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video-recap-2008-summer-olympics-usa-vs-australia Wednesday, August 6th 2008

[VIDEO RECAP] 2008 Summer Olympics: USA Vs. Australia

AUTHOR: Gossip On This! Staff | No Comments | VIEWS: 634

The Senior USA Men’s Team took another leading game in the Olympics against Australia by 11 (87-76) but they still felt that this game could’ve been played a lot better. USA is still the undefeated team with 5 wins 0 losses. Dwayne Wade, who had 22 points, agreed that they didn’t perform as well:

“We’re still [...]

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2008-summer-olympics-usa-takes-lithuania Saturday, August 2nd 2008

2008 Summer Olympics: USA Takes Lithuania

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The USA Senior Men’s Team took yet another win against Lithuania by 36 points (120-84). These countries are making it too easy! Dwyane Wade was undeniably on his game last night in China against Lithuania. Wade put up 19 points leading the team to 3 straight wins (3-0). D-Wade feels better as well as he’s [...]

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2008-summer-olympics-usa-devours-turkey Thursday, July 31st 2008

2008 Summer Olympics: USA Devours Turkey

AUTHOR: Gossip On This! Staff | No Comments | VIEWS: 232

USA’s Senior Men’s Basketball Team played Turkey tonight an lit up the floor once again winning by a whopping 32 points (114-82) in the 2008 Summer Olympics! LeBron James returned to the court after a mildly sprained ankle and brought the USA team to the win after a rocky start. James totaled 20 points on [...]

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2008-state-farm-usa-basketball-challenge-usa-embarrasses-canada Saturday, July 26th 2008

2008 State Farm USA Basketball Challenge: USA Embarrasses Canada!

AUTHOR: Gossip On This! Staff | 3 Comments | VIEWS: 912

The USA Basketball Senior Team got off to a great start in the 2008 Men’s Basketball Olympics last night and made me very proud! Although LeBron James was injured with a sprained ankle for the challenge the team still did wonders on the court without him beating Canada by 55 (120-65)!!! Imagine if LeBron James [...]

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usa-basketball-team-starts-training Thursday, July 24th 2008

USA Basketball Team Starts Training

AUTHOR: Gossip On This! Staff | 2 Comments | VIEWS: 558

LAS VEGAS, NEVADA // WEDNESDAY, JULY 23RD 2008 » The star players of the USA Basketball team are now currently training for the 2008 Olympics as we speak. They were actually practicing at a local high school to prepare them for the official games. They played against selected rookies including Derrick Rose as well for [...]

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video-los-angeles-sparks-vs-detroit-shocks-brawl Wednesday, July 23rd 2008

[VIDEO] Los Angeles Sparks Vs. Detroit Shocks Brawl!

AUTHOR: Gossip On This! Staff | 10 Comments | VIEWS: 832

The very first WNBA brawl involved on of the most respected WNBA teams, The Los Angeles Sparks, in yesterday’s game against the Detroit Shocks. Candace Parker, Lisa Leslie and Plnette Pearson were all involved in a brawl and were ejected from the court moments after. The Los Angeles Sparks also took the victory of the [...]

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derrick-rose-sits-out-the-rest-of-summer-league-games Friday, July 11th 2008

Derrick Rose Sits Out The Rest Of Summer League Games

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(PHOTO: GETTY IMAGES) No. 1 Chicago Bulls draft pick, Derrick Rose, is going to be sitting the rest of the 2008 NBA Summer League games because of straining tendinitis in his right knee. It looks like he won’t be playing again until the regular season starts in October 2008. Derrick Rose talked about his injury [...]

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2008-nba-pro-summer-league-miami-heat-vs-new-jersey-nets Wednesday, July 9th 2008

2008 NBA Pro Summer League: Miami Heat Vs. New Jersey Nets

AUTHOR: Gossip On This! Staff | 1 Comment | VIEWS: 597

ORLANDO, FLORIDA // TUESDAY, JULY 8TH 2008 » The second game from Michael Beasley wasn’t so “beastly” this time around. It was a fumble playing the New Jersey Nets, but Miami Heat did win the game by 9 (90-81). Beasley missed 12/13 shots he attempted and committed 7 fouls.

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2008-nba-pro-summer-league-chicago-bulls-vs-indiana-pacers Wednesday, July 9th 2008

2008 NBA Pro Summer League: Chicago Bulls Vs. Indiana Pacers

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ORLANDO, FLORIDA // TUESDAY, JULY 8TH 2008 » There’s some good news and some bad news…which one do you want first? Good News! The Chicago Bulls defeated the Indiana Pacers yesterday by 5 points (89-84), but Derrick Rose’s performance was almost identical to his first debut in the pro league.

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2008-nba-pro-summer-league-miami-heat-vs-chicago-bulls Tuesday, July 8th 2008

2008 NBA Pro Summer League: Miami Heat Vs. Chicago Bulls

AUTHOR: Gossip On This! Staff | 1 Comment | VIEWS: 597

MAITLAND, FLORIDA // MONDAY, JULY 7TH 2008 » The top two NBA draft picks, Derrick Rose & Michael Beasley, played against one another yesterday in the 2008 NBA Pro Summer League and Michael Beastly proved he has what it take to step it up in the pro league. Although, this was only a summer league [...]

