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US wins U18 FIBA Americans Championship over Brazil
The United States won the U18 FIBA Americas Women Championships on Sunday with a sound victory over Brazil 71-47. Brazil jumped out to a 16-7 advantage during the first quarter, but the Americans regrouped and had built a 29-24 margin at the half. They outscored Brazil 21-7 in the 3rd quarter to stretch the advantage…
Read MorePoisoning at women’s U20 European Championship
A severe case of food poisoning has taken place at the women’s U20 European Championship in Hungary. Several teams were affected but Serbia and Portugal were hit the worst. Six players of the Serbian team (4 of Portugal) plus several members of the coaching staff ended up in hospital where lab results concluded that “salmonella”…
Read MoreEidson leaves Barcelona
Chuck Eidson is leaving Barcelona and has signed for Russian team Uniks Kazan. For many, this came as a surprise since Eidson is under contract with Barcelona for the 2012/2013 season and there is an option for the 2013/2014 season as well. At the Final Four in Istanbul a rumor was launched that Eidson-Barcelona was…
Read MoreCroatia comes from 19 down to earn spot in U18 EC Final
It was as if the entire Croatian team heard the FIBA.tv announcer say, “At this point, Croatia could possibly just fold up.” At the time, with 7:24 left to play in the third quarter, the Russians had built what seemed like an insurmountable lead (43-24), had both ends of the court completely under control and…
Read MoreLithuania comes from behind to stop Serbia in U18 EC Semi
Lithuania found themselves down by eight with 4:52 in their U18 European Championship semifinals contest with Serbia, only to mount an impressive comeback that ended with a game-winning jumper by Marius Grigonis to go ahead by two with five seconds to play. The host Lithuanians held a one point advantage at the start of the…
Read MoreBAT rules for Zouros
FIBA’s Basketball Arbitral Tribunal (BAT) has ruled in favor of Ilias Zouros in his claim against his former team, Zalgiris Kaunas. The ruling will mean that Zouros will receive €156,000 in compensation, his claim was for €300,000. Zalgiris’ owner, Vladimir Romanov, fired Zouros after saying that team practices and assistant coaches weren’t properly supervised by…
Read MoreGates heads to Lithuania to play for Pieno Žvaižgdės
Univ. of Cincinnati power forward Yancy Gates (6’9″, 270lbs) is heading to Lithuania to start his professional career with Pieno Žvaižgdės instead of going to camp with the Boston Celtics. Gates’ college coach, Mick Cronin, told the website cincinnati.com that Gates, who averaged 12.2 points and 8.9 rebounds per game for the Bearcats in 2011-12,…
Read MoreBen Wallace heading to Panathinaikos?
At the end of last season the Detroit Pistons center said he was retiring, but in recent weeks he’s had second thoughts and wants to hit the hardwood for one more season. There’s no room for him in Detroit, but it’s being reported that Panathinaikos and Wallace, a free agent, are talking about 2012-13. Wallace…
Read MoreIlkan Karaman’s deal with Fenerbahce could have consequences
Turkish talent Ilkan Karaman has signed with Fenerbahce. At first glance, this seems like a regular transactions, but it may not be. The New Jersey Nets’ 57th draft pick has his roots with Tofas Bursa, but in 2010 he signed a five-year deal with Galatasaray. For the 2010/2011 season Ilkan Karaman was leased back to…
Read MoreNBA preseason starts in Turkey
The NBA preseason schedule will begin with an Oct. 5 game in Istanbul between the Boston Celtics and Turkish basketball power Fenerbahce Ulker, the league announced Thursday when it released the 115-game preseason schedule. Nine of the games will be played internationally. Barcelona, Spain; Berlin, Germany; Milan, Italy; Mexico City, Beijing and Shanghai are among…
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