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 NBA: Penney scores 25 to guide New Zealand into next round
Kirk Penney scored 25 points to help New Zealand surge into the knockout round of the basketball world championships with an 82-70 win over France on Thursday.
NBA: Germany breezes past Jordan in final FIBA game for both
Tibor Pleiss scored 23 points to give Germany a 91-73 win over Jordan on Thursday in a match between two eliminated teams at the basketball world championship.
USA Today: USA sleepwalks through 2nd half in easy win against Tunisia
Eric Gordon scored 21 points as the United States pulled away from Tunisia after sleepwalking through the first half, winning 92-57 on Thursday ...
 Yahoo!: Hawks sign free agent C Etan Thomas (AP)
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-yearcareer, which includes 74 starts.
Yahoo!: Varejao, Barbosa power Brazil into 3rd (AP)
Marcelo Machado scored 18 points, Anderson Varejao grabbed 12 rebounds in his longest stint at the world championship, and Brazil clinched third place in Group B with a 92-74 victory over Croatia on Thursday. Brazil (3-2) bounced back from a pair of narrow losses to earn a meeting with South American rival Argentina on Tuesday.
Sports Blogs: FreeDarko.com :: House of Mirrors
Tonight, Ill be at Storm-Mercury, a game I strongly urge you to watch. I devoted much of a recent Works to Lauren Jacksons brilliance; tonight, shell be crowned the leagues MVP. It will be her third such award. The Storm do some unreal things when they really get moving, and the Mercury, who are every bit the WNBAs answer to the Suns, will certainly enc ...
Sports Blogs: Celtics Town :: This is where I (almost) overreact to the sight of Perk walking without crutches
For whatever reason, the video (of Kendrick Perkins addressing a crowd of middle schoolers/walking without crutches) wont load. Just click here to watch it on ESPN Boston. Ah, the NBA offseason. The time of year when people see one of their teams players giving a speech at some random school and think, Hell yeah! Hes
Sports Blogs: Arsenalist :: How Deluded Are We As Raptors Fans?
As the most recent Raptors Republic Poll shows (over 1500 voted), if close to 50% of us think Bargnani is a Top 10 centre in the NBA, some are now asking the question: Just how deluded are we as fans?
Sports Blogs: Celtics Town :: Delonte West, a solution with problems
Problems. Delonte West has some, no doubt. The man has issues, deep, dark ones that have haunted him at times in the past. Problems. The Celtics have some, but fewer today than they had at the beginning of yesterday. And thats because they signed Delonte West. West has many problems, but for the Celtics he
Sports Blogs: Celtics Town :: Links to Celtics sign Delonte West stories from around the web
Here are links to some of the best stories from around the web discussing the Delonte West signing. More analysis to come from Celtics Town later in the day, so check back often. Zach Lowe, Celtics Hub: Let’s be clear: This is a great deal for the Celtics. They are getting a league average player
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Seattle's Jackson claims third WNBA MVP honor
Ian Thomsen: Best free-agent bargain? Turn to Miami
Hawks sign 6-10 Thomas to bulk up frontcourt
FIBA Wrap: Argentina falls, knockout round set
Chris Mannix: Fast Breaks: USA vs. Tunisia
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Atlanta Hawks sign veteran center Etan Thomas
Reserves make impact as Lithuania easily topples Lebanon
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·NBA Rookie Rankings: The Big 5
David Thorpe breaks down the five best rookies and updates the progress on other first-rounders.
·Lethargic U.S. team dominates Tunisia at worlds
Eric Gordon scored 21 points and the United States pulled away after a sluggish first half to beat Tunisia 92-57 on Thursday in its final game of pool play at the world championship.
·FIBA world championship: Serbia upsets Argentina, Spain beats Canada, Australia beats Angola, Ivory Coast beats Puerto Rico
Australia beats Angola, Spain beats Canada, and Ivory Coast beats Puerto Rico at FIBA world championships
·Atlanta Hawks sign veteran center Etan Thomas
The Atlanta Hawks have signed free agent center Etan Thomas to add bulk in the frontcourt.
·Boston Celtics to re-sign guard Delonte West
The Boston Celtics will re-sign guard Delonte West.
·Carlos Boozer has lofty goals for Chicago Bulls
Carlos Boozer is thinking big in his first season with the Bulls.
·New Denver Nuggets front office focusing on Carmelo Anthony
Now that the Denver Nuggets have their management team in place, they're developing a strategy to keep All-Star Carmelo Anthony in powder blue and gold.
·Not guilty plea for former NBA, Michigan State player Jay Vincent but deal looms
Court filings show a plea bargain is in the works for ex-Michigan State basketball star and retired NBA player Jay Vincent, who appeared in court Tuesday on charges in a $2 million Internet scam.
·Miami Heat sign second-round pick Da'Sean Butler
Former West Virginia star Da'Sean Butler has signed with the Miami Heat, becoming the team's 18th player under contract going into training camp.
