US gets needed practice, expects to look sharper
Sunday, September 5th, 2010 Posted in NBA basketball news | No Comments »CBSSpo After one lackluster victory during pool play, Mike Krzyzewski encountered some feistier competition in his news conference than the U.S. faced on the court. "Why didnt the USA score more?" one reporter asked. "Why isnt ...
Team USA sluggish early, pulls away vs. Tunisia
Friday, September 3rd, 2010 Posted in NBA basketball news | No Comments »CBSSpo With nothing to play for, the United States looked as if it didnt want to play. Outworked and outhustled, the Americans led winless Tunisia by only four points early in the third quarter before turning the game ...
Hawks add center Thomas to bolster frontcourt
Friday, September 3rd, 2010 Posted in NBA basketball news | No Comments »CBSSp The Atlanta Hawks have signed free-agent center Etan Thomas to add bulk in the frontcourt. The 6-foot-10 Thomas spent most of his career with the Washington Wizards but finished last season with Oklahoma City. Hes averaged 5.8 ...
Tickets go on sale for Raptors-Nets game in London
Friday, September 3rd, 2010 Posted in NBA basketball news | No Comments »CBSS 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, and the ...
USA eases past Iran at Worlds, earns top seed
Thursday, September 2nd, 2010 Posted in NBA basketball news | No Comments »CBSSpo In the political arena, Iran vs. the United States is a matchup that gets attention. In a basketball arena, not so much. "For me, its a normal game," Iran captain Mahdi Kamrany said. ...
Tickets go on sale for Raptors-Nets game in London
Thursday, September 2nd, 2010 Posted in NBA basketball news | No Comments »CBSS 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, and the ...
Heat sign ex-WVU star Butler, pushing roster to 18
Wednesday, September 1st, 2010 Posted in NBA basketball news | No Comments »CBSS Former West Virginia star DaSean Butler has signed with the Miami Heat, becoming the teams 18th player under contract going into training camp. Butler was the 42nd pick in this years draft. He was projected as a ...
Greece loses appeals; suspensions stand
Wednesday, September 1st, 2010 Posted in NBA basketball news | No Comments »CBSSpor Basketballs governing body has rejected Greeces appeal of two player suspensions stemming from a brawl in a game against Serbia. Patrick Baumann, FIBAs secretary general, said the punishment given to Antonis Fotsis and Sofoklis Schortsanitis will stand, ...
Greece handles China in worlds opener
Wednesday, September 1st, 2010 Posted in NBA basketball news | No Comments »CBSSports.com Nikolaos Zisis and Ioannis Bourousis both scored 21 points to lead Greece to an 89-81 victory over China in the opening Group C game at the world basketball championship on Saturday. Greece led 47-37 at halftime, but ...
Heat sign ex-WVU star Butler, pushing roster to 18
Tuesday, August 31st, 2010 Posted in NBA basketball news | No Comments »CBSS Former West Virginia star DaSean Butler has signed with the Miami Heat, becoming the teams 18th player under contract going into training camp. Butler was the 42nd pick in this years draft. He was projected as a ...
