Posts by CJ Clarkson
Italian SerieA: EA7 Armani and Montepaschi win
Two games capped off Round 4 of the Italian SerieA regular season. Both EA7 Armani and Montepaschi were able to down their opponents and are now comfortably part of the league’s top six teams with identical 3-1 records. There no undefeated teams left and some wonder which club will be able to set themselves apart…
Read MoreGrant Jerrett No.1 in 2013 D-League Draft
The Tulsa 66ers selected Grant Jerrett (208 cm, Arizona’13) with the first overall pick of the 2013 D-League Draft. The Rio Grande Valley Vipers drafted James Johnson (205 cm, Wake Forest’09) with the second overall pick, and the Sioux Falls Skyforce chose Quincy Douby (191 cm, Rutgers’06) with the third overall selection. Four players fresh…
Read MoreEuroleague: Laboral Kutxa downs Lietuvos Rytas
There was a lone Euroleague game last night, but it provided some good basketball action. In Group D we saw Spain’s Laboral Kutxa Vitoria battle Lithuania’s Lietuvos Rytas for the victory, 85-64. Laboral Kutxa reaped the benefits of a recent decision to retain Serbian-Montenegrin player Milko Bjelica (205 cm) for at least one more month.…
Read MoreNBA Tips Off: Rose returns, Lakers upset Clips
The NBA 2013-14 season is officially underway! The league kicked things off with three games, an Eastern Conference rivalry, a Los Angeles rivalry and a finally a clash between two of today’s young and promising big men. Derrick Rose returned to face the defending Champions, Miami Heat. Rose missed the entire 2012-13 season as he…
Read MoreRomania – Steaua CSM suffers first loss
Romania – After four rounds in the preliminaries of the regular season at Romania’s Liga Nationala. Five teams stand tall, but none are unscathed as they have identical 3-1 records. The latest team to suffer its first loss was Steaua CSM, which now joins Oradea, Craiova, Ploiesti and CSU Sibiu in that upper pack. Expect…
Read MoreBelgium: No undefeated teams in Ethias League
Belgium – Competition is heating up in Belgium’s Ethias League as no team stands with an unblemished record. Even last season’s back-to-back Champions Base Oostende are 2-1 to start the regular season. They were downed in the third round match against the Antwerp Giants. Six teams have formed a pack with identical 2-1 records. They…
Read MoreMark Cuban not guilty of insider trading
After three weeks of trial, a nine-member jury ruled that Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban did not commit insider trading. Their decision came after a four-hour deliberation. The jurors found that the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) was not able to prove some key elements of their case. The SEC had accused Cuban of using…
Read MoreEuroleague: New rule changes to take effect
Both the Euroleague and the Eurocup will see changes to some of its rules this upcoming 2013-14 season. According to the Turkish Airlines Euroleague website: …a series of rule changes designed to make the game faster, clearer, fairer and more spectacular for participants and fans will take effect in both competitions. The effects of the…
Read MoreBayern takes down Brose Bamberg in clash
While it is still early into the 2013-14 season, excited onlookers cannot help but revel in the early action taking place, sating their appetites for basketball action that grew over the off-season. Fans and followers of the German Bundesliga were treated to a quality match-up in Round 2 of the regular season between two dangerous…
Read MoreJonathan Jones picked up by AS Soleuvre
Jonathan Jones (198 cm, Kean’12) is looking to elevate his game as he is slated to play for AS Soleuvre (Luxembourg-Total League) this 2013-14 season. He began his rookie campaign by joining UMFN Njardvik from Iceland’s Express league, only remained with the team for the duration of the pre-season. Jones moved to the Tromso Storm…
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