NBA

Billups, Durant key US rout of Angola (AP)

Tue, 07 Sep 2010 00:00:50 +0000

Chauncey Billups scored 19 points, Kevin Durant had 17, and the United States powered into the quarterfinals of the world championship with a 121-66 victory over Angola on Monday. With Durant scoring 17 and Billups 16 in the first half, the Americans saved their most impressive performance in Istanbul for the knockout round, overwhelming the Angolans from the start after a couple of lackluster…

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Turkoglu has 20 as Turkey ousts France (AP)

Mon, 06 Sep 2010 05:02:11 +0000

Turkey used a 21-4 run spanning the second and third quarters on Sunday to eliminate France from the basketball world championship with a 95-77 win. Phoenix Suns forward Hedo Turkoglu scored 20 points and Sinan Guler added 17 for Turkey, which played its first tournament game in the new Sinan Erdem Dome.

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Coach K pleased with young US team (AP)

Mon, 06 Sep 2010 01:58:28 +0000

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…

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Brezec, Dragic key Slovenia’s easy win (AP)

Mon, 06 Sep 2010 00:54:56 +0000

Jaka Lokovic scored 19 points and Slovenia hit 16 of 33 3-pointers to eliminate Australia 87-58 Sunday in the round of 16 at the basketball world championship. Lokovic’s corner 3-pointer in the game’s opening seconds sparked a 12-0 run. Primoz Brezec of the Milwaukee Bucks had 12 points and Goran Dragic added 10 points and eight assists for Slovenia.

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Rubio, Fernandez lift Spain to quarters (AP)

Sun, 05 Sep 2010 05:02:37 +0000

Juan Carlos Navarro scored 22 points for Spain in an 80-72 victory that eliminated Greece from the basketball world championships Saturday. The Spaniards made 8 of 18 3-pointers and used a 13-3 run in the fourth quarter to push ahead during the game in the round of 16. Greece closed within 72-68 on Vasileios Spanoulis’ layup with 1:01 left in the game, but Ricky Rubio answered with two free…

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Fernandez gets Spain into quarters (AP)

Sun, 05 Sep 2010 03:56:56 +0000

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Krstic helps Serbia beat Croatia 73-72 (AP)

Sun, 05 Sep 2010 02:07:48 +0000

Oklahoma City Thunder center Nenad Krstic had 16 points and Aleksander Rasic scored five points in the last 21 seconds to help Serbia edge Croatia 73-72 in the round of 16 at the basketball world championship Saturday. Croatian guard Marko Popovic made two free throws with 5 seconds left to tie the game at 72, but Rasic was fouled by Davor Kus as he attempted a shot with 1 second left.

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US practices, expects to look sharper (AP)

Sun, 05 Sep 2010 01:42:11 +0000

After one lackluster victory during pool play, Mike Krzyzewski encountered some feistier competition in his news conference than the U.S. faced on the court. “Why didn’t the USA score more?” one reporter asked. “Why isn’t the team practicing?” questioned another. Maybe the two issues were related.

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Bucks sign 2nd-round pick Hobson (AP)

Sat, 04 Sep 2010 23:38:49 +0000

The Milwaukee Bucks have signed second-round draft pick Darington Hobson. The 6-foot-7, 210-pound junior was taken 37th overall out of New Mexico in this year’s draft. Terms were not disclosed when the signing was announced Friday. Hobson averaged 16.4 points, 8.8 rebounds and 3.6 assists over three college seasons, the first two at Eastern Utah.

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US faces navigable road at worlds (AP)

Sat, 04 Sep 2010 03:47:18 +0000

All around them, the Americans find compelling matchups for the round of 16: a rematch of the 2006 title game; a coach facing a home country he led to an Olympic gold medal; two bitter rivals to get it all started. All the while, a fairly navigable road right to the semifinals was emerging for the United States.

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