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

Jody Genessy of the Deseret News: The Utah Jazz and San Antonio Spurs could pull off an unconventional swap of sorts. And this particular one wouldn't include any players, draft picks or trade exceptions. Jazz assistant coach Scott Layden has accepte...

Tony Parker scored 27 points and Nicolas Batum added 21 to lead France to an 82-74 victory over Lithuania in the Olympic men's basketball tournament on Thursday.

Pau Gasol scored 20 points to lead Spain to a 82-70 victory over Australia in the men's Olympic basketball tournament on Tuesday.

Dwight Howard's surgery means USA Basketball will be without its presumed starting center this summer at the London Olympics. It won't be Andrew Bynum to the rescue in Superman's absence, either.

Defending champion Spain and France will play for the European basketball title Sunday, giving both nations spots in next year's Olympics.

Brothers Marc and Pau Gasol combined for 43 points to lead defending champion Spain past Germany 77-68 Wednesday at the European basketball championship.

Los Angeles Lakers center Pau Gasol scored 29 points to help defending champion Spain beat Poland 83-78 in its opening match at the European Championship.

Jonathan Feigen of the Houston Chronicle: "With the door to the NBA that swung open nine years ago closed to him, Yao Ming on Wednesday chose 'a new life.' Yao announced his retirement in a ceremony and news conference in Shanghai, citing the repeate...

Chad Ford looks at the 2009 NBA draft candidates who helped themselves this summer.

Our NBA experts predict where the league is most likely to expand by 2018.

The word is out about who is in the mix for the U.S. Basketball team that will convene, in various forms, every summer between now and the U.S. Olympics. At the moment, according to USA Basketball's official website, there are 23 players on the team...

The Western Conference fell back to Earth this summer. The Spurs, Rockets and Wolves hope to pick it up.

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The following is the schedule for the 2003 FIBA Americas Men's Olympic Qualifying Tournament.