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Spanish Liga Endesa: Mad dash to the top
With less than 10 weeks remaining in the 2016-17 regular season, a logjam has formed in the Spanish Liga Endesa standings. Round 26 has come and gone and after the dust has settled, it’s Valencia Basket that is able to lay claim to the top spot in the standings with their 18-6. Not too far…
Read MoreRatiopharm Ulm keeps impressive perfect record
Germany’ Ratiopharm Ulm is definitely making waves this 2016-17 season. The club is sporting a perfect 26-0 record in the domestic German EasyCredit BBL. Ratiopharm Ulm has never won a German League championship. Such an aspiration could come into fruition if this impressive regular season run carries over into the post-season. The usual suspects, ALBA…
Read MoreNorthwest Missouri State wins NCAA Division II Championship
This is a big year for Northwest Missouri State. The school won two NCAA Division II titles, one in football and another in basketball. The Bearcats blasted through Fairmont State 71-61. The championship game was straightforward and clear cut from the get-go. Northwest Missouri State jumped ahead by seven points and did not look back…
Read MoreDonar Groningen bags another Dutch Cup title
Donar Groningen flexed its proverbial muscles again over the weekend. The Dutch powerhouse just captured its third Dutch Cup title this 2017. They came away with a 78-58 blowout win over Landstede Basketbal Zwolle. The three-time Dutch league champions got big games from Lance Jeter and Arvin Slagter who dropped 16 points each. Zwolle busted…
Read MoreNCAA March Madness: The Final Four is set
The stage is set. The rumbling crescendo of the NCAA March Madness is reaching a fever pitch and getting amped up even more as the last two teams have booked their tickets to the Final Four. It will be UNC and South Carolina that will take the last spots and join Gonzaga and Oregon as…
Read MoreMarch Madness: Who’s going dancing in Phoenix?
A trip to the Final Four is merely a dream for every college basketball player in the nation. Two teams accomplished their dream by advancing past the Elite Eight and into the Final four in Phoenix. One team won in easy fashion, while one was forced to fight for all 40 minutes. Both teams had…
Read MoreMarch Madness: Elite Eight picture complete after night of big wins
Sweet Sixteen of the 2017 NCAA March Madness season tipped off on Thursday. As we reported yesterday, while the top seeds sailed through to the Elite Eight, the four contests also showed why Sweet Sixteen is such a minefield. 11th seed Xavier took out second seed Arizona in one of the shocks of the Big…
Read MoreTurkish Airlines EuroLeague: 8th Play-Off berth still open
The door on the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague could have been closed on this season, but the action will go to at least next week with one berth up for grabs. That’s because Crvena Zvezda Belgrade missed its chance to make the next round with a loss at the hands of FC Lassa Barcelona. Elsewhere, Darussafaka…
Read MoreMarch Madness: All Top Seeds Advance Except for One
The Sweet Sixteen is the round which separates the men from the boys in this tournament. The ones who might have scraped by the first two rounds will need to prove themselves in order to advance. With 12 of the 16 teams being top-four seeds or better, there is no shortage of elite teams…
Read MoreTurkish Airlines EuroLeague: Anadolu Efes Istanbul makes Play-Offs
There are three rounds of the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague season left, but there is only one position remaining for the Play-Offs. Anadolu Efes Istanbul because the seventh club to secure its position in the close season action with a win over Fenerbahce Istanbul. Panathinaikos took a step closer to Fenerbahce with a solid road…
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