FIBA 2010 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS SCORES (09/05/10)

EIGHT FINALS

Slovenia 87, Australia 58,
Turkey 95, France 77,

THROUGH THE WIRE: NEWS (08/31/10)

In the FIBA World Championships Tuesday it all got Nelly Furtado in a French/Canadian affair. France and Canada squared off with the French making sure Canada spoke their language with a 68-63 win. France who got beat bad by the USA in the preliminaries are now 3 and 0 in their group while their North American opponents are the complete opposite having dropped all three games cold. If France beat Lithuania tomorrow they will win Group D. Things are looking rocky for Canada however as they face elimination. France seem to be doing fine without their Point Guard legend Tony Parker but Canada could sure use some Steve Nash.



The World Championships are sure catching a lot of headlines but that doesn't stop the turbulent NBA offseason from garnering some too. It looks like another star player is looking for greener pastures as the reigning Sixth Man of the Year Jamal Crawford apparently wants out of ATL. The Hawks star was a brilliant, stabilizing, veteran presence on a young, dynamic Hawks team last season but now JC is looking to spread his wings according to reports on ESPN.com. Atlanta haven't come at Jamal with a contract extension so now he wants to fly. It's surprising that Crawford is now 30. It all seems like yesterday that Jamal was one of the brightest young stars in the L but now Crawf seems to be a star 'journeymen' of sorts. He logged four years for both the Bulls and the Knicks and has since played just one season for Golden State and Atlanta. It seems that Crawford has had difficulty finding a permanent home and now he is reported to be looking for security. Anyone offering this to Jamal will have a lock on one of the best players in this league.



In Adam Sandler's latest hilarious comedy 'Grown Ups' his character is part of a reunited school Basketball team which also features funnymen Chris Rock, David Spade, Kevin James and Rob Schneider. Well it seems like the die hard Knicks fan Adam is keeping the bball theme going with his next project. Sandler's next film 'Jack and Jill' will feature cameo's from all kinds of larger than life celebrities (including Al Pacino as himself) but another 'Big' star will be making an appearance. Can you guess who it is? Can you dig it? Yep, that's right star of 'Kazaam' Shaquille O'Neal will be getting in front of the camera again for the Colombia comedy. The story revolves around Sandler's character Jack's sister Jill (Played by Mrs. Tom Cruise, Katie Holmes) spending a little bit longer than Thanksgiving (Now we all know that feeling). The details of Shaq's brief role ha vent been released but maybe Sandler needs to build a brick wall to keep his sister out.

FIBA 2010 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS SCORES (08/31/10)

GROUP C

Russia 72, Cote d'Ivoire 66,
Puerto Rico 84, China 76,
Greece 65, Turkey 76,

GROUP D

New Zealand 108, Lebanon, 76,
France 68, Canada 63,
Spain 73, Lithuania 76,

FIBA 2010 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS SCORES (08/30/10)

GROUP A

Jordan 69, Serbia, 112,
Australia 78, Germany, 43
Angola 70, Argentina 91,

GROUP B

Slovenia 91, Croatia 84,
Tunisia 58, Iran 71,
USA 70, Brazil 68,

FIBA 2010 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS SCORES (08/29/10)

Group A

Angola 79, Jordan 65
Germany 82, Serbia 81 (2OT)
Argentina 74, Australia 72

Group B

USA 99, Slovenia 77
Croatia 75, Iran 54
Brazil 80, Tunisia 65

Group C

China 83, Ivory Coast 73
Greece 83, Puerto Rico 80
Turkey 65, Russia 56

Group D

Lithuania 70, Canada 68
France 86, Lebanon 59
Spain 101, New Zealand 84

FIBA 2010 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS SCORES (08/28/10)

GROUP A

Australia 76, Jordan 75
Serbia 94, Angola 44
Argentina 78, Germany 74

GROUP B

Slovenia 80, Tunisia 56
USA 106, Croatia 78
Brazil 81, Iran 65

GROUP C

Greece 89, China 81
Russia 75, Puerto Rico 66
Turkey 86, Ivory Coast 47

GROUP D

Lithuania 92, New Zealand 79
Lebanon 81, Canada 71
France 72, Spain 66