Sports Briefing | Basketball: Parker Leads France
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Tony Parker scored 23 points as France defeated Germany, 78-66, yesterday in Madrid, moving closer to a berth in the quarterfinals of the European Championship.Florent Pietrus and Tariq Kirksay added 12 points apiece for France, while Dirk Nowitzki led Germany with 28 points.The loss leaves Germany needing wins in its final two Group F matches to guarantee a place in the elimination round.Two automatic berths for the 2008 Olympics are at stake. Spain has already qualified because of its world title.
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Tony Parker scored 12 of his 20 points in the fourth quarter, and the San Antonio Spurs improved upon the best road start in franchise history with a 98-78 win over the Seattle SuperSonics on Sunday night.
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Newcastle midfielder Scott Parker is named in the England squad to face Macedonia and Croatia in October.
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Phoenix wins its 11th straight game with a 106-94 victory over Toronto on Sunday. Amare Stoudemire paces the Suns with 33 points.
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France has taken a 1-0 lead over Spain in the Davis Cup tennis semifinals in Alicante, Spain, thanks to Paul-Henri Matthieu&#39;s surprise win over former French Open champion Carlos Moya.
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With all the hardware Tony Parker has racked up over the past several years playing for the NBA champion San Antonio Spurs, it's the latest addition to his collection &#151; his wedding ring &#151; that's on his mind.
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Amare Stoudemire scored a season-high 43 points and the Phoenix Suns improved to 13-0 in road games against the Eastern Conference, beating the Atlanta Hawks 115-106 Sunday night. Stoudemire added 16 rebounds, three blocks and six assists. He made 15 of 17 free throws.
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Before last season, the San Antonio Spurs wanted to push Tony Parker aside to make room for Jason Kidd at point guard. This week the Spurs made a big commitment to the 22-year-old Frenchman: a six-year contract extension reportedly worth $66 million.
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Amare Stoudemire collected 34 points  and Shawn Marion added 26 points and 11 rebounds to help the  red-hot Phoenix Suns crush the Miami Heat 122-107 in Tuesday's  clash of the NBA's conference leaders.
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Tim Henman was defeated in the quarter-finals of the Swiss Indoors in Basle last night by the Czech, Jiri Novak. The British No 1 must now pick up ranking points at the Paris Masters to ensure qualification
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San Antonio, TX (Sports Network) - Tony Parker delivered 29 points and Tim Duncan finished with 16 along with 12 rebounds as San Antonio stopped Phoenix&#39;s 11-game win streak with a convincing 115-94 victory in a battle between two Western Conference
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Two-time MVP Steve Nash had 13 points and 12 assists in his return, and Shawn Marion scored 31 points in the Phoenix Suns' 115-90 rout of the Los Angeles Clippers on Tuesday night. Nash had missed four games since inflammation in his right shoulder sidelined him for the second half of a victory at Denver on Feb. 5.
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Amare Stoudemire scored 15 of his 25 points in the second half to lead the Phoenix Suns to a 104-96 preseason win over the San Antonio Spurs on Tuesday night.
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Amare Stoudemire poured in 42 points  and Steve Nash added 19 and dished out 18 assists as the  Phoenix Suns won a 136-128 shoot-out over the Utah Jazz on  Monday, to reclaim top spot in the NBA standings.
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In a statement game between two of the NBA's elite teams, the Spurs spoke loudest. Tony Parker scored 29 points in just 30 minutes, and San Antonio shot 52 percent in ending Phoenix's 11-game winning streak with a 115-94 victory Tuesday night.
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Manu Ginobili scores 22 points and Tony Parker has 21 Saturday night to lead the Spurs to a 105-88 victory over the Timberwolves.
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San Antonio Spurs guard Tony Parker  is on the cusp of winning his third championship, proving that  size does not always matter in the NBA.