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Detroit Shock sweeps San Antonio in 2008 WNBA Finals

Katie Smith clutch for the Detroit Shock, sweep San Antonio in WNBA Finals
WNBA Stars Katie Smith proved to be too much for the San Antonio Silver Stars.
The Detroit Shock swept the Silver Stars in the best of five series to win their second WNBA title in three years (2006), and their third title in six [...]

Sun Yue Profile | 2008 Olympic Breakouts

Even if you aren’t an expert in international basketball, one can recognize names like Dirk Nowitzki, Yao Ming, Manu Ginobili, Pau Gasol, Sarunas Jasikevicius, and Luis Scola. And to know that these players are going to play a huge role in their team’s success and most likely will be leaders in several statistical categories.
If you are familiar [...]

Ricky Rubio Profile | 2008 Olympic Breakouts

You don’t have to be an international basketball guru to recognize names like Dirk Nowitzki, Yao Ming, Manu Ginobili, Pau Gasol, Sarunas Jasikevicius, and Luis Scola. And to know that these players are going to play a significant role in their team’s success and most likely leaders in several statistical categories.
If you know names like Joaquim Gomes, [...]

Ioannis Boroussis Profile | 2008 Olympic Breakouts

You don’t have to be an international basketball guru to know names like Yao Ming, Manu Ginobili, Pau Gasol, Sarunas Jasikevicius, Luis Scola, and Dirk Nowitzki and that these players are going to make waves in the tournament.
If you know names like Theo Papaloukas, Eduardo Mingas, Liu Wei, Ramunas Siskauskas, David Andersen, Carlos Delfino, and [...]

2008 Olympic Basketball Photo Gallery

With the Olympics all done and all the medals handed out. I thought it would be a good idea to collate some of the best Olympic basketball photos into one gallery. I’ve organized the Olympic photos by date, so you can follow the tournament as it progresses.
The images in this gallery are [...]

USA defeats Spain 118-107, wins Gold Medal

The United States Men’s basketball team, dubbed the Redeem Team, captured the Olympic gold medal for basketball yesterday, defeating Spain 118-107 in a tightly-contested and high-scoring game (replay).
The 2008 US National Team has shunned any comparisons to the iconic Dream Team, and ironically, they’re probably the closest thing to the 1992 team in terms of [...]

1992 Dream Team: When the Game went Global

Twenty-five years ago, when the first ten players of the original basketball Dream Team were announced, American media celebrated the historic assemblage of talent, and who could blame them?  This was the cream of the crop from the NBA’s Golden Age led by iconic legends.
And for a teenager at the height of my NBA fandom, [...]

Watch USA vs. Argentina Live; Spain vs. Lithuania

The Olympic basketball’s final four has been determined, and there are no surprises as Argentina, Lithuania, Spain, and the USA, the top four seeds going into the round have advanced.
The four teams have a combined record of 21-3 with the United States the only undefeated team left in the field.  Argentina, Lithuania and Spain are [...]