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College Basketball Begins With Lots of Changes
College Basketball Begins With Plenty of Changes. There are numerous transfers and players with extra eligibility chasing an N.C.A.A. title. A showcase in Madison Square Garden raised the curtain on the men’s college basketball season on Tuesday night, with No. 9 Duke beating Kentucky, 79-71, and No. 3 Kansas topping Michigan State, 87-74, in front…
Read MoreFormer NBA All-Star Deron Williams set to fight in boxing match
Deron Williams, a former 12-year NBA veteran and three-time NBA All-Star is set to fight in an undercard bout in mid-December. Williams will compete at the event headlined by Jake Paul and Tommy Fury on Dec. 18 in Tampa, Fla. His opponent for the match has not been decided, but Shams Charania of The Athletic…
Read MoreUnderdog Kalev shocks CSKA Moscow in VTB League
Estonian team Kalev/Cramo caused a major upset in the VTB League by beating Russian team CSKA Moscow with 67-56. It was the first loss of CSKA in the VTB League this season. Furthermore, Kalev/Cramo had lost three of the first VTB games this season, and nobody gave them a chance against CSKA. But, in the…
Read MoreCarmelo Anthony proving to be a valuable addition for Los Angeles Lakers
The Los Angeles Lakers added a number of players to their roster during the offseason. One of them was 19-year NBA veteran Carmelo Anthony. For most of his career, Carmelo Anthony was the No. 1 option when he played for the Denver Nuggets and New York Knicks. But after parting ways with the Knicks, Anthony…
Read MoreMichael Jordan game-worn rookie sneakers sell for record $1.47M
A pair of game-worn Michael Jordan sneakers from his rookie season sold for $1.472 million to high-end card collector Nick Fiorella on Sunday during Sotheby’s Icons of Excellence & Haute Luxury auction in Las Vegas, shattering the record for most expensive game-worn footwear. The sneakers were donned in Jordan’s fifth NBA game, a 17-point, 5-rebound…
Read MoreBen Simmons Saga Continues, What Now for the Philadelphia 76ers Star?
If you were under the impression that the ongoing saga relating to the future of Philadelphia 76ers star Ben Simmons was nearing a conclusion, you’d be wrong. The debacle over the future of the Australian continues to cause no end of irritation for all concerned. Simmons, who felt that he was something of a scapegoat…
Read MoreTop three NBA Title Contenders for 2021-22 Season
The 2021-2022 NBA season is literally right around the corner. Last season concluded with the Milwaukee Bucks winning their first title in 50 years. They defeated the Phoenix Suns in six games after losing the first two games of that series. While that was quite the accomplishment for a small-market team, for all intent purposes,…
Read More18 former NBA players charged in alleged health care fraud scheme
Eighteen former NBA players have been arrested and charged with defrauding the NBA’s Health and Welfare Benefit Plan out of $4 million. In an indictment filed in federal court in the Southern District of New York, the ex-players are accused of submitting false reimbursement claims from around 2017 to 2020 for medical and dental services…
Read MoreEuroLeague season starts and the fans are back
The 2021-22 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague season started with fans in the arenas, and the home teams responded by going 4-0 on the first night of the new season. In Tel Aviv, where Menorah Mivtachim Arena was open at full capacity, and every ticket was sold, the passionate energy of the Maccabi Playtika Tel Aviv fans…
Read MoreEuroleague allows coaches to challenge referee call
In the newest sign of innovation aimed at making the game as fair as possible for Euroleague Basketball teams and their fans, head coaches in both the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague and the 7DAYS EuroCup will have the opportunity, starting this season, to challenge a referee’s call during the game. Coaches will be limited to one…
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