Terreno Deportivo HEAT Re-Sign Dorell Wright
The Miami HEAT announced today that they have re-signed guard/forward Dorell Wright. Per club policy, terms of the deal were not disclosed.
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Pacers Will Make Preseason Visit to Fort Wayne
For the first time in 10 years, the Indiana Pacers will play a preseason game in Fort Wayne, an early NBA home and now the host city of the D-League’s Mad Ants. On Oct. 10, Indiana plays Chicago, its first game at Allen County War Memorial Coliseum since facing Toronto in 1998.
Australia Trounces China to Arrange Finals Date with USA
Australia didn’t have injured superstar Penny Taylor for their semi-final against China but they blew out the Olympic hosts anyway 90-56. Taylor sprained her ankle in Australia’s quarter-final demolition of the Czech Republic two days ago but should take the court in the gold medal game against the United States. Without her, Australia still overwhelmed the Chinese with a suffocating defense and great work on the boards.
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Beijing Blog: Semifinal Thoughts, Shoe Shipping and More
NBA.com’s John Schuhmann is blogging from Beijing. He has thoughts on the men’s and women’s semifinals and answers your mail on Kobe vs. LeBron, Candace vs. Sylvia and how the U.S. players got their shoes to China.
U.S. Women Win Ugly to Advance to Gold Medal Game
The U.S. Senior Women’s National Team is one win away from Olympic gold medal after surviving their toughest test yet, an ugly 67-52 win over Russia in the semifinals at the Wukesong Culture and Sports Center on Thursday.
Hornets Unveil New Uniform, Logo
The New Orleans Hornets dropped their new logos on the general public on Wednesday, unveiling the branding the team will incorporate throughout its image makeover for the 2008-09 season. More to the point, the stuff, as it so seldom does in these cases, came out pretty cool. As fans in the NBA we should thank our lucky stars for that fact … we could have ended up with something that looks more like THIS.
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Report: NBA Teams Cleared to Deal with 7-2 Iranian Olympian
After receiving U.S. government approval, Iranian center Hamed Ehadadi has been cleared to sign with NBA teams, Yahoo! Sports has learned. The NBA sent out an email to executives late Wednesday afternoon informing its 30 teams they were free to enter into negotiations with the 7-foot-2 Iranian Olympian, as well as one of his teammates on Iran’s national team: guard Mohammadsamad Nik Khahbahrami.
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USA Beats Tough Russian Team; To Play for Gold
The 2008 U.S. Women’s Olympic Team (6-0) overcame a 16-13 first quarter deficit and battled back for a one-point lead at halftime before it closed the third period with a 15-2 run that propelled the USA past Russia (5-2) 67-52 and into Saturday’s gold medal game. The USA will face Australia in the finals.
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USA Beats Tough Russian Team; To Play for Gold
The 2008 U.S. Women’s Olympic Team (6-0) overcame a 16-13 first quarter deficit and battled back for a one-point lead at halftime before it closed the third period with a 15-2 run that propelled the USA past Russia (5-2) 67-52 and into Saturday’s gold medal game. The USA will face Australia in the finals.
Report: Devean George Reaches New Deal with Mavs
Devean George and the Dallas Mavericks have reached an agreement on a new two-year contract worth about $4 million, according to his representative.
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Theo Ratliff Signs with Sixers
Philadelphia 76ers President and General Manager Ed Stefanski announced Wednesday that the team has signed free agent center Theo Ratliff. Per team policy, terms of the agreement are not disclosed.
Beijing Blog: The Day in Hoops
NBA.com’s John Schuhmann is in Beijing and has notes from men’s quarterfinals action on Wednesday, including the game of the day, Argentina vs. Greece.
Report: OKC Waives Donyell Marshall
The OKLAHOMAN reports Oklahoma City has placed veteran forward Donyell Marshall on waivers.
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Report: Heat Agree to Terms with Dorell Wright
The SUN-SENTINAL reports that forward Dorell Wright has agreed to terms on a two-year deal with the Miami Heat. The contract is expected to be signed later in the week, according to the newspaper’s Web site.
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Argentina Edges Greece; Sets Up Semifinals Match vs. USA
Argentina edged Greece 80-78 to advance to the semi-finals of the Olympics where they will take on gold-medal favourites Team USA. The South Americans, who beat Greece in the quarter-finals four years ago in Athens and then defeated the USA in the last four, had to survive a nervous finish.
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Boards and Bryant Push U.S. Into Semis
The U.S. Men’s Senior National Team dominated the boards and Kobe Bryant got hot when they needed a little separation in what turned out to be a 116-85 win over Australia in the Olympics quarterfinals.
USA Trounces Australia; Advances to Semifinals
Riding a 19-0 run that started in the second quarter and stretched until almost four minutes into the third period, the 2008 U.S. Men’s Olympic Team (6-0) overpowered Australia (3-3) 34-19 in the third period on its way to a 116-85 win and a 2008 Olympic semifinal berth Wednesday night at Wukesong Arena in Beijing, China. Kobe Bryant turned in a 25-point performance as all 12 U.S. players scored in the contest.
Spain Uses Big First Quarter to Beat Croatia
Pau Gasol and Spain built a big first-quarter advantage and used that as a platform for a 72-59 victory against Croatia in the first quarterfinal of the men’s basketball tournament at the Olympics on Wednesday.
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Lithuania Ends China’s Olympic Dream
Lithuania booked their fifth Olympic semi-final appearance in a row by pulling away from Yao Ming and China for a 94-68 triumph on Wednesday.
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Gordan Giricek Opts for Europe
Croatian guard Gordan Giricek, who has averaged nearly 10 points per game since joining the NBA in 2002, has become the latest player to leave the league for a bigger payday.