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25 Oct ' 13:41
TURKEY: Iverson to sign with Besiktas todaySPAIN: Zaragoza Buzzer-Beater Shocks BarcaRUSSIA: Sasha Kaun's knee may demand surgerySPAIN: Could Pepu Hernandez replace Messina in Real ?GREECE: Nick Calathes happy and learning the ropes GREECE - League begins amid labor problemsPress Release - 10/25 – 6:22 AM CST . . . . . The Greek League regular season started this weekend after a week's delay and amid much controversy due to a strike proclaimed by the Greek Players Association for labor reasons. Despite its decision, the scheduled games took place as the teams used foreign players and juniors, while the Greek players from Panathinaikos and Olympiacos chose to play. The Greens overwhelmed PAOK at home 108-61 behind 16 points from Drew Nicholas and 14 each from Milenko Tepic and Antonis Fotsis. DeShawn Sims and Justin Gray had 20 points apiece for the visitors. The Reds beat Aris BSA 2003 on the road 65-78 as Vassilis Spanoulis netted 20 points and dished 6 assists and Ioannis Bourousis tallied 12 points and 7 rebounds. PJ Tucker scored 23 for the hosts. Panellinios lost on the road to Iraklis, 82-81, after overtime, as Andre Brown scored 23. In other games Periklis Dorkofikis score a career high 35 points to lead AEK over newcomer Ikaros Kallitheas 81-72, Kavala crushed Ilissiakos 99-71 behind 20 points and 13 boards from Cedric Simmons, Kolossos Rhodes downed Peristeri 67-57 thanks to Angelos Tsamis's 14 points and Maroussi BC edged Panionios on the road, 63-72 as David Huertas recorded 15 points and 9 boards. SPAIN - Real Madrid and Caja Laboral tie atop the Spanish League standings, each with a 4-0 recordPress Release - 10/24 – 1:28 PM CST . . . . . Five other teams, including Unicaja and Regal FC Barcelona, tie for third place at 3-1. Madrid downed Power Electronics Valencia 75-63 in the Spanish capital on Saturday. Clay Tucker paced the winners with 18 points. Felipe Reyes added 17 and 13 rebounds for Madrid. Laboral rallied from a double-digit deficit to edge CB Granada 81-85 behind 18 points from Mirza Teletovic. Regal FC Barcelona dropped to 3-1 due to a 70-71 overtime home loss against CAI Zaragoza. Sam Van Rossom became the game hero for Zaragoza with the game-winning shot, breaking a 24-game losing streak in Barcelona. Unicaja edged archrivals Cajasol 82-76 in Malaga on Sunday. Berni Rodriguez paced the winners with 19 points. Louis Bullock had 15 points for Cajasol against his former team. Gran Canaria 2014 moved up to 2-2 by edging Baloncesto Fuenlabrada 71-70 at home on Sunday with 22 points from Jaycee Carroll. Asefa Estudiantes dropped to 0-4 due to a 75-59 road loss against Lagun Aro GBC. In other games, Blancos de Rueda Valladolid topped Bizkaia Bilbao Basket 68-60, DKV Joventut downed Assignia Manresa 82-67 while Menorca Basquet edged Meridiano Alicante 59-61 on a buzzer-beating basket by Diego Ciorciari.ITALY - Rimas Kaukenas scored 22 and Ksistof Lavrinovic 21 for SienaPress Release - 10/24 – 3:22 PM CST . . . . . Defending champion Montepaschi Siena and Armani Jeans Milano are two of only three teams in the Italian League to start the season 2-0 after respective Sunday wins. Montepaschi held Fabi Shoes Montegranaro to 7 points in the first quarter and never looked back en route to a 93-82 win. Rimas Kaukenas scored 22 and Ksistof Lavrinovic 21 for the winners. Armani Jeans pulled away in the third quarter to beat Benetton Treviso 80-65. The trio of Jonas Maciulis, Ibby Jaaber and David Hawkins scored 14 points apiece to lead Milano. Hawkins also dished 5 assists. Joining those two teams at 2-0 is Angelico Biella. Meanwhile Virtus Roma lost 76-69 at Scavolini Siviglia Pesaro despite 14 points from Charles Smith against his former team. Guillermo Diaz scored 17 for Scavolini. Bennet Cantu was a 77-75 winner over Vanoli-Braga Cremona led by 16 points each from Mike Green and Maarten Leunen. Other Week 2 winners were Dinamo Sassari, Enel Brindisi and Air Avellino. FRANCE - Nancy defeated Poitiers 76-69 behind 24 points and 7 steals from John LinehanPress Release - 10/24 – 6:22 AM CST . . . . . Sluc Nancy is the only undefeated team left in the French League and leads the standings with a 3-0 record. Nancy defeated Poitiers 76-69 behind 24 points and 7 steals from John Linehan. Le Mans improved to 2-1 by thrashing Strasbourg 59-80 on the road on Saturday. Ben Dewar led the winners with 19 points. Alain Koffi added 18 and 13 rebounds while Marc-Antoine Pellin had 12 points for Le Mans, that led 50-57 late in the third quarter. Koffi led a 2-10 run that broke the game open, 52-67, as Strasbourg never recovered. Roanne also moved up to 2-1 and joined a nine-way tie for second place by topping Chalon 74-83 on the road on Saturday. KC Rivers led the winners with 19 points. Uche Nsonwu added 17, Pape Amagou had 14 while Souleyman Diabate got 12 for Roanne, that trailed 55-53 after 30 minutes. A 0-7 run that Amagou capped with a triple put Roanne ahead for good, 66-74, with 3 minutes left. Cholet bounced back from back-to-back heavy losses by edging Orleans 75-67 at home on Sunday. Sammy Mejia paced the winners with 19 points. Antywane Robinson added 14 while DeMarcus Nelson and Claude Marquis each had 12 for Cholet, that led 69-65 with 2 minutes left. Randal Falker scored down low while free throws by Nelson and Robinson sealed the outcome down the stretch. Asvel Basket dropped to 0-3 due to a 74-66 road loss against Hyeres-Toulon. Shaun Fein led the winners with 21 points. Cliff Hammonds had 20 points for Asvel while Mickael Gelabale got 10 for the guests, that led 65-66 with under 2 minutes left. A final 9-0 run allowed Hyeres-Toulon to win it down the stretch. In other games, Le Havre thrashed Paris-Levallois 57-88, Gravelines overwhelmed Vichy 84-48 while Limoges defeated Pau-Orthez 90-63 behind 20 points from Raphael Desroses. Washington’s 7-foot Aziz N'Diaye runs a 5:21 milePitt coach Dixon helps pull victim from carFormer UK basketball player, Anthony Epps, released from jailRed team beats White at sold out Yum! CenterXavier's Redford tears kneeSingler sends Duke Over St. Augustine's 141-68Indiana's Night of the Living RedOklahoma State suspends F Matt PilgrimMaryland Basketball: Meeting the New Terps...Haukur PalssonNew Mexico's Drew Gooden out four weeks after knee injuryPearl knew hosting recruits was a violationJudge Delays Karen Sypher Sentencing Zelmo BeatyDave CowensDevin GreenDan IsselJose Ortiz Mike Sweetney -
