Archive for 2012
Lakers Hire Mike D’Antoni
Lakers spokesman John Black confirmed on Sunday night that the team has signed Mike D’Antoni to a multi-year contract. The team is expected to have a press conference to announce the deal most likely on Tuesday or Wednesday of the coming week. According to Black, Lakers owner Dr. Jerry Buss, executive vice president Jim Buss…
Read MoreSpain ACB: Real Madrid remains undefeated
Round seven of the Spain ACB saw some key games played with Real Madrid defeating Bilbao to remain undefeated and Caja Laboral traveling to Valencia Basket Club in a showdown of two top ranked teams. The middle of the pack got very crowded with five teams tied with 5-2 records and six knotted up with…
Read MoreFIBA Moves World Cup to 32, every 4 years
KUALA LUMPUR (Central Board) – FIBA announced at its Central Board meeting in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, that it will go ahead and implement a new format and calendar of competition beginning in 2017. After being presented with the conclusions from the latest consultations with stakeholders – including a study of the economic parameters carried out…
Read MoreKevin McHale takes leave of absence
Houston Rockets coach Kevin McHale took a leave of absence on Saturday to deal with a family matter. The team announced the move and said assistant coach Kelvin Sampson will be in charge while McHale is out. Sampson said McHale called him Saturday afternoon and asked him to coach the team. “Hopefully whatever the family…
Read MoreNCAA: Collegiate Top 25 look solid in openers
The first weekend of the NCAA men’s basketball season got off to rocky start as two top 25 teams were upset in their opener, three games scheduled to be played on United States Naval Aircraft Carriers docked in three different cities in the US were canceled due to condensation on the courts and a highly…
Read MorePatrick O’Bryant to join Tiburones de Vargas
Patrick O’Bryant (213 cm, Bradley’06) has reached an agreement to join Tiburones de Vargas (Venezuela-LNB) just in time to play for the squad in the Venezuela LNB playoff semi-finals. O’Bryant was a 1st round pick (9th overall) of the Golden State Warriors in 2006, where he played for two seasons before being signed by the Boston Celtics in…
Read MoreDangerous conditions on flight deck caused cancellations
The next time No. 4 Ohio State, No. 10 Florida, Georgetown and Marquette try to play aboard a ship, they might need more than their jump shots and fast breaks. They may want to bring mops and buckets, too. A pair of big men’s college basketball openers were called off Friday night when the makeshift…
Read MoreBobby Brown named bwin MVP of week 5
With the top performance on a winning Turkish Airlines Euroleague team for the second consecutive week, Bobby Brown of Montepaschi Siena has become the first player in almost three years to win the bwin MVP honor back-to-back. This time, playing in Poland against his former team, Asseco Prokom Gdynia, Brown paced Siena to a 66-101…
Read MoreJoey Dorsey released by Olympiacos
Turkish Airlines Euroleague champions Olympiacos Piraeus has officially released center Joey Dorsey prior to Thursday’s road game against EA7 Emporio Armani Milan, ending their relationship two weeks after he criticized the organization and stopped playing with the team. Dorsey arrived to Olympiacos before last season’s Top 16 and helped the Reds to win the Euroleague…
Read MoreEuroleague: Zalgiris remains undefeated
Day two of Euroleague 2012-13 Round five was much more of the same as five more teams picked up road wins (10 of 12 contests this week ended in wins for the road warriors) and most of the games were won by significant margins. Of note, Zalgiris picked up their fifth win of the season…
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