Dirk Awaits Cruising Team USA

"With each passing game, Team USA's collective muscle flexing seems to get more impressive," writes Brian Windhorst in the STAR-TELEGRAM. "Further entrenching their status as favorites, the Americans smashed Australia 113-73 Sunday to advance to the quarterfinals of the FIBA world championships. They will play Germany on Wednesday (5:30 a.m. CDT)."ESPN.com reports, "The Atlanta Hawks are clearly looking ahead to the future.
The Hawks on Monday exercised the contract options on swingmen Josh Smith and Jason Childress and forward Marvin Williams for the 2007-08 season. Smith and Childress were both first-round picks in 2004, while Williams was selected second overall in 2005."