22 Oct ' 14:31
NBA: Cut player salary costs up to $800M; contraction on tableNBA approves changes to instant replayHeat's Mike Miller out with thumb injuryGus Johnson out at MSGEx-Celtic Charles Smith shotDoug Collins' concussion symptoms concern 76ersMagic Part Ways With Rookie Draft Pick Stanley RobinsonWade Expected To Return To Heat By WeekendNBA Turnstile to reward fans for attending, watching gamesTime for Erick Dampier to make a decision RUSSIA: Shock defeat for CSKA basketballRUSSIA: Khimki off to good startSENEGAL: Expanding BasketballISRAEL: Blatt's boys badly bashed by BasquesARGENTINA: Coach Richotti shown the door at Quimsa Week 1 MVP: Chuck Eidson, Maccabi ElectraPress Release - 10/22 – 6:37 AM CST . . . . . Opening week of the 2010-11 Turkish Airlines Euroleague Regular Season was full of outstanding individual performance, but nobody shined brighter than forward Chuck Eidson of Maccabi Electra, who became the Sportingbet MVP for Week 1 with a performance index rating of 30. Eidson was all over the place in Maccabi's road loss against Caja Laboral, picking up14 points, 7 rebounds, 8 assists, 4 steals and 6 fouls drawn. His assists and steals totals represented career highs for Eidson in the Euroleague. It also marked the second time Eidson, who has played two previous Euroleague seasons, has been named weekly MVP, although in Week 9 of last year's regular season he shared the honor. Guillem Rubio of Unicaja and Fernando San Emeterio of Laboral were runners-up to Eidson after each registered a 28 index rating in Week 1. San Emeterio helped Laboral beat Maccabi with 10 points, 11 rebounds, 5 assists and 6 fouls drawn. Rubio scored his career high of 22 points on 4-of-4 two-point shooting and 2 of 3 from downtown, adding 3 rebounds, 2 assists and 10 fouls drawn in Unicaja's come-from-behind home win over Spirou Charleroi. David Logan of Laboral, with a 27 index rating, was fourth-best in Week 1, after pumping in 25 points in his team's victory. J.R. Giddens of Asseco Prokom, Joel Freeland of Unicaja and Kevinn Pinkney of Union Olimpija, each with a 26 index rating, compete the list of top individual performances in regular season Week 1. EUROLEAGUE - Bojan Bogdanovic of Cibona scored 28 pointsPress Release - 10/22 – 6:22 AM CST . . . . . Bogdanovic was the regular season Week 1 top scorer with 28 points, his Euroleague career-high, scoring in his team's road loss against defending champion Regal FC Barcelona. Bogdanovic's previous best effort was 22 points against Khimki last season, when he earned 2008-09 Top 16 Week 5 MVP honors. San Emeterio and Kaya Peker of Fenerbahce Ulker each pulled down 11 rebounds to lead the weekly standings in that category. Eidson dished 8 assists, more than anyone this week. Leon Radosevic of Cibona collected 5 steals against Barcelona to lead the entire league. Mirza Begic of Zalgiris had 4 blocks - more than any other player - against Partizan mt:s. Four players – San Emeterio, Giddens, Brent Wright of Spirou and Jonas Valanciunas of Lietuvos Rytas – registered respective double-doubles. Valanciunas did so in his first-ever Euroleague game against Fenerbahce Ulker – 10 points and 10 rebounds - and at age 18! NBA - Thunder Sting 1-6 HornetsNBA.com - 10/22 – 6:22 AM CST . . . . . The Oklahoma City Thunder got their starting lineup together just in time for one tune-up before the regular season. Kevin Durant had 19 points and eight assists, Russell Westbrook added 17 points and seven assists and Oklahoma City finished the preseason with a 101-86 victory over the New Orleans Hornets on Thursday night. Nenad Krstic played for the first time this preseason following surgery on his right index finger and Thabo Sefolosha returned after three games out with a jammed right pinkie, giving the Thunder (4-3) the same starting five they used in 76 games last season. ``It was just like we pretty much picked up where we left off,'' Sefolosha said. ``I think it was pretty easy to get back out there and just play with those guys.'' Krstic was 4 for 7 and scored eight points in just under 24 minutes. He had a dunk, two layups, went 1 for 4 on his jumpers and missed his only free throw. He and Sefolosha each played with wraps on their injured fingers. ``Everything was smooth. It felt like he'd been out there for the whole preseason,'' Durant said. ``Of course, he's going to get a little tired. He hasn't played. But it really didn't show too much. He came out and played pretty well.'' Three-time All-Star Chris Paul didn't travel with the Hornets (1-6), who also rested starting center Emeka Okafor and played Peja Stojakovic for only a few minutes in the third quarter. David West scored 24 points for New Orleans and Jason Smith had 12. . . . . . . More AUSTRALIA - Paul Woolpert to Townsville as an assistantPress Release - 10/21 – 8:31 AM CST . . . . . Paul Woolpert arrives in Australia on Thursday to finalize negotiations with the club in regard to the Assistant Coach position. The Townsville Crocodiles will be applying to the Immigration Offices in the coming weeks in a bid to secure his services for the remainder of the season. Following the resignation of Pat Reidy from the role of Assistant Coach, the club has been looking for someone with the right credentials to fill Riedy’s shoes. Woolpert began his career as a scout and video coordinator for the Seattle Supersonics where he spent eight seasons. He has since gone on to become a head coach in the CBA and D - League and has experience in the NBA. Singler named ACC preseason Player of the YearBruce Pearl is not concerned about job securityCal talks Kanter Karen Sypher changes lawyers before sentencing hearingBarbee on Cal: ‘He needs rough waters’July recruiting in jeopardyForecasting top frontcourts for 2010-11Virginia Tech poised to break outAuburn walk on told to leave – Gets a lawyerUConn's Calhoun insists he's no cheater ------------------------------------ Tony Bobbitt Mark CrowKornel David Dion GloverJeff Mcinnis Anthony MillerJannero Pargo Drazen PetrovicJohn Wetzel -
