BRIEFLY : U.S. MIGHT NOT SEND NBA STARS TO TOURNEY.Byline: Daily News Wire Services In response to a threatened player boycott of the world championships, U.S. basketball authorities might enter a team excluding the 12 NBA NBA abbr. 1. National Basketball Association 2. National Boxing Association NBA (US) n abbr (= National Basketball Association) → Basketball-Dachverband (= players already chosen. A decision must be made by Friday, the deadline for submitting 24-man rosters to FIBA FIBA Fédération Internationale de Basketball (International Basketball Federation) FIBA Florida International Bankers Association FIBA Fédération Internationale de Boxe Amateur FIBA Financial Institution Benefit Association, Inc. , the international governing body Noun 1. governing body - the persons (or committees or departments etc.) who make up a body for the purpose of administering something; "he claims that the present administration is corrupt"; "the governance of an association is responsible to its members"; "he that runs the tournament. Options include entering the 12-man Goodwill Games The Goodwill Games were an international sports competition, created by Ted Turner in reaction to the political troubles surrounding the Olympic Games of the 1980s. The 1979 invasion of Afghanistan caused the USA and other Western countries to boycott the 1980 Summer Olympics in team, made up of college players, or a roster of CBA See Capital Builder Account. players and Americans playing overseas. No roster would be final, however, until 72 hours before the tournament begins July 29 in Athens, Greece. USA Basketball's executive board will confer today or Wednesday by conference call to vote on the next move. The 12 NBA players on U.S. team are: Tim Duncan Timothy "Tim" Theodore Duncan (born April 25 1976 in Christiansted, St. Croix, United States Virgin Islands)[1] is an American professional basketball player for the San Antonio Spurs of the National Basketball Association (NBA). The 6'11" (2. (San Antonio), Tim Hardaway (Miami), Vin Baker and Gary Payton (Seattle), Terrell Brandon (Milwaukee), Kevin Garnett and Tom Gugliotta (Minnesota), Grant Hill (Detroit), Allan Houston (New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of ), Christian Laettner (Atlanta), Glen Rice (Charlotte) and Chris Webber (Sacramento). What might have been Michael Jordan's last hurrah will definitely be the highest-rated NBA Finals in history. The 40-market overnight rating for Sunday's Game 6 was a 23.0. When national numbers are released today, NBC NBC in full National Broadcasting Co. Major U.S. commercial broadcasting company. It was formed in 1926 by RCA Corp., General Electric Co. (GE), and Westinghouse and was the first U.S. company to operate a broadcast network. will top the record 17.3 set in 1993 for Phoenix-Chicago. (A rating point represents 980,000 households.) TENNIS: Steffi Graf, a seven-time Wimbledon champion now ranked 91st in the world, received a generous No. 4 seeding for the Grand Slam tournament. Andre Agassi, the 1992 champion, also was given a boost from the All England Club. He was seeded No. 13, six spots higher than his No. 19 ranking. The draw is set for today, with the tournament starting June 22. As expected, Pete Sampras, a four-time champion and last year's winner, was seeded No. 1 among the men. Defending champ Martina Hingis was the No. 1 woman. The prospect of tennis' first major rule change in 25 years is stirring up trouble. The International Tennis Federation is considering abolishing the `let rule' beginning with next season, although some top players oppose the change. The rule change will be debated in July at the ITF's annual meeting in Ireland and could be voted on before the year is over. FOOTBALL: Don Shula has joined a group including Bill Cosby and the chairman of Cablevision Systems Corp. that is trying to buy the Cleveland Browns. Shula will appear with Cleveland lawyer Larry Dolan and his brother, Cablevision chairman Charles Dolan, at a news conference today to discuss his role if the group succeeds in its bid to buy the expansion Browns. LOCAL: Ellen Dinsenbacher has been named head varsity girls' soccer coach at Saugus High. As a player, Dinsenbacher won all-league and team MVP (Multimedia Video Processor) A high-speed DSP chip from Texas Instruments, introduced in 1994. Officially introduced as the TMS320C80, it combines RISC technology with the functionality of four DSPs on one chip. honors for three years at Claremont Pitzer College, and has assisted in track and cross country programs at Valencia High. Dinsenbacher is a graduate of Saugus High, where she lettered four years in soccer. |
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