Perkins, while never accused of having anything to do with the scam, nevertheless has admitted he had been guilty of poor oversight. Embattled Kansas Athletic Director Lew Perkins retired 12 months early Tuesday, following a year of controversy and embarrassment for both himself and the school.

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ISTANBUL — Linas Kleiza doesn’t consider Lithuania Kleiza’s team, but he’ll never convince Bob Donewald Jr. of that.

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Linas Kleiza and Lithuania had no expectations coming into basketball’s world championship. Now they are thinking about a medal. First, they have to get past scoring leader Luis Scola and Argentina

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Forward Luis Scola steered Argentina into the world championship quarter-finals with a breathtaking individual performance in a 93-89 victory over traditional rivals Brazil on Tuesday.

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Missing Chris Bosh Part I – Who Replaces Bosh’s Scoring Next Season?

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If you weren’t watching today — you know, because you have a job and limited love for Lithuanian basketball — you missed the Linas Kleiza show.Kleiza dropped 30 points on China going 14 for 22 from the floor, and he…

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Toronto Raptors forward Linas Kleiza scores 30 in victory

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Mike Ganter of the Toronto Sun: “Linas Kleiza never comes right out and says he was unhappy in Denver, but that is the impression he leaves in a 15-minute interview at the Polat Renaissance Hotel here in Istanbul. It is the hotel of choice for 14 of the 16 teams that qualified for the knockout portion of the tournament. Only the American and Turkish teams are not housed here

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Linas Kleiza has some unfinished business with the NBA. And in his mind Toronto is the best possible situation for him to prove that.

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ISTANBUL — Linas Kleiza has some unfinished business with the NBA.

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Sunday Thought – Andrea Bargnani or the “Young Gunz,” Who’s the Face of the Raptors Next Season?

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Andersen tells the Toronto Sun he’s looking forward to more minutes, and a playing style he’s familiar with : “In Toronto, depending on whether he plays centre of power forward, he’ll be backing up the likes of Andrea Bargnani, Amir Johnson, Ed Davis or even Solomon Alibi.

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Former Raptors star scores 20, sparks hosts in 95-77 final eight win at World Basketball Championships

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Turkey romped into the world basketball championships quarter-finals on Sunday with a confident 95-77 rout of a hapless French team.

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If you could construct the prototypical Raptors big man he’d be a versatile guy about seven feet tall who has some shooting range and doesn’t mind doing some hard banging in the paint.

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Aussie big man counting on his versatility to earn minutes and a role with new team

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