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United States 118 vs. Argentina 81

rss-editor@fiba.com — Sun, 2 Sep 2007 02:46:14 GMT

LAS VEGAS (2007 FIBA Americas Championship) - LeBron James and the rest of the United States squad made sure that what happens in Vegas doesn't stay in Vegas with a 118-81 throttling of Argentina in the gold medal game of the FIBA Americas Championship at Thomas & Mack Center. James scored a game-high ...

Puerto Rico 111 vs. Brazil 107

rss-editor@fiba.com — Sat, 1 Sep 2007 23:58:52 GMT

LAS VEGAS (2007 FIBA Americas Championship) - Hot-shooting guards Elias Ayuso and Carlos Arroyo combined for 69 points to spark Puerto Rico to a thrilling 111-107 victory over short-handed Brazil in the bronze medal game of the FIBA Americas Championship on Sunday at the Thomas & Mack Center in Las ...

FAN NEWS - A sacred Press Pass opens up a whole new sporting world in Las Vegas

rss-editor@fiba.com — Sun, 2 Sep 2007 21:08:02 GMT

LAS VEGAS (2007 FIBA Americas Championship) - Flight time has come, and yours truly is boarding the Budapest/NY flight en route to the FIBA Americas Cup. So the day has finally arrived when I get to pack up my bags, slide myself onto an airplane, and squish myself into one of those “comfortable” seats to sit 19 hours, and get to the gambling ...

FAN NEWS - Hitting the heights: A five-star team with no NBA pedigree

rss-editor@fiba.com — Sun, 2 Sep 2007 22:07:43 GMT

LAS VEGAS (2007 FIBA Americas Championship) - They have never played a minute in the NBA, but these five guys are tops at the FIBA Americas. If you've been watching the FIBA Americas tournament, then you've probably noticed that there are a lot of talented players out there who have never played a minute in the NBA. This tournament, unlike the Olympics, ...

United States 135 vs Puerto Rico 91

rss-editor@fiba.com — Sat, 1 Sep 2007 02:18:03 GMT

LAS VEGAS (2007 FIBA Americas Championship) - In the game that defined the last spot available for Beijing 2008, United States faced Puerto Rico and history repeated itself. At the end, USA remained undefeated with record of 9-0. The first quarter opened with a quick basket by Carlos Arroyo from Puerto ...

Argentina 91 vs Brazil 80

rss-editor@fiba.com — Fri, 31 Aug 2007 23:57:16 GMT

LAS VEGAS (2007 FIBA Americas Championship) - Argentina's 91 - 80 victory over Brazil in the Semifinal round of the FIBA Americas Championship not only means they will contend for the gold medal in Sunday's final game but it ensures them a berth in the Bejing Olympics. Brazil dominated early on, ...

FAN NEWS - Who'll unlock the door to glory? All the keys to the FIBA Americas semis

rss-editor@fiba.com — Fri, 31 Aug 2007 23:37:18 GMT

LAS VEGAS (Greg Varkonyi, Sportingo) - The US face Puerto Rico while Argentina will attempt to fend off Brazil in the semis in Las Vegas. Here are our man in Las Vegas's on-the-spot previews... Brazil vs. Argentina Brazil wins if… They forget that close loss to Argentina from three days ago. They need both Nene (Maybner Hilario) and Leandro ...

FAN NEWS - Team USA crushes a happy-to-be-here Puerto Rico 135-91

rss-editor@fiba.com — Sat, 1 Sep 2007 21:10:55 GMT

LAS VEGAS (2007 FIBA Americas Championship) - Kobe Bryant and co. did just what they were expected to as they easily disposed of the Puerto Ricans. Carmelo Anthony led the "Dream Team" with 27. Larry Ayuso paced the Islanders with 22 Saturday’s second semi-final in the FIBA Americas Cup was anything but a nail-biter as the US did not ...

FAN NEWS - Sportingo Challenge winner heads to Las Vegas

rss-editor@fiba.com — Thu, 30 Aug 2007 00:27:03 GMT

Sportingo Challenge winner Greg Varkonyi has a special assignment ahead of him - he's covering the FIBA Americas Championship for us. Here's a profile of our man on the spot in LA. Make sure you don't miss his reports... Name: Greg Varkonyi Location: Budapest, Hungary Occupation: Civil Servant Favourite Team: New York Knicks and New York ...

Puerto Rico 72 vs. Canada 66

rss-editor@fiba.com — Thu, 30 Aug 2007 05:02:40 GMT

LAS VEGAS (2007 FIBA Americas Championship) - Carlos Arroyo's game-high 22 points, including four three-pointers carried surging Puerto Rico to a 72-66 victory over Canada in each team's Second Round Finale at the FIBA Americas Championships 2007. With the win, Puerto Rico advances to face the winner of ...

