Spain, Russia book basketball playoff berths – AFP
Spain, Russia book basketball playoff berthsBy Jim Slater (AFP) – 52 minutes ago. LONDON — Spain and Russia clinched berths in the Olympic men's basketball medal playoffs with thrilling victories Thursday while France and Argentina took big steps toward reaching the quarter-finals with triumphs. Read more

Deng plays nearly every minute in Britain’s loss to Russia – Chicago Tribune
The Guardian &nbspDeng plays nearly every minute in Britain's loss to RussiaLONDON — Luol Deng always knew this Olympic experience would be about more than final scores. So minutes after Great Britain opened preliminary round play at a raucous Basketball Arena Sunday night with a 95-75 loss to Russia, the All-Star Bulls' … Read more

Lauren Jackson passes American Leslie in Olympic scoring; China, France … – Washington Post
Stuff.co.nz &nbspLauren Jackson passes American Leslie in Olympic scoring; China, France …Sonia Guadalupe scored 12 points to lead Angola (0-3), which was looking for the second Olympic victory in women's basketball by an African nation. Nigeria beat Korea in 2004 for the lone win. Russia's Ilona Korstin scored five straight points late in … Read more

Men’s Olympic Basketball: Russia, Spain Early Winners, USA Downs Tunisia – SB Nation (blog)
SB Nation (blog) &nbspMen's Olympic Basketball: Russia, Spain Early Winners, USA Downs TunisiaNavarro might not be familiar to NBA fans considering he spent just one season with the Memphis Grizzlies in 2007, but the man better known as “La Bomba” is one of the better scoring guards in international basketball. Unfortunately for Spain, however, … Read more

US rewrites record book as Spain, Russia advance – Business Standard
SB Nation &nbspUS rewrites record book as Spain, Russia advanceUnited States NBA stars shattered the Olympic single-game scoring record, producing one of the greatest shooting performances in basketball history in a 156-73 rout of Nigeria. On a day when Spain and Russia clinched berths in the medal playoffs with … Read more

Meet the Voice of Olympic Basketball – Wall Street Journal (blog)
Wall Street Journal (blog) &nbspMeet the Voice of Olympic BasketballFirst, some background: Vidal, whose parents are Spanish, was born and raised in Washington, D.C. After showing some promise as a young basketball player, Vidal said he left to play for a club team in Spain at age 16. He later returned to the U.S. to … Read more