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Spain Back on Track, Just in Time

ISTANBUL -- A Serbian television broadcaster raised his voice during a media session Saturday with Marc Gasol, booming, "I would like to kidnap you for the Serbia game.'' Gasol, Spain's starting center, looked at the man strangely and didn't know what to say. But the point of the story is that, a few days earlier,...

Spain Knocks Out Greece

ISTANBUL (AP) -- 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...

Lithuania Stuns Spain With Dramatic Fourth-Quarter Comeback

Lithuania miraculously rallied back from an 18-point deficit to shock Spain, the reigning FIBA world champions, 76-73 in Izmir, Turkey. Lithuania moves to 3-0 in group play, while Spain falls to 1-2 in the tournament. Spain, the defending champions and Group D favorites desperately need a win in at least one of two...

Spain, Rubio Showcase Talent Against New Zealand at FIBA Worlds

It took the reigning world champions six quarters, but Spain finally hit on all cylinders in the second half of their second game at the 2010 FIBA World Championships in Izmir on Sunday. Behind Ricky Rubio's 11 assists and on-court wizardry, Spain defeated New Zealand 101-84. Spain, who was upset by France on Saturday in...

NBA Reveals All-Rookie Teams

The NBA revealed it's All-Rookie Teams today, and by and large there weren't any huge surprises. But can you guess who the only unanimous choice to the first team was? If you guessed Rookie of the Year Kevin Durant ... you'd be wrong. Actually, it was Al Horford, who finished with 29 first-place votes. Durant finished with...