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- Croatia, Greece qualify for Olympics hoops tourney 07/19/08 - ATHENS, Greece (AP) -- Croatia (also known as CRO)
overcame a 30-point, 13-rebound effort by Dirk Nowitzki to beat Germany (also known as GER) 
76-70 on Saturday, securing a berth at the 2008 Olympics. Greece (also known as GRE) 
also earned a spot in the tournament by beating Puerto Rico (also known as PUR) 
, 88-63.
- Nowitzki scores 35 for Germany in Oly qualifier - 07/16/08 - Dirk Nowitzki scored a tournament-high 35 points to lead Germany (also known as GER) to an 89-71 victory over New Zealand (also known as NZL) on Wednesday at a qualifying tournament for the 2008 Olympics.
- Dirk, Kaman lift Germany in Olympic qualifier - 07/15/08 - ATHENS, Greece (AP) -- Dirk Nowitzki scored 16 points to lead Germany (also known as GER) to a 104-68 win over Cape Verde (also known as CPV) in its opening game of Olympic qualification.
- Clippers' Kaman becomes German citizen for Games - 07/03/08 - Los Angeles Clippers center Chris Kaman has received German citizenship and will team up with Dirk Nowitzki for Germany (also known as GER) at an Olympic qualifying tournament later this month.