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Seattle Council takes step to get NBA back in town
SEATTLE (AP) — King County Executive Dow Constantine and Seattle Mayor Mike McGinn signed legislation Tuesday on the funding plan for construction of an arena that could be used to lure the NBA back to Seattle. The executives signed the deal a day after a negotiated memorandum of understanding between the city, county and investor…
Read MoreFIBA Asia Champions Cup Day Two
The FIBA Asia Champions Cup has moved into day three with the field of five teams quickly separating and the cream of the crop has risen to the top already with Al Riyadi and Mahram Tehran both coming into day three with two wins each and an average margin of victory of 54.5 and 47…
Read MoreIsrael, Turkey, Switzerland leagues start
As the calendar months inch closer to the end of the year, the basketball calendar continues to get more crowded with more leagues starting their seasons. This past weekend, the Israel Winner League, the Turkish Basketball League and the Switzerland LNA opened play. Israel Winner League The Israel Winner League opened their 59th season with…
Read MoreBobby Knight to sell rings, Olympic Medal
NEW YORK (AP) — Hall of Famer Bob Knight is selling his championship basketball rings and Olympic gold medal for what he considers a very good reason: the education of his grandchildren. A collection of the former coach’s memorabilia will be auctioned by Steiner Sports Memorabilia. It’s part of a sale that features the jersey…
Read MoreSacramento Kings Arena to become Sleep Train Arena
SACRAMENTO, CALIF., Oct. 15, 2012 — The Sacramento Kings and Sleep Train Mattress Centers today announced a new, multi-year strategic marketing partnership to include venue naming rights for the Sacramento Kings home arena, host to hundreds of events annually—headlined by NBA basketball, high-profile concerts, family-themed shows and cultural experiences. “On behalf of the entire Sacramento…
Read MoreFIBA Asia Champions Cup Set to Tip Off
The 23rd FIBA Asia Champions Cup begins today in Beirut, Lebanon with five squads representing four Asian sub-zones ready to tip off. Competing in the 2012 edition of the FIBA Asia Champions Cup are: East Asia: Energy Resources Falcons (Mongolia) Persian Gulf: Duhok (Iraq) Central Asia: Belent Ashgabat (Turkmenistan) West Asia: Al-Riyadi (Lebanon) and Mahram…
Read MoreGreece Basket League Begins Play
Earlier this week the board members of ESAKE, the controlling board of the Greece Basket League, decided that it was in the best interest of everyone involved in the league to begin play this weekend. In a short statement the ESAKE board stated, “The board of ESAKE, having as its objective the smooth functioning of…
Read MoreAleksandar Dzikic and Lietuvos Rytas part ways
Lietuvos Rytas Vilnius announced a coaching change on Friday with Aleksandar Dzikic stepping down and assistant coach Darius Maskoliunas taking over. According to Krepsinis.net, the decision for Dzikic to leave was made mutually after a meeting with management. Another assistant, Srdjan Flajs, also leaves the club with Dzikic. L. Rytas opened its Turkish Airlines Euroleague…
Read MoreEuroleague 2012-13: Alba shocks Montepaschi
Round 1 of the Euroleague 2012-13 season wrapped up yesterday with a stunner in Italy as Alba Berlin made the most of their return to Euroleague competition with a solid win over Montepaschi Siena at the Palaestra. The win snapped Alba’s seven game losing streak in the Euroleague, where they haven’t played since the 2008-09…
Read MoreEuroleague 2012-13: Cantu falls at home
The Euroleague 2012-13 season tipped off yesterday with seven contests, the remaining five will be held today as the league experiments with a Thursday-Friday schedule for the first time. The Thursday edition of round 1 consisted of some tight contests, a couple of not so tight games and a upset at home for Cantu, who…
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