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More Featured Stories Coach K pleased, but US faces higher expectations (AP) Yahoo Sports - 09/05/2010 Those predicting that the United States will fall short of a world championship are focusing on the back of the jerseys. They no longer include names such as BRYANT or JAMES. Those expecting the Americans to win anyway do so because of what's still on the front. "I think there is a certain element that does persist that because we have USA on our jersey, that's good enough," USA... Grizzlies Team Report (Yahoo! Sports) Yahoo Sports - 09/04/2010 First-round rookie draft choice Xavier Henry is still unsigned.
The Grizzlies are offering Henry 100 percent of the rookie salary and have proposed that the additional 20 percent be earned through bonuses. It has been customary for NBA lottery picks to receive 120 percent of the slotted salary without hurdles to leap. The Grizzlies' proposed incentive package includes participation in summer league (Henry skipped it because he was unsigned), a two-week workout program with the team's training staff and satisfying one of the following: play in NBA rookie/sophomore game during All-Star weekend, or earn an all-rookie selection, or average 15 minutes in at least 70 games. Grizzlies owner Michael Heisley said he's only doing what he thinks is right. "It's... Slovenia tops Iran, meets Australia in round of 16 (AP) Yahoo Sports - 09/02/2010 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. Worlds Capsules (AP) Yahoo Sports - 09/02/2010 Eric Gordon scored 21 points and the United States pulled away after a sluggish first half to beat Tunisia 92-57 Thursday in its final game of pool play at the world championship. With nothing to play for, the Americans sleepwalked through most of the early start, leading the winless team by only four points early in the third quarter before turning it into a rout over the final 15 minutes. US wins first meeting with Iran, stays unbeaten (AP) Yahoo Sports - 09/01/2010 In the political arena, Iran vs. the United States is a matchup that gets attention. In a basketball arena, not so much. "For me, it's a normal game," Iran captain Mahdi Kamrany said. The United States won it easily, earning a top seed in the knockout round of the world championship with an 88-51 victory Wednesday in the first meeting between the countries with a history of contentious... Suicide lines: Piping hot Dwayne Jones news; Iran wins (Yahoo! Sports) Yahoo Sports - 08/31/2010 Each weekday morning, BDL serves up a handful of NBA-related stories to digest with your almonds and honey. Iran holds on for first win in world championship (AP) Yahoo Sports - 08/30/2010 Iran earned its first victory ever at basketball's world championship, blowing most of a 24-point lead before holding on to beat Tunisia 71-58 on Monday. Hamed Haddadi of the Memphis Grizzlies had 23 points and 13 rebounds for the Iranians (1-2), whose lead was down to three in the final minutes before they pulled away again. Croatia withstands Haddadi, easily beats Iran (AP) Yahoo Sports - 08/29/2010 Roko Ukic and Bojan Bogdanovic both scored 13 points, and Croatia easily withstood Iran's one-man show in a 75-54 victory Sunday at the basketball world championship. Hamed Haddadi, who plays for the Memphis Grizzlies, had 27 points for Iran (0-2), but Arsalan Kazemi was the only other player in double figures with 12 for the Asia champions. Defending champion Spain bounces back after loss (AP) Yahoo Sports - 08/29/2010 Spain, the defending champion at the basketball world championship, bounced back from its opening-day loss with a 101-84 victory over New Zealand on Sunday. Ricky Rubio had 11 assists for Spain (1-1), which lost 72-66 to France. Spain, which opened the game on a 13-3 run, finished 10 of 20 from 3-point range and 21 of 25 at the free throw line. Spain rout New Zealand 101-84 at worlds (AP) Yahoo Sports - 08/29/2010 A day after its upset defeat by France, Spain routed New Zealand 101-84 Sunday in their second Group D game of the world championships. Marc Gasol was dunking, Rudy Fernandez was hitting threes and skying for alley-oops and Ricky Rubio was dishing assists to them all. It was like old times for powerhouse Spain, which had been struggling until routing New Zealand in the opening round of the world... |
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