CBSSp 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. Hes averaged 5.8 point and 4.8 rebounds per game over his eight-year career, which includes 74 starts.
Hawks [...]
Posted on September 4th, 2010 by admin
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CBSSpo With nothing to play for, the United States looked as if it didnt 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 [...]
Posted on September 3rd, 2010 by admin
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CBSSpo In the political arena, Iran vs. the United States is a matchup that gets attention.
In a basketball arena, not so much.
“For me, its a normal game,” Iran captain Mahdi Kamrany said.
Kevin Durant chips in 12 points for the U.S., which improves to 4-0 in the tourney. (AP) The [...]
Posted on September 2nd, 2010 by admin
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CBSS Tickets have gone on sale for the first regular-season NBA games in Europe.
The New Jersey Nets and Toronto Raptors will play a pair of games at the O2 Arena in London on March 4-5, and the NBA is planning a week of activities across Britain for the occasion, including basketball clinics and [...]
Posted on September 1st, 2010 by admin
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CBSS Former West Virginia star DaSean Butler has signed with the Miami Heat, becoming the teams 18th player under contract going into training camp.
Butler was the 42nd pick in this years draft. He was projected as a potential lottery choice before he tore a ligament in his left knee during the Mountaineers Final [...]
Posted on August 31st, 2010 by admin
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CBSSpor An arena that was nearly covered in Slovenian green grew louder with every U.S. miss.
Playing a rare early game, the United States had stalled after a quick start, and a double-digit lead was down to five as halftime approached.
FIBA World Championships Related links Young: Turning defense into offense wins this [...]
Posted on August 30th, 2010 by admin
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CBSSpor Kevin Durant scored 14 points and got the United States started on a dominant second-quarter stretch in a 106-78 victory over Croatia on Saturday in its opening game at the world championship.
Eric Gordon made four 3-pointers and had 16 points to lead the Americans, who turned a close game into a blowout [...]
Posted on August 29th, 2010 by admin
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CBSSpor Basketballs governing body has rejected Greeces appeal of two player suspensions stemming from a brawl in a game against Serbia.
Patrick Baumann, FIBAs secretary general, said the punishment given to Antonis Fotsis and Sofoklis Schortsanitis will stand, and the players will miss the first two games of the world championships that open Saturday. [...]
Posted on August 28th, 2010 by admin
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CBSSports. Danny Ferry is returning to the San Antonio Spurs.
The former general manager for the Cavaliers will be vice president of basketball operations for the Spurs. He will be reunited with coach Gregg Popovich and general manager R.C. Buford after leaving for Cleveland in 2005.
Ferry led the Cavs through the most [...]
Posted on August 27th, 2010 by admin
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CBSSports.com The United States breezed to one last exhibition victory before the start of the world basketball championships, not that coach Mike Krzyzewski seemed to care.
Hes just happy that his group brimming with youthful exuberance is ready to play.
“The score doesnt really matter, it was just an exhibition game,” Krzyzewski said [...]
Posted on August 26th, 2010 by admin
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