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Light the Torch – Beijing Olympics and Other Olympic News

August 10th, 2008

Argentina Falls to Lithuania in Men’s Basketball

Today’s action showcased numerous activities and events. However, the men’s basketball competition caught the eyes of many spectators as host nation China and the United States faced off. In an amazing debut, the United States basketball team demonstrated utter dominance not seen since the previous decade, defeating China 101-70. However, defending Olympic champion Argentina wasn’t […]

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July 22nd, 2008

US Olympic Basketball Team - The Road to Redemption

Nike has put together a series of segments about the 2008 US Men’s Basketball Team. Here the team gets together for their media blitz in New York City two weeks ago. Watching the video, you just know the team’s going to be great.

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October 24th, 2007

The Future of China’s Olympic Basketball Team is TALL

I heard somewhere that Yao Ming will be playing for his home country, China, in the upcoming 2008 Beijing Games. We all know who Yao Ming is, right? At 7′6″ (2.29 m), he’s one of the tallest players in the NBA.
So, China already has Yao Ming — that alone poses a formidable point for the […]

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September 28th, 2007

Olympic Basketball Qualifiers (Asia)

Iran will be led by M. Nikkha, H. Ehadadi and A. Nekkhah Bahrami. I found out that it’s hard to find pictures of the Iranian Basketball Team. Go to the URL provide below to view picture of Hamed Ehadadi.
http://www.viewimages.com/Search.aspx?mid=72680601&epmid=2&partner=Google
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September 27th, 2007

Olympic Basketball Qualifiers (Europe 3 of 3)

Russia is led by NBA All-Star Andrei Kirilenko, J.R. Holden and Victor Khryapa.
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September 26th, 2007

Olympic Basketball Qualifiers (Europe 2 of 3)

Spain is led by NBA All-Star Pau Gasol, Jose Calderon and Rudy Fernandez.
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September 25th, 2007

Olympic Basketball Qualifiers (Europe 1 of 3)

Lithunia is led by Sarunas Jasikevicius, Darius Songalia and Ramunas Siskauskas.
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September 24th, 2007

Olympic Basketball Qualifiers (Oceania)

Australia will be led by veteran Sam Mackinnon and lightning quick teenager Patrick Mills.
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September 10th, 2007

Updates on Group Leaders and Stat Leaders of EuroBasket 2007

Group E is being led by Spain and Russia with 3-1 cards while Group F is being led by Lithuania and Slovenia with 3-0 cards each.
The top scorer, so far, is Dirk Nowitzki with 28.8 pts per game. The top rebounder is Andrei Kirilenko with 10 rebounds per game. And finally the top assist man […]

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September 9th, 2007

Spain beats Russia 81-69 in EuroBasket 2007

Jose Calderon, Toronto Raptors point guard, scored 17 pts and dished out 4 assists to lead Spain past Russia. Pau Gasol had 13 pts and 9 boards to help in defeating Russia and Andrei Kirilenko’s 21 pts. Other notable NBA players, Juan Carlos Navarro and Jorge Garbajosa, both of Spain, scored 15 and 11 respectively. […]

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