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In the PALM BEACH POST, Chris Perkins writes “Pat Riley traveled to Springfield, Mass., with a group of friends and family Tuesday for this week’s Hall of Fame induction. Riley’s wife, Chris, and Riley’s close friend Ed Maull, also a member of the Heat’s front office, have apparently planned quite an itinerary when it comes to parties, receptions and things of that nature. ?It’s like the inauguration,’ Riley joked last week. Riley will be officially inducted into the Hall of Fame in a ceremony Friday night, but festivities will go on through the weekend. Riley is being inducted along with Patrick Ewing, Akeem Olajuwon, Adrian Dantley, Dick Vitale, Cathy Rush and Bill Davidson. Some excerpts from Riley last week: Riley will never, ever say he’s 100 percent retired from coaching. But as far as coaching in the NBA, he’s done. “Unless it had to do internationally, with the Olympics or something like that, I don’t think there’s any question I?ve seen my last practice, my last game.?”

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From the YOMIURI SHIMBUN, “Yuta Tabuse’s desire to play in the NBA again hasn’t waned. But playing in Japan will give him the valuable playing time that he never got in three years in the NBA Development League and sharpen his game for another shot at the top. ?My desire to once again try for the NBA has not changed,’ Tabuse said at a press conference Tuesday in Tokyo. ?I played three years in the development league, but I felt I needed a change of surroundings. I spent most of the time on the bench and I wanted to play more.’ Tabuse will get plenty of court time with the Link Tochigi Brex, the newest member of the Japan Basketball League with whom he signed a two-year contract. Tabuse, the only Japanese native to play in the NBA after appearing in four games with the Phoenix Suns in 2004, will be reunited with his high school coach, Mitsuhiko Kato.?

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El EBE Promociones PDV 2008-2009 ya ha echado a rodar en Ibiza. Alicia López, Elsa Donaire, Anna Gómez, Silvia Morales y Regina Gómez han sido las primeras integrantes de la primera plantilla ibicenca que se han incorporado a los entrenamientos de verano, aunque se espera que en los próximos días lleguen el resto de jugadoras. A Sandra Pirsic se la espera esta semana y el próximo día 8 a la recién fichada por el Tanit Margaret De Ciman, que hará la pretemporada con el primer equipo , así como a Sancho Lyttle, Jhonson y Holmes el próximo 20 de septiembre, cuando finalice la WNBA.

Los partidos que disputarán las pupilas de Fernández están estipulados por el club de la siguiente manera:

Dia 22
EBE Promociones-Sóller
21:00 Será a puerta cerrada a modo de entrenamiento.

Día 24
Presentación ante el Sóller
21:00 Será la puesta de largo del conjunto de Santa Eulària ante su afición

Días 26, 27 28
Cuadrangular en Mallorca
Está previsto que la plantilla santaeulaliense dispute tres encuentros ante el Sóller, un equipo rumano todavía por confirmar y un cuarto equipo que no se ha concretado

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La selección china sub 18 ha perdido el derecho a participar en los campeonatos de Asia por retirarse en mitad de un partido de clasificación, según informó la Asociación China de Baloncesto.

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The draft is done. The free agent frenzy and Olympics are, too. Preseason is still more than a month away. Yep, we’ve officially entered hoops hibernation. So to get you through the basketball void, Rockets.com will spend the next few weeks catching up with various members of the team to find out what they’ve been up to this summer. The tour continues today as we introduce you the newest member of the team, D.J. Strawberry.

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The Miami HEAT announced today that they have signed free agent center Jamaal Magloire. Per team policy, terms of the deal were not disclosed. “We are very fortunate to be able to come to terms with Jamaal Magliore,”said HEAT President Pat Riley. “We feel that he will dramatically support our post position. He is an excellent rebounder with a big body. On the defensive end he will plug up the paint and the offensive end he can score. We feel that this is definitely the right place for him to re-energize his career.”

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Philadelphia 76ers President and General Manager Ed Stefanski announced today that the team has signed free-agent forward Donyell Marshall. Per team policy, terms of the agreement were not disclosed. “Donyell Marshall has proven time and time again his value as a player in this league,”Stefanski said. “We believe his ability to stretch defenses with his perimeter shooting will prove to be a great asset for our team and we look forward to having him back home in Philadelphia.”

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NBA.com’s John Schuhmann is back from Beijing and has had proper time to offer some perspective on the men’s and women’s Olympic basketball competitions, including a terrific gold medal game between the U.S. and Spain.

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El jugador del TAU Tiago Splitter ha sufrido una rotura de fibras en el sóleo de la pierna izquierda y permanecerá de baja tres semanas aproximadamente, ha informado su club.

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El Extrugasa 2008-2009 ya ha comenzado a rodar en busca de mejorar los objetivos de la pasada temporada, aunque de momento tendrá que esperar para tener a todas las jugadoras en pista. En el inicio de la pretemporada, Isaac Fernández, técnico del equipo gallego, tan sólo cuenta con cinco jugadoras del primer equipo en las primeras sesiones de trabajo.

Miriam Herrera, Sara Gómez, Katia da Silva, Arantxa Novo y María Asurmendi sí han comenzado a entrenar desde el primer día, aunque acompañadas de otras jugadoras del equipo junior. Aún así, el entrenador del equipo no tendrá mucho protagonismo por el momento, ya que las primeras sesiones las llevará a cabo el preparador físico del equipo, Carlos Lobelle.

