Archive for March 2022
The NBA Announces 2022 Draft Location and Date
The NBA announced the dates and locations for its upcoming 2022 Draft events that will be taking place this summer. This year, all events will be held in person, starting with the draft combine in Chicago that begins May 16 and ends May 22. The lottery selection will be on May 17, with the marquee…
Read MoreOlympiacos triumphs in Euroleague makeup game
Olympiacos Piraeus survived a major back-and-forth battle with Zalgiris Kaunas to grab a 73-84 victory on the road in a Round 19 makeup game on Tuesday. The Reds started the fourth quarter on a 2-11 run to grab control of the game and secure their fifth win in the last six games for a 17-10…
Read MoreBursaspor, Gran Canaria and Joventut start Eurocup Round 15 with wins
Round 15 of the 7DAYS EuroCup Regular Season began on Tuesday with three games that saw Bursaspor, Gran Canaria, and Joventut triumph. Frutti Extra Bursaspor 96-89 Mincidelice JL Bourg en Bresse Bursaspor rallied from a 16-point third-quarter deficit to defeat Bourg 96-89 at home on Tuesday. Andrew Andrews scored 22 points and dished six assists,…
Read MoreStrasbourg advances to Basketball Champions League quarter-finals
After trailing by as many as 19 points, Hungaria team Falco Szombathely fought back to force overtime, only to lose by double figures, 98-86, to French team SIG Strasbourg, eliminating them from advancing to the Quarter-Finals. Strasbourg has now won six games in overtime, the most of any team in the BCL. They have played eight overtime…
Read MoreGonzaga, Arizona, Kansas, Baylor named top seeds in NCAA men’s basketball tournament
Gonzaga received the top overall seed for the NCAA tournament, with Arizona, Kansas, and defending champion Baylor joining the Zags as No. 1s. The March Madness bracket came out Sunday for a tournament that begins with early-round games Tuesday and concludes with the Final Four in New Orleans on April 2. The championship game is…
Read MoreEuroleague upsets as Zalgiris and Monaco down Barcelona and Anadolu Efes
Friday night delivered a pair of upsets, firstly with bottom beating top as Zalgiris Kaunas downed FC Barcelona 91-84 in a tremendous game at Zalgirio Arena. Later on, AS Monaco crushed Anadolu Efes Istanbul 102-80, also grabbing the head-to-head advantage between the teams. The defeat for Efes qualifies Barca and Real Madrid for the playoffs.…
Read MoreGregg Popovich Now All-Time Winningest Coach in NBA History
San Antonio Spurs Coach Gregg Popovich has officially become the all-time winningest coach after moving past Don Nelson for most regular-season victories in NBA history after the San Antonio beat the Jazz on 104-102 on Friday. Coach Pop has now coached the Spurs to 1,336 wins and has won five NBA championships over 26 years…
Read MoreImportant Euroleague wins for Crvena Zvezda, Real Madrid and ALBA Berlin
The first three games in Round 29 saw Crvena Zvezda, ALBA Berlin, and Baskonia beat teams that started the night ahead of them in the standings before Real edged Milan in overtime. Crvena Zvezda Belgrade 84-77 Maccabi Playtika Tel Aviv Zvezda put on a rebounding clinic in defeating Maccabi 84-77 at Aleksandar Nikolic Hall on…
Read MoreGran Canaria advances to Eurocup knock-out phase
Round 14 came to a close on Wednesday with five games, of which the hosts won four. Among them, Gran Canaria celebrated advancing to the knock-out stages. Group A Slask Wroclaw 77-68 Dolomiti Energia Trento Slask picked up a massive victory in its hopes of reaching the playoffs by knocking off Trento 77-68 at home…
Read MoreCrvena Zvezda and Baskonia gain upset wins in Euroleague makeup games
Crvena Zvezda and Baskonia both beat teams ranked higher in the standings on Tuesday in makeup games from Round 20. Bitci Baskonia Vitoria-Gasteiz 87-74 Anaodlu Efes Istanbul In a rescheduled game from Round 20, Baskonia snapped its eight-game losing streak by downing reigning champion Efes 87-74 at home on Tuesday. Wade Baldwin led the winners…
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