Archive for September 16th, 2007
Sunday, September 16th, 2007
Deke Heading Back To Houston
A Houston, Texas television station is reporting that veteran center Dikembe Mutombo will sign for one more season with the Houston Rockets, and then retire from the NBA at the end of the campaign. Houston station KRIV-TV says that the 41 year old veteran decided to return when Rockets General Manager Daryl Morley traveled to Atlanta […]
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Sunday, September 16th, 2007
Russia Squeezes By Spain 60-59 Win Euro Gold Medal
It’s a long way from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania to Moscow but Russian National Team Guard J.R. Holden seems to have found himself a home there. With 2.1 seconds left on the clock in the FIBA Euro-Basket Tournament Finals, when Holden a Pittsburgh native who is now a Russian citizen, took a long jumper that rattled around […]
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Sunday, September 16th, 2007
Lithuania Over Greece 78-69 Win Bronze And Olympic Berth
They partied Sunday night all over Lithuania, from Klaipeda, to Vilnus. Celebrating the accomplishments of their National Basketball Team, as Lithuania defeated Greece 78-79 in the FIBA Euro-Basket Tournament. The victory gives the Lithuanians the Bronze Medal as well as an Olympic berth in the 2008 games to be held in Beijing. Lithuania, quickly got […]
