Oh Antoine
redsarmy.wordpress.com 8/20/2008 — Can you count how many things are wrong with this sentence? Chicago Police are investigating whether the Monday morning shootings of two men near the Rock ‘n’ Roll McDonald’s resulted from a fight that spilled out of a club where ...

Powe back home a champ
contracostatimes.com 8/20/2008 — The last time Oakland native Leon Powe put on the "Powe Folks" basketball camp, he was a second-round draft pick with an uncertain future. Powe is back in town to host the camp again this weekend, and he returns as an NBA champion. Powe, the former ...

"I'm Not Larry Holmes"
lexnihilnovi.blogspot.com 8/20/2008 — Whenever y’all secure a copy of the 2008 NBA Finals on DVD (or if you have them stored at home on a different medium), you will have the joy, during game 1, of hearing Mark Jackson recount his conversation with Kobe Bryant. Jackson, admittedly ...

Dropping Dimes Mock Draft: Round 1, Pick 3 - Kobe Bryant
droppingdimes.gearlive.com 8/20/2008 — A lot can change in a year. Last year, who would have thought a humble Dropping Dimes writer would be tying the knot in 2008! Yours truly will be taking the plunge in the upcoming month. I am hoping I can finish all my fantasy football drafts before the wedding?! I digress. Last summer, the fantasy basketball world was debating whether Kobe Bryant or LeBron James should be taken with the ...

Lebron love approaches disgusting levels…. even for me.
cavsboard.com 8/21/2008 — Cavs Board discusses the recent praise of Lebron as the world's best basketball player and actually wishes the whole Kobe-Lebron debate could just be tabled until the NBA season arrived.

Kobe Bryant rules China — L.A. Times - Basketball 8/19/2008
Chinese fans adore the Lakers star, whose commercial appeal has had quite a rebound. > BEIJING -- It's Kobe's team, in China, anyway.

USA Trounces Australia; Advances to Semifinals — NBA.com: News 8/20/2008
Riding a 19-0 run that started in the second quarter and stretched until almost four minutes into the third period, the 2008 U.S. Men's Olympic Team (6-0) overpowered Australia (3-3) 34-19 in the third period on its way to a 116-85 win and a 2008 ...

Boards and Bryant Push U.S. Into Semis — NBA.com: News 8/20/2008
The U.S. Men's Senior National Team dominated the boards and Kobe Bryant got hot when they needed a little separation in what turned out to be a 116-85 win over Australia in the Olympics quarterfinals.

Team USA shows it can get tough too — FOXSports.com News for NBA 8/20/2008
Kobe found his mojo, LeBron found some attitude and Team USA showed it can handle the rough stuff in a big win, says Charley Rosen.

Kobe Bryant vs. LeBron James — Bleacher Report - NBA 8/21/2008
This article first appeared on NBA Gauntlet on 8/18/08. Kobe is leading the poll 145-142. Doberman vs. King James Kobe Bryant and LeBron James routinely factor into the discussion every season as MVP candidates. Each year, they have among ...