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• Navarro scores 22 as Spain eliminates Greece
  Juan Carlos Navarro scored 22 points for Spain in an 80-72 victory that eliminated Greece from the basketball World Championships on Saturday.
  
  
• Game comes down to free throws as Serbia nips Croatia
  Oklahoma City Thunder center Nenad Krstic had 16 points and Aleksander Rasic scored five points in the last 21 seconds to help Serbia edge Croatia 73-72 in the round of 16 at the basketball world championship Saturday.
  
  
• Bucks sign second-round draft pick Hobson
  The Milwaukee Bucks have signed second-round draft pick Darington Hobson.
  
  
• Hawks beef up frontline, add veteran center Thomas
  The Atlanta Hawks have signed free agent center Etan Thomas to add bulk in the frontcourt.
  
  
• Penney scores 25 to guide New Zealand into next round
  Kirk Penney scored 25 points to help New Zealand surge into the knockout round of the basketball world championships with an 82-70 win over France on Thursday.
  
  
• Germany breezes past Jordan in final FIBA game for both
  Tibor Pleiss scored 23 points to give Germany a 91-73 win over Jordan on Thursday in a match between two eliminated teams at the basketball world championship.
  
  
• Varejao key as Brazil clinches third place in Group B
  Marcelo Machado scored 18 points, Anderson Varejao grabbed 12 rebounds in his longest stint at the world championship, and Brazil clinched third place in Group B with a 92-74 victory over Croatia on Thursday.
  
  
• Rasic's free throws lift Serbia to win, Group A's top spot
  Aleksandar Rasic made four free throws in the last 11 seconds Thursday to help Serbia upset top-ranked Argentina 84-82 and win Group A at the basketball world championship.
  
  
• Turkey stays undefeated, wallops China by 47 points
  Oguz Savas scored 20 points as Turkey beat China 87-40 on Thursday in its final group game at the world championship.
  
  
• Reserves make impact as Lithuania easily topples Lebanon
  Lithuania defeated Lebanon 84-66 to end its group stage campaign with a 5-0 record.