Posts by CJ Clarkson
Krka ends Red Star’s Adriatic win streak at 20
The historic winning streak of Crvena Zvezda “Red Star” Telekom Beograd in the Adriatic league has finally ended at 20 wins! They fell on the road to Slovenian club Krka Novo Mesto, 77-67. With the loss, the dream of a perfect regular season record is over for Red Star. Nonetheless, the Serbian franchise has set…
Read MoreSyracuse self-imposes postseason ban
The Syracuse Orange will not be participating in the NCAA postseason after the school self-imposed a postseason ban this year. This is in response to an ongoing investigation being conducted by the NCAA into possible past infractions by the team. The ban includes the NCAA tournament, ACC tournament and NIT. “I am very disappointed that our…
Read MoreFenerbahce Ulker, Anadolou Efes share TBL lead
Turkey TBL – A win by Fenerbahce Ulker Istanbul on the road over Royal Hali Gaziantep 59-71, allowed them to keep pace with league leader Anadolu Efes Istanbul. Anadolu Efes came away with a road win as well a day earlier over Trabzonspor Basketbol, 71-97. Both Anadolu Efes and Fenerbahce Ulker have identical 13-4 records…
Read MoreVTB: CSKA Moscow shocked by Lokomotiv Kuban
VTB United League leader, CSKA Moscow, suffered its second loss for the regular season and their 14-game winning streak has been snapped. They were downed by visiting Lokomotiv Kuban Krasnodar 76-78. It appears that Lokomotiv Kuban has the league juggernaut’s number as both of CSKA Moscow’s only losses have come at the hands of their…
Read MoreIowa Energy players ejected for fighting each other
We’ve all heard of players who, after being involved in scuffles or brawls, to be ejected from games. Normally players who are part of these altercations come from different teams. In an NBA D-League game between the Iowa Energy and the Rio Grande Valley Vipers, players were part of one of the oddest ejections in…
Read MoreCrvena Zvezda narrowly escapes with 76-77 win
Crvena Zvezda Telekom Beograd looks like it is truly unstoppable in the Adriatic league. Even when things appeared bleak for the league leaders during their derby game against arguably their toughest competition, Montenegro’s KK Buducnost Voli Podgorica, Red Star still managed to find a way to come up with a win yet again. They needed…
Read MoreSpanish Liga Endesa Round 18 Roundup
There were very few surprises in Round 18 of the regular season in the Spanish Liga Endesa, but there was no lack of excitement. Most of the favored teams found success, some at home and some on the road. One surprising result in the round was the upset of FC Regal Barcelona by Laboral Kutxa…
Read More“USA vs. The World” in NBA Rising Stars Challenge
The NBA All-Star Weekend is not too far away and already some of the events and their participants have been announced. One of the changes made this 2015 will be to the BBVA Compass Rising Stars Challenge. It will now feature a “USA vs. The World” theme. In previous years first and second year players…
Read MoreRed Star ups Adriatic win streak to 18
Serbian powerhouse Crvena Zvezda “Red Star” Telekom Beograd easily breezed through Croatian club KK Zadar, 93-66, in Adriatic League action. The victory is their 18th-straight and another rung on their ladder to historic greatness. Zadar falls to below .500 at 8-9 and is in seventh place in the league standings. Red Star is three games…
Read MoreUnicaja Malaga downs Bilbao Basket in Spanish Liga Endesa
Unicaja Malaga prevailed over Bilbao Basket 86-74 in a duel between two Top 4 teams in Round 17 of the Spanish Liga Endesa regular season and have been crowned the Winter Champions. With their impressive 14-3 record, Unicaja Malaga has the solo lead in the league standings and have secured a spot in the Copa…
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