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Top Five Free Agent BarginsJosh Childress Suffers Right Index Finger FractureClippers' Eric Gordon injured his right ankleDoug Collins Suffering From Concussion SymptomsRichard Jefferson injures right handABC analysts say new techs policy is too harshNets Exercise Options On Terrence Williams and Brook LopezFernandez Happier In PortlandNBA bans shoes designed to boost leapLacob Close To Officially Owning Warriors ARGENTINA: Libertad stays undefeated after beating QuimsaISRAEL: Blatt brings back old-school values to muddled MaccabiJAPAN: Matt Lottich-led HeatDevils edge HannaryzSPAIN: Rancik arrives at Caja LaboralLITHUANIA: El-Amin joins Lietuvos Rytas EUROLEAGUE - Factoid’s for tonight’s gamesStaff Reports - 10/20 – 8:22 AM CST . . . . . Seven Asseco Prokom players – Bobby Brown, Mike Wilks, J.R. Giddens, Filip Videnov, Robert Witka, Iwo Kitzinger and Aleksander Krauze – could make their Euroleague debuts this week. Brose Baskets Bamberg has lost its last 10 road games in the Euroleague. Its last Euroleague win away from home came at AEK Athens in the 2005-06 regular season finale. Fenerbahce Ulker’s Kaya Peker needs just 24 more points to reach 1,000 for his Euroleague career. Lietuvos Rytas’ Kenan Bajramovic scored in double figures in each of his last seven Euroleague appearances. Sergey Monya returns to the Euroleague with BC Khimki Moscow Region after a three-year absence. Six players on the Union Olimpija roster that could make their Euroleague debuts this week: Kevinn Pinkney, Sasu Salin, Suad Sehovic, Jan Span, Dino Muric and Zoran Vrkic. Four players on the Efes Pilsen roster – Erwin Dudley, Miroslav Raduljica, Burak Yacan Yuksel and Ali Isik – who will make their Euroleague debuts this season. Virtus Roma’s Charles Smith has a streak of 10 Euroleague games in which he has scored in double figures. Smith has also made at least 1 three-pointer in 10 straight games. Smith has recorded at least 1 steal in 15 consecutive Euroleague games. Virtus Roma’s Luigi Datome has made 17 consecutive free throws in Euroleague games. His last miss in a Euroleague game in January 2009 against Unicaja. NBA Preseason- Kings send Clippers to 1-7Press Release - 10/19 – 8:31 AM CST . . . . . Tyreke Evans scored 17 points, including a go-ahead driving layup with 1.9 seconds to play, and the Sacramento Kings overcame an early 19-point deficit to beat the Los Angeles Clippers 96-94 on Tuesday night in a preseason game. Clippers center Chris Kaman fouled out with on an offensive charge in the lane that nullified a potential go-ahead layup by teammate Randy Foye with 2:28 remaining and the score tied at 87. Rookie forward Al-Farouq Aminu, who scored 15 points for Los Angeles, hit a tying 3-pointer from the top of the arc with 22.5 seconds left, and Kings coach Paul Westphal called time out to set up one final play that resulted in Evans' game-winner. ``My first instinct was to not pass the ball,'' last season's rookie of the year said. ``I didn't want overtime, so the one thing I wanted to do with that play was to go to the basket and try to get a layup. I'm confident, and Coach wanted the ball in my hands.'' Kaman finished with 21 points and 10 rebounds for the Clippers (1-7), who lost their final six preseason games. Their only win came against Sacramento (3-3), a 120-88 rout at Arco Arena. They had a 6-2 exhibition record last year, but it didn't translate into a successful season as they went 29-53 - their 16th losing record in 17 years. Preseason All-AmericansPittsburgh is coaches’ pick in Big EastDuke Recruit Tyler Adams wavering?Duke, Michigan State highlight MSG’s scheduleSt. John's forward Burrell out at least a month with broken handTitle hopes of many rest on talented backcourtsCoach Huggins edition of Monti Bear to benefit cancer endowmentVirginia G Zeglinski out 8 weeks after surgeryXU Hall of Fame class to include Skip ProsserFour college hoops programs on the waneHummel to return to Purdue next seasonFredette Named MWC Preseason Player of the YearGeorgia Tech sets sights on new basketball complex Devin DurrantBobby FieldsJerald HoneycuttEddie JonesLawrence Roberts -
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Doug Collins to miss game due to concussionGerald Wallace Sits Out Miami Exhibition With Sore BackNets Forward Troy Murphy Will Be Out For Remainder Of PreseasonAndrew Bynum Cleared For Non-Basketball ActivitiesLance Stephenson Goes To CourtDoc Rivers had minor throat surgeryNBA marks NBA Cares 5 years, raises $145 millionTNT sending studio show on some LeBron road tripsVillanueva in 3-man battle as Pistons starting forwardTechnicals remaining an issue during NBA preseasonHornets Acquire Jerrells From Spurs See ALL NBA stories
of the DayDENMARK: Marcus Tracy will miss the rest of the year AUSTRALIA: Reidy resigns at TownsvilleCANADA: Canada Basketball keeps coaches GERMANY: No knocks on WoodLITHUANIA: Jasikevicius says no to Lietuvos Rytas See ALL International stories of the Day AUSTRALIA POTW - Troy De Vries Press Release - 10/19 – 6:22 AM CST . . . . . Adelaide 36ers guard Troy De Vries impressed in his first outing with his new club, scoring 20 points, to go with eight boards and five assists earning him this weeks Pro Exposure Player of the Week. BALTIC LEAGUE POTW - Janis KaufmanisPress Release - 10/19 – 6:22 AM CST . . . . . Even thought Siauliai defeated Valmiera 86-93 Janis Kaufmanis was the outstanding performer of the game for Valmiera ending the evening with a game-high 30 points. That effort also earns him this weeks Pro Exposure Performer of the Week in the Baltic League.BELGIUM POTW - Ronell Taylor Press Release - 10/19 – 6:22 AM CST . . . . . Ronell Taylor poured in 27 points for Dexia Mons-Hainaut in their 71-84 road win at Telenet BC Oostende earning this weeks Pro Exposure Perfomer of the Week in Belgium. FRANCE POTW - David NoelPress Release - 10/19 – 6:22 AM CST . . . . . David Noel with 22 points Paris-Levallois 63-75 road win at Poitiers earning