Coach Domingo Diaz has called up Maria Pina into Spain's squad for the women's basketball world championship as a replacement for injured veteran Laura Camps.
The government suspended a regulation and allowed the Lithuanian basketball team to enter Brazil for the women's World Championship on Tuesday although the players weren't inoculated for yellow fever, the health ministry said.
Amaya Valdemoro scored 17 points and led three teammates in double figures as Spain opened basketball's Women's World Championship with an 87-57 victory over South Korea on Tuesday.
Brazil defeated Argentina 71-69 in the FIBA Women's World Championship at the Ibirapuera Gymnasium, in Sao Paulo on Tuesday.
The Angolan men's national basketball team was awarded 244,000 US dollars here for their performance at the World Basketball Championship from August 19 to September 3, in Japan.
NBA veteran Toni Kukoc is likely to retire after failing to interest the Milwaukee Bucks or Chicago Bulls in signing him.
Dave Cowens joined the Detroit Pistons on Tuesday as an assistant coach, leaving his job as coach and general manager of the WNBA's Chicago Sky.
Kendrick Perkins signed a multiyear contract extension Monday with the Boston Celtics after the center had the best of his three seasons with the team.
The Cavaliers finally got Drew Gooden's autograph. Almost one month after he agreed to terms of a three-year, $23 million contract, Gooden signed the deal Monday, giving the club a power forward it believes can get it further into the playoffs.
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