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Serbia beats Argentina in cliffhanger at worlds (AP)
2 Sep 2010 at 1:50pm
Serbia overcame 32 points from Luis Scola to beat top-ranked Argentina 84-82 on Thursday, and China clinched the last spot in the round of 16 at the basketball world championship despite being routed 87-40 by Turkey. China offered little resistance as it knew before the match that it would advance because of Puerto Rico's 88-79 loss to Ivory Coast, allowing Turkey to delight the home crowd in...
Tickets go on sale for NBA games in London (AP)
1 Sep 2010 at 5:55am
Tickets have gone on sale for the first regular-season NBA games in Europe. The New Jersey Nets and Toronto Raptors will play a pair of games at the O2 Arena in London on March 4-5. The NBA is planning a week of activities across Britain, including basketball clinics and 3-on-3 competitions. Nets guard Devin Harris says "everyone involved in bringing the games to London is excited about playing...
Son of Celtics coach shows pro potential (Yahoo! Sports)
31 Aug 2010 at 3:46pm
Talented prep guard Austin Rivers has the talent to someday join his father in the NBA.
Not-guilty plea for Jay Vincent but deal looms (AP)
31 Aug 2010 at 2:27pm
Court filings show a plea bargain is in the works for ex-Michigan State basketball star and retired NBA player Jay Vincent, who appeared in court Tuesday on charges in a $2 million Internet scam. Vincent was silent in U.S. District Court in Grand Rapids as a not-guilty plea to fraud and tax charges was entered on his behalf.
NFL's Saints ask Derek Fisher for advice on back-to-back bid (Yahoo! Sports)
31 Aug 2010 at 1:40pm
As any book about any team in any sport that is trying to become a repeat champion can tell you, the first title...
Suicide lines: Piping hot Dwayne Jones news; Iran wins (Yahoo! Sports)
31 Aug 2010 at 6:30am
Each weekday morning, BDL serves up a handful of NBA-related stories to digest with your almonds and honey.
Artest: Doc Rivers full of excuses (Yahoo! Sports)
31 Aug 2010 at 4:48am
Los Angeles Lakers forward Ron Artest isn't one to back down from a fight and his hackles went up when he...
Kobe is '99.999 percent sure' he will 'definitely' be a Laker for life (Yahoo...
30 Aug 2010 at 1:00pm
Last Friday, Derek Fisher guest hosted for ESPN's Jim Rome because that's how Hollywood works, I guess.
France seals 72-66 win over Spain at foul line (AP)
28 Aug 2010 at 1:35pm
Mickael Gelabale scored 16 points and France was nearly perfect at the free throw late in its 72-66 victory over defending champion Spain on Saturday at the world championship. France (1-0) made 10 of its last 12 free throws to seal the win in the opening game for both teams. Juan Carlos Navarro led Spain (0-1) with 17 points.
Greece appeal fails, basketball suspensions stand (AP)
28 Aug 2010 at 6:28am
Basketball's governing body has rejected Greece's appeal of two player suspensions stemming from a brawl in a game against Serbia. Patrick Baumann, FIBA's secretary general, said the punishment given to Antonis Fotsis and Sofoklis Schortsanitis will stand, and the players will miss the first two games of the world championships that open Saturday.
Ranking the centers, 11 through 1 (Yahoo! Sports)
27 Aug 2010 at 12:00pm
As summer winds down and the day-to-day "news" falls flat, BDL will be ranking each NBA position,...
Brawl leaves 2 top teams reeling from bans (The Canadian Press)
27 Aug 2010 at 6:36am
KAYSERI, Turkey - The brawl between Greece and Serbia in a warmup game has left two of the top teams at the basketball world championship reeling from suspensions that have ruled out some of their best players for the start of the tournament.
Suicide lines: Billups happy to lead Team USA; the 76ers' spy (Yahoo! Sports)
27 Aug 2010 at 6:30am
Each weekday morning, BDL serves up a handful of NBA-related stories to digest with your mostaccioli.
Second-choice Americans play at basketball worlds (AP)
26 Aug 2010 at 6:34am
Kobe Bryant, LeBron James and everybody else that helped the United States win the gold medal at the 2008 Olympics are missing, replaced by what is being called the "B Team" for the basketball world championships in Turkey. This group of second-choice players are in Turkey only because the guys with bigger names had better things to do, and they're aware of what is being said about...
SL: Yet another possible Rudy Fernandez location; Ferry's return (Yahoo! Sports)
26 Aug 2010 at 6:30am
Each weekday morning, BDL serves up a handful of NBA-related stories to digest with your chile spiced mango.
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