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France edges Lithuania for third place at World Cup

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Madrid, Spain (SportsNetwork.com) – Nicolas Batum scored 27 points Boris Diaw added 15, as France rallied in the fourth quarter to earn a 95-93 win over Lithuania in the third-place game at the FIBA World Cup. France trailed 71-64 heading […]

Clippers re-sign Turkoglu

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Los Angeles, CA (SportsNetwork.com) – The Los Angeles Clippers re-signed free agent forward Hedo Turkoglu to an undisclosed contract on Friday. “We are happy to welcome Hedo back to the Clippers,” team president of basketball operations and head coach Doc […]

Serbia holds off France to reach FIBA final

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Madrid, Spain (SportsNetwork.com) – Milos Teodosic scored 24 points to help Serbia defeat France, 90-85, in the semifinals of the FIBA World Cup on Friday. Bogdan Bogdanovic tallied 13 points and Nemanja Bjelica added 10 for the Serbs, who will […]

Hawks GM Ferry takes leave of absence

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Atlanta, GA (SportsNetwork.com) – Atlanta Hawks general manager Danny Ferry is taking a leave of absence after making controversial remarks about NBA player Luol Deng. Hawks CEO Steve Koonin said Friday that Ferry requested an indefinite leave of absence. Head […]

Griner out for Game 3

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Chicago, IL (SportsNetwork.com) – Phoenix Mercury center Brittney Griner missed Game 3 of the WNBA Finals on Friday against Chicago after undergoing an outpatient procedure to correct a retinal issue. Doctors told Griner she wouldn’t play Friday as a precaution. […]

Report: Audio contains Ferry’s remarks

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Atlanta, GA (SportsNetwork.com) – A newspaper says it has obtained audio of Atlanta Hawks general manager Danny Ferry making racially charged comments about NBA player Luol Deng. The partial recording of a June 6 conference call was posted online Thursday […]

Illinois G Abrams out for season

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Champaign, IL (SportsNetwork.com) – Illinois senior guard Tracy Abrams will miss the 2014-15 season after tearing the anterior cruciate ligament in his right knee, the school announced on Thursday. Abrams suffered the injury during preseason skill workouts, and surgery date […]

US beats Lithuania to reach final

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Barcelona, Spain (SportsNetwork.com) – James Harden scored all 16 of his points during a dominant third quarter that carried the United States to a 96-68 victory over Lithuania in the semifinals of the FIBA World Cup on Thursday. After a […]