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Tweet of the Day: Pau Gasol Supports Lamar Odom

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Everyone in this world makes mistakes. Everyone has their demons—sure, they may vary in severity, but nobody is perfect. Fortunately for many, life has its second chances. Such is life for Lamar Odom. After a whirlwind swirl of media attention amidst a plethora of allegations and accusations ranging from drugs to infidelity and having experienced terrible off-court tragedies, his life fell to pieces in the national media—both on and off the court. Odom, a two-time NBA champion with the Los Angeles Lakers who began

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Tweet of the Day: Groups Announced For World Cup 2014

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Monday didn’t just bring with it sadness for Denver Broncos fans and joy for the 12th Man of the Seattle Seahawks. Monday brought forth excitement for basketball fans around the world. 2014 is the FIBA Basketball World Cup, which begins in 207 days. The draw for the team groupings happened on Monday. [Read more…]

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Team USA Gets Easy World Cup Draw; Canada, Wiggins Shunned

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The four six-team group draws for the 2014 FIBA World Cup in Spain were announced Monday, with the defending champion United States going into a group with 2010 silver medalist Turkey. Over the weekend, FIBA announced its four wild cards for the 24-team draw. They are Turkey, Greece, Brazil and Finland, leaving Canada and its young but tantalizing roster on the outside looking in. Canada finished sixth in the FIBA Americas Tourney over the summer, failing to secure one of the automatic

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Tweet of the Day: Pau Gasol’s everlasting support of Spain

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The Spanish Olympic committee couldn’t have elected a better spokesperson than Lakers forward Pau Gasol. The seven-footer has been actively promoting his country in an attempt to land the 2020 games. In a battle with Tokyo and Istanbul to host sport’s biggest event, Madrid fell short after the International Olympic Committee selected Tokyo in secret voting as the winning city. Gasol was an instrumental part of Madrid’s bid over the past week but was defeated Saturday. Thanks to all that have supported @Madrid2020ES .

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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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Brazil, Philippines among Countries Hosting Preseason Games

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The NBA announced today that eight NBA teams will take part in a global games schedule that will include a total of eight games in six countries this October. The games will include the first-ever NBA preseason games to be held in Brazil and the Philippines, and in the cities of Bilbao, Spain and Manchester, England. [Read more…]

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Tweet of the Day: Deron Williams

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Happy to be back home in NYC especially to see stuff like this driving back from JFK http://t.co/JiWkX0oy
August 13, 2012 1:42 pm via InstagramReplyRetweetFavorite
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Deron Williams
Tweet of the Day went to Deron Williams, who found himself back home in New York City and was greeted by one bizarre chicken-lizard looking creature. Unusual encounters aside, Williams makes his return to the States after attaining his second consecutive gold medal with Team USA. He managed to play 10 minutes in the final game  of the Olympics against Spain and scored six points. The experience should give him a boost of confidence, as he prepares for an exciting

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