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Romain Sato released by prosecutor, returning to Istanbul
Romain Sato has been released by the Kranj, Slovenia prosecutors office after being questioned about irregularities on his passport. The police stated that the numbers didn’t match up and that there were stamps on the passport from countries he’s never been to. At this time there’s been no statement as to the proof/evidence that the…
Read MoreBobby Brown, Montepaschi, buzzer-beater
At the end of the first quarter Montepaschi Siena’s Bobby Brown took an inbounds pass and fired up a long range jumper against Maccabi Electra Tel Aviv in their Oct. 18th Euroleague contest… [embedplusvideo height=”298″ width=”480″ standard=”http://www.youtube.com/v/viMKoPtAEKo?fs=1″ vars=”ytid=viMKoPtAEKo&width=480&height=298&start=&stop=&rs=w&hd=0&autoplay=0&react=1&chapters=¬es=” id=”ep6994″ /] Video courtesy: Euroleague
Read MoreSlovenian Police release statement regarding Romain Sato
The Police Department in Kranj, Slovenia has released a statement regarding Romain Sato. Police of Kranj has confirmed today that they arrested a foreign citizen, who didn’t have valid traveling documents to enter the country. On 18.10.2012. around 14.30 the officers at the Ljubljana Jože Pučnik airport’s passport check discovered that the 31 years old…
Read MoreLeroy Hickerson named player of the day in Mexico
Leroy Hickerson was named player of the day yesterday in Mexico. The guard from the United States has been playing in Mexico with the Halcones for this season and has played in the Philippines and Venezuela previously. In the last two games, making a huge effort for his new team, he made 24 point, 9…
Read MoreRomain Sato arrested, Fenerbahce Ulker cries scandal
Romain Sato, member of the Fenerbahce Ulker basketball squad, has been arrested and detained by Slovenian police under suspicion of traveling with a fake passport. As the Fenerbahce Ulker squad went through normal credential checks upon arriving in Slovenia yesterday for today’s Euroleague match-up with Union Olimpija, Sato was detained while his papers were further…
Read MoreClose games in Euroleague Round 2
The theme for Game 2 in the Euroleague schedule seems to be how close can they finish the games as five of the seven contests currently played have ended in score differentials at the end of regulation of a total of nine points. Last year’s Final Four Runner-Up CSKA Moscow slid past Partizan mt:s Belgrade…
Read MoreABA Announces Pre-season Power Rankings
Indianapolis, IN. The American Basketball Association (ABA) today announced its Pre-Season Power Rankings for the upcoming season beginning in November. “With nearly 90 teams set to play, picking the Top 24 was really difficult,” stated Joe Newman, ABA CEO. “We have a lot of very strong teams, many of them our new expansion teams. The…
Read MoreRovinari stuns Timisoara in OT – Romania A
In an early season stunner, Energia Rovinari gave Elba Timisoara their first loss of the Romanian Division A season, outlasting last year’s league runner-up in a 90-89 overtime win at home. Rovinari finished the 2011-12 campaign in the middle of the league at 16-12, while Timisoara was second in the regular season at 21-7. In…
Read MoreDarko Rajakovic hired as OK Thunder D-League Coach
Darko Rajakovic has reached a tentative agreement with the Oklahoma City Thunder to coach their NBA D-League affiliate, the Tulsa 66ers. The move makes Rajakovic, originally from Serbia, the first European to be hired as a head coach of an squad associated with the NBA. Rajakovic has been patrolling the sidelines of the Torrelodones (Spain-EBA)…
Read MoreDamon Williams sets Korisliiga triple-double mark
Damon Williams (2.01m, college: Colorado St.) set the Finnish Korisliiga league record for career double-triples (5) on Tuesday when he and his squad of four years, Pyrinot Tampere downed the Nilan Bisons 91:84. Williams finished the contest with 18 points, 12 rebounds and 10 assists, bringing his current season marks after four games to 17.0…
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