Archive for September 14th, 2007
Friday, September 14th, 2007
Lithuania Advances To Semi-Finals Beats Croatia 74-72
Croatian Team guard Zoran Planinic led his team with 16 points and 5 assists, but missed two critical shots from the charity stripe that would have tied the game with just over a second remaining. But Lithuania held on as they beat Croatia Friday 74-72 to advance to the FIBA Euro-Basket semi finals. Lithuania was […]
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Friday, September 14th, 2007
Greeks Squeak By Slovenia 63-62
The Greek National Team live to play another round in the FIBA Euro-Basket Tournament being held in Madrid. But they had to stage an amazing comeback to accomplish it. Greece trailed the Slovenian Team 58-42 with less than eight minutes left on the clock. Slovenia then led 61-49 with 2:41 left in regulation. At that […]
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Friday, September 14th, 2007
Yao And Yi Put On A Show Chinese Team Beats NBA Team 101-92
Two of the really good guys in the NBA, Phoenix Suns point guard Steve Nash and Houston Rockets center Yao Ming, got together last March to organize a charity game for Chinese orphans. On Friday that contest took place, as a team of Chinese players led by Yao and Milwaukee Bucks rookie Yi Jianlian took […]
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Friday, September 14th, 2007
Nellie Will Be Back On Bench For Warriors
The San Jose Mercury News is reporting that the Golden State Warriors and head coach Don Nelson have re-worked his contract and he will be back on the bench for the Warriors this season. The Warriors also have a club option to pick up the contract for the 2008-2009 season. Nelson, who was lured out of […]
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Friday, September 14th, 2007
Bell Wants To Leave The Bucks
The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel is reporting that Milwaukee Bucks guard Charlie Bell wants out of Milwaukee. Bell who is a restricted free agent says that if he stays in the NBA it would have to be with another franchise according to his agent Mark Bartelstein. Bartelstein who spoke with the paper on Thursday said that […]
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Friday, September 14th, 2007
Hornets Sign Melvin Ely
The New Orleans Hornets Thursday introduced their newest member, veteran big man Melvin Ely. Terms of the deal were not revealed. Ely spent his 2006-2007 season going from the outhouse to the penthouse as he was traded midway through the year from the Charlotte Bobcats to the San Antonio Spurs. Ely was originally selected with […]
