FIBA general secretary: China can host basketball world championship
The general secretary of the International Basketball Federation (FIBA), Patrick Baumann believes that China will very soon be chosen to host a Basketball World Cup.
Archive for Basketball
Pitino: Plans to quit when contract ends in 2017
Rick Pitino said Tuesday that he won’t coach past the 2016-2017 season when his current contract ends at Louisville.
‘Coach K’ notches milestone victory
Mike Krzyzewski, the coach who led a team of NBA stars to Olympic gold in Beijing and will try to guide the US to a repeat in London, became the winningest coach in major college basketball on Tuesday.
‘Manny is ready to fight even today’ — Roach
By Eddie G. Alinea MANILA, Philippines (PNA) — Five-time ‘trainer of the year’ Freddie Roach and strength and conditioning coach Alex Ariza both refused to be drawn into demands that Juan Manuel Marquez, who is challenging Manny Pacquiao for his World Boxing Organization welterweight crown, be subjected to drug test as an offshoot of the [...]
LA Galaxy to meet Houston Dynamo in MLS Cup
David Beckham and Robbie Keane helped LA Galaxy beat Real Salt Lake 3-1 in the Western Conference championship game on Sunday, setting up a league-deciding MLS Cup clash against Houston Dynamo.
