Basketball: Greece Wins at Buzzer
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Vassilis Spanoulis hit a 3-pointer at the buzzer yesterday to lead Greece past Croatia, 81-78, at the European Championship in Madrid.In other games, JosÃ© Calderon scored 17 points to lift Spain past Russia, 81-69, and into the quarterfinals, and Joao Gomes had 23 points and 11 rebounds to help Portugal beat Israel, 94-85.With the score 78-78, Spanoulis, the a Houston Rockets guard, dribbled the length of the court and made a wide-open shot from nearly three feet behind the line.
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ATHENS, Greece - Larry Brown was right. The Americans did start hitting their jump shots, and suddenly they look as if they might be the team to beat at the Athens Games...
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James Posey hits a three-pointer at the buzzer to give the Miami Heat a 98-97 win over the Memphis Grizzlies on Saturday night.
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Pau Gasol scored 24 points and grabbed eight rebounds in the Memphis Grizzlies&#39; 96-76 victory over the Los Angeles Clippers on Monday night.
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ATHENS, Greece - Redemption came from the perfect spot - the 3-point line - for Sarunas Jasikevicius. The Lithuanian guard, whose off-target 3-pointer kept his team from pulling off the biggest upset of the Sydney Olympics, didn't miss when it counted Saturday night against the Americans in a thrilling 94-90 victory...
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The US men&#39;s Olympic basketball team will try to bounce back from an upset loss in their opening group match against Puerto Rico with a match-up against host Greece.
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Dwyane Wade beat the buzzer with a 20-foot jumper that bounced on the rim and went in to give the Miami Heat a 104-102 victory over the Utah Jazz on Saturday.
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European champions Greece have proved that the US National Basketball Association players still have some work to do before they can claim they are the best in the world.
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Linas Kleiza recovered the ball in a scramble and hit a jumper just before the final buzzer sounded, lifting the Denver Nuggets to a thrilling 106-105 victory over the Sacramento Kings on Sunday night.
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Steve Francis nails a three-pointer at the buzzer Saturday and finishes with 26 points as the Knicks stun the reeling Wizards, 90-89, at Verizon Center.ÃÂ
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ATHENS, Greece -- The Greeks arrived with their flags of deep blue and white, their strongest voices and their highest hopes Tuesday night at the Helliniko Indoor Arena.
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ATHENS -- The place was ready for a party. Prohibitive underdog Greece had its fans waving the blue-and-white flag and chanting &quot;Hellas&quot; at every opportunity when they weren't booing the United States.
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The United States rebounded from a shock  opening game loss to narrowly beat Greece 77-71 at the men's  Olympic basketball tournament on Tuesday.
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Allen Iverson hit a 14-footer at the buzzer to earn the Philadelphia 76ers 106-104 overtime win over the Indiana Pacers Friday, spoiling Ron Artest&#39;s return from a two-game suspension.
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Ilias Iliadis of Greece thrilled the home crowd Tuesday, beating Roman Gontyuk of Ukraine to win the gold medal in the 81-kilogram class.
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THENS, Aug. 17 - The &quot;Hellas! Hellas!&quot; chants soared to a high-pitched screech, and fans urgently waved their Greek flags, draping Helliniko Arena in a canopy of frenzy.
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Success at the Games could boost the popularity of a sport unfamiliar to Greeks.