NCAA: DII & DIII hold championships in Atlanta

In honor of the 75th Anniversary of the NCAA’s March Madness tournament, the Division II and Division III National Championships in men’s basketball were held in Atlanta with the finals taking place Sunday. The DI National Championship will be held in Atlanta on Monday between Louisville and Michigan. In the DII game, the Drury University…

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Despite loss, Ventspils wins BBL trophy

Off the strength of a 69:91 road win over Rudipis Prienai in the first game of the Baltic Basketball League (BBL) championships series, Ventspils was able to capture the title even though they lost the second game, 70:73 at home in Latvia. The guests were forced to sit two key starters for the series, Gediminas…

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NCAA: Louisville to meet Michigan in final

If you’ve spent any time watching NCAA March Madness over the years you’re used to hearing terms like “One and Done”, future NBA All-Star, All-American and Player of the Year as the games progress through the brackets, especially by the time you get to the Final Four. Saturday night those were replaced with walk-on, bench…

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Portsmouth Invitational rosters set

The 61st Annual Portsmouth Invitational Tournament tips off next week on Wed., April 11 with 64 invited collegiate basketball players, all of whom are seniors are their respected colleges. The tournament will run Wed., through Sat. and will have scouts from all NBA teams, as well as numerous overseas basketball teams, in attendance. The tournament…

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NCAA’s best paid coaches

Dressed to kill, stalking the sideline and working the refs during the game, smiling for the cameras before and after. For some, their next big job depends on how they do in the tourney. Players’ league? That’s the NBA. The NCAA is a coach’s game, centered around the guy who builds and runs the program…

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Euroleague: and then there were eight…

Euroleague Week 14 arrived with much enthusiasm and anticipation, with the knowledge that in the eight games to be played in the final Top 16 week, a much expanded Top 16 over previous years, six of the final week’s contests would help to determine how the next round of competition would look. In Group E,…

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Euroleague: Week 14 playoff possibilities

As the Euroleague Top 16 Week 13 games started wrapping up and the scores were entering into various league standings applications, one thing became clear as it related to Group F, Nothing is clear with the exception of 12-1 FC Barcelona Regal finishing in the top spot regardless of the outcome of their contest with…

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Ventspils shoots their way to BBL ‘ship lead

Anyone that’s ever played competitive basketball can tell you that there are days that you feel like you couldn’t hit the backboard from five feet and then there are days that no matter what you throw up, it somehow finds the cords. If the latter happens to you the best thing to do is to…

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Italy SerieA: Sassari falls to Milano at home

With just five weeks remaining in the Italy SerieA, the clubs continue to work for playoff positions, and Week 25 pitted a number of the top eight against each other bringing the number of games between the top clubs and those on the bubble even closer together. This week No. 2 Banco di Sardegna Sassari…

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