Cader advances after exciting match with Goes

CADER was victorious in its struggle against Goes in a high scoring and exciting game, 94-84. With this win, they will be able to move on in the championship. The first quarter ended 24-11 with Goes commanding the floor with an excellent defense. In the first four minutes of the second quarter, however, Cader went…

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Centauros shine at home

The Centauros de Apure are the victors of the first match of a series at home after beating the Lanceros de Cojedes 88-84. The victors controlled every quarter but the last one but the Lanceros’ admirable effort was still not quite enough. Tulio Cobos made an impressive effort for the Centauros, scoring 18 points and…

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Advice from a veteran

Rubén Wolkowyski, a player with many years under his belt, still has it after so much time on the court. He feels the same as when he played in the NBA or won the gold medal for Argentina in Athens. But, besides his youthful outlook, his maturity shines through: “I need to enjoy what is…

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FIBA U17 World Championships (Women) – Day 2

FIBA U17 World Championships (Women) – Day 2 Group A USA – Canada 86-47 USA: Deshields 29, Davis 14, Reimer 10 Canada: Nurse 8, Jardine 7, Orum 7, Potter 7 Italy – Mali 71-31 Italy: Peresson 14, Pan 11, Ercoli 9 (20 Rebounds) Mali: Maiga 9, Keita 8 Belgium – South Korea 84-53 Belgium: Ben…

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Bynum’s knee treatment gains acceptance in U.S.

While 76ers center Andrew Bynum has chosen to have the creator of the noninvasive, nonsurgical procedure administer the injections to his knees that he hopes will extend his career next month in Dusseldorf, Germany, the procedure – known as regenokine treatment – has been administered in the United States for almost a decade. “Regenokine is…

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Gigantes crush Leonas to open 2012 season

Gigantes de Carolina opened the 2012 BSNF season with a decisive win over Leonas de Ponce, 102-54. Five players scored in double-figures for Carolina led by former national team shooter Cynthia Valentin, who netted 16 points, Yolanda Jones added 12 and Carla Cortijo 11.

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2012 – European Championships U20 Women Schedule-Results

  Preliminary Round – Day 1 GROUP A Aug. 16, 2012 Lithuania-Latvia 71-66 Aug. 16, 2012 Belarus-Spain 39-73 GROUP B Aug. 16, 2012 Holland-Italy 72-67 Aug. 16, 2012 Sweden-Poland 56-54 GROUP C Aug. 16, 2012 Portugal-France 33-55 Aug. 16, 2012 Ukraine-Turkey 61-86 GROUP D Aug. 16, 2012 United Kingdom-Russia 49-55 Aug. 16, 2012 Slovakia-Serbia 67-68 OT…

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Buzzer-Beater lifts Montenegro over Serbia

Nikola Ivanovic hit a half-court buzzer-beater to give Montenegro a 73-71 win over Serbia in their Group A EuroBasket qualifier. With his team trailing by one in the final seconds, Ivanovic launched what every young basketball player practices a million times on the playground, a shot with the clock ticking down to the final horn.…

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Croatia comes from 19 down to earn spot in U18 EC Final

It was as if the entire Croatian team heard the FIBA.tv announcer say, “At this point, Croatia could possibly just fold up.” At the time, with 7:24 left to play in the third quarter, the Russians had built what seemed like an insurmountable lead (43-24), had both ends of the court completely under control and…

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Lithuania comes from behind to stop Serbia in U18 EC Semi

Lithuania found themselves down by eight with 4:52 in their U18 European Championship semifinals contest with Serbia, only to mount an impressive comeback that ended with a game-winning jumper by Marius Grigonis to go ahead by two with five seconds to play. The host Lithuanians held a one point advantage at the start of the…

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