Posts by CJ Clarkson
ASVEL Stands Tall Atop LNB Pro A Standings
The LNB Pro A league closed out Round 12 of its 2018-19 regular season yesterday with an 88-95 win by Pau-Lacq-Orthez over Chalons-Reims. The win propels Pau-Lacq-Orthez to sixth place in the league standings on the merits of their 7-5 record. They share identical records with Bourg and Levallois in a middle-of-the-pack kind of race.…
Read MoreABA Liga: Crvena Zvezda’s Streak Now at 10 Wins
There was only one game played on December 9th for the ABA Liga’s Round 10 of the 2018-19 regular season but it was a must-watch game with league leader, Crvena Zvezda Beograd’s streak on the line. They faced off against KK Zadar in Belgrade. Much to the delight of their avid fans, Red Star came…
Read MoreTurkish Airlines EuroLeague: CSKA Falls To Baskonia
CSKA Moscow suffered its second loss of the season in the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague on Friday, November 7th as they fell on the road against Kirolbet Baskonia Vitoria-Gasteiz 76-73. They still share second place with Real Madrid in the standings with 9-2 records. This is the fourth win for Baskonia and they hold steady at…
Read MoreTurkish Airlines EuroLeague: Buducnost Upsets Barcelona
Turkish Airlines EuroLeague action resumed on Thursday, November 6th and Round 11 got underway with five games. The fifth window of the FIBA World Cup Qualifiers just ended and we’re all set to resume professional basketball competition from all over the World. One of the more interesting games was a come-from-behind upset victory by Buducnost…
Read MoreNCAA: Duke Destroys Hartford 54-84, Now 8-1
The Duke Blue Devils are back on track and have been taking the NCAA by storm once again. Their latest victims, Hartford University. The visiting Blue Devils, led by R.J. Barrett and Zio Williamson, Duke cruised to an easy 54-84 win over the Hawks. Credit goes to coach Mike Krzyzewski, who rallied his troops after a…
Read MoreCanada Advances in Fifth Window of FIBA World Cup Qualifiers
Just in the nick of time, Canada has become the last team to punch its ticket in the fifth window of the FIBA World Cup Qualifiers after an impressive 67-94 win over Brazil in Sao Paolo. It was a must-win game as both nations were tied at 7-2, with the victor being able to secure…
Read MoreMore Teams Advance in FIBA World Cup Qualifiers
The weekend saw several more teams secure their invites via wins in the ongoing fifth window of the FIBA World Cup Qualifiers. From Europe, Spain had an emotional victory over Ukraine 72-68 to punch their tickets to China. Conversely, despite falling to Montenegro 71-66, Turkey secured their spot and move on to join the already…
Read MoreFIBA World Cup Qualifiers: Turkey Tops Spain 71-67
Homecourt advantage played a pivotal role in Turkey’s 71-67 win over Spain in the second stage of the FIBA World Cup Qualifiers to lead Group I. Both nations are now 7-2 but the win is enough to break the tie and give Turkey the leadership position. It was a special win. In front of 9,500…
Read MoreTurkish Airlines EuroLeague: CSKA Downs Real Madrid
The Turkish Airlines EuroLeague has seen a dynamic shift in the leadership position in its standings for the 2018-19 season on Thursday. CSKA Moscow handed Real Madrid its second loss of the season, 88-93, and is now topping the leaderboard with a 9-1 record. Fenerbahce Istanbul has yet to play its game for Round 10,…
Read MoreNCAA: Gonzaga Tops AP Polls After Week 4
Four weeks into the 2018-19 season the NCAA, the AP Poll has anointed a new top-ranked team, Gonzaga University. The Zags narrowly edged out the Kansas City Jayhawks in the voting 32 to 31. This comes on the heels of their win over NCAA powerhouse, Duke University. They edged out previously undefeated Duke 89-87 on…
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