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Sept 28 (Reuters) - Former first overall draft pick John Wall of the Washington Wizards is expected to miss the first month of the National Basketball Association (NBA) season with a left knee injury, the team said on Friday. Wall, a 22-year-old point guard that led Washington in scoring last season, was diagnosed with …

MEDINAH, Illinois (Reuters) - He has been called the best athlete in the world yet few at this week's Ryder Cup can tell you exactly what his job is. Tiger Woods describes him as a "big brother" and U.S. Ryder Cup captain Davis Love III says he is here to "hang out". It is not clear where Michael Jordan fits into the U.S. …

MEDINAH, Illinois, Sept 26 (Reuters) - He has been called the best athlete in the world yet few at this week's Ryder Cup can tell you exactly what his job is. Tiger Woods describes him as a "big brother" and U.S. Ryder Cup captain Davis Love III says he is here to "hang out". It is not clear where Michael Jordan fits into …

OLYMPIA, Washington (Reuters) - The Seattle City Council on Monday voted 6-2 in favor of an arena financing deal with hedge fund manager and aspiring NBA franchise owner Chris Hansen that aims to lure the NBA back to the city. The Pacific Northwest city lost the Seattle SuperSonics to Oklahoma City in 2008, where the team …

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Big-time professional sports returned to Brooklyn for the first time in more than 50 years on Friday, when the Brooklyn Nets finally unveiled their new stadium after a decade-long fight with neighbors. The 675,000-square-foot, 18,000-seat Barclays Center will officially open on September 28 with a concert …

MADRID (Reuters) - Spain's sports federations, already suffering due to a series of reductions in state subsidies, are facing a new round of hefty cuts forced on the government by the economic crisis, Secretary of State Miguel Cardenal said on Friday. Many of the Iberian nation's smaller federations who found it hard to …

MADRID, Sept 14 (Reuters) - Spain's sports federations,already suffering due to a series of reductions in statesubsidies, are facing a new round of hefty cuts forced on thegovernment by the economic crisis, Secretary of State MiguelCardenal said on Friday. Many of the Iberian nation's smaller federations who foundit hard …

(Reuters) - The city of Seattle took a key step on Tuesday toward the goal of bringing the NBA back to town as three City Council members gave their support for an arena financing deal with hedge fund manager and aspiring NBA franchise owner Chris Hansen. Seattle City Councilman Tim Burgess said he expected the deal to …

BERLIN, Sept 11 (Reuters) - Berlin's top six sports clubswill work together to push for improved conditions forprofessional teams in the German capital, they said on Tuesday. The new "Initiative for professional Berlin clubs" aims toincrease the exposure of the six as brands that contribute tothe capital's image and its …

(Reuters) - Teams in China's professional basketball league are calling for an NBA-style salary cap after a sharp rise in overseas players signing big-money contracts. "We've been talking about how to make it happen," Bai Xilin, director of the Chinese Basketball Association (CBA) competition department, told the China …

Sept 6 (Reuters) - Teams in China's professional basketballleague are calling for an NBA-style salary cap after a sharprise in overseas players signing big-money contracts. "We've been talking about how to make it happen," Bai Xilin,director of the Chinese Basketball Association (CBA) competitiondepartment, told the China …

(Reuters) - Former NBA all-star Yao Ming has called for China's school system to invest more in sport at the grassroots level, claiming much was needed to be done in his homeland to prevent further stagnation. "The growth of sport's status in school life in our country has halted now," the giant former Houston Rockets center …

Aug 28 (Reuters) - Former NBA all-star Yao Ming has calledfor China's school system to invest more in sport at thegrassroots level, claiming much was needed to be done in hishomeland to prevent further stagnation. "The growth of sport's status in school life in our countryhas halted now," the giant former Houston Rockets …

New York (Reuters) - With a nod to his basketball star host, Michael Jordan, President Barack Obama used a sports analogy at a fundraiser in New York on Wednesday to describe the election campaign and his opponents, who he said played "dirty." "I can't resist a basketball analogy. We are in the fourth quarter, we're up …

* Olympic athletes head home after Games * London looks back with satisfaction and sorrow * Belarus shot put champion stripped of gold for doping * Congolese team members go missing in London * Star-studded musical "circus" brings curtain down LONDON, Aug 13 (Reuters) - London looked back on theOlympics on Monday with satisfaction …

Reuters sports schedule at 1400 GMT on Monday (times GMT): - - - - OLYMPICS LONDON - Olympic women's shot put champion Nadzeya Ostapchukhas been stripped of the gold medal she won at the London Gamesa week ago after testing positive for a banned anabolic steroid.(OLY-DOP-OSTAPCHUK-2012/, moved, 300 words, by Clare Fallon) …

MADRID (Reuters) - Spanish athletics needs to take a long, hard look at itself after failing to win a single medal at the Olympic Games, secretary of state for sport Miguel Cardenal said on Monday. Cardenal said he was generally satisfied with Spain's tally of 17 medals in London - three gold, 10 silver and four bronze …

MADRID, Aug 13 (Reuters) - Spanish athletics needs to take along, hard look at itself after failing to win a single medal atthe Olympic Games, secretary of state for sport Miguel Cardenalsaid on Monday. Cardenal said he was generally satisfied with Spain's tallyof 17 medals in London - three gold, 10 silver and four bronze …

Reuters sports schedule at 0600 GMT on Monday (times GMT): - - - - OLYMPICS LONDON - London bade a flamboyant and madcap farewell to theOlympic Games with a romp through British pop and fashion,bringing the curtain down on more than two weeks of action thatended with America topping the sporting world with 46 goldmedals. …

LONDON (Reuters) - The U.S. men's and women's basketball teams made their expected sweep of London gold but it was not an open and shut case for the NBA stars in a tough test in the gold medal game against a polished Spain team. The U.S. men made it look easy through most of the tournament with some extraordinary 'hybrids' …

LONDON, Aug 12 (Reuters) - The U.S. men's and women'sbasketball teams made their expected sweep of London gold but itwas not an open and shut case for the NBA stars in a tough testin the gold medal game against a polished Spain team. The U.S. men made it look easy through most of thetournament with some extraordinary 'hybrids' …

* Closing ceremony brings curtain down on London 2012 * Obama praises "extremely successful" Olympic Games * Final medal, women's modern pentathlon, to Lithuania * U.S. basketball men down Spain in hard-fought final * Madness, Elbow, One Direction perform at close LONDON, Aug 12 (Reuters) - London bade farewell to theOlympic …

LONDON (Reuters) - In an Olympic sport played by giants LeBron James towers above everyone else. He may not be the tallest player on the floor but there is no doubt that King James holds court. After winning his first NBA championship with the Miami Heat in June, James would have been forgiven for skipping the London Olympics …

LONDON (Reuters) - Spain provided a satisfying answer on Sunday to the question that has bugged fans since the start of the Olympic basketball tournament - could anyone keep up with the new U.S. Dream Team? They could. Thirty-eight games into a tournament that has rarely reached the level that LeBron James or Kobe Bryant …