Tors & Wave packing for playoff openers (Hammond Daily Star)

22 July 2008, 8:34 am

State coaches weren't too kind to the area's boys basketball playoff qualifiers at Wednesday's LHSAA postseason seeding meeting at Alexandria Senior High.... read more

Summer league session productive for Rockets (Houston Chronicle)

21 July 2008, 10:44 pm

Summer league was relatively uneventful for Rockets general manager Daryl Morey. Unlike last season, when the Rockets traded for Luis Scola, or the previous year, when they spent the week chasing Mike James, most of Morey’s talks were centered on the “minor trade,” most likely to move forward ... read more

MCOT Public Company Limited.2008 (MCOT - English News By Thai News Agency)

21 July 2008, 9:40 pm

BEIJING, July 21 (Xinhua) -- One of the hottest topics among Chinese basketball reporters recently is what is the real target of the national men's basketball team at the Beijing Olympic Games.... read more

Basketball / Lior Eliyahu eyes Europe as he reaches career crossroads (Haaretz Daily)

21 July 2008, 3:54 pm

While most headlines here on the NBA draft two years ago focused on the Seattle Supersonics selection of Yotam Halperin as the 53rd pick, another Israeli player was picked before him by the Orlando Magic (who later traded him to the Houston Rockets): Lior Eliyahu, the 44th pick in the draft, did not... read more

Leunen has his best game as a pro in the NBA; Former Redmond, UO star scores 21 points in Vegas summer league (The Bulletin)

21 July 2008, 4:03 am

LAS VEGAS ’ Former Redmond and University of Oregon standout Maarty Leunen scored 21 points for the Houston Rockets on Sunday in an NBA Summer League game, his best performance in his five games as a professional basketball player.The Rockets defeated the Sacramento Kings 98-91.Leunen was the seco... read more

Britney Spears' forced album (China Daily)

20 July 2008, 6:24 pm

U.S. singer Britney Spears watches the Houston Rockets play the Los Angeles Lakers during their NBA basketball game in Los Angeles, in this March 30, 2007 file photo.... read more