Austin American-Statesman SPORTS Sunday, August 20, 2006 C7 WORLD BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIPS SWIMMING slow, tops Puerto Rico U.S. starts ASSOCIATED PRESS SAPPORO, Japan The U.S. team eventually overcame a slow start that included a strange sequence in which Car-melo Anthony inbounded the ball despite being out of the game, settling down to beat Puerto Rico 111-100 on Saturday in the opening game of Group in the world championships. Anthony led the U.S. with 21 points.
LeBron James and Kirk Hinrich each added 15 for the Americans, who found things to be much tougher than they were during a 45-point rout in an exhibition game at Las Vegas earlier this month. "We got a slow start but we picked it up in the second half," James said. "We were able to keep them in front of us and we got a win. It doesn't matter how many points you win by, as long as you get a win." Carlos Arroyo of the Orlando Magic scored 23 points for Puerto Rico, which looked capable for much of the first half of a second straight major upset of the United States in international play. The Puerto Ricans WNBA PLAYOFFS loudly scolded his players sitting on the bench.
The Americans allowed Puerto Rico to shoot 54 percent from the floor and make 10 of 16 three-pointers. But the Puerto Ricans didn't have nearly enough depth to keep up their fast start, especially when Arroyo was on the bench. The U.S. moved on to play China in its second game. The Americans are playing in a relatively weak group, which should give them plenty of time to clean things up before the later rounds.
Argentina 80, France 70: Manu Ginobili of the San Antonio Spurs scored 25 points to lead the defending Olympic gold medalists. Germany 81, Japan 70: Dirk Nowitzki of the Dallas Mavericks had 27 points and 10 rebounds for Germany. Italy 84, China 69: Gianluca Basile scored 27 points for Italy, which made 13 three-pointers. Rockets center Yao Ming, seeing his first significant action since surgery for a broken foot in April, had 30 points for China. shocked the Americans 92-73 in the opening game of the Olympics two years ago.
Anthony was the central figure in the game's most bizarre sequence, which led to a technical foul on the Americans. After picking up two quick fouls, he went to the bench, but chose to stand in front of his chair instead of sitting. When a ball went out of bounds near the U.S. bench, both the nearest referee and U.S. guard Kirk Hinrich didn't seem to realize Anthony wasn't in the game.
So the official handed the ball to Anthony, the closest player to him, and with no other U.S. players coming back for it, Anthony simply passed it giving new meaning to the term "sixth man." "The referee threw me the ball, so I just threw it in bounds," Anthony said. "He didn't even know." The ref eventually figured it out when Anthony didn't run up the court with the rest of the players, and a technical foul was called. Arroyo hit both free throws to tie the game at 17, and an irate coach Mike Krzyzewski within 10 points of the Monarchs. "The way Sacramento is playing, I don't think there's a team that can beat them," said Comets guard Dawn Staley, who played her final WNBA game.
The Monarchs will open the conference finals Thursday against Los Angeles or Seattle. Michelle Snow scored 16 points and Tina Thompson added 14 for the Comets, who haven't won a WNBA title since claiming the league's first four crowns. Peirsol breaks own 200 record ASSOCIATED PRESS VICTORIA, British Columbia Former Texas Longhorn Aaron Peirsol defeated Michael Phelps by 2.37 seconds with a world record in the 200-meter backstroke at the Pan Pacific Championships on Saturday night. Peirsol touched in 1 minute, 54.44 seconds 0.22 seconds better than the mark he set at last year's world championships in Montreal. "This is probably the best swim of my life," he said.
Phelps led off a victorious 400 freestyle relay, helping the United States set a world record. Phelps, Texas ex Neil Walker, Cullen Jones and Jason Lezak won in 3 min- utes, 12.46 seconds, erasing the mark of 3:13.17 set by South Africa at the 2004 Athens Olympics. The Americans beat Canada by more than 3 seconds. After Peirsol won, he checked the scoreboard, pumped his right arm and reached over the lane line to slap Phelps on the back as the six-time Olympic gold medalist looked away. "Today was my day," Peirsol said.
"I respect him for being in this race." It's an event Peirsol has dominated since the 2000 Sydney Olympics, the last time he lost a 200. He won the 100 back Thursday. It was Phelps' first loss of the four-day meet, having won gold medals in the 200 LITTLE LEAGUE WORLD SERIES EXPRESS ROAD REPORT Memphis 6, Round Rock 3 The Iowa Cubs continue to do favors for Round Rock. Onenightafterbeingsweptby the Express in a four-game series, the Cubs pounded Oklahoma 12-3 Saturday night. The result was good news for Round Rock, allowing the Express to move closer to a division title despite a loss at Memphis.
Round Rock gave up a 2-0 lead in falling to the Redbirds, but the Express' magic number dropped to nine with Oklahoma's loss. Any combination of nine Express victories or Oklahoma losses will advance Round Rock into the Pacific Coast League playoffs as the American Conference's Southern Division champion. Memphis has no shot of reaching the postseason, but it tripped up the Express with the help of a three-run fifth inning. With the scored tied 2-2, the Redbirds scored on Mike Rose's two-run double off Round Rock starer Philip Barzilla (7-4). Michel Hernandez then singled off Barzilla to score Rose.
John Nelson and John Rodriguez added solo home runs for Memphis, while Charlton Jimerson and Brian Gordon hit solo shots for the Express. Chris Narveson (7-4) pitched five solid innings for Memphis. He combined with two relievers to fan 13 batters. Who's hot: Gordon provided a bright spot, hitting a pinch-hit homer in the seventh. Who's not: Barzilla took the loss and also struck out twice.
He's batting .080 this season. On deck: Round Rock plays the second of four at Memphis today. Coming home: The Express returns to Dell Diamond on Wednesday to face Albuquerque. REMAINING SCHEDULE HOME (9): Albuquerque, Wednesday-Aug. 27; Memphis, Aug.
28-31 AWAY (7): Memphis, today-Tuesday; Nashville, Sept. 1-4 STAT OF THE DAY Monarchs advance to Western finals Chuck Stoody ASSOCIATED PliESS Former Longhorn Aaron Peirsol celebrates after breaking the world record in the 200 backstroke by 0.22 seconds. butterfly, 400 individual medley and 800 free relay. He was timed in 1:56.81. "I knew I had enough energy to bring it home," Peirsol said.
"I saw Michael next to me and I knew I had to start opening some distance. Without anyone next to me, I wouldn't have done that." Jess Schipper of Australia completed a sweep of the women's butterfly events, winning the 100 in a Pan Pac record time of 57.30 seconds. Americans Rachel Komisarz and Mary Descenza were second and third. Ai Shibata of Japan defeated American Katie Hoff in the 400 freestyle. Shibata powered past Hoff in the final few meters and touched in 4:07.61.
It was Hoff first loss in three individual races, and her third individual medal. She anchored the U.S. women to a gold in the 800 free relay Friday. Tae Hwan Park of South Korea won the men's 400 free in 3:45.72, overtaking American Klete Keller on the last lap. Keller faded to third, earning a bronze to go with the gold he won in the 200 free.
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