Basketball

US tops Australia twice in tuneup basketball
CBC.ca - Toronto,Ontario,Canada
(Eugene Hoshiko/Associated Press) The US men's and women's basketball teams each beat Australia on Tuesday in China in final preparations before the Beijing ...
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China Seeing Stars
Hartford Courant - United States
He is proof of China's ascendancy on the world stage, an ambassador to the world and a loyal patriot who returns home to lead the Chinese basketball ...
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John Smallwood: USA basketball guaranteed to be more humble in Beijing
Philadelphia Daily News - Philadelphia,PA,USA
By John Smallwood BEFORE THE 2004 Olympics, US men's basketball co-captain Allen Iverson spoke of having a gold medal draped around his neck as if it were a ...
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China beats Latvia to finish 3rd at women's basketball warm-up
Xinhua - China
5 (Xinhua) -- Miao Lijie, Bian Lan and Chen Xiaoli combined for 40 points as China took a 63-51 victory over Latvia to finish third at an women's basketball ...
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US women to meet Australia in FIBA final
Los Angeles Times - CA,USA
Diana Taurasi scored 21 points, Sylvia Fowles added 15 and the Sparks' Candace Parker added 12 as the 2008 USA Basketball women's national team defeated ...
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Briefs | Pat Summitt to donate $600000 to University of Tennessee
Seattle Times - United States
College basketball Summitt's donation to be shared by Tennessee's Knoxville, Martin campuses: Women's coach Pat Summitt will donate $600000. ...
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TT loses appeal for China's basketball generation
Expressindia.com - New Delhi,India
"Basketball lights up my life, it's the only fun for me and I play as much as I can," said Zhao Chao, 18, who says he puts in at least an hour on the court ...
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2008 Beijing: USA Men's Basketball Preview
NBADraft.net - USA
Follow that up with bronze in 2004 and 2006, and suddenly, people are questioning whether or not the best basketball in the world is actually played in ...
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Extra big stretcher on standby at basketball venue
AFP -
BEIJING (AFP) — The world's tallest basketball players, such as Yao Ming and LeBron James, have special needs and that includes extra big stretchers and ...
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UConn men's basketball: Huskies have another recruit on radar
Norwich Bulletin - Norwich,CT,USA
He just may do it for the UConn men’s basketball team, too. Scott — ranked just outside the nation’s top 50 recruits (51) in the Class of 2009 by Rivals.com ...
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Rising Junior Hargrove Heads to Dominican Republic For Mission ...
Auburn basketball rising junior forward Lucas Hargrove will accompany the Score International team on a mission and basketball trip to the Dominican Republic Wednesday through Aug. 12.
CSTV.com Headlines: Men's Basketball - http://www.cstv.com

DAVE THOMAS GETS SET FOR ANOTHER AUSTRALIAN PRO SEASON
by basketball.ca staff CAIRNS, Australia - Canadian Senior Men's National Team member Dave Thomas arrived here Monday to begin training with the Cairn Taipans of Australia's National Basketball League (NBL). The Taipans announced the ...
Canada Basketball - http://www.basketball.ca

Paw Prints - Football & Men’s Basketball News - 8/5
By Ian
With the links being light for the UConn Huskies football preseason training, once again I give you a combination of UConn football and men’s basketball news. With all their layoffs and buyouts as of late, the Hartford Courant has ...
SOX & Dawgs - http://soxanddawgs.com

Wolfpack basketball keeps eyes on Georgia
When Sidney Lowe became NC State's basketball coach just more than two years ago, fans had visions of tapping the fertile Washington, DC, recruiting market for players. Lowe and staff members Pete Strickland and Quentin Jackson all are ...
CharlotteObserver.com Most Recent... - http://www.charlotteobserver.com

Mailbag: Which freshmen will stand out?
By Andrew Skwara
Pure ability is the best way to project the best freshmen in college basketball. But there are other factors to consider, as some of the most talented recruits have more opportunity than others. Team success also has a major role. ...
College Basketball -- Rivals.com... - http://collegebasketball.rivals.com/