himself this weeks Performer of the Week in France.GERMANY POTW - David BellPress Release - 10/19 – 6:22 AM CST . . . . . David Bell had an unbelieavable game from the three point stripe for Phoenix Hagen as they wiped out Eisbären Bremerhaven at their place 77-107. He knocked down 9 of 10 triples and finished with 27 points earning this weeks Performer of the Week in Germany.ISRAEL POTW - Sofoklis SchortsanitisPress Release - 10/19 – 6:22 AM CST . . . . . Maccabi Tel Aviv opened the Israeli season with a 102-75 pounding of Galil Elyon, who deated them for the crown last season. Los Angeles Clipper draftee Sofoklis Schortsanitis scored 16 points in 16 minutes in a very balanced attack to earn Week One’s Performer of the Week in Israel. He was 5-8 from the field and 6-6 from the line.ITALY POTW - A.J. SlaughterPress Release - 10/19 – 6:22 AM CST . . . . . A.J. Slaughter scored 27 points for Angelico Biella in their 87-91 road win over Pepsi Caserta earning himself Performer of the Week in Italy.POLAND POTW - Ted ScottPress Release - 10/19 – 6:22 AM CST . . . . . Ted Scott scored 28 points for Kotwica Ko?obrzeg in their 74-68 win over Trefl Sopot to earn this weeks Performer of the Week in Poland.SPAIN POTW - Jimmy BaronPress Release - 10/19 – 6:22 AM CST . . . . . Jimmy Baron scored 25 points to lead Lagun Aro GBC to a 87-96 road win at Basketball Menorca earning himself this weeks POTW in Spain.TURKEY POTW - Renalklis SeibutisPress Release - 10/19 – 6:22 AM CST . . . . . Renalklis Seibutis exploded for 31 points in BS in Mersin. Bld.’s 71-74 win over Erirne Olin Basket earning him Performer of the Week in Turkey.NBA PRESEASON- Conley, Gay lead Grizzlies over HornetsPress Release - 10/19 – 6:22 AM CST . . . . . Mike Conley scored 19 points, Rudy Gay had 16 and reserve rookie guard Xavier Henry added 15 to help the Memphis Grizzlies remain unbeaten in the preseason with a 96-91 victory over the New Orleans Hornets on Monday night. Henry scored 14 points in the second half and sparked the Grizzlies in the final quarter. Memphis entered the fourth quarter trailing 74-67, but opened the period on an 11-2 run capped by Henry's 3-pointer from the right wing for a 78-76 lead. The Grizzlies built the lead to nine points in the game's closing minute. Memphis (7-0) hasn't won as many games in the preseason since 2005-06, the last season in which it qualified for the playoffs.``We revved it up in the second half and everybody contributed,'' Grizzlies coach Lionel Hollins said. ``That's the way we would like to do it (during the regular season).'' Pops Mensah-Bonsu had 19 points for the Hornets (1-5), while Aaron Gray scored 13. Chris Paul was held to seven points on 3-of-13 shooting, but finished with 12 assists. Forward David West missed his fourth consecutive game with a sprained right wrist. Jonnie West is back on the WVU teamAlabama’s Justin Knox to the rescue at UNCCollege Basketball's 10 Best Returning PlayersMedia Tabs Florida As SEC Men’s Hoops ChampionTony Woods wants to go to LouisvilleNCAA clears BU men's basketball program
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18 Oct ' 07:38
Love has 32 points, 13 rebounds in T-Wolves’ win over BucksFans rip 'Turkaboo,' Turkoglu rips RaptorsClippers Say Blake Griffin's Ankle Injury Isn't SeriousLeBron James' Hamstring Passes TestWarriors Lose Amundson With Fractured FingerMagic Extend Preseason Winning StreakLeBron James Returns To PracticeMigraine Delays Bogut's ReturnClippers Will Consider Adding Big ManArtest Begins Raffle For Championship RingDeMarcus Cousins strains right ankle ARGENTINA: Visitors get the advantageRUSSIA: Thomas Kelati out for a month due to a knee injurySPAIN: Caja Laboral inks Martin RancikSPAIN: Road warriors Barca, Madrid stay unbeatenU18 AFROBASKET: Egypt, Tunisia book World Championship tickets AUSTRALIA - Troy De Vries impresses in Adelaide winPress Release - 10/18 – 6:22 AM CST . . . . . The Adelaide 36ers have opened their 2010/11 campaign with an impressive 74-69 victory over the Perth Wildcats at the Distinctive Homes Dome on Sunday. Adelaide, last season's wooden spooners, applied a supreme defensive squeeze on the defending champions, particularly early, before holding on despite a few tense moments. Sixers guard Troy De Vries impressed in his first outing with his new club, scoring 20 points, to go with eight boards and five assists, and was well-supported by skipper Adam Ballinger (12 points) and new import Craig Winder, who scored all of his 11 points after halftime. For Perth, Shawn Redhage and Kevin Lisch (19 points each) were the only players to hit double digits, Redhage's last 10 points coming in the final four minutes.BELGIUM - Dominic Waters led Pepinster’s win with 26 pointsPress Release - 10/18 – 6:22 AM CST . . . . . Pepinster had a strong 2010-11 Belgian League debut by downing Antwerp Giants 98-84 at home on Saturday. Dominic Waters led the winners with 26 points. Stefon Jackson added 21 while Rashaun Freeman had 20 for Pepinster, that led 57-40 at halftime and managed to control the game until the final buzzer.FRANCE - KC Rivers and Luka Bogdanovic score 17 points each for RoannePress Release - 10/18 – 6:22 AM CST . . . . . Chorale Roanne improved to 1-1 by downing Hyeres-Toulon 98-76 at home on Saturday. KC Rivers and Luka Bogdanovic led the winners with 17 points apiece. Alexis Tanghe and Alex Dunn each added 10 in an easy home win for Roanne, that led 41-35 at halftime, boosted its margin to 71-54 after 30 minutes and cruised to a well-deserved win.GERMANY - Jared Reiner has a standout game for BayreuthPress Release - 10/18 – 6:22 AM CST . . . . . BG Goettingen dropped to 1-3 due to a 70-66 road loss against BBC Bayreuth. Jared Reiner led the winners with 17 points, 9 rebounds, and 3 blocked shots. Louis Dale led Goettingen with 17 points, Kyle Bailey added 14 and Adam Waleskowski 13 for the guests. Free throws by Osvaldo Jeanty and Danny Gibson sealed the outcome in the final 17 seconds.ITALY - Stefano Mancinelli scores 27 points to lead MilanoPress Release - 10/18 – 6:22 AM CST . . . . . Stefano Mancinelli scored 6 of his game-high 27 points in the extra time to lead Milano to an 83-89 