Tracy McGrady says Chinese center Yao Ming has come of age as an NBA player and expects the two of them to make this a big year for the Houston Rockets.
Steve Alford's new boss gave him a new deal. Gary Barta extended Alford's contract by one year Thursday, keeping the men's basketball coach at Iowa in the fold through June 30, 2011.
Georgia Tech guard Anthony Morrow, who led the team in scoring last season, will be sidelined six to eight weeks.
The Washington Wizards are expected to allow first-round draft pick Oleksiy Pecherov to return to Ukrainian giants BC Kyiv for the upcoming season. The 7ft power forward averaged 12.6 points and 7.6 rebounds, shooting 46.2%, in five games for the Wizards' summer team in Las Vegas this July, but with less than two weeks left before the start of training camp, reports in Washington suggest Pecherov will return home.
Nigeria will select players to represent the country fro the FIBA Africa Under-16 tournament from the Nestle Milo and Olumide Oyedeji annual basketball clinics, a top sports official said here on Monday.
The United States beat host Brazil 99-59 on Saturday to win the bronze medal in the women's world basketball championship.
Australia were crowned women's world basketball champions for the first time overnight, with Penny Taylor's 28 points leading the Opals to a 91-74 victory over Russia in the gold medal match in Sao Paulo.
Shane Battier, Yao Ming's teammate with the NBA Houston Rockets, has arrived in Beijing to sign a contract with top Chinese sportswear company PEAK.
Russia stunned the two-time defending champion United States 75-68 in the semifinals of the women's world basketball championship on Thursday and will play Australia in the final.
Australian women's basketball team beat its Brazilian rival 88-76 on Thursday in the semifinal of the sport's World Championship in Sao Paulo.
Atlanta Hawks guard Speedy Claxton is questionable for the beginning of the season after breaking a bone in his left hand.
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