The United States can qualify for the 2008 Olympics without leaving home.
FIBA Americas announced Sunday that next summer's qualifying tournament will be played in Las Vegas, where the USA team holds training camp.
Las Vegas edged San Juan, Puerto Rico, for the right to host the tournament, which will run from Aug. 22-Sept. 2.
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In an effort to help clean up the NBA's poor image, Commissioner David Stern has issued a statement asking players to, "keep the guns at home."
The statement came just weeks after an incident accured with several Indiana Pacers outside an Indianapolis strip club, and after Celtic Sebastain Telfair's name was involved in a shooting incident involving the rapper Fabulous.
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According to ESPN.com, league commissioner David Stern has announced that the controversial new NBA game ball will stay. The league is convinced that the new ball is of better quality than the old leather ball.
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Oct 2006 Archive
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southdragons.com | Oct 23, 2006
Former Cleveland Cavalier and NBA All-Star Mark Price has quit the South Dragons only five games into the team's debut season in the Australian National Basketball League, the team's official website is reporting.
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Arizona Republic | Oct 22, 2006
Marc Jackson is replacing Hubie Brown as ABC's lead analyst for their coverage of the NBA.
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ESPN | Oct 21, 2006
Bob Knight may not just pass Dean Smith's all-time win record; he may shatter the mark.
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Associated Press | Oct 18, 2006
Duke's basketball practices are typically closed.
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Associated Press | Oct 18, 2006
Legendary UCLA basketball coach John Wooden got a special gift for his 96th birthday on Saturday.
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Washington Times | Oct 17, 2006
Russ Granik, former Deputy Commissioner of the NBA, has joined Galatioto Sports Partners, a New York investment firm that specializes in sports team sales in North America and Europe.
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ESPN | Oct 14, 2006
Some games will be available live online as the league extends its television subscription package to the Internet.
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ESPN | Oct 13, 2006
Eric Gordon, one of the top high school guards in the nation, changed his mind and will commit to Indiana.
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AP | Oct 11, 2006
The United States could have home-court advantage in its quest to qualify for the Olympics.
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San Antonio Express-News | Oct 9, 2006
David Stern said Sunday the league will consider going back to its traditional leather basketball if Spalding's new synthetic model doesn't hold up to further testing
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Arizona Republic | Oct 7, 2006
A day after listening to Real Madrid initially propose the possibility of a future five-team European division, NBA Commissioner David Stern repeated that the scenario is doubtful.
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ESPN | Oct 6, 2006
David Stern received an informal proposal from a delegation of mighty Spanish sporting club Real Madrid that could lead to five NBA expansion franchises one day being placed in Europe
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Seattle Times | Oct 4, 2006
The NBA is convinced it is playing with a better basketball this season — no matter what Shaquille O'Neal thinks.
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AP | Oct 4, 2006
The NBA is convinced it is playing with a better basketball this season, no matter what Shaquille O'Neal thinks.
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AP | Oct 3, 2006
It's now up to NBA commissioner David Stern to decide if Larry Brown is entitled to the remainder of his salary from the Knicks.