win. Down 8 midway through the fourth quarter, Milano stormed back to take the lead, but Teramo forced overtime on a free throw by former Armani Jeans player Mike Hall in the final seconds. However Mancinelli scored the first two baskets of overtime and Milano never trailed again. David Hawkins and Mason Rocca added 14 apiece for Milano. Hall led Teramo with 23 points. NBA - Love has 32 points, 13 rebounds in T-Wolves' win over BucksPress Release - 10/18 – 6:22 AM CST . . . . . Kevin Love had 32 points and 13 rebounds to help the Minnesota Timberwolves improve to 5-1 with a 114-109 exhibition victory over the Milwaukee Bucks on Sunday night. Love and Wayne Ellington hit three consecutive late 3-pointers to give the Timberwolves the lead for good. Love was 12 of 17 from the field, hitting three 3-pointers. Ellington added 22 points on 8-of-11 shooting and also made three 3-pointers. ``We showed our youth a little down the stretch with them coming back a couple times,'' Love said, ``but we also showed that in these situations we can win.'' Bucks center Andrew Bogut made his first game appearance since dislocating his right elbow, spraining his wrist and breaking his hand April 3 against Phoenix when he fell after a dunk. The 7-foot Australian - wearing a brace on his elbow and a glove on his hand - had 11 points and five rebounds and four fouls in 14 minutes after missing the Bucks' loss Saturday night in Memohis because of a migraine headache.ISRAEL - Maccabi Tel Aviv lifts Cup over Hapoel JerusalemPress Release - 10/15 – 9:50 AM CST . . . . . Maccabi Tel Aviv claimed the BSL League Cup for the first time in three years on Thursday night, but there were plenty of reasons for concern for coach David Blatt a week before the start of the Euroleague campaign. Despite defeating Hapoel Jerusalem 87-77 at Malha Arena, Blatt will rightly be worried with the fact that his team let a 20-point first half lead slip after the break and needed a late run to clinch the win. Hapoel begins its league campaign at Bnei Hasharon on Monday, while the new-look Maccabi hosts Hapoel Gilboa/Galil in a repeat of last year’s final on Sunday before facing its first real stern test of the season at Caja Laboral Vitoria in its Euroleague opener. Jeremy Pargo led Maccabi with 20 points, with David Bluthenthal adding 15 points. Sam Clancy and Jason Rich had 17 points each for Jerusalem, with Yogev Ohayon superb once more with 14 points and nine assists N.C. State's Lowe not stressed about his hot seatThese dozen inside-outside duos deliverBig Blue Madness a Hit in front of 24KVirginia loses veteran to injuryTen Big Questions Heading Into The SeasonFlorida ready to rejoin the eliteBig crowd highlights Hoosier HysteriaHow Georgia Tech Beat UGA For Julian RoyalVitale’s charitable work to be honoredTwo guards pick Western Kentucky ------------------------------------USC Announces Practice Policy ------------------------------------Robbie Hummel out with ACL injury to right knee ------------------------------------ Anthony AventKenny DennardTerry FurlowJohn Johnson Alvin Sims Terrell McIntyre -
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LeBron leaves Moscow game with muscle crampsBucks rookie G Hobson has hip surgeryDalembert's Consecutive Games Streak to End at 354Boozer Refutes Injury Speculation ReportSneaker shortage in RaptorlandTerry Porter to join Blazers broadcastingAriza: Paul Will Help ME Earn All-Star Nod How next summer's CBA agreement will reshape the NBAInjuries Hindering Bucks' Preparations AUSTRALIA: NBL coaches tip Perth to repeatASIAN GAMES: Unprecedented number of basketball entriesCHINA: China apologizes for basketball brawl vs. BrazilIRAN: Grizzlies Haddadi Stuck in IranJAPAN: Coach Ryan Blackwell confident Evessa will contend NBA EUROPE LIVE - Euroleague American Tour 2010 takes the stage!Press Release - 10/12 – 2:52 PM CST . . . . . The Euroleague American Tour 2010 tips off today with two of Europe's elite clubs, CSKA Moscow and Caja Laboral, taking up quite a challenge together: five NBA opponents in five U.S. cities over five days. The tour, now in its fourth year, will bring an end to this season's exhibition series, which included last week's NBA Europe Live games, between clubs from the world's two most prestigious leagues. In those games, New York defeated host Armani Jeans in Milano, Italy before Regal FC Barcelona bested the visiting Los Angeles Lakers in just the second meeting ever between reigning Euroleague and NBA champions. CSKA is quite experienced in these types of exhibition games. The perennial Russian champs defeated the Los Angeles Clippers during the first NBA Europe Live, in 2006. CSKA also visited North America in the Euroleague American Tour 2008. Caja Laboral, on the other hand, will face NBA competition for the first time. . . . . . MORE BELGIUM POTW - Matt LojeskiPress Release - 10/12 – 10:22 AM CST . . . . . Matt Lojeski’s scored 26 points in Telenet BC Oostende’s 77-74 win over Belgacom Liège Basket to earn this weeks Player of the Week in Belgium. He made good 9 of 11 from the floor, 8-8 from the charity stripe, and grabbed 5 rebounds.FRANCE POTW - Rick HughesPress Release - 10/12 – 10:25 AM CST . . . . . Rick Hughes had 21 points, 7 rebounds, and 2 assists in Hyeres-Toulon’s 68-64 win over Poitiers to earn himself this weeks Pro Exposure Player of the Week in France.GERMANY POTW - Louis CampbellPress Release - 10/12 – 10:27 AM CST . . . . . Louis Campbell scored 29 points and hauled in 4 rebounds in EWE Baskets Oldenburg’s 65-75 win at Artland and was named this weeks Pro Exposure Performer in Germany.LATVIA POTW - Marek JurevicusPress Release - 10/12 – 10:30 AM CST . . . . . Marek Jurevicus scored 24 points, handed out 4 assists, and grabbed 3 rebounds for BK Liep?jas Lauvas’ in their 76-67 win over BK Valmiera earning him Pro Exposure’s Player of the Week in Latvia.LITHUANIA POTW - Darius GvezdauskasPress Release - 10/12 – 10:32 AM CST . . . . . Darius Gvezdauskas led five scorers for Siauliai with 26 points in their 100-74 win over Alytus earning him this weeks Player of the Week in Lithuania. NLB-LIGA ABA POTW - Bojan BogdanovicPress Release - 10/12 – 10:34 AM CST . . . . . Bojan Bogdanovic posted 29 for KK Cibona in their 86-80 loss to KK Hemofarm STADA. Even in defeat his individual game earned him this weeks Player of the Week in the Adriatic League.POLAND POTW - Nikola JovanovicPress Release - 10/12 – 10:26 AM CST . . . . . Nikola Jovanovic came through with 27 points and 10 rebounds to lead Anwil W?oc?awek in their 59-56 win over Polonia Warszawa to earn this weeks Player of the Week in Poland.SPAIN POTW - Fernando San EmeterioPress Release - 10/12 – 10:22 AM CST . . . . . Fernando San Emeterio paced Caja Laboral with 30 points in their 76-69 defeat at the hands of Unicaja but still earned this weeks Pro Exposure Player of the Week in Spain. He connected on 10-12 from Two, 3-5 from Three, and 1-1 from the line while grabbing 5 rebounds. KU awaiting ruling on talented freshman Baylor being investigated by NCAA, already self-reported violationsIllini’s expectations high with 5 starters backNCAA in charge of UO eligibility investigationTurkish GM's latest comments fuel perception he has an agendaCalipari not a Maui fanIzzo: I should've been more open during Cleveland Cavaliers interview processTexas A&M – Corpus Christi hires Mark Dannhoff as an assistant coach.UCLA may endure another sub-par season
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12 Oct ' 02:28
Bryant May Not be Ready For Season OpenerDavid Lee powers Warriors over KingsProkhorov Introduces Nets To RussiaAdelman: China trip's big cost is time Hornets Coach Monty Williams first game is a 54-point loss Bogut likely to be limited by injury all seasonGary Chouest has decided to not buy the Hornets from George Shinn.2010-11 GM Survey Results: Rookies & InternationalThe Clippers RecipeMissing pieces create puzzle for WestphalSee ALL stories GREECE: Panellinios adds Wisconsin’s Joe KrabbenhoftLITHUANIA: Gecevicius leads Lietuvos Rytas past NevezisJAPAN: Abdul-Rauf's passion for game keeps him youngRUSSIA: J.R. Holden cleared but won’t face HeatRUSSIA: Choosing family over hoops, Lasme finds dream opportunitySee ALL stories SPAIN - Fernando San Emeterio paced Laboral with 30 points in defeat Press Release - 10/10 – 7:10 PM CST. . . . . . . . . Three Turkish Airlines Euroleague teams are among the five teams undefeated through two games in the Spanish League. Regal FC Barcelona, Unicaja and Real Madrid are joined by Bizkaia Bilbao Basket and Fuenlabrada among the ranks of the unbeaten. Barcelona continued its momentum after an NBA Europe Live win over the Loa Angeles Lakers by downing C.B. Granada 78-85. Juan Carlos Navarro scored 24, Jaka Lakovic 16 and Pete Mickeal 14 for the Euroleague champs. Unicaja survived a stern test from Caja Laboral to win the all-Euroleague matchup 76-69. Berni Rodriguez scored 15 and Joel Freeland 12 to pace the winners. Fernando San Emeterio paced Laboral with 30 points in defeat. Madrid mauled Assignia Manresa 81-63 by dominating the middle two quarters 43-24. Clay Tucker scored 16 and Sergio Llull 15 for the winners. Bilbao turned away another Euroleague side, Power Electronics Valencia, 77-70 as Chris Warren and Martin Rancik scored 18 each. Serhiy Lishchuk posted 19 points and 9 boards to lead Valencia. Fuenlabrada was a 68-76 winner at Meridiano Alicante as Esteban Batista posted 21 points and 12 rebounds. It was a rough week for Eurocup teams in Spain with two of three clubs falling. Asefa Estudiantes went down to Valladolid on the road 79-66. Jason Robinson paced Valladolid with 21 points. Daniel Clark led Estudiantes with 15. Cajasol lost 73-60 at Lagun Aro GBC as David Doblas came through with 16 points. Earl Calloway led Cajasol with 12. Gran Canaria 2014 was Spain’s lone winner among Eurocup sides with an 83-71 win over CAI Zaragoza.FRANCE - Cholet Basket opened the season in style by crushing Pau Press Release - 10/10 – 6:43 PM CST. Defending French League champion Cholet Basket opened the season in style by crushing Pau-Lacq-Orthez on Thursday. Sammy Mejia scored 18 points in 23 minutes and Fabien Causeur added 16 to lead a balanced Cholet effort in which 10 different players scored at least twice. Paris-Levallois trounced Asvel Basket 85-68 as Andrew Albicy shined with 21 points and 8 assists and Marcellus Sommerville and Lamont Hamilton added 19 each. Paris took a double-digit lead in the second quarter and remained in control the rest of the way. Kim Tillie scored 18 and Davon Jefferson had 15 points and 12 rebounds in defeat. SIG Strasbourg held on to beat Chorale Roanne 73-69 as Ricardo Greer tallied 17 points and Pervis Pasco 15. Pape Philippe Amagou led Roanne with 20 points and K.C. Rivers added 18. Other Week 1 winners include SLUC Nancy, Entente Orleanaise, Chalon/Saone and Hyeres-Toulon. Le Mans, who played Friday a Turkish Airlines Euroleague Qualifying Rounds game in Russia, had its opening game in the French League against Le Havre postponed till Tuesday.. . . . . . . . LITHUANIA - Zalgiris wins third in a rowPress Release - 10/10 – 6:48 PM CST. . . . . . . . . Zalgiris sits atop the Lithuanian League after downing newcomer Rudupis 74-80 on the road for its third win in as many games. Kaunas is close behind at 2-0, while Lituvos Rytas and Siauliai are among four clubs with 1-0 records. Zalgiris needed to work hard, but held on for the win thanks to 16 points from Arturas Milaknis and 13 from Mantas Kalnietis. L. Rytas climbed to a 49-36 halftime lead and held on the rest of the way for an 83-71 victory over Nevezis. Martynas Gecevicius had a near-perfect shooting night en route to 25 points and Kenan Bajramovic added 20 points and 6 assists. Siauliai routed Alytus 100-74 as Darius Gvezdauskas led five scorers for his team with 26 points. Siauliai led 31-15 after 10 minutes and never looked back. Ricky Harris added 18 points and Vytautas Sarakauskas posted a double-double for Siauliai. Other Week 2 winners included Kaunas, Techasas and Naglis - Adakris. ADRIATIC LEAGUE - The Adriatic League opened with unexpected results Press Release - 10/10 – 6:52 PM CST. . . . . . . . . The Adriatic League opened with some unexpected results as a pair of Euroleague teams lost their openers. Buducnost edged Partizan and Cedevita topped Cibona. Meanwhile