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Iran holds on for first win in world championship
USA Today30-Aug-2010 (one comment)
Iran earned its first victory ever at basketball's world championship, blowing most of a 24-point lead before holding on to beat Tunisia 71-58 on Monday.
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the declining quality of USA Today "journalism"
by Q on Mon Aug 30, 2010 01:05 PM PDTWhat a shameful way to cast Iran's victory in a negative light. Are USAT journalists really this petty?
71-58 is a win by 13 points.
"blowing" "most of" 24-point lead means winning by 11 points or less.