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• PR N°33 - Online ticket sales for the FIBA Olympic Qualifying Tournament for Men

  GENEVA (FIBA Olympic Qualifying Tournament) - ?ickets for the 2008 FIBA Olympic Qualifying Tournament for Men are now available to the general public, the Hellenic Basketball Federation announced today. The FIBA Olympic Qualifying Tournament for Men will be played in Athens (Greece), in the 18.000-seat OAKA Sports Arena, located in Maroussi, from 14th ...

  
  
  

• CAN ? Home games for Canada after six long years

  TORONTO (FIBA Olympic Qualifying Tournament) - Canada will warm up for July’s FIBA Olympic Qualifying Tournament in Athens with some home games – the first time the national team will play in front of its own fans for six years.

  
  
  

• NBA ? Spurs swat Hornets to force deciding seventh game (+ video)

  SAN ANTONIO (NBA) - Manu Ginobili of Argentina poured in 25 points to lead the way for the San Antonio Spurs in a 99-80 win over the New Orleans Hornets on Thursday.

  
  
  

• USA ? Yao, Rockets offer support to Chinese earthquake victims

  HOUSTON (NBA) - Yao Ming and the Houston Rockets are trying to help victims of this week’s earthquake that has rocked parts of China.

  
  
  

• BRA - Brazilian Federation announced coach for South American Championship

  SAO PAULO (South American Championship) -  South American Championship For Men – The Brazilian Basketball Federation (CBB) announced Paulo Teixeira Sampaio as the head coach who will lead Brazil to the South American Championship for Men. The assistant coach Christiano Pereira, who is also the coach for the U15 Men’s National Team, and the ...

  
  
  

• LTU - Kaukenas hopeful of return to court

  SIENA (Olympics) – Montepaschi Siena’s Lithuania international Rimantas Kaukenas has been out of action for several months this season following knee surgery and he admits to having a huge regret.

  
  
  

• PR N°33 - Online ticket sales for the FIBA Olympic Qualifying Tournament for Men

  GENEVA (FIBA Olympic Qualifying Tournament) - ?ickets for the 2008 FIBA Olympic Qualifying Tournament for Men are now available to the general public, the Hellenic Basketball Federation announced today. The FIBA Olympic Qualifying Tournament for Men will be played in Athens (Greece), in the 18.000-seat OAKA Sports Arena, located in Maroussi, from 14th ...

  
  
  

• LTU - Kaukenas hopeful of return to court

  SIENA (Olympics) – Montepaschi Siena’s Lithuania international Rimantas Kaukenas has been out of action for several months this season following knee surgery and he admits to having a huge regret.

  
  
  

• ESP ? Gasol on a high in LA, looks forward to Olympics

  LOS ANGELES (Olympics) – Spain international Pau Gasol is having the time of his life with the Los Angeles Lakers.

  
  
  

• NED ? Kedar to Coach Dutch Men

  NIEUWEGEIN (EuroBasket Division B) – Veteran Israeli coach Gadi Kedar is the new coach of The Netherland’s men’s national team.

  
  
  

• ESP ? Marc Gasol reigns in Spain as Player of Year

  MADRID (ACB) - Spain international Marc Gasol capped his remarkable campaign on Monday by being named MVP of the 2007-08 ACB.

  
  
  

• FIBA Europe, European Federations and Leagues meet at Euroleague Basketball headquarters
  
  

• CSKA Moscow, 2007-08: The way they were
  
  

• Head coach Ettore Messina to stay at CSKA
  
  

• Greens sign Obradovic for two more seasons
  Panathinaikos announced that coach Zeliko Obradovic extended his contact with the team for two more years. The most successful coach in European Club Basketball history, with six continental crowns, Obradovic took over the Panathinaikos bench in summer of 1999.