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Parker plays five minutes for France

Associated Press

Saturday, August 8, 2009

PAU, France -- Tony Parker returned from injury to help France beat Finland 82-72 in a European Championship qualifying match Saturday. The San Antonio Spurs point guard, who missed Wednesday's 80-77 overtime win over Italy due to a right ankle sprain, was used sparingly by coach Vincent Collet. He only played the first five minutes as France consolidated its position at the top of qualifying Group B in the Euro playoffs. The team finishing first in Group B takes on the winner of Group A -- ...

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