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Gasol wants to play in gold-medal game
Sep 1 2006 11:35PM (CT)
SAITAMA, Japan (AP) - Pau Gasol, Spain's leading scorer and rebounder who was injured in the final minutes of a semifinal victory over Argentina, still hopes to play in the gold-medal game against Greece on Sunday night in the FIBA world championships.
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Shock pull even with Monarchs in finals
Sep 1 2006 10:21PM (CT)
AUBURN HILLS, Mich. (AP) - Katie Smith wasn't going to let her best chance for a WNBA title slip away that easily. Smith, scoreless in the first half, pumped in 16 second-half points, including two clutch 3-pointers, to lead the Detroit Shock to a 73-63 win over the defending champion Sacramento Monarchs Friday night in Game 2 of the finals.
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Greece shocks U.S. at world basketball
Sep 1 2006 3:27PM (CT)
SAITAMA, Japan (AP) - As they warmed up before Friday's semifinal against Greece, the U.S. players put on a jam session for the fans. Dwight Howard dunked emphatically. Dwyane Wade bounced the ball off the backboard, caught it and stuffed. Elton Brand jammed an alley-oop pass. Finally, LeBron James flew down the lane for a tomahawk.
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Spain edges Argentina in world semis
Sep 1 2006 9:38AM (CT)
SAITAMA, Japan (AP) - The game everyone wanted to see lived up to the hype. Juan Calderon made one free throw with 18 seconds left and Spain held on for a 75-74 victory over Argentina on Friday night, guaranteeing the Europeans their first medal ever in a FIBA world championships.
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