Relegation candidate Giessen shocks Bayern Munchen!

Just two days after Bayern Munchen qualified for the Euroleague final four, they were beaten in the German Bundesliga by relegation candidate Giessen 94-95. Maybe the Bayern players were tired after their Euroleague adventures, or maybe they underestimated the opponent? Maybe it was a combination of both, plus the fact that they had to do…

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Baylor’s first-half flurry propels Bears into NCAA Final

Baylor quickly made it clear that it would be playing for the NCAA national title on Monday night.  The Bears went on an incredible 29-9 run over the final 12:48 of the first half to take a commanding halftime lead in a comfortable 78-59 win over Houston in Saturday’s semifinals of the men’s NCAA Final…

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Gonzaga needs a buzzer-beater to survive UCLA and enter NCAA Final

Unbeaten Gonzaga defeated No. 11 UCLA in an overtime thriller and enters the NCAA Final. Some say that Gonzaga’s win over the UCLA Bruins might have been one of the greatest games in NCAA tournament history. The game was a breathtaking back-and-forth between Gonzaga, which has legitimate aspirations of going down as one of the…

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Zeljko Obradovic awaits next coaching challenge

For Zeljko Obradovic, there isn’t a discernible distinction between winning and breathing. Both acts are intrinsically connected. What’s more, they define his coaching career. He’s been called the greatest European coach. He’s been labeled the best basketball bench boss not working in the NBA. Since the early 1990s, Zeljko Obradovic’s track record of success is…

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