CEZ Nymburk won its Adriatic League debut and Union Olimpija registered a big win. A Nikola Otasevic layup with six seconds remaining lifted Buducnost to a 78-79 road win at Partizan. Vladimir Dragicevic paced the winners with 15 points and Marko Simonovic added 14. Dragan Milosavljevic led Partizan with 15. Hemofarm STADA finished the game on a 10-1 run to beat Cibona 86-80. Boris Savovic scored the go-ahead free throws with juts over a minute remaining. Milan Macvan led the winners with 25 points and 7 rebounds. Bojan Bogdanovic scored 29 for Cibona in defeat. Nymburk cruised to a 93-74 win over Crvena Zvezda in its competition debut. Pavel Pumprla had 19 points, 5 assists and 4 steals off the bench and Tre Simmons netted 18 for the victors. Union Olimpija is now 1-0 as Damir Markota scored 19 in a 61-54 win over Igokea. Cedevita registered a 70-66 win over Zadar thanks to a 19-point, 5-assist effort from Marino Bazdaric. The other opening week winners were Krka and Zagreb CO. Coaches vs. Cancer Tipoff Set for Oct. 12 Calipari tries to temper expectations for KentuckySelf, seniors take questions from studentsWait almost over for Mississippi State’s Renardo SidneyTemple Basketball Fan ApathyACC Power RankingsHoles Remain In NCAA Investigation, UConn ResponseDid UCLA, Ohio State violate rules in pursuit of Roberto Nelson?Locker rooms at the KFC YUM! Center are plushThe Pit finally gets its much-needed faceliftSee ALL stories Randy BreuerMike Conley Jr.Kenny GreenDarrall ImhoffDesmond MasonNorm NixonCherokee ParksLarry StavermanSalim Stoudamire -
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Pistons beat Bucks with a 7-0 OT runCarlisle Collapses At PracticeSteve Francis Arrested For Public DrunkennessBlazers Learn Jeff Pendergraph Is Lost For The Season As Przybilla Nears ReturnSuns and Mavericks play outdoors at the Indian Wells Tonight EUROBASKET: 2011 additional qualifying draw completeFIBA: Gasol receives Player of the Year TrophyRUSSIA: Holden is cleared to return to basketball activitiesSPAIN: Rubio out to prove he’s ready to make jump to NBATURKEY: Besiktas could be close on landing Allen IversonSee ALL 26 stories NBA - Warriors look “Smart” burying the Clips by FittyNBA.com - 10/09 – 7:13 AM CST. . . . . The Golden State Warriors sported a new coach, new uniforms, a new logo and nearly a dozen new players for their preseason opener. Perhaps best of all, the Warriors showed flashes of what could be a new defense, which helped them to a 127-87 victory over the Los Angeles Clippers on Friday night. After finishing 29th in opponent field goal percentage last season, the Warriors held a depleted Clippers squad to just 37.8 percent shooting. ``I loved the fact that we scrambled,'' said Warriors coach Keith Smart, in his first game since taking over for Don Nelson on Sept. 27. ``We got to our spots. When a guy got beaten, we didn't just stop. We kept pursuing the next effort. The good defensive teams in the league, they have three or four efforts when a play breaks down. Hopefully, our group can keep developing to that point.'' . . . . MORE NBA - Pistons overcome Bucks lead and win in OTNBA.com - 10/09 – 7:32 AM CST. . . . . . . . . Austin Daye scored 21 points, Ben Gordon added 19 and the Detroit Pistons beat the Milwaukee Bucks 115-110 in overtime Friday night. Brandon Jennings, Chris Douglas-Roberts and Ersan Ilyasova all had 18 for the Bucks. Milwaukee led 77-72 going into the fourth quarter, but the Pistons answered with a 18-5 run to start the period. Detroit led by five in the final minutes, but Earl Boykins hit two straight shots, including a 3-pointer to force overtime. The Pistons won the game with a 7-0 run in the extra period. Both teams were without several key players. Richard Hamilton missed the game after the birth of his child, while Tracy McGrady and Andrew Bogut were both rested. Eight players sat out with injuries.NBA - Anthony warmly welcomed in Denvers winNBA.com - 10/09 – 7:52 AM CST. . . . . . . . . Carmelo Anthony scored 24 points and received a warm response throughout his 24 minutes of play as the Denver Nuggets beat the Portland Trail Blazers 109-99 on Friday night. The crowd roared its approval during the opening introduction and for every basket and rebound from Anthony, who has yet to sign off on a three-year, $65 million extension that's been on the table since June, leading the Nuggets to explore trade options. Sheldon Williams added 21 points and 14 rebounds for Denver (1-0). Luke Babbit led the Trail Blazers (1-2) with 18 points. Dante Cunningham had 15 points and 10 rebounds in Portland's second game in two nights. . . . . MORE NBA - James, Bosh lead Heat past Thunder 103-96NBA.com - 10/09 – 7:13 AM CST. . . . . . . . . With only two-thirds of their Big Three, the Miami Heat are still undefeated. LeBron James and Chris Bosh combined for 45 points Friday night and treated a sold-out Kansas City crowd to a taste of the NBA with a 103-96 victory over the Oklahoma City Thunder. Dwyane Wade, the third member of the newly formed trio that's set the NBA abuzz, sat out with a sore right hamstring that he hurt in the opening minutes of the first exhibition outing. But once they get all their weapons together, just how potent will the Heat (2-0) be? . . . . . MORE Connecticut admits violationsFour Programs Looking To Rise in 2010-2011Emmanuel Negedu returns to basketball at New Mexico.SDSU's Thomas won't face charges in jaywalk-gWho got snubbed by the Wooden watch list?See ALL 18 stories Jerome AndersonKenny AndersonKeith BoothJuan DixonDarius MilesArnie Risen -
