Prokom cuts long-term contracts

By Morgan | March 1, 2013 |

The financial woes at Asseco Prokom Gdynia (Poland) continue to escalate and it is increasingly looking like the financial situation at the club is un-repairable. Yesterday the general manager of Prokom, Walter Jeklin left the team after an unsuccessful attempt to turn around the fortunes of Poland’s most famed team domestically and internationally. The latest…

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Vladimir Romanov resigns from Zalgiris

By CJ Clarkson | March 1, 2013 |

Vladimir Romanov has resigned from his position as chairman and from the board of Lithuanian basketball team, Zalgiris Kaunas. It does not come as a complete surprise. The bombastic owner of the ball club had been experiencing financial difficulties in recent times and even asked support from fans via the team’s official website. Romanov has…

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Toros crowned LNBP champions

By Morgan | February 28, 2013 |

Toros Nuevo Laredo has become the new champions of the Mexican LNBP league, retaining the title that the team won last in 2011. Toros rose to victory in the penultimate game of the LNBP finals series against Halcones Xalapa securing the series by 4 games to 2 with a 96-83 win. 4 time champions Halcones…

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NCAA: Rutgers’ Vivian Stringer gets 900th Win

By Bryce | February 27, 2013 |

C. Vivian Stringer, who has been coaching women’s collegiate basketball for 42 years, starting at Cheyney State College (PA) in 1972 and currently in her 18th season at Rutgers, picked up win number 900 on Tuesday when her club downed South Florida, 68:56. Stringer joins six others in NCAA Division 1 history to have recorded…

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Dennis Rodman heading to North Korea

By Morgan | February 26, 2013 |

Former NBA star Dennis Rodman is going to North Korea as part of a Basketball delegation, which means we can probably wave goodbye to world peace. Flamboyant Rodman is heading to the North Korean capital Pyongyang with the VICE Media Company in what is perhaps the most unlikely U.S. visit to the troubled nation ever.…

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Euroleague: Trio named Top 16 Week 8 MVPs

By Bryce | February 23, 2013 |

For the first time in over two years, the weekly Euroleague MVP honor is shared by three players! Devin Smith of Maccabi Electra Tel Aviv, Roko Ukic of Panathinaikos Athens and Luka Zoric of Unicaja Malaga all played significant roles in their respective team’s victories. And they each had performance index ratings of 28, which led…

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Andrei Kirilenko retires from Russian national team

By Morgan | February 22, 2013 |

Russian superstar Andrei Kirilenko has made the decision to retire from the Russian national team with immediate effect, meaning he will miss the upcoming Eurobasket 2013 tournament. Kirilenko has cited family reasons and fatigue as the reasons for his retirement, although he has left the door open for a possible return to international Basketball in…

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Walter Hodge gets back-to-back EuroCup MVPs

By Bryce | February 22, 2013 |

What was already a season to remember for Walter Hodge and Stelmet Zielona Gora finished on a high note Wednesday. Despite knowing before the game that Zielona Gora could not advance to the quarterfinals, Hodge led the team to an exciting come-from-behind victory over Lokomotiv Kuban and his brilliant performance earned the guard Eurocup Last…

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