FIBA Americas Qualifier: Day 3

...Republic (Sunday) to keep its hopes alive. On the court, Argentina resembled the team that won an Olympic gold medal five years ago. "In reality, I think we played intelligently," Argentina's...

...of the Milwaukee Bucks stretches prior to the game against the Golden State Warriors at the Beijing Olympic Basketball Arena for the 2008 NBA China Games on October 18, 2008 in Beijing, China

First Cup: Friday

Jonathan Abrams of The New York Times: "The Knicks' off-season has created much discussion but little movement, with the organization at a stands...

The Back of the (Really Large Manila) Envelope Guide to the Las Vegas Summer League

Posted by Kevin Arnovitz Experiencing hoop withdrawal? If you've got 15 bucks, you can settle in for 55 Summer League games live from Las Vegas ...

First Cup: Thursday

Jeff Miller of The Orange County Register: "There's only one way to get Pau Gasol to stop talking about it, and that's for us to stop ask...

First Cup: Tuesday

Tom Knott of The Washington Times: "The draft has a Blake Griffin-or-bust sense to it. Not that other future All-Stars won't emerge from it. ...

Tuesday Bullets

...his shot blocked.Gary Payton tells Gregory Dole, writing for SLAM, about leading Team USA to two Olympic golds: "I was surprised by how cocky the foreign teams had become by 1998. They were telling...

First Cup: Friday

Mike Bresnahan of the Los Angeles Times: "With all the recent talk about Andrew Bynum's contract status, little attention has been paid to Kobe Bryant...

First Cup: Tuesday

Jeff Duncan of The Times-Picayune: "Chris Paul's role for the U.S. men's Olympic basketball team grows with each game. Jason Kidd is the starter at point guard. But Paul is...

First Cup: Thursday

...the most immediately recognizable athletes at the Games -- are taking advantage of the opportunity to appreciate the Olympics as spectators, even if it means being mobbed by their own fans in the stands. 'I heard...

First Cup: Monday

...Worth Star-Telegram: "Dirk Nowitzki did not do any interviews immediately after propelling Germany to its first Olympic berth since 1992. He couldn't. The Dallas Mavericks' best player was in the locker room in...

First Cup: Friday

...doctor's orders to take to the court. Though he might not be 100 percent at the Olympics, there is no reason to believe he won't be fully healed when the NBA season begins...

Venti First Cup: Wednesday

Suns vs. Spurs  Mike Finger of the San Antonio Express-News: "Officially, the Spurs will fly to Phoenix on Thursday, and they might even lose a g...

Tourney thoughts, a little O.J. and the Lopez twins

I spent the weekend lounging around the Sports Guy Mansion, watching college basketball and waiting for the Milwaukee Bucks to contact me about their ...

Summer League-o-Licious

Most years, summer league has a certain non-premium feeling to it. Oh, sure something great always happens (cue your favorite Pops Mensah-Bonsu highli...