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video-justin-timberlake-to-host-the-2008-espy-awards Monday, July 7th 2008

[VIDEO] Justin Timberlake to Host the 2008 ESPY Awards

AUTHOR: Gossip On This! Staff | 1 Comment | VIEWS: 2,135

Justin Timberlake is going to be hosting the annual sports awards show known as the 2008 ESPY Awards Presented By ESPN. The awards are going to be awarding the best athletes and recapping some of the most memorable sports moments throughout the entire year. Tune in the ESPNHD on Sunday, July 20th @ 9PM/ET to [...]

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2008-wimbledon-championship-venus-williams-claims-womens-title Saturday, July 5th 2008

2008 Wimbledon Championship: Venus Williams Claims Womens’ Title!

AUTHOR: Gossip On This! Staff | 1 Comment | VIEWS: 849

WIMBLEDON, ENGLAND // SATURDAY, JULY 5TH 2008 » Venus & Serena Williams played the final womens’ singles match in the 2008 Wimbledon Championship today in Wimbledon. Venus came out the winner of a very close tiresome match against her sister Serena and was awarded the Venus Rosewater Dish! They both played so ambitiously and you [...]

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chris-paul-stays-in-new-orleans-for-68-million Friday, July 4th 2008

Chris Paul Stays In New Orleans For $68 Million

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(PHOTO: GETTY IMAGES) The New Orleans Hornets proposed a contract Chris Paul aka CP3 could not refuse reaching an agreement to stay with the Hornets for the next four seasons for a total of $68 Million! Chris Paul, along with many all-star players, has been selected to compete in the 2008 USA Basketball Olympics this [...]

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2008-wimbledon-championship-venus-serena-dominate-in-england Friday, July 4th 2008

2008 Wimbledon Championship: Venus & Serena Dominate In England

AUTHOR: Gossip On This! Staff | No Comments | VIEWS: 188

WIMBLEDON, ENGLAND // THURSDAY, JULY 3RD 2008 » Venus & Serena Williams are at it again dominating in the 2008 Wimbledon Championship games once again! They’ve beaten every challenger they’ve been matched within the lineups. Serena was matched against Zhang Jie of China and took another victory of her to add to all the rest [...]

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video-espn-speaks-to-team-usa Thursday, July 3rd 2008

[VIDEO] ESPN Speaks To Team USA

AUTHOR: Gossip On This! Staff | No Comments | VIEWS: 36

ESPN Magazine recently sat down with star players, Kobe Bryant; LeBron James; Dwayne Wade; and Carmelo Anthony, of the USA Basketball Team and asked them about playing with the new teammates and how they thought this years’ Olympics are gonna be like. Stay tuned for more Olympics news soon! Check out the video above.

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usa-basketball-team-tours-new-york-city Monday, June 30th 2008

USA Basketball Team Tours New York City

AUTHOR: Gossip On This! Staff | 2 Comments | VIEWS: 502

NEW YORK // MONDAY, JUNE 30TH 2008 » The USA Basketball Team was in New York today on a media tour promoting the upcoming 2008 World Basketball Olympics. We have an amazing lineup team! Carmelo Anthony (Denver Nuggets); Carlos Boozer (Utah Jazz); Chris Bosh (Toronto Raptors); Kobe Bryant (Los Angeles Lakers); Dwight Howard (Orlando [...]

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2008-nba-draft-derrick-rose-gets-no-1-draft-pick Saturday, June 28th 2008

2008 NBA Draft: Derrick Rose Gets No. 1 Draft Pick!

AUTHOR: Gossip On This! Staff | No Comments | VIEWS: 181

(IMAGES: GETTY IMAGES) A chicago-native basketball player, Derrick Rose, got the number one draft pick in the past 2008 NBA Draft to play for the Chicago Bulls. He’s only a freshman getting recognized by the NBA. He played for the Memphis Tigers in the NCAA. Derrick Rose didn’t show no shyness away from [...]

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celtics-win-2008-nba-finals-championship Wednesday, June 18th 2008

Celtics Win 2008 NBA Finals Championship!

AUTHOR: Gossip On This! Staff | 1 Comment | VIEWS: 208

The Boston Celtics deserved the win they conquered last night after playing 6 games against the Los Angeles Lakers. It’s been 22 years since Boston won a a championship and it’ll be the first ring for all of the current players on the Celtics roster and the 17th championship the team has [...]

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nba-finals-game-5-la-lakers-vs-boston-celtics Monday, June 16th 2008

NBA Finals: Game 5: L.A. Lakers Vs. Boston Celtics

AUTHOR: Gossip On This! Staff | 10 Comments | VIEWS: 392

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The Los Angeles Lakers took Game 5 last night against the Boston Celtics. The Lakers won by 5 and are now headed back to Boston (103-98). The series are in Boston’s favor (3-2). Kobe Bryant scored 25 points, 7 rebounds and 4 assists. Pau Gasol totaled 19 points, 13 rebounds and 6 assists. [...]

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nba-finals-game-4-boston-celtics-vs-la-lakers Friday, June 13th 2008

NBA Finals: Game 4: Boston Celtics Vs. L.A. Lakers

AUTHOR: Gossip On This! Staff | 2 Comments | VIEWS: 24

The Boston Celtics won at the Staples Center against the Los Angeles Lakers last night and took the 3rd game of the series (3-1). I can’t even see how this was possible last night. The Lakers had a 24 point lead and lost it! The Celtics deserved to win last night. To comeback from a [...]

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