United States 91 vs. Argentina 76

rss-editor@fiba.com — Thu, 30 Aug 2007 22:55:53 GMT

LAS VEGAS (FIBA Americas Championship) - The United States sealed the top seed in the Semifinal Round of the FIBA Americas Championship with a 91-76 victory over Argentina in the final game of the day on Thursday at the Thomas & Mack Center. The 15-point win for the U.S. was its' smallest margin of victory in this tournament. The U.S. raced out to a ...

Brazil 96 vs. Uruguay 62

rss-editor@fiba.com — Thu, 30 Aug 2007 02:15:58 GMT

LAS VEGAS (2007 FIBA Americas Championship) - Behind 32 points from Leandro Barbosa, Brazil knocked off Uruguay by the count of 96-62 in each team’s Second Round Finale at the 2007 FIBA Americas Championship. With the win, Brazil clinched the No. 3 seed in the semifinals and will play either Argentina ...

FIBA Americas - What happens if...

rss-editor@fiba.com — Thu, 30 Aug 2007 21:39:09 GMT

LAS VEGAS (2007 FIBA Americas Championship) - Unbeaten USA and Argentina have already booked their tickets for the Semi-Finals of the FIBA Americas Championship, and who will finish first and second in Group X will be decided in tonight’s clash of both teams. But for the remainder of the teams, there is still a big question mark, which teams will ...

Mexico 101 vs. Venezuela 91

rss-editor@fiba.com — Wed, 29 Aug 2007 23:57:14 GMT

LAS VEGAS (2007 FIBA Americas Championship) - Behind a game-high 27 points from Anthony Pedroza, Mexico snapped a six game losing streak and defeated Venezuela 101-91 on Wednesday in Second Round action of the 2007 FIBA Americas Championship. Mexico trailed 50-46 at halftime, but outscored Venezuela 31-15 ...

ARG - Argentina believe!

rss-editor@fiba.com — Thu, 30 Aug 2007 16:13:15 GMT

LAS VEGAS (FIBA Americas Championship) - Argentina have been playing so well at the FIBA Americas Championship that they believe they might be good enough to upset Team USA on Thursday night. “We’ll play with 100% of our level,” said Argentina coach Sergio Hernandez. “We want to win it.” Both sides have already secured ...

PR N°45 - ESPN Classic to show FIBA Basketball

rss-editor@fiba.com — Wed, 29 Aug 2007 14:12:22 GMT

GENEVA (FIBA) - The International Basketball Federation (FIBA) and ESPN Classic, one of the world's premier non-live sports channels, today announced a new collaboration providing the broadcaster with a selection of games from the FIBA Library. The multi-year agreement means that ESPN Classic will broadcast classic games from previous FIBA World and ...

USA 118 vs. Uruguay 79

rss-editor@fiba.com — Wed, 29 Aug 2007 06:18:58 GMT

LAS VEGAS (2007 FIBA Americas Championship) - On Wednesday night, LeBron James was, well, perfect. James scored a game-high 26 points on 11-of-11 shooting from the field, which included four three-pointers as the USA rolled to a 118-79 victory over Uruguay.

Argentina 86 vs. Brazil 79

rss-editor@fiba.com — Wed, 29 Aug 2007 03:49:48 GMT

Boxscores | Photo Gallery | Quotes LAS VEGAS (2007 FIBA Americas Championship) - After trailing by as many as 17 points, Argentina rallied to stun Brazil in overtime by the final of 86-79. With Leandro Barbosa on the bench for part of the third quarter and most of the fourth with four fouls, Argentina slowly chipped away at Brazil's ...

Puerto Rico 92 vs. Venezuela 63

rss-editor@fiba.com — Wed, 29 Aug 2007 01:08:57 GMT

LAS VEGAS (2007 FIBA Americas Championship) - Puerto Rico led 20-16 after one quarter and stretched its' lead to 47-35 by halftime behind Elias Ayuso's 16 first half points. Ayuso shot 5-of-10, including 4-of-6 from three point range during the game's first 20 minutes, fueling his team's hot ...

VEN - Romero wary of Puerto Rico

rss-editor@fiba.com — Wed, 29 Aug 2007 08:27:19 GMT

LAS VEGAS (FIBA Americas Championship) - Venezuela's biggest concern heading into their clash with Puerto Rico on Wednesday is how to contain the likes of Carlos Aroyo and Larry Ayuso on the permiter. Hector Romero, the Venezuela center who had 35 points and 11 rebounds in his country's 88-79 triumph over Uruguay on Tuesday, said: "We'll have to ...