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Regardless of whether it is at full strength, Team USA will not have to face Spain, Greece or Argentina in the opening round of the World Championship next summer in Turkey.

Anyone who is a fan of basketball, regardless of the level of play, knows how important it is to have a point guard who can distribute the ball without turning it over.

There are plenty of exciting, sizzling point guards in the NBA -- Steve Nash, Chris Paul and Jason Kidd among them.

So Allen Iverson is back, returned to Philadelphia and ready to strengthen his hold -- or loosen his grip -- on the unofficial title bestowed upon him last week by one of his former coaches, Denver's George Karl.

Anthony is bringing the same type of leadership to the Nuggets that he did to the 2008 U.S. Olympic team.

Manny Pacquiao is likely to fight Floyd Mayweather Jr. on March 13 after agreeing to a proposal from promoter Bob Arum on Friday.

Phoenix Suns guard Steve Nash is up to his old tricks again. The Victoria, B.C., native turns 36-years old in February but he's hardly showing his age; leading the way for his team who tied their best start in franchise history with a victory over the Toronto Raptors on Sunday.

Retire, retire not. Retire, retire not... Recently basketball star and Peninsula native Allen Iverson announced his retirement from the NBA.

Bowled over Quick quiz on this week's BYU-Utah game. The loser of Saturday's game qualifies for: The Las Vegas Bowl The Poinsettia Bowl The Fort Worth Bowl The I-Forgot-You-Were-Still-Playing Bowl Trending down The biggest question surrounding the BYU-Utah game this week is: Can Max Hall overcome Utah's defensive speed? Is Jordan Wynn ready for ...

THAT S THE TICKET: Before a record Kiwi soccer crowd of 35,100, New Zealand reached the Cup finals for only the second time after qualifying for Spain 28 years ago A goal by Rory Fallon just before halftime and some heroic goalkeeping by Mark Paston secured New Zealand s ticket to next year s World Cup as they squeezed past Bahrain 1-0 in ...

BASKETBALL League-wide retirement of No. 23 unlikely LeBron James may persuade NBA players to give up their No.

That fact would be unremarkable were it not for his occupation and height. Kapono plays for the Philadelphia 76ers and is 6-foot-8. He is in his seventh NBA season, but the only dunks he has thrown down in all that time have come during practice.

After posting just three wins nine games, the New Orleans Hornets' Byron Scott became the first National Basketball Association coach fired this season.

Today's Calls: Chase Utley vs. Reggie Jackson, Pedro Martinez vs. Andy Pettitte, Saints offense vs.

The National Basketball Association, to quote those old-time radio announcers, is ON THE AIR! And with that news comes the news that it isn't really time yet for the NBA.

FREE through an entire 82-game NBA season is no slam-dunk. That's why Steve Kostorowski , owner of Georgetown's Water Street Gym , is called into service every off-season to teach the best ballers in the country how to survive.

You know how some people think the NBA is in a state of decline? If you're watching, you know that's laughable.

They Were Giants Written by Rob Mahoney on Monday, October 26, 2009 As part of the TrueHoop Network's league-wide preview project, I contributed a little diddy about the NBA's stars not named Kobe or LeBron.

WORLDWIDE WEBSTER: NZ Breakers development player and Tall Blacks guard Corey Webster has fans in team-mates CJ Bruton and Paul Henare.

Americans take to sports heroes who seem trustworthy and sincere. Olympic favorite Shawn Johnson leads the pack.