Archive for March 24, 2021
NCAA: The Five Best Teams Coming into March Madness
There is no doubt that basketball remains one of the single most watched sports stateside, while it’s also becoming increasingly popular in nations and regions across the globe. While it is the NBA that commands the most support and attention in the US, however, America’s college teams are also about to claim their share of…
Read MoreNBA Seeking $75 Billion With Next TV Deal
The NBA could get $70.2 billion over nine years in its next television contract, according to one person familiar with sports media deals. According to the early thinking within league circles, the NBA will seek $75 billion, which would be more than an increase of 213 percent from its current deal of $24 billion. The…
Read MoreNizhny, Holon, and Tenerife make big strides in FIBA Championsleague playoffs
NIzhny Novgorod, Hapoel Unet-Credit Holon and Lenovo Tenerife became on Tuesday the first teams to reach three wins in their respective Play-Offs groups, making significant progress towards booking a trip to the Final 8. Nizhny Novgorod 96-82 Turk Telekom — Group K Nizhny Novgorod put one foot in the Final 8 on Tuesday as Kasey Shepherd…
Read MoreBuducnost takes the lead in the Eurocup quarter-finals
On a Buducnost VOLI Podgorica team that relied on a balanced attack all season long, two men stood out from the rest to lead the way to a historic 76-77 road win at AS Monaco on Thursday in the opener of their best-of-three 7DAYS EuroCup Semifinals series. Justin Cobbs and Willie Reed combined for 22…
Read MoreJordan Ford lands first overseas job
Jordan Ford (185 cm, G) has signed with Peristeri GS Athens in the Greek A1 league. Ford started this season in the G League. There, he played 15 games for Agua Caliente. Ford averaged 13.9 ppg and 3.4 apg in just over 27 minutes per contest. Jordan Ford, 22 years old, joins a Peristeri team…
Read MoreJabarie Hinds back in Turkey
Jabarie Hinds (180 cm, G) is back in Turkey. There he will join Manisa Buyuksehir Belediye and coach Ceyhun Cabadak. Buyuksehir is sixth in the TBL standings with a 13-9 record. Hinds started this season in Poland. There he played 19 games for Radom. Hinds averaged 21.7 ppg and 4.7 apg in just over 33…
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