NBA to broadcast games to China via Internet

As many as 87 basketball games of the upcoming NBA season will be made available to the Chinese public via the Internet, state media said.

Spain wins World Championship

Spain won its first-ever world championship with top star Pau Gasol watching on the bench, beating Greece 70-47 at the finals of the World Men's Basketball Championships.

Spain downs Greece in final

Spain's Pau Gasol (2nd R) raises the Naismith trophy beside team mates Carlos Jimenez (R), Sergio Rodriguez (L), Felipe Reyes (2nd L) and Rudy Fernandez after their victory over Greece during their final game at the world basketball championships in Saitama, Japan, September 3, 2006. [Reuters]

Spain downs Greece to win basketball title

With injured Pau Gasol cheering his teammates from the bench, Spain beat Greece 70-47 Sunday to claim its first basketball world championship.

Lithuania vs Germany

Wade leads U.S. to bronze medal

America's NBA All-Stars stepped up and took charge, leading the U.S. to a 96-81 win over Argentina in the bronze medal game at the world basketball championship on Saturday.

Big guns take charge leading U.S. to bronze

America's NBA All-Stars stepped up and took charge, leading the U.S. to a 96-81 win over Argentina in the bronze medal game at the world basketball championship on Saturday.

U.S. beats Argentina 96-81 for worlds bronze

Dwyane Wade scored 18 of his 32 points in the fourth quarter, helping the United States pull away for a 96-81 victory over Argentina on Saturday in basketball world championships bronze medal game.

Injured Gasol backs team mates to win gold

An injured Pau Gasol is confident his Spanish team mates can overcome Greece without him in Sunday's world basketball championship final.

Gasol doesn't rule out playing in gold-medal game

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.

GRE - Dikoudis hails Greece display

On any given day, any member of the Greek national team will beat an opponent.

Papaloukas: "USA haven't played a good defensive team yet"

Greek playmaker Theodoros Papaloukas knows avoiding turnovers and keeping Team USA off the offensive glass are keys to victory when the sides clash in the semi-finals of the FIBA World Championship.