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Euroleague: Madrid puts Efes to the sword
Real Madrid put on a Euroleague masterclass on Wednesday night as the Spanish giants destroyed Anadolu Efes in the opening game of the 5th round. The Efes players would have been on a high after seeing off Zalgiris last week to go second in Group B, but Madrid was in unforgiving mood and swept the…
Read MoreEurocup: EWE beats Bilbao to top Group B
Eurocup Week 5 of the 2013/2014 Eurocup got underway as the competitions Regular Season landed at the half way point. Six of this weeks 24 games were contested on Tuesday night and it was business as usual for teams vying at the tops of groups. The big game of the night was in Germany, where…
Read MoreEuroleague: Round 4, Friday recap
Round 4 of the 2013/2014 Euroleague was completed on Friday night as teams from Group A and Group C took to the court. There were few surprises on the night as in form team Fenerbahce continued to lay down a claim on the Euroleague title with a tricky road win over Partizan NIS Belgrade. Elsewhere…
Read MoreAaron Harper returns to France
Aaron Harper (199 cm, Mississippi´04) will return to the French ProA this season to play for Elan Bearnais Pau-Lacq-Orthez. The swingman has experienced the league before when he played for Chorale de Roanne between 2005 and 2007 and the 2008/2009 season. He was in good form during the 2006/2007 season when he played 34 games…
Read MoreEuroleague: Home comforts on Friday night
It was a case of home comforts in the Euroleague on Friday as only Anadolu Efes collected a win on the road with a 66-76 victory over Strasbourg. The rest of the round 2 games proved one sided for the home teams, with the close 72-67 win for CSKA Moscow over Budivelnyk Kiev being the…
Read MoreMichael Jordan to make a comeback?
Michael Jordan is not afraid of a comeback and former player turned commentator Jalen Rose told Grantlands host Bill
Read MoreSergei Belov passes away
World Basketball is in mourning after the sad passing of one of the greats of the game, Sergei Belov (pictured left). The Russian died today in Perm in his native country, he was 69-years old. Hugely decorated as a club and international player, Sergei Belov was a shooting guard who reached the pinnacle of the…
Read MoreSteve Mills rejoins Knicks as GM
Steve Mills will return to the New York Knicks after being announced as the new president and general manager of the franchise. He will replace outgoing GM Glen Grunwald, and although Grunwald will remain with the franchise as an advisor some are viewing the hiring of Mills as a shock. Grunwald led the Knicks to…
Read MoreEd O´Bannon settles with EA and CLC
The antitrust class action lawsuit led by Ed O´Bannon against video games publisher Electronics Arts (EA), the Collegiate Licensing Company (CLC), and the NCAA scored a victory today. Both EA and the CLC have agreed settlements with O´Bannon over the use of player’s names and likenesses in the popular NCAA college Basketball games published by…
Read MoreDusan Ivkovic leaves Serbia role
Dusan Ivkovic has stepped down as head coach of the Serbian National Team today ending a five year second stint with the team. The legendary tactician is one of the greatest national and club coaches in European history and he revealed it was time to hand the reins to a younger coach. During a press…
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