29:00 +0000

Luis Scola scored 37 points, carrying Argentina to a thrilling 93-89 victory over Brazil on Tuesday and into the quarterfinals of the world championship. Overcoming a regional rival guided by the coach who led them to their greatest glory, Argentina advanced to play Lithuania on Thursday. Scola, the Houston Rockets forward who came in as the tournament's leader with 29 points per game, scored...

Dwight Howard provides dying woman with bucket of memories

OrlandoSentinel.com - Orlando Magic — Tue, 07 Sep 2010 23:42:00 +0000

Kay Kellogg, who has Stage 3 Multiple Myeloma, had only one thing on her bucket list: meet Dwight Howard Her bucket list included just one item.

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Nets waive F May after stress fracture (AP)

Yahoo! Sports - NBA News — Tue, 07 Sep 2010 22:58:49 +0000

The New Jersey Nets have waived forward Sean May. Nets general manager Billy King said Tuesday that May suffered a stress fracture to his left foot during a workout last week. King said the team believes the four- to eight-week rehab period would not afford May a legitimate chance to make the roster. May signed with the Nets on Aug.

Kleiza’s 30 lift Lithuania into quarters (AP)

Yahoo! Sports - NBA News — Tue, 07 Sep 2010 17:09:42 +0000

Linas Kleiza scored 30 points Tuesday to help send Lithuania into the quarterfinals of the basketball world championship with a 78-67 win over China. China jumped out to a 16-5 lead, but Lithuania used a 16-2 run in the second quarter to go ahead 36-31 with 3:20 left. A 16-3 run then put Lithuania up 64-51 entering the fourth quarter.

Orlando Magic convince hundreds of children to flush their toilets (Yahoo! Sports)

Tue, 07 Sep 2010 16:05:54 +0000

NBA teams love getting new arenas. Not only do they look beautiful, they also bring in a whole lot of money.

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Dwight Howard has a day-care run-in

Tue, 07 Sep 2010 12:09:00 +0000

To most NBA fans, Dwight Howard has a sterling reputation as a good guy.

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Mozgov helps Russia reach world quarters (AP)

Yahoo! Sports - NBA News — Mon, 06 Sep 2010 21:44:27 +0000

Russia reached the quarterfinals of basketball's world championships against the United States, beating New Zealand 78-56 Monday after Andrey Vorontsevich had 18 points and 11 rebounds. Timofey Mozgov, Russia's 2.16-meter (7-foot-1) center who recently signed for the New York Knicks, added 16 points and seven rebounds.

Billups, Durant key US rout of Angola (AP)

Yahoo! Sports - NBA News — Mon, 06 Sep 2010 19:59:52 +0000

Before it can win a world championship, the United States needed to start looking like a world champion. Kevin Durant, Chauncey Billups and the rest of the Americans finally had that appearance Monday, powering into the quarterfinals with a 121-66 victory over Angola. "Obviously we want to stay humble, but at the same time we have to know that we can do it," forward Kevin Love said.

Turkey beats France 95-77 (AP)

OrlandoSentinel.com - Orlando Magic — Sun, 05 Sep 2010 22:02:11 +0000

Turkey used a 21-4 run spanning the second and third quarters on Sunday to eliminate France from the basketball world championship with a 95-77 win.

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Turkoglu has 20 as Turkey ousts France (AP)

Yahoo! Sports - NBA News — Sun, 05 Sep 2010 22:02:11 +0000

Turkey used a 21-4 run spanning the second and third quarters on Sunday to eliminate France from the basketball world championship with a 95-77 win. Phoenix Suns forward Hedo Turkoglu scored 20 points and Sinan Guler added 17 for Turkey, which played its first tournament game in the new Sinan Erdem Dome.

Coach K pleased with young US team (AP)

Yahoo! Sports - NBA News — Sun, 05 Sep 2010 18:58:28 +0000

Those predicting that the United States will fall short of a world championship are focusing on the back of the jerseys. They no longer include names such as BRYANT or JAMES. Those expecting the Americans to win anyway do so because of what's still on the front. "I think there is a certain element that does persist that because we have USA on our jersey, that's good enough," USA...

