[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 […]
[New York Times] Sports Briefing | Basketball: Tony Parker Achieves European Milestone (Tue, 08 Sep 2015 04:04:19 GMT) Parker became the leading scorer in European championship history as he led France, the defending champion, to a 69-66 victory over Poland. [New York Post] Porzingis ‘can’t wait’ to show off bulky body at Knicks camp (Tue, […]
[New York Times] Sports Briefing | Basketball: Serbia Edges Germany at the European Basketball Championship (Mon, 07 Sep 2015 04:33:15 GMT) Nemanja Bjelica made a difficult layup with less than a second remaining to lift Serbia to a 68-66 victory over Germany. [New York Times] Liberty 75, Lynx 71: Liberty Secure Top Seed in the […]
[New York Times] Sports Briefing | Basketball: Iceland Tests Dirk Nowitzki and Germany (Sun, 06 Sep 2015 04:58:25 GMT) Nowitzki and Dennis Schroeder scored 15 points each to lead Germany to a surprisingly close 71-65 victory over Iceland in Berlin at the start of the European basketball championship.
[New York Times] A Basketball Arena Battles for San Francisco’s Heart (Sat, 05 Sep 2015 10:00:23 GMT) The owners of the Golden State Warriors are offering to foot the bill for a new 18,000-seat entertainment complex in San Francisco, but some in the city are crying foul. [New York Times] Sports Briefing | Pro Basketball: […]
[New York Times] Liberty Fall to Sky (Fri, 04 Sep 2015 03:42:00 GMT) Courtney Vandersloot scored 21 pointsas the Chicago Sky rolled to an 82-60 win over the Liberty.
[New York Times] Sports Briefing | Pro Basketball: Rockets’ Dwight Howard Detained at Airport Over Gun (Thu, 03 Sep 2015 05:00:37 GMT) Howard was questioned, and the gun was seized by the airport authorities, who allowed him to board a later flight. The police said he would not be charged with a crime.