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Coverage of the 2006 World Basketball Championship - Japan, Aug.19-Sep3, 2006.

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Puerto Rico’s Basketball Tradition: A Brief History

by Alexis Herrera
As a commonwealth of the United States, Puerto Rico has been the direct recipient of many defining aspects of North American culture. American influence is evident in Puerto Rican daily life, and this is manifested in areas as diverse as (...).
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New FIBA ranking

SAITAMA (FIBA World Championship) - After the FIBA World Championship 2006 in Japan, FIBA has announced its new world ranking for men's national teams. Rank Points 1. USA 832.2 2. ARG 720.0 3. ESP 619.0 4. YUG* 508.0 5. LTU 460.0 (...).
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No Gasol, No Problem: Spain wins first-ever world championship (with video highlights)


Saitama, Japan (Basketball News) - Pau Gasol played cheerleader Sunday with a left foot injury, as Jorge Garbajosa and Juan Carlos Navarro more than picked up the slack with 20 points a piece to (...).[+Post a comment

Americans capture bronze medal at world championships


Saitama, Japan (Basketball News) - The United States ended the world championships on a positive note, falling short in its goal of the gold but claiming the bronze medal with a convincing 96-81 (...).[+Post a comment

Déjà vu: Supposedly re-tooled American squad loses to Greece

by Oly Sandor
Once again, the unthinkable has happened. On Friday, the Americans, led by the next generation of NBA stars, were surprised by a resilient Greek squad, losing 101-95 in the semi-finals of the (...).[+Post a comment

Greek tragedy: Americans lose in World Championships (with video highlights)


Saitama, Japan (Basketball News) - The United States men's basketball team fell short of its goal to win the title at the World Basketball Championships, as the hot-shooting Greeks pulled off a (...).[+Post a comment

USA and Greece advance to Semi-Finals


SAITAMA (FIBA World Championship) - European champions Greece and the United States will face off for the right to play for the 2006 FIBA World Championship title after both teams comfortably won (...).[+Post a comment

Americans pull away from Germany to reach World semifinals


Saitama, Japan (Basketball News) - Carmelo Anthony scored 19 points and LeBron James added 13, as the United States advanced to the semifinals of the World Basketball Championships with an 85-65 (...).[+Post a comment

Spain and Argentina advance to Semi-Finals


SAITAMA (FIBA World Championship) - Spain destroyed Lithuania to reach the semi-finals of the FIBA World Championship for the first time in 24 years. The Spaniards, one of the most talented (...).[+Post a comment

Spain, Lithuania, Argentina and Turkey advance at Worlds


Saitama, Japan (Basketball News) - Spain, Lithuania, Argentina and Turkey were second-round winners Saturday at the World Basketball Championships in Japan and have advanced to the (...).[+Post a comment

USA basketball downs Senegal, rolls into second round undefeated


Sapporo, Japan (Basketball News) - LeBron James netted 17 points — 15 in the first half — as the United States cruised past Senegal 103-58 to remain undefeated at the World Basketball (...).[+Post a comment



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