Krzyzewski satisfied with his team, but Americans know more is expected of them

OrlandoSentinel.com - Orlando Magic — Sun, 05 Sep 2010 18:42:00 +0000

ISTANBUL (AP) — Those predicting that the United States will fall short of a world championship are focusing on the back of the jerseys.

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Brezec, Dragic key Slovenia’s easy win (AP)

Yahoo! Sports - NBA News — Sun, 05 Sep 2010 18:32:46 +0000

Jaka Lokovic scored 19 points and Slovenia hit 16 of 33 3-pointers to eliminate Australia 87-58 Sunday in the round of 16 at the basketball world championship. Lokovic's corner 3-pointer in the game's opening seconds sparked a 12-0 run and Slovenia never looked back. Primoz Brezec of the Milwaukee Bucks had 12 points and Goran Dragic added 10 points and eight assists for Slovenia.

Rubio, Fernandez lift Spain to quarters (AP)

Yahoo! Sports - NBA News — Sat, 04 Sep 2010 22:02:37 +0000

Juan Carlos Navarro scored 22 points for Spain in an 80-72 victory that eliminated Greece from the basketball world championships Saturday. The Spaniards made 8 of 18 3-pointers and used a 13-3 run in the fourth quarter to push ahead during the game in the round of 16. Greece closed within 72-68 on Vasileios Spanoulis' layup with 1:01 left in the game, but Ricky Rubio answered with two free...

Krstic helps Serbia beat Croatia 73-72 (AP)

Yahoo! Sports - NBA News — Sat, 04 Sep 2010 19:07:48 +0000

Oklahoma City Thunder center Nenad Krstic had 16 points and Aleksander Rasic scored five points in the last 21 seconds to help Serbia edge Croatia 73-72 in the round of 16 at the basketball world championship Saturday. Croatian guard Marko Popovic made two free throws with 5 seconds left to tie the game at 72, but Rasic was fouled by Davor Kus as he attempted a shot with 1 second left.

Bucks sign 2nd-round pick Hobson (AP)

Yahoo! Sports - NBA News — Sat, 04 Sep 2010 16:38:49 +0000

The Milwaukee Bucks have signed second-round draft pick Darington Hobson. The 6-foot-7, 210-pound junior was taken 37th overall out of New Mexico in this year's draft. Terms were not disclosed when the signing was announced Friday. Hobson averaged 16.4 points, 8.8 rebounds and 3.6 assists over three college seasons, the first two at Eastern Utah.

US faces navigable road at worlds (AP)

Yahoo! Sports - NBA News — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 20:47:18 +0000

All around them, the Americans find compelling matchups for the round of 16: a rematch of the 2006 title game; a coach facing a home country he led to an Olympic gold medal; two bitter rivals to get it all started. All the while, a fairly navigable road right to the semifinals was emerging for the United States.

Team USA improves to 5-0 at world championships

Yahoo! Sports - NBA News — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 14:28:00 +0000

Eric Gordon scored 21 points for the Americans

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James may see Miami-Ohio St. in Columbus (AP)

Yahoo! Sports - NBA News — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 13:20:04 +0000

LeBron James didn't change all his teams this summer. James posted on his Twitter feed Thursday that he's considering going to Columbus, Ohio, on Sept. 11 to see the matchup between No. 2 Ohio State -- his longtime team of choice -- and No. 13 Miami. And no, the former Cleveland Cavaliers star isn't rooting for the Hurricanes.

Hawks sign free agent C Etan Thomas (AP)

Yahoo! Sports - NBA News — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 21:42:14 +0000

The Atlanta Hawks have signed free agent center Etan Thomas to add bulk in the frontcourt. The 6-foot-10 Thomas spent most of his career with the Washington Wizards but finished last season with Oklahoma City. He's averaged 5.8 point and 4.8 rebounds per game over his eight-year career, which includes 74 starts.