Spain upset at its own basketball World Cup
France upset Spain 65-52 in front of its stunned fans in the quarterfinals of the Basketball World Cup on Thursday. After dominating its first six games and blowing out France by 24 points in the group...
View ArticleUS to play Turkey in basketball World Cup group
BARCELONA, Spain — The United States will play Turkey in the group stage of this summer's World Cup of Basketball in a rematch of the 2010 final. The rest of the opposition in Group C looks a lot...
View ArticleAll-Stars in the family A Pau Gasol-Marc Gasol showdown makes this NBA...
EVERY CHRISTMAS MORNING, in their Barcelona cottage, young Pau and Marc Gasol would tiptoe out of their bedroom to discover presents under the tree. Pau, four and a half years older, would sit still...
View ArticleFIBA Basketball World Cup gets qualification for Rio 2016 underway (Comitê...
(Source: Comitê Organizador dos Jogos Olímpicos e Paraolímpicos Rio 2016) As the FIBA Basketball World Cup tips off in Spain on Saturday (30 August), the best players in the world will have more than...
View ArticleFrance upsets Spain 65-52 in World Cup quarters
MADRID — France upset Spain 65-52 in front of its stunned fans in the quarterfinals of the Basketball World Cup on Wednesday. After dominating its first six games and blowing out France by 24 points in...
View ArticleU.S. and Spain on course for World Cup showdown
BELGRADE (Reuters) - A much-weakened United States should still be strong enough at least to reach the final of the 2014 basketball World Cup, which begins in Spain on Saturday. The holders, together...
View ArticleFrance upsets host Spain in quarters of basketball World Cup
MADRID - France upset Spain 65-52 in front of its stunned fans in the quarter-finals of the Basketball World Cup on Wednesday. After dominating its first six games and blowing out France by 24 points...
View ArticleGasol brothers to lead Spain team with 6 NBA players at basketball World Cup
Published July 01, 2014Associated Press Facebook0 Twitter0 MADRID – Spain has named brothers Pau and Marc Gasol and four other NBA players to its squad for the basketball World Cup starting August 30....
View ArticleOddsmaker sets U.S., Spain as heavy favorites in FIBA World Cup
Tweet0 Share0 Comment0 Share0 Share0 Stumble It0 Print0 More Photo: Nathaniel S. Butler/NBAE/Getty Images by Ben Golliver Twitter Email Posted: Fri Aug. 29, 2014 One oddsmaking service pegs Team USA as...
View ArticleGER - SPORT1 to provide exclusive coverage of Spain 2014 (FIBA -...
(Source: FIBA - International Basketball Federation) ISMANING (FIBA Basketball World Cup) - This summer, the basketball world will look to Spain and fans in Germany to SPORT1 after Sport1 GmbH acquired...
View ArticleNBA's Gasol brothers win Spanish sports prize
MADRID (AP) — Brothers Pau and Marc Gasol have been awarded Spain's Princess of Asturias prize for sports for their "brilliant record" playing basketball for Spain and their NBA teams. The...
View ArticleGasol's Spain future in doubt after shock World Cup loss
BARCELONA (Reuters) - Spain centre Pau Gasol has doubts about his future with the national team following the hosts' shock quarter-final defeat by France at the basketball World Cup on Wednesday. The...
View ArticleGasol hails 'pioneer' Martin on crash death anniversary
MADRID (Reuters) - Pau Gasol hailed Fernando Martin as the "pioneer" of Spanish NBA players on Wednesday, the 25th anniversary of the former Portland Trail Blazers center's death in a car crash in...
View ArticleNBA: Gasol hails 'pioneer' Martin on crash death anniversary
MADRID: Pau Gasol hailed Fernando Martin as the "pioneer" of Spanish NBA players on Wednesday, the 25th anniversary of the former Portland Trail Blazers centre's death in a car crash in Madrid. Martin,...
View ArticleGasol to use Worlds failure as basis for European success for Spain
MADRID - Spanish basketball star Pau Gasol said on Tuesday that Spain's failure to win a medal in last year's World Cup would be a major factor in motivating the side in this year's European...
View ArticleGasol brothers to lead Spain at World Cup
MADRID — Spain has named brothers Pau and Marc Gasol and four other NBA players to its squad...
View ArticleGlobal Gasol: Bulls Star Pau Gasol Expands his Palette in Philanthropy and...
(Source: NBPA - National Basketball Players Association) By Jared Zwerling CHICAGO - After a recent Bulls practice at the Advocate Center, star forward Pau Gasol is about 20 minutes into an interview,...
View ArticleInspired Pau Gasol propels Spain to European title over Lithuania
LILLE: Spain won their third European championship in style after a blistering performance by the talismanic Pau Gasol inspired them to an 80-63 win over Lithuania in Sunday's final. The Chicago Bulls...
View ArticleWeakened US team aims for world basketball title
BILBAO, Spain The bad news just kept coming, the only difference whether the culprit was injury or interest. Some stars couldn't play. Others wouldn't. Then the losses really started piling up for the...
View ArticleScariolo calm before the storm (FIBA - International Basketball Federation)
(Source: FIBA - International Basketball Federation) MADRID (2016 Rio Olympics) - Sergio Scariolo proved a long time ago that he will take bold decisions as Spain's national team coach. He also...
View ArticleOlympic Gold Is A Dream For Spain's Claver (FIBA - International Basketball...
(Source: FIBA - International Basketball Federation) KRASNODAR (2016 Rio Olympics) - Every time somebody tells Victor Claver that it's nice to see him play at his full potential again, the versatile...
View ArticleSpain Wins European Basketball Championship
Associated Press LILLE, FRANCE— Tournament MVP Pau Gasol had a double-double as Spain cruised past Lithuania 80-63 Sunday in Lille, France, to regain the European basketball championship title. Spain...
View ArticleVives would love to see another Spain v USA Olympic Final (FIBA -...
(Source: FIBA - International Basketball Federation) VALENCIA (2016 Rio Olympics) - Guillem Vives doesn't know if he'll be along for another exhilarating ride with Spain next year when they compete at...
View ArticleFour Olympics in a row for Scola, Gasol (FIBA - International Basketball...
(Source: FIBA - International Basketball Federation) RIO DE JANEIRO (2016 Rio Olympics) - There is much to celebrate for international basketball this holiday season. We are still savoring a...
View ArticleFC Barcelona basketball present in international success (FCB - Fútbol Club...
(Source: FCB - Fútbol Club Barcelona) The Barça shooting guard Pau Ribas adds himself to the list of blaugranes who have won medals with their respective national sides Juan Carlos Navarro with a total...
View ArticleExpectations will be high once again for Rio-bound Spain (FIBA -...
(Source: FIBA - International Basketball Federation) MADRID (2016 Rio Olympics) - What will it take to beat the United States at an Olympic Games, something that has not happened since 2004 when Puerto...
View ArticleSpain's Calderon wants to make it to a fourth Olympics (FIBA - International...
(Source: FIBA - International Basketball Federation) NEW YORK (2016 Rio Olympics) - Spain point guard Jose Calderon is keeping his fingers crossed that come August, he'll become a four-time Olympian....
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