BRIEFLY.Byline: Staff and Wire Services U.S. women ousted from World Championships by Russia Russia knocked out two-time defending champion United States 75-68 in the semifinals of the women's basketball World Championships on Thursday in Sao Paulo, Brazil, snapping the Americans' 26-game winning streak in this event. Russia took advantage of poor shooting and sloppy ball-handling by the U.S., ranked No. 1 by 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. , to take a 58-38 lead after three quarters. The Americans closed to 73-68 with 45 seconds left, but after taking almost all of the 24-second shot clock, Candace Parker missed a layup with 12 seconds left. Russia (5-3), which lost to the U.S. by 10 in the first round, advanced to Saturday's gold medal game against Australia (8-0), which beat Brazil 88-76 in the other semifinal. Diana Taurasi had 21 points to lead the U.S. Tremaine Ford- Townsend is coming to Cal State Northridge ... again. The 6-foot-9 power forward from Saddleback Saddleback see Wessex saddleback. Community College in Mission Viejo verbally committed to the Matadors nearly a year after he signed a letter of intent. He signed with the Matadors out of North High in Phoenix, but did not meet admissions qualifications, leading him to enroll at Saddleback. Last season he averaged 11.8 points, 7.4 rebounds and shot 60 percent from the field. -- Ramona Shelburne A federal judge dismissed the last claims in a defamation lawsuit filed two years ago by Jim Harrick and his son after the coaches were fired by the University of Georgia Organization The President of the University of Georgia (as of 2007, Michael F. Adams) is the head administrator and is appointed and overseen by the Georgia Board of Regents. . U.S. District Judge Richard Story made his ruling, having already tossed out most of the suit in March. That decision did away with all the Harricks' claims except one -- that the younger Harrick was defamed by the NCAA NCAA abbr. National Collegiate Athletic Association . Jim Sr., who led UCLA UCLA University of California at Los Angeles UCLA University Center for Learning Assistance (Illinois State University) UCLA University of Carrollton, TX and Lower Addison, TX to the 1995 NCAA title, and Jim Jr. had contended the NCAA interfered with their contracts with the UGA UGA opal codon, one of the three stop codons. Athletic Association during the university's investigation of possible NCAA violations. The judge dismissed that claim and also ruled that the organizations and people the Harricks sued are eligible to recover legal costs from the Harricks. They have 30 days to appeal. CYCLING: World championship medalist Barry Forde has been banned for two years by the Court of Arbitration for Sport The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS; Tribunal Arbitral du Sport or TAS in French) is an arbitration body set up to settle disputes related to sports. . Forde tested positive for high levels of testosterone last October in France. |
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