The Atlanta Hawks have signed free agent center Etan Thomas to add bulk in the frontcourt. The 6-foot-10 Thomas spent most of his career with the Washington Wizards but finished last season with Oklahoma City. He's averaged 5.8 point and 4.8 rebounds per game over his eight-year career, which includes 74 starts.
LeBron James didn't change all his teams this summer. James posted on his Twitter feed Thursday that he's considering going to Columbus, Ohio, on Sept. 11 to see the matchup between No. 2 Ohio State -- his longtime team of choice -- and No. 13 Miami. And no, the former Cleveland Cavaliers star isn't rooting for the Hurricanes.
The Milwaukee Bucks have signed second-round draft pick Darington Hobson. The 6-foot-7, 210-pound junior was taken 37th overall out of New Mexico in this year's draft. Terms were not disclosed when the signing was announced Friday. Hobson averaged 16.4 points, 8.8 rebounds and 3.6 assists over three college seasons, the first two at Eastern Utah.
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. Croatian guard Marko Popovic made two free throws with 5 seconds left to tie the game at 72, but Rasic was fouled by Davor Kus as he attempted a shot with 1 second left.
Juan Carlos Navarro scored 22 points for Spain in an 80-72 victory that eliminated Greece from the basketball world championships Saturday. The Spaniards made 8 of 18 3-pointers and used a 13-3 run in the fourth quarter to push ahead during the game in the round of 16. Greece closed within 72-68 on Vasileios Spanoulis' layup with 1:01 left in the game, but Ricky Rubio answered with two free...
Russia reached the quarterfinals of basketball's world championships against the United States, beating New Zealand 78-56 Monday after Andrey Vorontsevich had 18 points and 11 rebounds. Timofey Mozgov, Russia's 2.16-meter (7-foot-1) center who recently signed for the New York Knicks, added 16 points and seven rebounds.
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 basketball world championship. Lokovic's corner 3-pointer in the game's opening seconds sparked a 12-0 run and Slovenia never looked back. Primoz Brezec of the Milwaukee Bucks had 12 points and Goran Dragic added 10 points and eight assists for Slovenia.
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. Phoenix Suns forward Hedo Turkoglu scored 20 points and Sinan Guler added 17 for Turkey, which played its first tournament game in the new Sinan Erdem Dome.
Before it can win a world championship, the United States needed to start looking like a world champion. Kevin Durant, Chauncey Billups and the rest of the Americans finally had that appearance Monday, powering into the quarterfinals with a 121-66 victory over Angola. "Obviously we want to stay humble, but at the same time we have to know that we can do it," forward Kevin Love said.
Linas Kleiza scored 30 points Tuesday to help send Lithuania into the quarterfinals of the basketball world championship with a 78-67 win over China. China jumped out to a 16-5 lead, but Lithuania used a 16-2 run in the second quarter to go ahead 36-31 with 3:20 left. A 16-3 run then put Lithuania up 64-51 entering the fourth quarter.
Vassilis Spanoulis scored 28 points to lead Greece to an 83-80 victory over Puerto Rico on Sunday in the opening round of the basketball world championship. Kostas Tsartsaris added 14 points for Greece (2-0) in the game that saw four lead changes and three ties in the fourth quarter alone. Juan Jose Barea, who plays for the Dallas Mavericks, had 20 points for Puerto Rico (0-2), which lost 75-66 to...
Yi Jianlian scored 26 points to lead China to an 83-73 victory over Ivory Coast on Sunday in the preliminary round of the world basketball championship. Wang Shipeng added 25 points for China (1-1), which held a comfortable lead throughout the second half. The 7-foot Yi and the 6-6 Wang gave China an advantage inside.
Linas Kleiza had 18 points and 10 rebounds and Lithuania rallied from a 17-point deficit in the second half to beat Canada 70-68 on Sunday in the opening round of the basketball world championship. Jermaine Anderson missed a last-second 3-pointer for Canada (0-2), which was beaten 81-71 by Lebanon in its opener.
Iran earned its first victory ever at basketball's world championship, blowing most of a 24-point lead before holding on to beat Tunisia 71-58 on Monday. Hamed Haddadi of the Memphis Grizzlies had 23 points and 13 rebounds for the Iranians (1-2), whose lead was down to three in the final minutes before they pulled away again.
Dusko Savanovic and Marko Keselj scored 21 points each to help Serbia rebound from a double-overtime loss to beat Jordan 112-69 in group play at the basketball World Championships on Monday. After losing to Germany 82-81 less than 24 hours earlier, Serbia (2-1) used its height to dominate Jordan inside.
Basketball's governing body says more than 100 random drug tests will be conducted at the world championship, its largest program ever. Patrick Baumann, FIBA's secretary general, says 48 players, two from each team, have been tested and there will be at least 60 tests more during the tournament through Sept.
Spain, the defending champion at the basketball world championship, bounced back from its opening-day loss with a 101-84 victory over New Zealand on Sunday. Ricky Rubio had 11 assists for Spain (1-1), which lost 72-66 to France. Spain, which opened the game on a 13-3 run, finished 10 of 20 from 3-point range and 21 of 25 at the free throw line.
Hedo Turkoglu, acquired recently by the Phoenix Suns, scored 14 points to lead Turkey to a 65-56 victory over Russia on Sunday at the basketball world championship. Ersan Ilyasova and Omer Asik added 10 points each for Turkey (2-0), the host country for the 24-team tournament. Turkey led 33-22 at halftime after holding Russia to seven points in the second quarter.
Patty Mills scored 16 points and Australia cruised past cold-shooting Germany 78-43 on Monday for its second victory at the basketball World Championship. One day after upsetting Serbia in double overtime, Germany scored the first basket before watching Australia go on a 12-0 run. The lead reached 22 before Australia took a 38-20 lead into halftime.
Uros Slokar and Jaka Lakovic scored 15 points each, and Slovenia beat Croatia 91-84 on Monday in the group stage of the World Championships. Slovenia (2-1) took the lead for good on Miha Zupan's 3-pointer with 6:33 remaining. Samo Udrih followed with a layup and Lakovic made a 3-pointer, making it 77-71 with 5:04 remaining.