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Argentina, Spain Win Consolation Games

Luis Scola scored 27 points and Carlos Delfino added 26 Friday, helping Argentina pull away late for a 73-61 win over Russia in a consolation game at the FIBA World Championship in Istanbul, Turkey. Argentina held a slim 58-56 lead with 6:11 left before Delfino and Scola combined for 13 points during a 15-5 run that...

Serbia Eliminates Defending FIBA World Champion Spain

ISTANBUL -- Plenty of Serbian players no doubt had sore arms after their team hoisted 30 3-pointers Wednesday against Spain. Milos Teodosic likely left the Sinan Erdem Dome with sore lips. After the Serbian guard hit a straightaway 3-pointer with 3.1 seconds left for a 92-89 win over defending champion Spain at the World...

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,...

Sergio Rodriguez Exits NBA, Returns to Spain

Sergio Rodriguez, the 6'3 Canarian point guard so bombastic he earned the Jason Williams-inspired nickname "Spanish Chocolate," just couldn't set his NBA career on the right path over the past four seasons. He struggled to find a consistent role under conservative coach Nate McMillan in Portland, was stuck behind rookie...

Western Conference Draft Grades

The NBA Draft started with a no-brainer -- Blake Griffin going No. 1 overall to the Los Angeles Clippers. Then, the fun happened, with Memphis taking Hasheem Thabeet and the Timberwolves' vexing decision to horde as many point guards as they could. A few other teams lucked out when players dropped down the board and into...