News from August 20. Dallas re-signed Devean George to a 2 year, $4 million contract with the 2nd year at the player's option. Philadelphia signed Detroit free agent Theo Ratliff to a 1 year, minimum contract. Oklahoma City released Donyell Marshall. Phoenix free agent Gordan Giricek signed a 2 year contract with Fenerbahce of the Turkish league. The 2nd year is at the player's option. Olympic Results (Beijing China) - Quarterfinals USA 116, Australia 85 LeBron James (USA) had 16 points, 9 rebounds, and 4 steals. Kobe Bryant (USA) had 25 points including 10-16 FG and 4-7 3-pointers and 5 rebounds. Carmelo Anthony (USA) had 15 points and 5 rebounds. Patrick Mills (Aus) had 20 points and 3 steals. Glen Saville (Aus) had 13 points including 4-5 FG. USA shot 57% (43-76) FG and Aus shot 43% (30-70) FG. Argentina 80, Greece 78 Carlos Delfino (Arg) had 23 points on 9-14 FG and 5-8 3-pointers and 5 rebounds. Manu Ginobili (Arg) had 24 points including 6-13 3-pointers. Luis Scola (Arg) had 11 points and 8 rebounds. Antonios Fotsis (Gre) had 17 points and 10 rebounds. Konstantinos Tsartsaris (Gre) had 13 points including 5-5 FG. Arg shot 4-5 FT and Gre shot 14-18 FT. Spain 72, Croatia 59 Pau Gasol (Spa) had 20 points including 8-11 FG, 10 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Jose Calderon (Spa) had 10 points on 4-5 FG. Felipe Reyes (Spa) had 13 points. Marko Banic (Cro) had 15 points and 5 rebounds. Zoran Planinic (Cro) had 12 points including 3-9 FG and 5 rebounds. Spa shot 49% (26-53) FG and Cro shot 38% (20-53) FG. Lithuania 94, China 68 Sarunas Jasikevicius (Lit) had 23 points including 7-8 FG and 5-6 3-pointers, 6 assists, and 3 steals. Ramunas Siskauskas (Lit) had 15 points including 4-12 FG and 5 rebounds. Linas Kleiza (Lit) had 15 points and 7 rebounds. Yao Ming (Chi) had 19 points including 11-13 FT and 7 rebounds. Yi Jianlian (Chi) had 11 points and 9 rebounds including 5 offensive. Lit shot 54% (34-63) FG and Chi shot 36% (20-55) FG. Semifinals Schedule - August 22 USA vs Argentina Spain vs Lithuania ---- Patricia Bender pbender@eskimo.com For NBA stuff: http://www.eskimo.com/~pbender/index.html For Mavs stuff: http://www.eskimo.com/~pbender/mavs.html