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Euroleague: Sasha Kaun named Top 16 Week 7 MVP
On CSKA Moscow’s star-studded team, it was an unheralded blue-collar ace in the paint that made the big
Read MoreEuroleague: BC Khimki falls to Olympiacos
After starting the Euroleague Top 16 round losing three of their first four games, the defending champions have picked off their last three opponents to turn around their season and get back into the thick of things.
Read MoreEuroleague: Efes hands Real Madrid first loss
Day one of Week 7 in Euroleague Top 16 competition featured five games, four of which were separated by 10 points, total. The fifth game was the day’s blow-out with a differential of 17 points. The game of the day was held in Turkey as Anadolu Efes, who came into the contest 5-1, hosted the…
Read MoreNCAA: Nerlens Noel out for season with ACL tear
As the evening unfolded after University of Kentucky star freshman Nerlens Noel landed awkwardly after hustling down the court and
Read MoreEuroCup: Walter Hodge named Last 16 Week 5 MVP
Walter Hodge of Stelmet Zielona Gora continued what has been a brilliant first Eurocup season for both
Read MoreEuroCup: PBC Lokomotiv Kuban stands alone
After five weeks of competition in the Last 16 round of the EuroCup, eight of 16 teams sport 3-2 records, five clubs have 2-3 marks, one is 1-4 and one has yet to win a game and is 0-5. Towering over the other 15 clubs is PBC Lokomotiv Kuban, with their unblemished 5-0 record after…
Read MoreEuroChallenge: Krasnye remains undefeated
Coming into EuroChallenge Week 4 there were three undefeated clubs. Two of the three played on Tuesday, with Krasnye Krylia coming out 4-0 after a huge 68:93 win on the road against the Norrkoping Dolphins and Pinar Karsiyaka dropped their first contest when they took to the road to take on Gaz Metan Medias and…
Read MoreNCAA: Indiana keeps No. 1 spot despite loss
The Indiana Hoosiers were able to do something this week that no NCAA No. 1 team has done in a month, keep their No. 1 ranking. Despite losing to unranked Illinois on Thursday, they were able to pick up 26 first-place votes in the Associate Press Top 25 poll and 1,559 total votes to top…
Read MoreFan incidents mar National Cup Week finals
There was as much action in the stands at a number of the title games of the National Cups that concluded on Sunday as there was on the courts as more than one contest had incidents serious enough to warrant sending the teams to the locker rooms while the disturbances were handled by the on-call…
Read More‘Super Sunday’ set for National Cup week
It’s been an intense week full of National Cup contests around Europe, with a number of competitions ending Sunday with Finals. In Italy, Cimberio Varese will square off against Montepaschi Siena; in Serbia, Partizan will be looking for their sixth straight “Kup Radivoja Koraca” win when they hit the hardwood against Red Star Belgrade; in…
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