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Scott wins arbitration vs Otopeni
Cortney Jermain Scott filed a claim against the Romanian Club Sportive Otopeni for outstanding salaries. According to Article 16.2 of the BAT Rules, the Arbitrator issued an award without reasons. Otopeni has to pay Scott € 18.157,91 plus a 5 % interest. In addition, all costs of the arbitration shall be borne by Otopeni and…
Read MoreMarquette men’s hoops reports potential violation
Marquette has reported a possible rules violation involving its men’s basketball program to the NCAA, athletic director Larry Williams said Thursday. The nature of the violation was not disclosed. “Recently, during the athletic department’s normal course of business, we discovered information regarding a possible NCAA rules violation involving our men’s basketball program,” Williams said. “Marquette…
Read MoreFIBA & NBA agree: No age limit
FIBA:Basketball’s best will apparently be welcomed in Rio. The head of the sport’s governing body said Saturday he doesn’t foresee an age limit for the 2016 Olympics, tempering talk that the 20-year anniversary of the Dream Team would be the final appearance of the NBA’s biggest stars. “The feeling is I think that we will…
Read MoreMizzou coach pulls team off court in Netherlands
After seeing elbows fly, words exchanged and a surprising ejection, Missouri Head Coach Frank Haith had enough. The second-year head coach at Missouri had just been ejected from a game in Amsterdam for questioning a non-call on an elbow to the head of Missouri freshman forward Stefan Jankovic and pulled his team from the floor…
Read MoreBotafogo back in Basketball
Botafogo is known around the globe for its swinging football team, but has now moved (back) into basketball. It already had a professional basketball team in the past but had to withdraw in 2001 due to financial problems. Now Botafogo F.R Rio de Janeiro is back in business with a mix of young players and…
Read MoreBlatt era comes to an end
It looks like David Blatt will no longer coach the Russian national team. The rumors have been flying around London since the start of the Olympics and the wait is now for Blatt to officially confirm what everybody already knows. Blatt is currently the head coach of Maccabi Tel Aviv and has also been coaching…
Read More4th FIBA Asia Cup: Prelim Round Schedule Announced
TOKYO, Japan : The schedule of games for the Preliminary Round competition at the 4th FIBA Asia Cup to be played in Tokyo (Japan) from Sept 14-22 has been announced. Reigning FIBA Asia champions China take on SEABA champions Philippines with hosts Japan lining up against the winners of the inaugural edition of this event…
Read More2012-13 Euroleague to play 50 games on Fridays
Euroleague Basketball today released the calendar with the exact days on which Turkish Airlines Euroleague teams will play the upcoming 2012-13 regular season, with the big news being that more than 40% of the games will be on Fridays for the first ti…
Read MoreEuroleague 2012-13, RS, Group D analysis and Quotes
FC BARCELONA REGALFC Barcelona Regal pieced together a memorable and record-setting campaign last season. The Spanish champs recorded the best defensive season in Euroleague history and marched to the Turkish Airlines Euroleague Final Four in Istanb…
Read MoreOKC season comes to crashing, disappointing end
MIAMI (AP) — A week ago, they were leading the NBA Finals. And now, the Oklahoma City Thunder are heading home for the summer to ruminate over lessons doled out by the Miami Heat.
Favorites coming into the series, the Thunder fell in Game 5 of the f…