Euroleague: Three series pull within one game

After Thursday’s thrilling last second Euroleague win by Panathinaikos over top ranked Barcelona Regal that evened their series at one game each, Friday’s contests were all won by the home clubs to bring those three series to 2-0 and within one game of moving on to the semifinals. In Moscow, CSKA put up a 22-point…

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Euroleague: Greens stun Barca in QF Game 2

Two games, three points… That’s the difference between Panathinaikos and Barcelona Regal in their two Euroleague quarterfinal games. In Game 2 of their best-of-five series, the Greens fought off a 21:11 second quarter to give themselves the opportunity to come from behind in the final 10 to capture Game 2, 65:66, and even the series…

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Euroleague: Rudy Fernandez named QF Game 1 MVP

Rudy Fernandez was the star of the night for Real Madrid as it pounded Maccabi Electra 79-53 in the most lopsided of the four Game 1s to the Turkish Airlines Euroleague playoffs. And when the buzzer sounded, he was also the bwin MVP for Game 1 of the playoffs with a performance index rating of…

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Portsmouth Invitational tips off… with a song

The 61st Annual Portsmouth Invitational Tournament tipped off Wednesday night in front of a near capacity crowd, both in the stands and at the scout tables as representatives of every NBA club and a number of others were in attendance. Before they put up a shot, there was an impromptu a cappella version of the…

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Euroleague: Top seeds dominate QF game one

The main strategy for Game 1 of the Euroleague quarterfinals was simple, just be the home team… Technically, that meant being the top seeded team, so there was some work involved, but the common thread was that the winners and those that currently hold 1-0 records in the four, best-of-five, quarterfinals series, were all clubs…

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NCAA: Louisville rallies to win National title

The Louisville Cardinals rallied late in their NCAA National Championship game with the Michigan Wolverines to earn Louisville it’s third title, the last coming in 1986 under former coach Denny Crum. It was a basketball game that will be talked about for a long, long time as one of the most intense, well-played games ever.…

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NCAA: Trey Burke named Naismith Player of the Year

Trey Burke led the University of Michigan to its first NCAA Final Four appearance since the “Fab Five” accomplished the feat back-to-back 20 years ago. He has now achieved what no member of that famous quintet ever did. ATLANTA (April 7, 2013) – Trey Burke led the University of Michigan to its first NCAA Final…

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