Chicago Bulls off to best start in 25 years

By Greg Horne | October 26, 2021 |

The Chicago Bulls are off to the franchise’s best start since the 1996-97 season. On Monday night, they improved to 4-0 with a 111-108 victory against the Toronto Raptors at Scotiabank Arena, making Chicago the last remaining unbeaten team in the Eastern Conference. After overhauling their roster in free agency, the Bulls are already reaping…

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Gran Canaria shocks Real in Madrid

By CJ Clarkson | October 25, 2021 |

Gran Canaria has become the first team to win at the WiZink Center this season and also the first to topple Real Madrid in the Spanish ACB Liga Endesa.  Herbalife Gran Canaria came to Madrid with a game plan; slow down the pace and focus on defense, and it worked. Real Madrid only scored 70 points and turned the ball over…

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Barcelona keeps a perfect record in the Euroleague

By CJ Clarkson | October 23, 2021 |

After a Thursday night with five games decided by five points or less, Friday saw three double-digit victories, including ALBA surprising Zvezda in Belgrade. Barcelona blasted Zenit, its playoffs opponent of last spring, one night after Milan survived at home against ASVEL as both remain unbeaten at 5-0. CSKA won its fourth straight against visiting…

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Euroleague; five thrillers

By CJ Clarkson | October 22, 2021 |

On a night that saw all five games decided in the final minutes, Anadolu Efes Istanbul and FC Bayern Munich captured their first season wins. At the same time, AX Armani Exchange Milan rallied to remain undefeated. As has been the theme this season, home courts were protected, with Bayern’s win in Kaunas the only…

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Eurocup recap; four out of five teams win on the road

By Karan | October 21, 2021 |

The regular season tipped off with a new format – 20 teams split between two round-robin groups. The first five games were played on Tuesday. Partizan NIS Belgrade, Joventut Badalona, and Cedevita Olimpija Ljubljana recorded the season’s first road wins in Hamburg, Germany; Trento, Italy; and Grand Canaria, respectively. Then on Wednesday, four of the…

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Dominant Giannis Antetokounmpo leads Bucks over Nets on NBA opening night

By Greg Horne | October 20, 2021 |

The 2021-22 slate tipped off with the reigning NBA champion Milwaukee Bucks hosting this year’s title favorite Brooklyn Nets. In a rematch of a legendary seven-game series in last year’s Eastern Conference Semifinals, Kevin Durant and James Harden looked to get revenge against Giannis Antetokounmpo, Khris Middleton, and Jrue Holiday. A huge night in Milwaukee ends…

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Partizan, Joventut, Cedevita start Eurocup with road wins

By CJ Clarkson | October 20, 2021 |

The 2021-22 7DAYS EuroCup season is upon us. The regular season tipped off with a new format – 20 teams split between two round-robin groups. The first five games were played on Tuesday. Partizan NIS Belgrade, Joventut Badalona, and Cedevita Olimpija Ljubljana recorded the season’s first road wins in Hamburg, Germany; Trento, Italy; and Grand…

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Rytas Vilnius grabs first win in FIBA Basketball Champions League

By Karan | October 20, 2021 |

Rytas Vilnius got their first win of the Basketball Champions League season, knocking off back-to-back champions Hereda San Pablo Burgos 87-69. Rytas had six players score in double figures with Ivan Buva (19 points), Speedy Smith (14 points off the bench), Vaidas Kariniauskas (14 points), Margiris Normantis (13 points), Arnas Butkevicius (11 points), and Gytis Radzevicius (10 points).…

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Mixed results for Dutch teams in FIBA Europe Cup

By Mason Kern | October 20, 2021 |

It was a mixed night for teams from the Netherlands as Heroes Den Bosch picked up their second win, while Donar Groningen fell to a second defeat in Tuesday’s action in the FIBA Europe Cup regular reason. Heroes Den Bosch moved to 2-0 in Group C with an 87-82 victory over debutants Opava with medi Bayreuth also maintaining…

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