BEIRUT (3rd FIBA Asia Stankovic Cup) – Jordan and Lebanon will gear up for the 2010 FIBA World Championship by facing off against each other at the FIBA Asia Stankovic Cup. The two nations were drawn together in Group B of the tournament, for which Lebanon will act as hosts next month. Jordan, who finished [...]

ATHENS (2010 FIBA World Championship) – When it comes to the big tournaments in international basketball, the Greeks are always dangerous. Greece won gold at EuroBasket 2005, silver at the 2006 FIBA World Championship, reached the semi-finals at EuroBasket 2007, the last eight of the 2008 Olympics and captured European Championship bronze last …

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ORLANDO (NBA) – The Orlando Magic and their Team USA center Dwight Howard are staring at an 0-2 deficit in the NBA's Eastern Conference finals after losing 95-92 at home on Tuesday night to the Boston Celtics.   Magic fans will be fretting because in their long, illustrious history, the Celtics are have never lost [...]

LOS ANGELES (2010 FIBA World Championship) – When Kobe Bryant and Pau Gasol are hot, there’s no stopping the Los Angeles Lakers.   Such was the case in Game 1 of the NBA's Western Conference finals as Bryant poured in 40 points and Gasol scored 21 to lead the defending NBA champions past the Phoenix [...]

BOSTON (NBA) – LeBron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers owned the best record during the regular season but for the second straight year, they’re going home early from the play-offs.   Kevin Garnett poured in 22 points and grabbed 12 rebounds while Rajon Rondo scored 21 and dished out 12 assists as the Boston Celtics [...]