Hidayet Turkoglu scored a game-high 14 points to give Turkey a 2-0 start at the world basketball championship with a 65-56 victory over Russia on Sunday. Ersan Ilyasova of Milwaukee Bucks had a double-double with 10 points and 10 rebounds while Omer Asik added anoter 10 points and seven rebounds.

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ISTANBUL — Kevin Durant, who plays for the Oklahoma City Thunder, scored 14 points and got the U.S. started on a dominant second-quarter stretch in a 106-78 victory over Croatia on Saturday in its opening game at the world championship. Eric Gordon made four three-pointers and had 16 points to lead the Americans, who limited the Croatians to six points in the second quarter.

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Kevin Durant scored 14 points and got the United States started on a dominant second-quarter stretch in a 106-78 victory over Croatia on Saturday in its opening game at the world championship.

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ANKARA, Turkey – Omer Onan scored 18 points to lead Turkey to a 86-47 victory over Ivory Coast on Saturday in its opening game of the world basketball championships.

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Omer Onan scored 18 points to lead Turkey to an 86-47 victory over Ivory Coast on Saturday in the host’s opening game of the world championship.

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IZMIR, Turkey (AP) — Mickael Gelabale scored 16 points and France was nearly perfect at the free throw late in its 72-66 victory over defending champion Spain on Saturday at the world championship.

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Will Greece top Group C of the FIBA World Championships as expected or will the suspensions be a factor?

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GOING into the world championships, there is optimism that the latest generation of Boomers could be on the verge of fresh success.

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The 2010 FIBA World Championships begin August 28. Group A features a load of NBA talent such as Luis Scola, Andres Nocioni, Nenad Krstic and Carlos Delfino. Who will advance?

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So this is it? The Holy Grail? Where the Beer Capital of the New World was born

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SPRINGFIELD, Mass. — Al Kelley retired in 1999 after a 45-year career in parts distribution with Caterpillar, Inc., the world-famous manufacturer of construction equipment. He is 77 years old, stands 5-foot-11 and looks more like your weekend poker buddy than an accomplished basketball player.

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Portland Trail Blazers guard Patrick Mills, a former St. Mary’s U.S. collegiate star, was among 12 players chosen Friday to play for Australia at the world basketball championships in Turkey

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In the FIBA World Championship, that is.

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See who the Bucks players are rooting for in the the 2010 World Cup. Enter to win an autographed soccer ball!

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