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US beats Angola 121-66, reaches quarters at Worlds
Chauncey Billups scored 19 points, Kevin Durant had 17, and the United States powered into the quarterfinals of the World Championship with a 121-66 victory over Angola on Monday.
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Turkoglu helps Turkey rally past France
Turkey used a 21-4 run spanning the second and third quarters on Sunday to eliminate France from the basketball world championship with a 95-77 win.
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Slovenia trounces Australia 87-58 at Worlds
Jaka Lokovic scored 19 points and Slovenia hit 16 of 33 3-pointers to eliminate Australia 87-58 Sunday in the round of 16 at the World Championship.
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Navarro scores 22 as Spain eliminates Greece
Juan Carlos Navarro scored 22 points for Spain in an 80-72 victory that eliminated Greece from the basketball World Championships on Saturday.
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Game comes down to free throws as Serbia nips Croatia
Oklahoma City Thunder center Nenad Krstic had 16 points and Aleksander Rasic scored five points in the last 21 seconds to help Serbia edge Croatia 73-72 in the round of 16 at the basketball world championship Saturday.
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Bucks sign second-round draft pick Hobson
The Milwaukee Bucks have signed second-round draft pick Darington Hobson.
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Hawks beef up frontline, add veteran center Thomas
The Atlanta Hawks have signed free agent center Etan Thomas to add bulk in the frontcourt.
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Penney scores 25 to guide New Zealand into next round
Kirk Penney scored 25 points to help New Zealand surge into the knockout round of the basketball world championships with an 82-70 win over France on Thursday.
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Germany breezes past Jordan in final FIBA game for both
Tibor Pleiss scored 23 points to give Germany a 91-73 win over Jordan on Thursday in a match between two eliminated teams at the basketball world championship.
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Varejao key as Brazil clinches third place in Group B
Marcelo Machado scored 18 points, Anderson Varejao grabbed 12 rebounds in his longest stint at the world championship, and Brazil clinched third place in Group B with a 92-74 victory over Croatia on Thursday.