Turkoglu has 20 as Turkey ousts France (AP)

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Turkey used a 21-4 run spanning the second and third quarters on Sunday to eliminate France from the basketball world championship with a 95-77 win. Phoenix Suns forward Hedo Turkoglu scored 20 points and Sinan Guler added 17 for Turkey, which played its first tournament game in the new Sinan Erdem Dome.

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Brezec, Dragic key Slovenia’s easy win (AP)

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Jaka Lokovic scored 19 points and Slovenia hit 16 of 33 3-pointers to eliminate Australia 87-58 Sunday in the round of 16 at the basketball world championship. Lokovic’s corner 3-pointer in the game’s opening seconds sparked a 12-0 run and Slovenia never looked back

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Michael Jordan arrives in Millville for AMA race – Press of Atlantic City

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Michael Jordan arrives in Millville for AMA race Press of Atlantic City MILLVILLE – NBA legend Michael Jordan arrived at New Jersey Motorsports Park shortly after … New Jersey Motorsports Park: Fighting Back Vineland Daily Journal Michael Jordan coming to Motorsports Park in Millville Sunday NJ.com Big race equals huge crowd for N.J

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Fernandez gets Spain into quarters (AP)

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Juan Carlos Navarro scored 22 points for Spain in an 80-72 victory that eliminated Greece from the basketball world championships Saturday. The Spaniards made 8 of 18 3-pointers and used a 13-3 run in the fourth quarter to push ahead during the game in the round of 16. Greece closed within 72-68 on Vasileios Spanoulis’ layup with 1:01 left in the game, but Ricky Rubio answered with two free…

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Krstic helps Serbia beat Croatia 73-72 (AP)

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Oklahoma City Thunder center Nenad Krstic had 16 points and Aleksander Rasic scored five points in the last 21 seconds to help Serbia edge Croatia 73-72 in the round of 16 at the basketball world championship Saturday.

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Bucks sign 2nd-round pick Hobson (AP)

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The Milwaukee Bucks have signed second-round draft pick Darington Hobson. The 6-foot-7, 210-pound junior was taken 37th overall out of New Mexico in this year’s draft. Terms were not disclosed when the signing was announced Friday

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US faces navigable road at worlds (AP)

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All around them, the Americans find compelling matchups for the round of 16: a rematch of the 2006 title game; a coach facing a home country he led to an Olympic gold medal; two bitter rivals to get it all started. All the while, a fairly navigable road right to the semifinals was emerging for the United States.

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Hawks sign free agent C Etan Thomas (AP)

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The Atlanta Hawks have signed free agent center Etan Thomas to add bulk in the frontcourt. The 6-foot-10 Thomas spent most of his career with the Washington Wizards but finished last season with Oklahoma City.

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Varejao, Barbosa power Brazil into 3rd (AP)

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Marcelo Machado scored 18 points, Anderson Varejao grabbed 12 rebounds in his longest stint at the world championship, and Brazil clinched third place in Group B with a 92-74 victory over Croatia on Thursday.

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