Basketball
Will superstars save Team USA next summer?
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Friday, 13 September 2019 08:49
BEIJING -- From the minute Team USA lost to France in the quarterfinals of the FIBA World Cup earlier this week, USA Basketball had to begin preparing itself for 10 months from now and the Olympics in Tokyo.Fair or not, that is shaping up to be a referendum on the state of the national team.The modern era of Olympic basketball…
U.S. tops Poland to wrap up 7th place at FIBA
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Saturday, 14 September 2019 04:51
BEIJING -- Donovan Mitchell scored 16 points and handed out 10 assists, Joe Harris scored 14 and the U.S. defeated Poland 87-74 on Saturday for seventh place at the World Cup. Khris Middleton had 13 points, six rebounds and six assists for the Americans, who will head home with a 6-2 record -- yet their worst placing ever in a…
Pop: Team USA critics are 'immature, arrogant'
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Saturday, 14 September 2019 06:02
BEIJING -- After finishing seventh in the FIBA World Cup with a victory over Poland on Saturday, Team USA coach Gregg Popovich issued a rebuke for those criticizing his team for its worst-ever showing in a major event."Some people want to play the blame game, there's no blame to be placed anywhere," Popovich said. "They want to play the shame…
NJ to allow Fertitta's casino to accept NBA bets
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Friday, 13 September 2019 15:55
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. -- New Jersey's governor has signed a bill allowing Atlantic City's Golden Nugget casino to accept bets on most National Basketball Association games.Texas billionaire Tilman Fertitta owns the casino -- and also owns the NBA's Houston Rockets.When New Jersey lawmakers legalized sports betting last year, a provision in the law banned team owners from placing or accepting…
Pelicans add defensive guru Bzdelik to staff
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Friday, 13 September 2019 15:39
The New Orleans Pelicans have named Jeff Bzdelik an associate coach for defense and promoted Chris Finch to associate head coach for the offense, the team announced Friday.Bzdelik, 66, worked the past three seasons with the Houston Rockets and received credit for the team's defensive turnaround. He began a stint as associate head coach in 2016, then briefly retired in…
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