Panama coach Guillermo Vecchio insists his side can reach the second stage of the FIBA World Championship.
New Zealand's Mika Vukona had not counted on making the Tall Blacks` 12-man squad for the FIBA World Championship.
Brazil coach Aluisio 'Lula' Ferreira is confident his team will shine at the FIBA World Championship despite losing to France in the bronze medal game at the Stankovic Cup.
Guard Larry Ayuso insists Puerto Rico`s current crop of players can cause a stir at the FIBA world Championships - despite the absence of some of their more established names.
France coach Claude Bergeaud has consigned veteran center Cyril Julian to probable international retirement after excluding him from his 12-man squad for the FIBA World Championship.
If the FIFA World Cup has witnessed an unparalleled fan frenzy, basketball fans in Japan and around the world have discovered the FIBA World Championship is not much different.
Cleveland Cavaliers forward LeBron James believes a change in attitude not talent will hold the key to a gold medal for the U.S. men's basketball team when the world championship tips off on Saturday.
China's Yao Ming has admitted that he is struggling to find his best form, despite helping his country avoid an eighth successive defeat in their narrow victory over Australia on Tuesday.
Spain's basketball team are out to avoid the mistakes made by their footballing counterparts at the World Cup and are determined to live up to expectations when the world championship starts in Japan on Saturday.
Bruce Bowen was the final player cut from the U.S. basketball team, which begins play in the World Championships in Japan on Saturday.
Former NBA player Lonny Baxter was arrested by uniformed Secret Service agents on Wednesday after shots were fired from a vehicle about two blocks from the White House.
Ron Artest, talking to children as part of his community service sentence, defended his actions in one of the worst brawls in U.S. sports history.
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