...with 18 points and five rebounds today as the United States defeated Croatia 88-69 on the opening day of the World Basketball Championship for Young Men. Boozer, a 1999 Juneau-Douglas High School graduate, keyed an 11-point run with seven...

...points each today, sending the unbeaten United States past Slovenia 110-83 and into the semifinals of the World Basketball Championship for Young Men. The Americans won their sixth straight game and will play Argentina on Saturday in the 12-nation...

...and grabbed nine rebounds Saturday as the United States survived a late scare to advance to the finals of the World Basketball Championship for Young Men with a 95-90 victory over Argentina. Behind Boozer's performance at Saitama Super Arena...

...teammates Carlos Boozer and Chris Duhon led the United States to an 84-71 victory over Argentina on Sunday at the World Basketball Championship for Young Men. Boozer, a 1999 Juneau-Douglas High School graduate, scored 18 points on 9-of-11 shooting...

...Iowa scored 17 points each today, leading the unbeaten United States to a 123-87 victory over Japan at the World Basketball Championship for Young Men. Former Juneau-Douglas High School star Carlos Boozer of Duke had another strong game with...

...third-quarter run today, leading the United States past Israel 98-74 to earn a quarterfinal berth in the World Basketball Championship for Young Men. Juneau-Douglas High School graduate Carlos Boozer of Duke posted his second straight double-double...

...3-pointers Sunday to lead the United States to an 89-80 victory over Croatia in the championship game of the World Basketball Championship for Young Men. Bell scored 24 points, including six 3-pointers, and Duhon was 5-for-12 from downtown...

It was a year of victory for some Juneau teams and athletes, while others suffered unexpected and unwanted losses.

...Spain defeated Lithuania 86-80 in overtime and Russia beat Canada 81-72 today in the second round of the World Basketball Championship, improving their records to 5-1 going into Friday's quarterfinals. Spain, the surprise team, hasn't...

...loss since at a major tournament since 1990 and routed South Korea 88-62 today reach the second round of the World Basketball Championship. Team USA rebounds to trounce South Korea