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In Marc Stein's preseason Power Rankings, the Heat start out on top.

Hakeem Olajuwon, one of the greatest players in NBA history and architect of the legendary "Dream Shake" post move, will visit the Knicks next week to train some of the team's players for several days.

ESPN.com NBA Player Rankings: 301-320

A person with knowledge of the deal says the Houston Rockets have agreed to a one-year deal with Argentine forward Carlos Delfino.

Team USA routs Luol Deng and the British in a tune-up for the London games.

The Portland Trail Blazers weren't bluffing about Nicolas Batum after all.

Trail Blazers forward LaMarcus Aldridge will have surgery on his right hip and miss the rest of the season.

Retired basketball star Yao Ming, whose career was cut short by injury, has started classes at Jiatong University, one of the top universities in his hometown Shanghai.

Argentina beat Brazil 80-75 on Sunday in the championship game of the Olympic basketball qualifying tournament for the Americas.

Brazil and Argentina won their final games in the second round of the Olympic basketball qualifying tournament for the Americas on Thursday, setting the matchups for the deciding semifinals.

Brazil handed Argentina its first loss of the Olympic basketball qualifying tournament for the Americas, beating the host team 73-71 on Wednesday behind 19 points from Rafael Hettsheimer.

Luis Scola of the Houston Rockets scored 22 points and Argentina beat Canada 79-53 on Monday night to remain the only unbeaten team in the second round of the Olympic basketball qualifying tournament for the Americas.

Manu Ginobili of the San Antonio Spurs scored 23 points and Argentina remained unbeaten with an 81-74 victory over Puerto Rico on Friday night in the Olympic qualifying tournament for the Americas.

Luis Scola, who plays for the Rockets, scored 18 points to lead Argentina to an 86-51 victory over Uruguay in the Olympic qualifying tournament for the Americas.

Yao Ming's agent has asked the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame to set aside the former All-Star center's nomination for a later year.

Sean Scott and John Hyden have completed a sweep of the four 2011 Corona Light Wide Open beach volleyball tournaments by beating the Brazilian duo of Fred Souza and Rodrigo Monteiro, 21-12, 21-12 at the Hermosa Beach Pier.