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Now that the Denver Nuggets have their management team in place, they're developing a strategy to keep All-Star Carmelo Anthony in powder blue and gold. At his introductory news conference Tuesday, Masai Ujiri, the team's new vice president of basketball operations, said he's been in contact with Anthony and will meet with him soon.

Court filings show a plea bargain is in the works for ex-Michigan State basketball star and retired NBA player Jay Vincent, who appeared in court Tuesday on charges in a $2 million Internet scam. Vincent was silent in U.S. District Court in Grand Rapids as a not-guilty plea to fraud and tax charges was entered on his behalf.

Court filings show a plea bargain is in the works for ex-Michigan State basketball star and retired NBA player Jay Vincent, who appeared in court Tuesday on charges in a $2 million Internet scam. Vincent was silent in U.S. District Court in Grand Rapids as a not-guilty plea to fraud and tax charges was entered on his behalf.

Lithuania rallied from an 18-point second-half deficit to beat Spain 76-73 Tuesday in a game between the two Group D favorites at the basketball world championship. Lithuania used a 23-5 run to tie the score at 66 with 5:25 left in the game. Linas Kleiza scored four points in the last 35 seconds to clinch the win.

Ersan Ilyasova scored 26 points to help Turkey clinch a 76-65 win over Greece on Tuesday at the basketball world championship, essentially securing to place in the second round. Turkey improved to 3-0 and can secure top spot in the six-team Group C when it plays Puerto Rico on Wednesday. Greece won its first two games and likely will finish in the top four in the group and advance to the...

Nicolas Batum and Mickael Gelabale each hit a pair of free throws in the final 17 seconds to help France clinch a 68-63 win over Canada on Tuesday at the basketball world championship. In a gritty and defensive-minded game, Canada's Levon Kendall missed two 3-pointers to tie the game late in the fourth quarter and France center Ali Traore then blocked a running hook by Denham Brown with 18...

Puerto Rico earned its first win at the basketball world championship by beating China 84-76 Tuesday, using its strong transition game to overcome China's big men. Angelo Vassalo scored 22 points and Denver Nuggets forward Renaldo Balkman had 10 points and 13 rebounds for Puerto Rico. Nathan Peavy and Jose Barea added 13 points each as Puerto Rico (1-2) bounced back from losses to Greece and...

Russia routed Ivory Coast 72-66 in its third Group C game of the world championships Tuesday to recover from its loss to Turkey. Timofey Mozgov scored 19 points to lead Russia, while Sasha Kaun of CSKA Moscow added 13 points to help Russia (2-1) keep its chances alive of advancing to the second round.

One of the key critics of the U.S. Olympic Committee during its CEO switch has left his job as the leader of USA Triathlon. The federation announced the departure of executive director Skip Gilbert in a brief news release, offering no explanation. Gilbert also leads the council of America's national governing bodies, though his future role there was not explained.

Two West Virginia basketball players have been issued citations on a disorderly conduct charge. Morgantown Municipal Court Clerk Joyce Marshall said Tuesday that police cited guards Joe Mazzulla and Dalton Pepper for allegedly urinating in public Sunday. Marshall says if the pair contest the citations, they'll face a Nov.

Kirk Penney scored 26 points and Thomas Abercrombie added 23 on Tuesday as New Zealand beat Lebanon 108-76 for its first victory at the basketball world championship. Penney, the tournament's leading scorer with 28 points per game, helped sustain the Kiwis' hopes of advancing to the next round in Istanbul.

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Derrick Rose thought it was going in. So did Leandro Barbosa, who shot it. Instead, Brazil's attempt to tie at the buzzer fell out, and the United States remained unbeaten, though no longer unchallenged. A world championship won't come easily for this young team -- if it comes at all -- so the Americans believe their 70-68 victory over Brazil on Monday will help them in the later rounds.

Cathy Freeman will once again light the cauldron when Sydney celebrates the 10th anniversary of an Olympics which the then IOC president Juan Antonio Samaranch called the "best Olympic Games ever." On Sept. 15, 2000, Freeman was dressed in a full-length white body suit to light the flame atop the Olympic stadium.

MGM Resorts International was under investigation after the underage son of basketball great Michael Jordan bragged on Twitter about partying at a Las Vegas Strip nightclub, Nevada gambling regulators said Monday. Officials were examining whether the casino operator violated laws prohibiting drinking or gambling by minors, Nevada Gaming Control Board enforcement chief Jerry Markling said.

MGM Resorts International was under investigation after the underage son of basketball great Michael Jordan bragged on Twitter about partying at a Las Vegas Strip nightclub, Nevada gambling regulators said Monday. Officials were examining whether the casino operator violated laws prohibiting drinking or gambling by minors, Nevada Gaming Control Board enforcement chief Jerry Markling said.

Iran earned its first victory ever at basketball's world championship, blowing most of a 24-point lead before holding on to beat Tunisia 71-58 on Monday. Hamed Haddadi of the Memphis Grizzlies had 23 points and 13 rebounds for the Iranians (1-2), whose lead was down to three in the final minutes before they pulled away again.

Patty Mills scored 16 points and Australia cruised past cold-shooting Germany 78-43 on Monday for its second victory at the basketball World Championship. One day after upsetting Serbia in double overtime, Germany scored the first basket before watching Australia go on a 12-0 run. The lead reached 22 before Australia took a 38-20 lead into halftime.

Basketball's governing body says more than 100 random drug tests will be conducted at the world championship, its largest program ever. Patrick Baumann, FIBA's secretary general, says 48 players, two from each team, have been tested and there will be at least 60 tests more during the tournament through Sept.