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Tweet of the Day: Spain Begins Run at EuroBasket ’13 Championship

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Wednesday brought forth the first day of the preliminary round of EuroBasket ’13. This year’s EuroBasket has a lot on the line. Of the 24 teams competing, only six teams will earn spots in the inaugural 2014 Basketball World Cup. Among the teams competing, the two-time defending EuroBasket champion Spanish national team. [AJ Mitnick: EuroBasket ’13 Preview] The first day of action saw a lot of close games with a few blowouts sprinkled in for good measure.   Preliminary Round – Day 1 GROUP A Sep. 4, 2013

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Five Things To Watch: Miami Heat

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As the back-to-back defending NBA champions, one could say that the Miami Heat stand in the best position of any team in the league. That’s probably true, but the 2013-14 campaign also stands as one of the most pivotal seasons in team history. Why? After this season, LeBron James, Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh will all have the option to test the free agent waters. Although Wade said he wants to stay in Miami, perhaps a disappointing season with an aging core could

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Evening News: Kidd buys portion of Jay-Z’s share with Nets; Mullin joins Kings front office

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In today’s breaking news, Nets head coach Jason Kidd buys his ticket onto his organization’s ownership team. Kidd buys portion of Nets ESPN.com’s Darren Rovell reports that Jason Kidd will buy a portion of Jay-Z’s ownership share with the Brooklyn Nets.  Though unusual, the NBA does not have a rule forbidding coaches from owning stakes in teams. Kidd, who hung up his sneakers at the beginning of the summer after 19 years of playing, is reportedly buying 1/6th of one percent ownership of the team

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Brazil Finishes 0-4 in FIBA-Americas Tourney

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They had the best point guard in Europe, Marcelinho Huertas, who once dropped 11 dimes on Team USA with U.S. president Barack Obama, his wife Michelle, and Vice President Joe Biden in attendance. But they were missing all of their big guys, including NBA players Nene, Anderson Varejao and Tiago Splitter, and the result was worse than anyone could have imagined. With a loss to Jamaica on Tuesday on the final day of the first round of the FIBA-Tournament of the Americas,

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Eurobasket ’13 Preview

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The 2013 FIBA Eurobasket is upon us, beginning today in Slovenia. Which NBA stars will dominate the tournament? Which Europeans will burst onto the NBA scene? Who will earn the right to challenge Team USA in next summer’s inaugural World Cup? We have all that for you, and more. The most prestigious continental basketball competition in the world, this year’s competition will feature 24 teams competing for 6 berths to the inaugural 2014 Basketball World Cup in Spain next summer. (It

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Eurobasket ’13 Group A Preview

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Group A Likely To Advance 1. France With likely MVP candidate, Tony Parker, leading the way for the French squad, Les Blues are the runaway favorites to take group A. While France may be missing a trio of NBA  bigs, Joakim Noah, Ronny Turiaf and Kevin Seraphin, they have by far the most talented roster in this group, and are a virtual lock to earn a bid to the World Cup. After getting knocked off by Spain in the quarterfinals of the Olympics,

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Eurobasket ’13 Group B Preview

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Group B Likely to advance 1. Lithuania One of the most fully loaded squads in his year’s Eurobasket, the Lithuanian squad is poised to be one of the juggernauts of this year’s competition. Veteran point guard Sarunas Jasikevicus will be sitting this one out, but the Grateful Dead’s favorite European basketball team will be a force to be reckoned with. Starting with Raptors center Jonas Valanciunas, the Lithuanians will be loaded with horses in the paint. Valanciunas had a solid rookie season, but seems

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Eurobasket ’13 Group C Preview

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Group C Likely To Advance 1. Spain Known as the most powerful basketball country outside of the United States, the winners of the past two Eurobaskets will once again be the favorites to win gold in Slovenia this summer. What is really crazy is that Spain is the favorite to win the tournament, but their list of players absent this year, which includes Pau Gasol, Serge Ibaka, future Chicago Bull and Spanish league MVP Nikola Mirotic, Juan Carlos Navarro, Victor Sada and Felipe

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