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Luka Doncic highlights of the week
Here are the Luka Doncic highlights of the week. Luka Doncic is only 17 years old but already dominant in the Euroleague. The Slovenian guard moved to Spain at a young age and has been playing for Real Madrid ever since. Yesterday he showed a little bit of magic with a move he pulled in Real Madrid’s win…
Read MoreHerb Pope guilty of bank robbery
Former Seton Hall star Herb Pope (203 cm, Seton Hall’12) has pleaded guilty to bank robbery, armed bank robbery and brandishing a gun during a crime of violence in U.S. District Court this week. Pope was arrested and charged with the robbery of a bank in Sewickley, Pennsylvania, a Pittsburgh suburb across the Ohio River…
Read MoreSonny Weems dismissed by Maccabi Tel Aviv
Sonny Weems (198 cm, Arkansas’08) has been dismissed by Maccabi Tel-Aviv (Israel-Winner League). This comes in the wake of allegations that Weems refused to take a FIBA-sanctioned antidoping test and failed to show up at practice. A ban from FIBA could be forthcoming, pending further investigation. Weems joined the team in April 2016. Weems had…
Read MoreLiga Endesa: Barcelona and Tenerife keep pace
With first ranked Real Madrid not in action this weekend, it was a chance for the Liga Endesa chasing pack to close the gap on Los Blancos. Surprise package and second-ranked club Tenerife kept up its momentum with a road win over Sevilla, FC Barcelona secured a win over Baskonia Vitoria. It is with Barca…
Read MoreChampions League play-offs draws completed
The draws of the first two phases of the Basketball Champions League play-offs were completed on Friday at FIBA’s House of Basketball, in the presence of representatives from the 24 participating clubs. The 24 clubs were drawn for the Play-Off Qualifiers (7-8 and 21-22 February) and the Round of 16 (28 February-1 March and 7-8 March).…
Read MoreTrumps immigration ban worries NBA
The NBA has contacted the State Department to understand better how the U.S. ban on immigration from seven countries might affect the league. President Donald Trump’s executive order prohibits immigration from Iraq, Syria, Iran, Sudan, Libya, Somalia and Yemen for a 90-day period. Los Angeles Lakers forward Luol Deng and, Milwaukee Bucks rookie Thon Maker were both born in Sudan (now South…
Read MoreEuroleague: CSKA Moscow and Real Madrid both win
As a week of Euroleague games closed, Round 20 saw both Real Madrid and CSKA Moscow win to stay atop the standings. CSKA outfought Anadolu Efes Istanbul at home, while Madrid tasted home success over Milan. Elsewhere, Baskonia took out Barcelona in an all-Spanish game, Olympiacos put pressure on Bamberg, and Zalgiris downed Darussafaka. CSKA…
Read MoreEuroleague: Fenerbahce wins Istanbul derby
Round 20 of the Euroleague is underway and there were three games on Thursday to open the action. Fenerbahce secured a victory over Galatasaray in the second Istanbul derby of the week. Elsewhere, Maccabi Tel Aviv picked up a vital victory with a home win over Unics Kazan. The big news is Crvena Zvezda Belgrade’s…
Read MoreVillanova suffers stunning loss to Marquette
Don’t look now, but the NCAA Men’s Basketball season just got a spike of volatility as top teams suffered shocking upsets. The first Titan to fall, was number ranked Villanova, which blew a 13-point lead to a defiant Marquette squad. The amazing comeback resulted in a 72-74 win for the unranked Marquette to topple the…
Read MoreBrad Greenberg vs. Avtodor Saratov, arbitration at BAT
American Coach Brad Greenberg filed a claim against BC Avtodor Saratov (Russia-VTB). Greenberg claims the team failed to fulfill their agreement to pay his total salary as well as plane tickets, housing, automobile or health club membership. BC Avtodor Saratov has employed Greenberg as their coach since 2015 and acknowledged that they failed to fully compensate him.…
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