Argentinian All-Star Game Preview

The sporting passion in Argentina is well known and the country’s people are dedicated to sport, and any sport too. Of course, the country is fanatic about football (soccer) but it also has a place in its heart for Basketball, which is one of the biggest sports in Argentina and has strength in-depth unlike many…

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NBA: LeBron James youngest to 20K points

LeBron James had a banner day on Wednesday against the Golden State Warriors, eclipsing two significant career milestones in the same game, picking up his 20,000th point and dishing off his 5,000th assist.

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Sacramento mayor to present counteroffer for Kings

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) – Sacramento Mayor Kevin Johnson says he has received approval from NBA Commissioner David Stern to present a counteroffer to the league from investors who would keep the Kings in California’s capital city. Speaking at the annual State of Downtown Breakfast on Tuesday, Johnson says the city is in a “six-week sprint” to…

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Jack Taylor, scoring mark holder, breaks wrist

Jack Taylor, the Grinnell College sophomore who broke the NCAA single-game scoring record with 138 points during a game in November, 2012, has broken his wrist and will be out for the rest of the 2012-13 season. Taylor, playing in a contest against Cornell (Iowa) on Wednesday, broke the radius of his shooting arm requiring…

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Neven Spahija to coach Chinese national team?

Neven Spahija leaves for China this weekend. He has been invited by the Chinese Basketball Federation to tour the country for two weeks and give clinics. The 50-year-old Croatian coach also confirms that the Chinese want to discuss a “serious project” with him, but stopped short of saying exactly what that was. China does not…

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Video: Like creative dunks? This video is must see…

“27 dunks never done in the NBA dunk contest that would all get 50’s” Turn up the sound and watch this full screen, these guys can fly. [embedplusvideo height=”298″ width=”480″ standard=”http://www.youtube.com/v/EpJ-T2RXcgA?fs=1&hd=1″ vars=”ytid=EpJ-T2RXcgA&width=480&height=298&start=&stop=&rs=w&hd=1&autoplay=0&react=1&chapters=&notes=” id=”ep2819″ /]

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Rodrigo Mascarenhas postpones retirement

SAO VICENTE (Afrobasket/FIBA Basketball World Cup) – Cape Verde forward Rodrigo Mascarenhas is delaying his retirement from the national team until after the 2013 Afrobasket. For months, even after the islanders stunned Mali last August, Mascarenhas remained secretive about his future with the 2007 Afrobasket bronze medallists. But if they secure one of the three…

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