basketball • Russia's coach believes the Soviets were right in 1972. The Americans say he's got it all wrong.

U.S. coach Mike Krzyzewski responded to David Blatt's opinion the Soviet Union's victory in the controversial Olympic gold-medal game was fair by saying that Blatt should have that belief as a Russian — either forgetting or ignoring that Blatt was born and raised in the United States. The Americans appeared to have won the game twice, but the Soviets were given a third chance and made the winning basket.

NBA executive Mike Bantom, who played for the U.S., said he wasn't surprised "that someone employed by the Russian Federation might have a Russian perspective right about now, but I don't think it changes anything."

The U.S. plays Russia today in the quarterfinals of the world championship on the 38th anniversary of the Soviets' 51-50 victory.

• Serbia knocked defending champ Spain out of the world championship Wednesday when Milos Teodosic made a long 3-pointer with 3.1 seconds left for a 92-89 quarterfinal victory. Spain erased an eight-point deficit in the final 4 minutes to tie it on Marc Gasol's basket with 25 seconds remaining.

Lawyer for Wade's kids backs D-Wade

Basketball • The attorney for Miami guard Dwyane Wade's two young sons has told a Chicago court the NBA star should be given custody. Wade and ex-wife Siohvaughn Wade returned to court Wednesday, this time to begin the trial that will decide custody of their boys, ages 8 and 3. Attorney Lester Barclay, the boys' representative, filed a pretrial memo outlining recommendations he plans to make, with one caveat being Siohvaughn Wade must undergo "extensive therapy" as part of any scenario.

From wire reports