Behind LeBron James, the U.S. has defeated Turkey, 118-82. They started slow, but made up for it, limiting Turkey to 10 baskets in the second and third quarters. The game will be broadcast on ESPN tonight at eight – well, ESPN2 – and if anyone feels like scouting it, send it in and [...]

The U.S. takes on Turkey in an exhibition game from Macao Thursday night. The game will be broadcast on ESPN2 at 8 pm. Jason Williams is there, with team sponsor 24 Hour Fitness.

Congrats to Luol Deng, who has signed a $71 million, six-year deal with the Bulls.  Aside from being set for life – a nice accomplishment in itself – Deng is now in position to do what is really important to him, which is humanitarian work.

Christ School has been good to Duke recently, with Miles and Mason Plumlee both on their way.  Now David Cutcliffe has a recruit from the Asheville school as well, linebacker August Campbell. His coach says he’s got “lightning speed,” which is emerging as a recruiting theme.  Duke now has eight in-state commitments, including Zach [...]

Here’s an update on Gene Banks, who is running the Eugene Banks NBA Celebrity Basketball Camp in Plymouth, Virginia.

The Baltimore Sun has an update on Maryland’s recruiting, post Vegas.

UNC saw three players try their luck with the NBA, and all three fall short of what they thought they could do.  So now they’re back, and the question is: how does everyone adjust?

As the Olympics draw ever closer, what the Chinese government is willing to accept grows clearer. Having already clamped down on visas and having made it clear that undesirable banners and the like will not be tolerated, China has now announced that reporters Internet access will be censored.

Here are today’s Olympic links. There’s a great article on Jason Kidd, a nice read about UNC fans pulling for the country despite the coach, Dywane Wade’s mood, and the upcoming game with a tall Turkey team. Enjoy!

As promised, in light of West Virginia’s recent misfortune, here is an update of the Duke Curse. We can only ask what we asked Jerry Tarkanian at the 1991 Final Four: Given what happens when you beat Duke in the tournament, is it really worth it?