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Jeff Pendergraph injures right kneeMiami Heat getting closer to some roster decisionsLeBron, Durant to renew acquaintances in preseasonMaggette, Salmons still not ready for BucksStern Seeks To Relieve The Burden Of Bad Contracts EUROCUP / EUROCHALLENGE: Qualifying RoundupGREAT BRITAN: Why football should fear the NBALITHUANIA: A younger Sabonis begins to move into the limelightRUSSIA: “Clean” league ready to tip offSPAIN: Could FCB play in the NBA ? NCAA - Terry Porter named volunteer coach at Lewis & Clark Oregonlive.com - 10/08 – 12:18 PM CST. . . . . Lewis & Clark head men's basketball coach Bob Gaillard has announced the hiring of former NBA great Terry Porter as a volunteer assistant coach for the Pioneers, joining the staff of Gaillard, Dinari Forman, Mark Swenson and Ryan Wells. Porter spent 17 years in the NBA as a player, beginning his career with the Portland Trail Blazers as the 24th overall pick in the 1985 draft from current Division III power Wisconsin-Stevens Point. He spent a decade with the Blazers (1985-1995), leading the team to the NBA Finals twice. Porter continues to hold the NBA Finals single-game record for the most free throws made without a miss with 15 (June 7, 1990 in Detroit), while being the Trail Blazers' all-time assists leader with 5,319. In 1993, he received the J. Walter Kennedy Citizenship Award. On December 16, 2008 the Trail Blazers retired his #30 jersey. Following his playing career, Porter went onto coach the Milwaukee Bucks from 2003-2005. He then was named the new head coach of the Phoenix Suns from 2008-09. Top 25 college basketball recruiting classesTony Wroten Jr.to play for WashingtonTony Woods will not play basketball for Wake Forest this seasonMSU could lose freshman Russell Byrd for yearDunn suspended from classes at BaylorSmith, UCLA trying to shape up Gary AlcornEd BartelsTyson WheelerMonty Williams -
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Shareef Abdur-Rahim Named Kings Assistant GM Erick Dampier Visiting Phoenix SunsRonnie Brewer Resents Utah Didn't Try to Bring Him BackGM’s predict Durant as MVP over LeBronRaptors spank the Suns by 51Bogut 'Doubtful' For Game Vs. PistonsPistons Forward Jonas Jerebko Out Five Months With Torn AchillesTimberwolves beat Knicks 106-100GMs pick Lakers to repeat, Durant to win MVPWall Impresses In Preseason DebutSee ALL 36 stories NBA EUROPE: Thursday in Barcelona: champ vs. champBRAZIL: NBA Turns Focus to Brazil MarketSee ALL 22 stories NBA EUROPE- Barcelona stops Lakers 92-88 Press Release - 10/07 – 4:56 PM CST. . . . . Barcelona played as the champions they are defeating the Los Angeles Lakers 92-88 in front of 16,236 rapid fans tonight. Juan Carlos Navarro had an outstanding game scoring 25 points and handing out 6 asssits. Pete Mickeal led Barcelona’s scoring with 26 points while pulling down 13 rebounds. Former Orlando Magic #1 Draft pick Fran Vasquez contributed 10 points and 7 rebounds before fouling out. Pau Gasol, returning to his Barcelona roots, led the Lakers offense with 25 points and grabbed 10 rebounds. Lamar Odum was a terror on the boards pulling down 18 rebounds. Kobe Bryant finished with 15 points but was 2-15 from the floor including 0-6 from three. The Lakers as a team were 0-12 from three and shot 34% from Two. Jaycee Carroll’s 24 points helps Gran Canaria back to the Eurocup Press Release - 10/07 – 9:28 AM CST. . . . . Gran Canaria 2014 made it to the Eurocup for the seventh time in the last eight years by thrashing KK Zagreb Croatia Osiguranje 96-60 at home in Game 2 of their two-way series on Wednesday. Gran Canaria had registered a 71-69 road loss in Game 1 and won the series on points differential. As such, Gran Canaria advanced to the Eurocup regular season while Zagreb will play the EuroChallenge. Jaycee Carroll led the winners with 24 points on 10-of-15 two-pointers. Javier Beiran added 19 of 4-of-6 three-pointers while CJ Wallace posted a double-double of 14 points and 13 rebounds for Barcelona, that used a 18-1 run to get a 33-10 lead, boosted it to 41-13 soon after that and never looked back. Catalin Burlacu scores 34 in Khimik’s win but they fail to advance Press Release - 10/07 – 10:00 AM CST. . . . . Khimik kept their nerve from the free-throw line to progress to the EuroChallenge Regular Season as CSU Asesoft Ploiesti won 91 -86 on the night but fell agonizingly short by two points on aggregate. In the early exchanges there was nothing between with only a score by the prolific Catalin Burlacu giving Ploiesti a two point advantage at 27-25 by the end of the first. Burlacu was the top performer for the home team with a classy 34 points and 7 rebounds, while Mileage poured in 22 points for Khimik.NBA PRESEASON - Raptors eclipse the Suns by 51 Press Release - 10/07 – 10:15 AM CST. . . . . Forward Linas Kleiza led all scorers with 20 points and the Toronto Raptors handled the Phoenix Suns 129-78 in an exhibition game on Wednesday night. Kleiza added five rebounds and two steals. DeMar DeRozan scored 16 points, while Joey Dorsey added 13 points and a team-high 10 rebounds. It was the first game of the exhibition for the Raptors, who wrapped up their six-day training camp in Vancouver before heading home to Toronto. Phoenix remained winless in the preseason. Phoenix guard Steve Nash, a two-time league MVP from Victoria, British Columbia, was limited to nine points in just over two quarters. The Suns' Jared Dudley scored 10 points while former Raptor Hedo Turkoglu, who was traded in the offseason, scored six points and led Phoenix with eight rebounds. The Raptors played their first exhibition game in Vancouver, although they faced the Vancouver Grizzlies five times in the same arena between 1995-2000 before the West Coast club was relocated to Memphis, Tenn. Nash drew the biggest cheers from the fans. But most of the crowd at Rogers Arena supported the Raptors. Fans booed Turkoglu every time he touched the ball - and jeered him every time he committed a foul or mistake. Sean Sutton Added to ORU Basketball StaffWill Graves Dismissed From UNC Basketball TeamTony Wroten Jr. to choose college todayESPN's BracketBusters to Feature Largest Pool in HistoryWillard will be “coaching the coaches.”Oregon Adds Martin Seiferth to 2010-11 RosterSix freshmen stir U.Va. basketball hopesMississippi releases potential mascot designsJeff Bzdelik Faces Skeptics in First Season at Wake ForestSeton Hall's Herb Pope making progress after scary collapseAkron named Charles Thomas as an Assistant CoachGirlfriend denies Baylor’s Dunn hit her ------------------------------------ ------------------------------------See ALL 32 stories Harold EllisDesmon FarmerAlex GrozaBob MartinWillie Naulls
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