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ISTANBUL—Many were concerned for Team USA after barely beating Brazil in a 70-68. But they showed no fear, blowing out Iran in a 88-51 victory. Outside of basketball, it’s usually a political battle. But playing on the hardwood, there is nothing that really goes on than just trying to beat your opponent.
“For me, it’s a [...]

It was an unhealthy marriage that diminished the untouchable game of Tiger Woods, with havoc and tension diagnosing a precarious relationship in shambles. Every once in a while in a sport, a well-known athlete struggles finding rhythm and loses swagger when burdens of the personal life evoke countless interruptions, which publicly affects the well-being of [...]

Though the deadline for the first roster cuts is not until August 31st, the Broncos started trimming their roster a week early on Monday when the team announced they waived running back Toney Baker, offensive lineman Kirk Barton and wide receiver Patrick Carter.
Baker joined the team as a college free agent after the draft in [...]

Yesterday, Team USA struggled against Lithuania in the first period, as they were in a 15-7 deficit. However, they bounced back after that and won the game, 77-61. Overall, it was a bad shooting night, but many though they would rebound in a game against Spain the next day. Both teams were in a close battle, and with a few seconds left in the game, USA was barely clinging on as they were up 86-85.

Though Team USA beat Lithuania in a 77-61 exhibition game win, head coach Mike Krzyzweski said there is still room for improvement on the squad. The press asked the Duke Blue Devils’ college basketball coach of what areas Team USA should work on in this year’s FIBA World Championships.
“Everything,” he said.
USA had a bad first quarter, hitting only three shots out of attempting 21. [...]

Larry Bird was very disappointed of the latest news that has just happened. According to the Associated Press, Indiana Pacers’ second-round draft pick from this year’s draft Lance Stephenson was arrested for hitting his girlfriend. Stephenson will be playing point guard this year, but these latest events could make a twist and turn things around for the young prodigy.[...]

In my last article I stated that the Oklahoma City Thunder were hands down the NBA’s best young and upcoming team. There’s no reason they’re not, they have Kevin Durant who could the new face of the league, they have a great young supporting cast around Durant, a coach in Scott Brooks, and despite their young age they reached the NBA playoffs for the first time since making the move to Oklahoma City.

Can words be used to describe for the largest deal in NFL history for a rookie?

And by that, I mean, in guaranteed money. If you thought the last few years were getting out of control (Matthew Stafford’s deal and JaMarcus Russell’s), then you have seen nothing yet.

The Indianapolis Colts’ training camp starts in two days on August 1st.
A lot of position battles, roster spots, signings, and other.
I will be providing updates from the Colts’ training camp every Monday/Tuesday and Thursday/Friday.

As NFL training camps begin in less than a week, the talk around the league has been free agent wide receiver Terrell Owens.

After being notified in the early months of 2010 that he would not be returning to Buffalo, Owens has faced constant rumors since then.