El día 9 está prevista la llegada de la pívot estadounidense Meredith Alexis, hasta el 15 no llegará la rusa Victoria Sholokhova, justo dos días antes que la búlgara Jaklin Zlatanova. El fichaje estrella de este año, la alero norteamericana Tamera Young, tiene previsto sumarse al trabajo el 18 o el 19 de este mes. Este goteo de incorporaciones impedirá realizar una pretemporada al uso y prepararse del mejor modo para una campaña que se avecina muy exigente, con un calendario inicial de liga propicio para sumar victorias y con el comienzo de la competición europea a la vuelta de la esquina.

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NBA TV and ESPN Classic will present live the enshrinement ceremonies for the Class of 2008 into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame when the networks simulcast the event from Springfield, Mass., on Friday, Sept. 8, beginning at 7:30 p.m. ET.

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In the NORWICH BULLETIN, Matt Stout writes “Kerri Gardin sat in the Connecticut Sun locker room Sunday following their 80-76 victory over the Seattle Storm, and for one of few times this season, she didn’t sit by her locker while reporters popped in. Instead, with her knees iced and jersey untucked, she lounged in one of the adjacent couches, quietly surveying the scene. She looked tired after a wire-to-wire game, but more so, content and comfortable. She looked like she had done this a thousand times before. The thing is, it’s only been 29. She ? like Sun regulars Amber Holt and Sandrine Gruda ? is still just a rookie. ?What are you talking about?’ Tamika Whitmore asked, a smile spreading across the veteran’s face. ?They’re not rookies anymore.’?

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From BBC SPORT, Rob Dugdale writes “Great Britain’s game in Tel Aviv is the first of six qualifiers this summer over a span of 18 days. Bosnia and the Czech Republic are the other teams in the group. Israel, who reached the second phase of last year’s European finals in Spain, are the top seeds in the group. The Czechs, who also qualified last time out, will be GB’s first home opponents when they play at the O2 Arena in London on Saturday. GB are aiming to qualify for next year’s European finals in Poland, a feat no domestic national team has managed since 1981. While all eyes will be on Luol Deng, restored to the squad after three weeks of insurance wrangles were sorted out last weekend, Mensah-Bonsu has already shown that he is an international class player. ?With Luol back here it takes a load off a little bit and it makes my job easier. I’ll be able to adjust - I’ll be glad that someone else can be the focal point because it can be a little tiring at times.’”

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In the PHILADELPHIA DAILY NEWS, Phil Jasner reports “the 76ers have agreed to terms with unrestricted free agent forward Donyell Marshall on a minimum salary contract, the Daily News has learned. The Sixers have had interest in Marshall, 35, for many weeks, but bided their time while he remained under contract to Oklahoma City. When the franchise waived him in a buyout situation, the Sixers - in search of a perimeter shooter - made contact.Marshall, from Reading, Pa., was the No. 4 overall pick in the 1994 draft, selected by the Minnesota Timberwolves. He has appeared in 932 games over his career, including 15 games with the then-SuperSonics and 11 with the Cavaliers. He has also logged time with the Golden State Warriors, the Utah Jazz and the Toronto Raptors. Playing for the Raptors against the Sixers on April 13, 2005, he tied a league record by hitting 12 three-pointers.?

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El técnico catalán Quim Costa completará el cuerpo técnico del Unicja de Málaga como entrenador ayudante de Aíto García Reneses. Costa, que jugó a las órdenes de Aíto en el Barcelona, ya ejerció como ayudante del ex seleccionador durante los Juegos Olímpicos de Pekín.

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El técnico serbio, Svetislav Pesic acaba de firmar un contrato anual con el Estrella Roja de Belgrado, según han informado fuentes del club serbio.

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John Reid of the TIMES-PICAYUNE writes “the Hornets have not made any contingency plans yet if Hurricane Gustav causes damage to the Alario Center or New Orleans Arena. The Hornets do not begin training camp until October, but team spokesman Harold Kaufman said at the close of business Friday, the franchise temporarily shut down its operations so employees could make their evacuation plans.”

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On CBSSPORTS.COM, Tim Povtak writes “Dwight Howard will need no arm-twisting to convince him to return as the starting center on the USA Basketball team that will play in London at the Olympics in 2012, or even the one that will compete in 2016, wherever in the world those Games might be. He already is standing at the front of the line. ‘You can put my name down. If they want me, I’ll play again and again, until the wheels fall off,’ the 22-year-old Orlando Magic center said Sunday afternoon. ‘It was just such an unbelievable experience, the greatest thing ever, that you want to go back.’”

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Pau Gasol, jugador de baloncesto de los Lakers de Los Ángeles y de la selección española de baloncesto, ha afirmado que no decidirá su participación en el Campeonato de Europa que se celebrará el próximo año en Polonia hasta que haya concluido la temporada en la NBA.

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Pau Gasol, ala-pívot español de Los Angeles Lakers, ha reconocido que se sentía muy contento y orgulloso por la medalla de plata conquistada en los Juegos Olímpicos de Pekín. El combinado nacional ha reeditado un éxito que hacía 24 años que no lograba el ‘basket’ nacional.

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