[New York Times] Sports Briefing | Basketball: Gasol Leads Spain Past France and Into Final (Fri, 18 Sep 2015 04:36:34 GMT) Pau Gasol overwhelmed host France, the defending champion, by scoring 40 points in an 80-75 victory in overtime on Thursday in Lille as Spain advanced to the final of the European basketball championship. [New […]
[New York Times] Wide Open WNBA Playoffs Set to Begin (Thu, 17 Sep 2015 08:21:39 GMT) Washington coach Mike Thibault was shaking his head. The veteran coach couldn’t remember a more wide-open playoff chase in the WNBA then the one that will begin Thursday night. [New York Times] Sports Briefing | Basketball: Elena Delle Donne […]
[New York Times] Sports Briefing | Basketball: France and Spain Reach European Basketball Semifinals (Wed, 16 Sep 2015 04:14:13 GMT) Tony Parker scored 18 points to lead France past Latvia, 84-70, and Pau Gasol scored 27 points to help Spain advance with a 73-71 win over Greece. [New York Daily News] Carmelo Anthony fires back […]
[New York Times] Sports Briefing | Pro Basketball: Moses Malone’s Death Explained (Tue, 15 Sep 2015 03:02:40 GMT) Malone, 60, died of cardiovascular disease, the Virginia medical examiner’s office said.
[New York Times] Sports Briefing | Basketball: Czechs Reach Quarterfinals at European Championship (Mon, 14 Sep 2015 04:50:11 GMT) Jan Vesely and Tomas Satoransky had double-doubles to lead the Czech Republic past Croatia, 80-59, in Lille, France, and into the quarterfinals for the first time. [New York Times] Fever 81, Liberty 76: Liberty Close Season […]
[New York Times] Sports Briefing | Basketball: France Makes European Championship Quarterfinals (Sun, 13 Sep 2015 05:25:22 GMT) Greece also secured a place in the quarterfinals by beating Belgium, 75-54, and will play Spain. [New York Times] A Basketball Arena Battles for San Francisco’s Heart (Sun, 13 Sep 2015 02:29:44 GMT) The owners of the […]
[New York Times] Canada Blow Chance to Make Olympics After Shock Loss (Sat, 12 Sep 2015 04:42:27 GMT) The Canadian basketball team, boasting nine NBA players on their roster, have blown their initial chance to qualify for the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio with a shock loss to Venezuela at the FIBA Americas tournament on […]
[New York Times] Sports Briefing | Pro Basketball: Nets and Knicks Announce Signings (Fri, 11 Sep 2015 04:39:17 GMT) The Nets signed the veteran swingman Dahntay Jones, while the Knicks signed two undrafted free agents.
[New York Times] Liberty Secure Top Overall Playoff Seed for 1st Time (Thu, 10 Sep 2015 07:27:54 GMT) Coming into the season, so much was made of potential distractions that could derail the New York Liberty. [New York Times] Sports Briefing | Basketball: Liberty Clinch Top Seed in W.N.B.A. Playoffs (Thu, 10 Sep 2015 04:22:39 […]
[New York Times] Sports Briefing | Basketball: Marco Belinelli Leads Italy Over Spain (Wed, 09 Sep 2015 03:47:37 GMT) In another game at the European championship, Turkey held on to defeat Germany. [New York Times] N.B.A. Shifts Seeding Format for Playoffs (Wed, 09 Sep 2015 02:10:34 GMT) Postseason seedings will be based solely on regular-season […]