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June 23, 2015 SPORTS (MSM)

Three-a-side basketball hits the big time at first European Games

By Tom Hayward BAKU (Reuters) – With thumping music, ferocious slamdunks and sublime skill, 3×3 basketball came out with a bang on Tuesday at the inaugural European Games, but the sport with inner-city backyard origins has far bigger ambitions — a place at the Olympics. It has been played as “streetball” and other guises for years but in 2007 the International Basketball Federation (FIBA) identified it as a “sport with

June 23, 2015 SPORTS (MSM)

Three-a-side basketball hits the big time at first European Games

By Tom Hayward BAKU (Reuters) – With thumping music, ferocious slamdunks and sublime skill, 3×3 basketball came out with a bang on Tuesday at the inaugural European Games, but the sport with inner-city backyard origins has far bigger ambitions — a place at the Olympics. It has been played as “streetball” and other guises for years but in 2007 the International Basketball Federation (FIBA) identified it as a “sport with

June 23, 2015 AUTOS

Defender Splendor: Land Rover Creates One-Off to Celebrate 2 Millionth Defender

-Although we’re not hot on the rules of cricket, that most English of games, we’re pretty sure that 2,000,000 Not Out would be considered a good score. And now Land Rover is celebrating that benchmark for the Defender with a special edition model that is set to be auctioned for charity. – Of course, the U.S. has been denied the Defender for the better part of 20 years, but in