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Petravicius decides to retire due to health issues
Marijonas Petravicius has decided to retire from basketball due to a serious health issue. During last year’s Eurobasket, Petravicius was diagnosed with pulmonary microsembolism and he was hoping to make a comeback but his doctors thought otherwise. “Doctors didn’t want me to play anymore because it would put my future health at risk.” Petravicius stated,…
Read MoreU17 World Championships move to Semis
The U17 World Championships for Women advance to the semi-final round on Saturday with the United States squaring off with Canada and Japan facing Spain. Classification Round Korea – Turkey 82-79 Korea: J. Shin 21, K. Kim 13, J. Park 13. Turkey: M. Gulcan 21, E. Manlaci 18, S. Atas 16, H. Coklar 10. Mali…
Read MoreCold war between Partizan and Red Star
The season has not even started yet, and there is already a cold war going on between Serbia’s biggest and most popular Basketball clubs; Partizan Belgrade and Red Star Belgrade. For many decades there was some kind of balance of power and status quo between the two, in which Red Star dominated football (Champions league…
Read MoreTriano returns as Head Coach of Canada’s National Team
Jay Triano has been named to the top coaching spot for Team Canada for the second time, the last one ending in his dismissal in 2005. With NBA great Steve Nash on board as General Manager, the Canadians look forward to the 2014 FIBA World Cup in Spain and the 2016 Olympics in Rio with…
Read MoreUganda’s National Council of Sports Chairman Resigns
In light of the controversy surrounding the branding and use of the refurbished MTN Arena in Lugogo, Uganda, the board chairman of the National Council of Sports (NCS), Anthony Katamba, has resigned. On two occasions Katamba stopped the FUBA from holding basketball games at MTN Arena due to a disagreement over the use of old…
Read MoreU17 World Championships for Women Quarters Today
The quarter-finals of the U17 World Championships for Women will be played today with the winners moving on to Friday’s semi-finals. The preliminary games will feature match-ups for 9th-12th place and then Italy will face Spain in the first of the four contests today. Classification Round 10:00 (GMT +2) Korea – Turkey 12:15 Brazil –…
Read MoreKings deny report of talk of a move to VA, others say talks are on
The owners of the Sacramento Kings have denied a report that they are in talks to move the NBA franchised to Virginia Beach, VA. Unnamed sources have been quoted as saying that the Kings owners, Comcast Corporation, and concert promoter Live Nation are scheduled to arrive in Virginia Beach on Tuesday, Aug. 28 to meet…
Read MoreA new contender in the Chilean National Basketball League
The Chilean National Basketball League, founded in 2008, has three divisions with a total of 51 teams and it is still growing. In fact, it will be adding a new team to the fray this season. Deportivo Español (Spanish Sport Club, usually referred to as “Español”) from the city of Talca in central Chile will…
Read MoreEx-NBA All-Star auctions Olympic Gold Medal
Going once, going twice … Here’s your chance to join Bill Russell, Michael Jordan, Kobe Bryant and even Christian Laettner as an Olympic men’s basketball gold medalist. Walter Davis, a six-time NBA All-Star and the Phoenix Suns’ all-time leading scorer, is auctioning off the medal he won as part of the 1976 U.S. gold medal team. It’s part of Grey…
Read MoreLouisiana Gators added to ABA Expansion teams
Indianapolis, IN. The American Basketball Association (ABA) www.abalive.com today announced that it has added the Louisiana Gators from Lake Charles, Louisiana to its expansion teams for the upcoming season. “Expansion to Louisiana has been long overdue,” stated Joe Newman, ABA CEO. “And in Leroy Cain, we have found the perfect owner to put together a…
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