Here we go again. In another boxing match, a basketball game broke out between Mexico and Uruguay Saturday night when both teams competed in a preparation game for the 2009 FIBA Americas tournament. (Discuss the Mexico-Uruguay fight in our forum) Tensions came to a head when Mexico’s star player Romel Beck got into the face of Uruguayan [...]

Rommel Beck scored 26 points and Noe Alonzo 21 as Mexico was able to withstand a 43 point outburst from Belize‘s Marlon Garnett to win the CoCaBa Championship (discuss the game). The match was tightly-contested with high drama and tensions surrounding the official status Belize’s players. After a high-scoring first quarter, Mexico extended to a [...]

Cancún, Mexico – It’s official. Well not really. Belize will take on Mexico for the CoCaBa championship tonight, Friday, August 14. Belize walks into the finals amidst controversy over the nationality of their players and they await FIBA’s decision before any of their results are finalized.  So even at the end of the championships tonight, [...]

Puerto Rico 97: Brazil 75 The answer to the question: What’s Up with Puerto Rico? may have been answered. Maybe they needed something to wake them up. Just yesterday, they were only two minutes away from being eliminated and leaving Las Vegas for good. Puerto Rico’s future depended on the outcome of the Argentina-Panama game [...]

USA 113: Brazil 76 What was supposed to be the United State’s toughest test turned into another blowout. Team USA continued their dominance of group B by manhandling Brazil last night 113-76. Brazil did hang tough for about one quarter and a half, but was eventually overwhelmed by Team USA’s offensive prowess and fantastic defense. [...]

USA 123: Canada 59 After demolishing the Virgin Islands 123-59 on Thursday, the United States used a balanced offensive attack and strong defense to rout Canada 113-63. Again, the Americans were led in scoring by Carmelo Anthony with 25 points and sharpshooter Michael Redd with 19 points (5 three pointers). Olu Famutimi scored 17 points [...]

USA vs. Venezuela: 112:69 Carmelo Anthony and Michael Redd each scored 17 points as the United States defense forced Venezuela into 19 turnovers. Amare Stoudemire added 16 and 14 points for the US. Greivis Vasquez, an incoming freshman at Maryland, scored 12 points for Venezuela on 3-11 shooting. The US will face the Virgin Islands [...]