Everyone knows that Kobe Bryant is the leader of the Los Angeles Lakers and one of the best basketball players in the world. Pau Gasol is arguably the best overall big man in the NBA today

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Holders Spain have no more room for error after suffering their second defeat in three games at the World Championship on Tuesday while hosts Turkey and dark horses France reached the last 16 with two games to spare.

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Spain, the defending champion, missed Pau Gasol and lost its opening game at the basketball World Championship, going down 72-66 to France. If it is any solace, the Spanish team lost its opening game of the football World Cup before going to win the title last month in South Africa.

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IZMIR, Turkey (AP) — Mickael Gelabale scored 16 points and France was nearly perfect at the free throw late in its 72-66 victory over defending champion Spain on Saturday at the world championship.

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A time will come during the world championships in Turkey a close game, possibly with a medal at stake when Team USA, from players to coaches, …

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LOS ANGELESTeam USA is down to its final 12 players for the World Championship tournament, for better or worse.Boston Celtics point guard Rajon Rondo asked to leave the team on Tuesday, according to a Team USA news release, though earlier Rondo said he was on the bubble to make the squad. That left Los Angeles Lakers forward Lamar Odom, Los Angeles Clippers guard Eric Gordon and 10 other …

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There is nothing in the world that gets Kobe Bryant more excited than a challenge. The guy just loves the thrill of the battle, and anyone who doubts him or his team. This year will be filled with adversity, and there are already plenty of doubters.

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A young American squad of National Basketball Association stars lacking any members from the 2008 Beijing Olympic gold medal team will try to end a US title drought at the World Championships.

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By Justin George, Times Staff Writer Sunday, August 22, 2010 John Racener, 24, is one of just nine remaining poker players in the world at the final table of the World Series of Poker. He will play in November for as much as $9-million.

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The United States survived a spirited comeback from world champions Spain to win 86-85 in thrilling a warm-up game on Sunday, sending out a warning to their rivals ahead of the world championships.

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The United States team is preparing for a hostile reception at the world championships in Turkey.

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New Yorks regular season home schedule is highlighted by a visit from the World Champion Los Angeles Lakers on Friday, Feb. 11.

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Last week, congratulations were in order for the Los Angeles Lakers for winning back to back NBA titles via a classic game seven victory over the Boston Celtics. As the two most decorated basketball franchises gave the world bit of nostalgia, the Washington Wizards celebrated their future by drafted Kentucky guard John Wall No

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Los Angeles Lakers star Kobe Bryant is on his first trip to Africa, taking in some World Cup games and visiting with scores of young soccer players at a new training center in the black township of Soweto.

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JOHANNESBURG (AP) Los Angeles Lakers star Kobe Bryant is on his first trip to Africa, taking in some World Cup games and visiting with scores of young soccer players at a new training center in the black township of Soweto.

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After clinching the world title in game seven, Los Angeles Lakers Pau Gasol is setting his sights on another victory: raising awareness and support for pediatric research and medicine at Childrens Hospital Los Angeles. Yesterday, Gasol donned scrubs and observed a highly complex spinal procedure at CHLA where orthopaedic surgeon David Skaggs, MD, corrected a 13-year-old patients scoliosis.

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Los Angeles Lakers center Andrew Bynum, who won his second NBA title last week, will have surgery on his ailing right knee after a visit to the World Cup in South Africa.

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Los Angeles Lakers center Andrew Bynum, who won his second NBA title last week, will have surgery on his ailing right knee after a visit to the World Cup in South Africa.

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Phil Jackson is no doubt enjoying his 11th NBA championship and just beginning the pondering process on whether he’ll continue his stellar career with the Los Angeles Lakers or call it quits.

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Los Angeles Lakers center Andrew Bynum’s injured right knee has been drained for the third time in recent weeks, and the two-time NBA champion will have surgery next month. Bynum said Tuesday he’s headed to the World Cup in South Africa before undergoing surgery around July 18 to repair a partially torn meniscus in his knee.

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