Posts by CJ Clarkson
CSKA Moscow Still Unbeaten in VTB League
CSKA Moscow continues to reign supreme in the VTB League in 2018-19, preserving their pristine record on Monday with a 75-65 win over Khimki in an all-Moscow showdown. The win at home strengthens their hold of the top spot in the standings with a perfect 13-0 record. They are currently playing at an elite level…
Read MoreTop Teams Notch Wins in Liga ACB
It was a busy weekend in the Spanish Liga ACB with Round 16 closing out on Sunday with six games. One underlying denominator of the key games in the round was that the top teams of the league managed to secure wins. FC Barcelona Lassa remains atop of the standings with a 14-2 slate after…
Read MoreTurkish Airlines EuroLeague: CSKA Marches On
After stumbling in December, previous league leaders CSKA Moscow are marching on in the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague with their second consecutive win, starting 2019 on the right foot. In Round 17 the Russian Army men easily dispatched with standings bottom dwellers, Darussafaka Istanbul 65-80. While the result may have been something that was expected, CSKA…
Read MoreKhimki Upsets Fenerbahce at Turkish Airlines EuroLeague
Round 17 of the 2018-19 season in the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague tipped off on Tuesday with five games. Hands down, the most important result was Khimki Moscow Region’s 84-78 upset win over Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul. The league leader’s 12-game win streak, a club record, was snapped by a resurgent Khimki club. Fenerbahce still manages to…
Read MoreWhat’s Next For The Post-Thibodeau Timberwolves?
Glen Taylor, the owner of the Minnesota Timberwolves had enough and decided it was time to step in and shake up his NBA franchise on Monday, firing Basketball President and Head Coach, Tom Thibodeau. Beyond its timing, which was announced after the Wolves trounced the Los Angeles Lakers 86-108, it was a move that was…
Read MoreMovistar Estudiantes Trips Real Madrid at Liga ACB
It was an interesting Sunday night at the Spanish Liga ACB. With a full slate of games, there was no lack of entertaining basketball action in Round 15. Hands down, the biggest surprise of the round came in a derby game in Madrid, where the Movistar Estudiantes stunned a heavily favored Real Madrid squad, 93-88.…
Read MoreALBA Berlin Tops Monaco in 7Days EuroCup
The 7Days EuroCup closed out Round of its Top 16 action on Thursday with the last two remaining games. In Group E ALBA Berlin downed a visiting AS Monaco 83-74. Luke Sikma led four other teammates to score in double figures with his 17 points and five assists for the night. Tim Schneider added 16…
Read More7Days EuroCup Top 16 Underway
The 7Days EuroCup Top 16 got underway on January 2nd with five games. There are currently four groups of four teams each with the top two teams from each group will advance into the quarterfinals. Group E Lietuvos Rytas drew first blood in Group E with a 80-74 win at home over BC Partizan MTS…
Read MoreNCAA: UCLA Cleans House, Fires Coach Alford
It’s a new year. It’s 2019 and more than a few teams in the NCAA want a fresh start. UCLA has decided to shake things up at the top and have fired coach Steve Alford. UCLA will pay him a sum of $3.6 million as part of a buyout of his existing contract. The school…
Read MoreAX Armani Suffers First Loss at Serie A
We may be bidding goodbye to another year in 2018 tonight and while others may let it pass by without much pomp or circumstance, Sidigas Avellino of the Italian Serie A decided to end the it with a “Bang!” In Round 13 of the 2018-19 regular season, a last-minute miracle happened in Avellino. They came…
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