Draymond Green reacts during a Team USA practice session in Las Vegas on July 18, 2016. (Ethan Miller/Getty Images)View photos HOUSTON – When Draymond Green stepped onto the main court at Toyota Center for practice on Sunday, USA Basketball czar Jerry Colangelo met him and spent a few minutes discussing Green’s latest self-inflicted distraction for […]
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Team Palau in Rio for the XXXI Olympic Games
The 2016 Team Palau finally made it to Rio de Janeiro, the host city of the 31st Olympic Games. The Team arrived 9:30am on Wednesday, July 27, 2016 and were met by officials and volunteers of the games to the Games Village about 45minutes drive from the Airport. RIO weather at the team arrival was […]
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Ex-NBA player hits Twitter, begs teams to give him one more chance
It’s been four years since Von Wafer last played in the NBA, and, from the sound of it, that’s quite long enough for him, thanks. The 31-year-old shooting guard, a former McDonald’s All-American and second-round draft pick out of Florida State, last saw an NBA court with the Orlando Magic in May of 2012. He’s […]
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Team USA look to sweep golds in Rio
TORONTO (Reuters) – Team USA will be without many star players in Rio due mainly to concerns over Zika and injuries, but such is the depth of the country’s basketball talent that they are expected to cruise to a third consecutive gold medal. The lengthy list of American players opting to skip the Aug. 5-21 […]
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Jason Day, Rory McIlroy among early starters as PGA begins
Springfield (United States) (AFP) – World number one Jason Day, four-time major champion Rory McIlroy and five-time major winner Phil Mickelson were poised to make morning charges at Baltusrol as the 98th PGA Championship began Thursday. Sunny skies greeted the early starters from the field of 156, the strongest line-up of talent in any event […]
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Kevin Durant turns jeers to cheers, leads Team USA to lopsided exhibition victory
LOS ANGELES — In his first game at an NBA arena since he made the decision to leave the Oklahoma City Thunder for the Golden State Warriors, Kevin Durant was met with a cascade of boos Sunday after his name was announced in pre-game introductions for Team USA’s exhibition against China. [restrict] The type of […]