August 2006 Archives

The problem for Team America was that they simply did not take enough three point shots, I mean only 40 out of their 85 shots came from outside the arc /sarcasm Anyways their defense really pulled it through, and that's a pretty damn good considering they were against one of the ... [ Continue Reading Defense Pulls Through... ]

Team USA just rolled past Australia, I thought the score was going to be much closer, especially after the close match between Australia and China two weeks ago. Andrew Bogut was no problem for the United States. Next up: Dirk Nowitzki. Carmelo Anthony scored 20 points, and the Americans smothered Australia in ... [ Continue Reading Second Round Knockout... ]

Not a bad win at all for China, especially considering that Slovenia is pretty tough squad even by international standards. It'll be interesting to see how far China goes in the tournament. Yao Ming scored 36 points and Wang Shipeng made a 3-pointer as time expired to give China a ... [ Continue Reading China Wins at Buzzer... ]

Former NBA player Lonny Baxter was sentenced Wednesday to two months in jail after pleading guilty to misdemeanor charges of carrying a gun a few blocks from the White House. Baxter, who played with the Charlotte Bobcats last season, has been in jail since his arrest Aug. 16, when uniformed Secret ... [ Continue Reading Baxter Sentenced to Jail... ]

Dirk Nowitzki was able to laugh and call it 55 minutes of intense basketball fun. Joaquim Gomes was on the verge of tears as he talked about his team's heart and effort. Those who saw Germany's 108-103 triple-overtime victory over Angola on Thursday in the first round of the FIBA world championships ... [ Continue Reading 3OT in Angola... ]