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2010 FIBA World Championship roundup: Turkey knocks out France

Turkey used a 21-4 run spanning the second and third quarters on Sunday to eliminate France from the basketball world championship with a 95-77 win.

5Sep2010 | ESPN.com news services | Comments Off | Continued

FIBA basketball world championship: Spain, Serbia advance

Juan Carlos Navarro scored 22 points for Spain in an 80-72 victory that eliminated Greece from the basketball world championships Saturday.

4Sep2010 | ESPN.com news services | Comments Off | Continued

FIBA world championship: Serbia upsets Argentina, Spain beats Canada, Australia beats Angola, Ivory Coast beats Puerto Rico

Australia beats Angola, Spain beats Canada, and Ivory Coast beats Puerto Rico at FIBA world championships

2Sep2010 | ESPN.com news services | Comments Off | Continued

2010 FIBA World Championship roundup: Nenad Krstic returns from suspension, leads Serbia

Nenad Krstic returned from a three-game suspension for a brawl and had a double-double in Serbia’s 94-79 victory over Australia at the basketball world championship.

1Sep2010 | ESPN.com news services | Comments Off | Continued

2010 FIBA World Championship roundup: Lithuania shakes 18-point deficit to stun Spain

Lithuania rallied from an 18-point second-half deficit to beat Spain 76-73 Tuesday in a game between the two Group D favorites at the basketball world championship.

31Aug2010 | ESPN.com news services | Comments Off | Continued

2010 FIBA World Championship: Serbia rebounds from loss to beat Jordan

Dusko Savanovic and Marko Keselj scored 21 points each to help Serbia rebound from a double-overtime loss to beat Jordan 112-69 in group play at the basketball World Championships on Monday.

30Aug2010 | ESPN.com news services | Comments Off | Continued

2010 FIBA World Championship: Barbosa leads Brazil to win

Leandro Barbosa scored 21 points and Brazil beat Tunisia 80-65 on Sunday to set up a matchup of unbeatens with the United States at the world basketball championship.

29Aug2010 | ESPN.com news services | Comments Off | Continued

2010 FIBA World Championship: Greece, Lithuania, Australia, Slovenia win

Greece, Lithuania, Australia, Slovenia win in first round of 2010 FIBA World Championship

28Aug2010 | ESPN.com news services | Comments Off | Continued

2010 FIBA World Championship: Serbia coach Dusan Ivkovic, Greece coach Jonas Kazlauskas bristle at suspensions

Serbia coach Dusan Ivkovic said Friday his team has been devastated by the suspensions of its two top players.

27Aug2010 | ESPN.com news services | Comments Off | Continued

Gordon, Durant lead U.S. in final FIBA exhibition

Eric Gordon scored 18 points and the United States defeated Greece 87-59 on Wednesday in their final tuneup before the world championships.

25Aug2010 | ESPN.com news services | Comments Off | Continued