Serenaded jubilantly by their countrymen after a 80-75 gold medal victory over Brazil, Argentina’s national basketball team added another chapter in a story I haven’t the skill or depth of words to write. But Argentina’s fascinating rise to basketball prominence is a story that should be told. One that would be best narrated in their [...]

Argentina clinched an Olympic spot after beating Puerto Rico in a breathtaking 81-79 match playing at home. Luis Scola and Emanuel Ginóbili combined for 50 points to lead the 2004 Olympic Champion for another shot at the London Games. Discuss the Tournament of the Americas in our forum. Argentina played in great form during the [...]

San Juan, PR – Brazil barely squeaked by Puerto Rico 61-60 to capture te gold medal in the 2009 FIBA Americas Championships. (Discuss the game) Brazil steadily built up a 13-point lead going into the fourth quarter before the hosts tightened up their defense to gradually pick away at Brazil’s margin. Puerto Rico’s AD Vasallo [...]

In a battle of two heavyweights on the last day of the FIBA Americas quarterfinals, Puerto Rico blew a 19 point lead in the fourth quarter, still ended up winning the battle, but losing the quarterfinals war to Brazil. Despite giving Brazil their first loss of the tournament, and having the same record, Puerto Rico [...]

Canada has earned the fourth and final berth to the World Championships by downing the Dominican Republic 80-76 in the FIBA Americas quarterfinals. (Discuss the Dominican Republic vs. Canada match) The Canadians used ball movement and three-point shooting to slay the Dominican team, who was without their second leading scorer Francisco García. Canada hit 10 [...]

Francisco García suffered a minor finger injury in the Dominican Republic‘s loss to Puerto Rico on Wednesday. The 6-7 shooting guard sat out the Dominican Republic’s next game, a 86-73 win over Mexico. “Francisco has a cut in one of his fingers. He basically has a nail out of place,” said head coach Julio Toro said. [...]

The basketball federations of Argentina and Puerto Rico are presenting a claim against two Dominican players, Charlie Villanueva and Josh Asselin, questioning their eligibility for the upcoming FIBA Americas Championship. The claim states that both Villanueva and Josh Asselin should not be allowed to play for DR because both should be considered naturalized players. According [...]