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Britain must prove it is serious about improving its basketball program for the long term before its teams are cleared to compete in their home Olympics next year, a leader of the sport's world governing body said Wednesday.

Linas Kleiza scored 33 points to help Lithuania win its first world basketball championship medal with a 99-88 victory over Serbia on Sunday in the third-place game.

Lithuania advanced to the semifinals of the basketball world championship for the first time, hitting nine of its first 11 3-pointers to beat Argentina 104-85 and set up a meeting with the United States.

Serbia knocked defending champ Spain out of the world championship Wednesday when Milos Teodosic made a long 3-pointer with 3.1 seconds left for a 92-89 quarterfinal victory.

New York Knicks coach Mike D'Antoni will not accompany Team USA to the World Championships in Turkey later this summer so he can fully treat an increasingly troublesome back, according to Team USA sources.

Levon Kendall and Denham Brown, two former Big East players, both had double-doubles Wednesday in Canada's 97-80 victory over Mexico.

Carlos Delfino scored nine points in Argentina's game-opening 22-4 run and the South Americans remained unbeaten with an 85-70 victory over Canada on Tuesday in the second round of the FIBA Americas tournament.

Danilo Pinnock scored 30 points to lead Panama to its first victory of the FIBA Americas tournament, 95-90 over Mexico on Friday.

Argentina's Olympic gold-medal-winning team is missing its stars, but that doesn't mean it can't win, writes Carlos Morales.

Toronto forward Chris Bosh withdrew from U.S. training camp Wednesday because of a left foot injury.

Spain beat Greece 70-47 for the gold medal at the FIBA World Championship.

Juan Calderon made one free throw with 18 seconds left and Spain held on for a 75-74 victory over Argentina on Friday night.

Chris Sheridan spent Saturday watching the most exciting day yet at the FIBA World Championship.

Manu Ginobili took charge in the third quarter and made up for his team's 1-for-18 shooting from behind the 3-point line as Argentina beat New Zealand.

Chris Paul isn't Allen Iverson and Stephon Marbury. And for the U.S. team at the FIBA World Championship, that's probably a good thing.

What's the plan for rebuilding USA Basketball? ESPN's Álvaro Martin talks to Jerry Colangelo.