Score scores Team Canada and Team USA b-ball broadcasts

Exclusively in Canada, the net will air the 2007 FIBA Americas Championship of Basketball as Team Canada battles for a place at the 2008 Olympic Games.

The Score Television Network has won the exclusive live broadcast rights to Team Canada and Team USA games from the 2007 FIBA Americas Championship of Basketball for Men to be played in Las Vegas.

At stake for these national teams, plus eight others, is qualification for the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing next August. The big battles will debut live on August 22 at 8:30 pm ET and continue until September 7. Meanwhile, games featuring teams other than the Canadians and Americans will be broadcast live on Raptors NBA TV, also beginning on August 22. And the entire series will be available via online video at thescore.ca.