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Spain rocks Greece 70-47 for world title Pau Gasol's teammates kept their word, and he had a trophy for each crutch supporting him. Spain won its first world championship without its star in a performance worthy of a Hollywood script. With the injured Gasol cheering from the bench, Spain beat Greece 70-47 Sunday night in an emotional victory some thought couldn't happen and few thought would be so easy. 2006-09-03 Activities: [2006 World Basketball Championships] U.S. defeats Argentina 96-81 for bronze Stuck in yet another bronze-medal game they never planned for, Dwyane Wade and his teammates could have come out with a lackluster effort. Instead, Wade treated the game as if it were the NBA finals. Then he played like it. Wade scored 18 of his 32 points in the fourth quarter, helping the United States pull away for a 96-81 victory over Argentina on Saturday night in the third-place game at the world championships. 2006-09-02 People: [LeBron James] [Dwyane Wade] [Carmelo Anthony] [Kirk Hinrich] [Andres Nocioni] [Shane Battier] Activities: [2006 World Basketball Championships] Greece shocks Team USA with 101-95 win The European champions are playing for a much bigger prize. The best the United States can hope for is yet another bronze medal. 2006-09-01 People: [LeBron James] [Dwyane Wade] [Carmelo Anthony] [Kirk Hinrich] [Joe Johnson] Activities: [2006 World Basketball Championships] US NBA stars stunned by Greece in world basketball semi-final Hot-shooting Greece humbled a team of US National Basketball Association stars 101-95 Friday to reach the World Basketball Championship final, leaving the Americans to deal with another Greek tragedy. 2006-09-01 People: [Dwyane Wade] [Carmelo Anthony] [LeBron James] [Antawn Jamison] [Kirk Hinrich] [Elton Brand] [Shane Battier] Activities: [2006 World Basketball Championships] U.S. power on to set up Greek clash The United States nonchalantly swept aside Germany to set up a semi-final showdown with Greece at the world basketball championship on Wednesday. 2006-08-30 People: [Dirk Nowitzki] [Carmelo Anthony] [LeBron James] [Tony Parker] Activities: [2006 World Basketball Championships] Headlines Spain rocks Greece 70-47 for world title 2006-09-03 U.S. defeats Argentina 96-81 for bronze 2006-09-02 Greece shocks Team USA with 101-95 win 2006-09-01 US NBA stars stunned by Greece in world basketball semi-final 2006-09-01 U.S. power on to set up Greek clash 2006-08-30 Argentina set for titanic Spain clash 2006-08-29 Global rivals wonder if anyone can deny US NBA stars a world title 2006-08-28 France advances to the quarterfinals 2006-08-27 U.S. smothers Australia 113-73 at worlds 2006-08-27 Familiar NBA foes bar path for US stars to reclaim world throne 2006-08-25 Things get tougher for U.S. basketball 2006-08-24 Anthony's 35 leads U.S. over Italy 2006-08-23 LeBron, U.S. team not making guarantees 2006-08-22 US fire warning by blitzing China 2006-08-20 U.S. rolls over Yao Ming, China 121-90 2006-08-20 US, Argentina romp while Europeans falter at world basketball 2006-08-20 Nowitzki and Gasol set for marquee matchup 2006-08-20 Anthony plays 'sixth man' in U.S. game 2006-08-19 Global contenders boast NBA talent at World Championships 2006-08-18 Improving Yao confident China can reach top 16 at worlds 2006-08-18 Chen joins Yao, Wang in China squad for worlds 2006-08-15 James leads US to victory over South Korea 2006-08-15 Wang returns but China beaten by Brazil 2006-08-13 US destroys Lithuania in world championship warm-up 2006-08-13 NBA's Pierce undergoes elbow surgery 2006-08-10 US squeak by Brazil 90-86 2006-08-08 USA in China for World Championship warm-ups 2006-08-07 US trounces Yao-less China 119-73 2006-08-07 Stoudemire to miss World Basketball Championships 2006-08-04 Gasol relishes challenge of leading Spain in Japan 2006-08-02 USA names 15 finalists for world championship team 2006-07-25 Bryant likely to miss worlds after knee surgery 2006-07-16 Most-viewed US, Argentina romp while Europeans falter at world basketball 2006-08-20 France advances to the quarterfinals 2006-08-27 Global contenders boast NBA talent at World Championships 2006-08-18 U.S. defeats Argentina 96-81 for bronze 2006-09-02 US fire warning by blitzing China 2006-08-20 Improving Yao confident China can reach top 16 at worlds 2006-08-18 Spain rocks Greece 70-47 for world title 2006-09-03 US NBA stars stunned by Greece in world basketball semi-final 2006-09-01 U.S. power on to set up Greek clash 2006-08-30 Wang returns but China beaten by Brazil 2006-08-13 Greece shocks Team USA with 101-95 win 2006-09-01 Argentina set for titanic Spain clash 2006-08-29 Global rivals wonder if anyone can deny US NBA stars a world title 2006-08-28 U.S. smothers Australia 113-73 at worlds 2006-08-27 Familiar NBA foes bar path for US stars to reclaim world throne 2006-08-25 LeBron, U.S. team not making guarantees 2006-08-22 Anthony plays 'sixth man' in U.S. game 2006-08-19 Chen joins Yao, Wang in China squad for worlds 2006-08-15 USA in China for World Championship warm-ups 2006-08-07 USA names 15 finalists for world championship team 2006-07-25

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