In Brief
Tue, 31 Aug 2010 01:14:18 -0700
Former Transport Minister Tasos Mantelis was not held in custody yesterday after being questioned by a magistrate in connection to his admission that he accepted money from Siemens Hellas while in office.
Greece loses appeals; suspensions stand
Mon, 30 Aug 2010 06:51:58 -0700
Basketball's governing body has rejected Greece's appeal of two player suspensions stemming from a brawl in a game against Serbia. Serbia - Greece - Basketball - sport - Sofoklis Schortsanitis
The almanac
Sun, 29 Aug 2010 00:49:07 -0700
By United Press International UPI Almanac for Sunday, Aug. 29, 2010. Almanac - History - United States - Religion and Spirituality - Science fiction
Sports Briefs
Sat, 28 Aug 2010 21:55:05 -0700
One of the University of Kentucky's all-time leading scorers in basketball has been sentenced to eight years in prison for his involvement in a ticket scam.
Basketball Capsules: Big second quarter helps US run away from Croatia
Sat, 28 Aug 2010 14:11:58 -0700
ISTANBUL — For weeks, U.S. players have been hearing about what they aren’t. Not big enough. Not old enough. And maybe even not good enough. On Saturday, they finally got to show what they believe they can be: the team that ends a 16-year world championship drought.
Greece appeal fails, basketball suspensions stand
Sat, 28 Aug 2010 06:22:50 -0700
Basketball's governing body has rejected Greece's appeal of two player suspensions stemming from a brawl in a game against Serbia.
BASKETBALL NOTES / NBA suspends 3 for infractions
Sat, 28 Aug 2010 05:47:00 -0700
NBA Rookie of the Year Tyreke Evans was one of three players suspended by the league Friday. Brandon Rush of Indiana was suspended for five games for violating the league's drug agreement, and Evans of the Kings and Kenny Hasbrouck of Miami drew suspensions... Brandon Rush - National Basketball Association - sport - Tyreke Evans - Basketball
Suspensions levied for brawl
Sat, 28 Aug 2010 00:55:14 -0700
This article has been read 0 times. KAYSERI, Turkey - The brawl between Greece and Serbia in a warmup game has left two of the top teams at the basketball world championship reeling from suspensions that have ruled out some of their best players for the start of the tournament.
Greece-Serbia brawl leaves 2 top teams reeling from bans at basketball worlds
Fri, 27 Aug 2010 06:42:38 -0700
KAYSERI, Turkey - The brawl between Greece and Serbia in a warmup game has left two of the top teams at the basketball world championship reeling from suspensions that have ruled out some of their best players for the start of the tournament.
Serbia’s Nenad Krstic banned 3 games after brawl
Fri, 27 Aug 2010 04:40:23 -0700
source: The Associated Press ISTANBUL (AP)—Serbia center Nenad Krstic(notes) has been suspended for three games for throwing a chair during last week’s brawl with Greece. Basketball’s governing body said Thursday that three other players will miss two games. FIBA also fined both national federations. Serbia’s Milos Teodosic is banned for two games. His fight with Greece’s Antonis Fotsis started ...
Serb Krstic fined and banned over mass brawl
Thu, 26 Aug 2010 12:37:30 -0700
Serbian center Nenad Krstic of the NBA's Oklahoma City Thunder has been suspended for three games and fined 45,000 Swiss francs ($43,950) over last week's mass brawl at a basketball tournament in Greece.
State fights tax evasion with vids
Thu, 26 Aug 2010 06:42:37 -0700
ATHENS - SALES receipts, satellite photos and now home videos will be used in Greece in a never-ending quest against tax evasion which costs the cash-strapped nation billions of euros a year. The Greek finance ministry on Thursday said it would pay budding filmmakers including teenagers up to 5,000 euros (S$8,600) for home-made TV clips 'to bolster tax awareness and deal with tax evasion in ...
4 Bulgarians Arrested in Greece for Cables Theft
Thu, 26 Aug 2010 06:41:05 -0700
The Greek police have arrested four Bulgarian men for theft of cables, the Greek online publication “Zougla” has announced. By stealing cables, the Bulgarians have harmed the safety of movement of the trains on the route Athens-Thessaloniki.
USA Men’s World Championship Team Clamps Down On Defense, Collects 89-57 Victory Over Host Greece
Wed, 25 Aug 2010 14:28:34 -0700
The 2010 USA Men’s World Championship Team turned up its defensive pressure in the second half and ran away with an 87-59 victory over Greece on Wednesday night at OAKA Arena in Athens, Greece.
Greece: Bank robber surrenders after standoff
Mon, 23 Aug 2010 10:13:49 -0700
(AP:ATHENS, Greece) A bank robber armed with hand grenades and a gun surrendered to police after holding more than 15 people hostage inside the bank Monday, authorities said.
Around the world
Fri, 03 Sep 2010 04:13:48 -0700
OSLO, Norway - The lawyer defending a woman sentenced to death by stoning in Iran has been reunited with his family in Norway.
Thunder report: Notes, quotes
Thu, 02 Sep 2010 08:19:00 -0700
--C Nenad Krstic was held in police custody on Aug. 19 following an ugly on-court brawl during a game between Serbia and Greece in Athens.
Soccer Capsules: Alleged drug lord sheltered Cabanas' assailant
Wed, 01 Sep 2010 14:26:48 -0700
MEXICO CITY (AP) — An alleged drug lord being held by Mexican authorities says that for three months he hid the fugitive wanted in the shooting seven months ago of Paraguay footballer Salvador Cabanas.
Around the world for a cause
Wed, 01 Sep 2010 11:54:25 -0700
CLINTON TWP. -- Swedish freelance journalist Anders Forselius, 42, is on a mission, a mission he wasn’t even aware of when he started his quest to bicycle to every Olympic city in the world in what he dubs his “Athens to Athens Ride.”
News Briefs
Wed, 01 Sep 2010 00:34:13 -0700
A judge told the daughter of former Mayor Rudy Giuliani on Tuesday to do a day of community service and keep out of trouble to get rid of charges that she stole makeup from a high-end cosmetics store.