·FIBA: 100 players will be drug-tested at World Basketball championships
Basketball's governing body says more than 100 random drug tests will be conducted at the world championship, its largest program ever.
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·US sluggish vs. Tunisia but goes to 5-0 (AP)
With nothing to play for, the United States looked as if it didn't want to play. Outworked and outhustled, the Americans led winless Tunisia by only four points early in the third quarter before turning the game into a rout over the final 15 minutes of a 92-57 victory Thursday. Eric Gordon scored 21 points for the U.S., which had already clinched first place in its group and was more interested...
·Krstic helps Serbia upset Argentina (AP)
Aleksandar Rasic made four free throws in the last 11 seconds Thursday to help Serbia upset top-ranked Argentina 84-82 and win Group A at the basketball world championship. Argentina captain and Houston Rockets forward Luis Scola sank two free throws with 38 seconds left to makeit 77-77, but Serbia's Dusko Savanovic hit a 3-pointer with 18 seconds remaining.
·James may see Miami-Ohio St. in Columbus (AP)
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 ClevelandCavaliers star isn't rooting for the Hurricanes.
·Hawks sign free agent C Etan Thomas (AP)
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-yearcareer, which includes 74 starts.
·Varejao, Barbosa power Brazil into 3rd (AP)
Marcelo Machado scored 18 points, Anderson Varejao grabbed 12 rebounds in his longest stint at the world championship, and Brazil clinched third place in Group B with a 92-74 victory over Croatia on Thursday. Brazil (3-2) bounced back from a pair of narrow losses to earn a meeting with South American rival Argentina on Tuesday.
·Fernandez helps reigning champ Spain win (AP)
Spain finished Group D play at the basketball world championship with consecutive strong games, routing winless Canada 89-67 Thursday. The defending champions started slowly but won their final two games by a total of 56 points. Spain will finish as either the six-nation group'ssecond- or third-seeded team going into the knockout rounds.
·Dragic, Slovenia in elimination stage (AP)
Goran Dragic of the Phoenix Suns scored 18 points, and Slovenia surged into the elimation stage of the world championship with a 65-60 victory over Iran on Thursday. The Slovenians (4-1) won their last three games after losing to the United States to take the No. 2 seed from Group B. They will face Australia, the No.
·Mills lifts Australia into next round (AP)
Australia beat Angola 76-55 Thursday to clinch third place in Group A of the basketball world championship. Patty Mills had 11 points for Australia, which broke open the game with an 11-0 run in the second quarter. No player scored in double figures for Angola, which played without top scorer Olimpio Cipriano.
·Barea, Puerto Rico ousted from worlds (AP)
Charles Abouo scored 19 points to lead Ivory Coast to an 88-79 win over Puerto Rico on Thursday at the basketball world championship. Despite the win, China will move on to Istanbul on a point differential ahead of the Ivory Coast and Puerto Rico in Group C. Mohamed Kone had double-double with 17 points and 10 rebounds and Mamadou Lamizana added 17 points for the Ivory Coast.
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·USA sleepwalks through 2nd half in easy win against Tunisia
Eric Gordon scored 21 points as the United States pulled away from Tunisia after sleepwalking through the first half, winning 92-57 on Thursday ...
·Politics aside, USA beats Iran to secure a top seed at worlds
In the political arena, Iran vs. the United States is a matchup that gets attention. In a basketball arena, not so much.
·Embattled guard Delonte West returning to Celtics
Delonte West is returning to the Boston Celtics.
·Argentina, Spain, Angola, Lithuania among teams advancing at worlds
Top-ranked Argentina won its fourth straight game at the basketball world championship by defeating winless Jordan 88-79.
·Nuggets introduce GM Ujiri, target Carmelo Anthony return
Now that the Denver Nuggets have their management team in place, they're developing a strategy to keep All-Star Carmelo Anthony in powder blue ...
·Lithuania rallies to stop Spain at hoops worlds; Turkey rolls
Lithuania rallied from an 18-point second-half deficit to beat Spain 76-73 Tuesday in a game between the two Group D favorites at the basketball ...
·Team USA survives Brazil, leaps to 3-0 at basketball worlds
The United States survived its first tough test at the world championships, edging Brazil 70-68 on Monday when Leandro Barbosa's shot rattled ...
·With a few new pieces in place, Bucks could ascend in the East
Despite being a playoff team that won 46 regular-season games and was a sixth seed, the Milwaukee Bucks quietly retooled this offseason and could ...
·Argentina stays unbeaten at hoops worlds; Iran wins its first
Luis Scola scored 32 points to help put Argentina on the verge of a place in the second round of the basketball world championship with a 91-70 ...
·Spain bounces back, Germany wins thriller at worlds
Marc Gasol dunked, Rudy Fernandez hit three-pointers and Ricky Rubio dished out assists to all of them as defending champion Spain found its ...
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