Carlos Boozer

Hoops rematch: Are the Americans unprepared or the Greeks?

deseretnews.com     Aug 12, 2008   7 related          

By Israel Gutierrez McClatchy Newspapers Published: Tuesday, Aug. 12, 2008 12:48 p.m. MDT BEIJING — Oh, it's so on now. Those U.S. basketball games against China and Angola were just appetizers for a rematch two years in the...                    

Marcus Hayes: U.S. women's basketball shows dominance in win over China

philly.com     Aug 12, 2008   14 related          

BEIJING - The U.S. men's basketball team, an assemblage of superstars and semistars (sorry, Carlos Boozer), began play against China at a sold-out Wukesong Arena on Sunday. The women, an assemblage of stars without equal,...                    

U.S. basketball team overwhelms Angola; rematch with Greece up next

deseretnews.com     Aug 12, 2008   108 related          

BEIJING — The United States had little trouble improving to 2-0 in Group B men's basketball play at the Beijing Games, overwhelming Angola 97-86 Tuesday night at the Olympic Basketball Gymnasium. For the second straight outing,...                    

Rumors: Could ailing Rays turn to Bonds?

msn.com     Aug 12, 2008   5 related          

MLB Rays need help with Crawford, Longoria out The Rays have a couple of big pieces sidelined by injury in Carl Crawford and Evan Longoria, and so the team could be looking at outside options. (The Tampa Tribune) Tigers...                    

Olympics Day 4 | From Archery to Wrestling

charlotte.com     Aug 13, 2008   6 related          

South Korea's Joo Hyun-jung shoots an arrow during the elimination round of women's individual archery at the Beijing 2008 Olympics in Beijing, Tuesday, Aug. 12, 2008. (AP Photo/Saurabh Das ) Germany's Birgit Overzier and...                    

Olympic wrap-up and look ahead

deseretnews.com     Aug 12, 2008          

MEN'S BASKETBALL • Andrei Kirilenko scored a team-high 18 points to lead four players in double figures, but Russia (1-1) dropped its first Group A basketball Tuesday to undefeated Croatia (2-0), 85-78. Kirilenko's stats...                    

Angola offers little resistance to NBA stars in Beijing

chron.com     Aug 12, 2008   3 related          

Team USA goes to 4-0 in Olympic play vs. African nation By FRAN BLINEBURY Chronicle Olympic Bureau EDWARD ORNELAS Express-News NBA All-Star and U.S. center Dwight Howard took a shot to the face in the first half. Anytime it's...                    

Eyes on the Prize

vibe.com     Aug 12, 2008          

The U.S. men’s Olympic basketball team talks about going for gold—again Since VIBE’s iconic Team USA cover in August 1996, things just haven’t been the same for the men’s Olympic basketball squad. Sure, that team...                    

Rumors: Cooper would quit if Astros sign Bonds

msn.com     Aug 11, 2008   3 related          

MLB Cooper would quit if Astros sign Bonds The Astros have denied any interest in Barry Bonds since Carlos Lee suffered a potentially season-ending injury, but that didn’t stop manager Cecil Cooper from saying he’d quit if the...                    

Steve Aschburner: Quest for gold comes with a risk

cnn.com     Aug 11, 2008          

LeBron James goes up with two hands to smother against the backboard a fast-break layup by China and comes down awkwardly, landing on Yao Ming's foot and suffering a severe high ankle sprain. Kobe Bryant gets loose in...