If you love basketball, the past month has been a rather lean period. But don't worry, because with the World Championships on the horizon, we're about to get a smorgasbord of hoops options. Need help keeping track?
↵Check out the schedule at Marca.com. You can separate the games by date, team, or, if you happen to be hanging out in Turkey for the next month, by arena. Here's Team USA's schedule in the opening round:
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And remember, on September 1st, it all happens: Iran. The United States. Are they playing basketball, or fighting for democracy? Hoops supremacy, or human rights? Us or them? Ahmad Rashad, or Mahmoud Ahmadinejad? Don't just watch because you've missed basketball all summer. Watch this game because you love America.
↵(Ah, the joys of international hoops.)