Eurocup Semifinal: Galatasaray thumps Gran Canaria

The second Eurocup Semifinal contest tipped off on Wednesday as Galatasaray welcomed Gran Canaria to the furnace of Istanbul. As ever, the Turkish fans were in fine voice and created a daunting atmosphere for the visiting Spanish team. It was a hot crowd that spurred on the home team as Galatasaray put together a quality…

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Eurocup Semifinal: Trento downs Strasbourg

The Eurocup Semifinal are underway with the first game tipping off between Strasbourg and Dolomiti Energia Trento in France on Tuesday. With home advantage Strasbourg was favourite for the win, but Trento showed its class on the road to pick up an excellent 68-74 victory. The Italian club will now be protecting that six point…

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Spanish Liga Endesa Round 25 Highlights

Round 25 of the Spanish Liga Endesa 2015-16 season recently concluded and there were a couple of surprises here and there as the race for the playoffs continue. As for the Top 3 teams, it was more of the same story as they came away with wins. FC Barcelona retains its hold on first place…

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NCAA Final Four Teams Set

The NCAA Final Four is complete as the final two teams punched their tickets to the tournament semifinals on Sunday. The University of North Carolina Tar Heels (above) defeated Notre Dame 74-88. Syracuse came back from a first-half deficit to beat the University of Virginia. The Tar Heels captured the East region trophy and make…

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Euroleague: Lokomotiv makes Playoffs

We are just three games left in the Euroleague Top 16 and places in the next round are starting to fill up as every contest becomes extra important. Fenerbahce and CSKA Moscow has already reached the first knockout phase and those clubs were joined by Lokomotiv Kuban Krasnodar on Thursday. Round 12 of the Euroleague…

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Eurocup: Strasbourg, Gran Canaria, and Trento through

The Eurocup semifinal has been locked with three games completing leg two of the Quarterfinals, with three clubs joining Galatasray in the last four after the Turkish club progressed yesterday. The teams celebrating and dreaming of the Eurocup title tonight are Strasbourg, Gran Canaria, and Trento, and here’s how they punched their tickets to the…

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Eurocup: Galatasaray first to Final Four

After losing 99-89 on the road in Germany last week in Game 1 of the Eurocup Quarterfinals, Galatasaray had an uphill battle on its hands back in Istanbul. However, the Turkish team is always capable in front of the heated droves who pack into the Abdi Ipecki arena in the caldron of Istanbul. During a…

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NCAA Tournament Sweet 16 Set

The dust has settled after the exciting resolution of the 2nd Round of the NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament. Only 16 teams remain, comprising the “NCAA Tournament Sweet 16.” The third stage of the tournament is set to resume on March 24th. There were, as usual, the fair share of upsets and surprises. However, this season…

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Mega Leks sweeps Buducnost 2-0

From the very beginning the Adriatic League semi-final match-up between BC Mega Leks and KK Buducnost Voli Podgorica was a “David vs. Goliath” affair. Buducnost was dominant throughout the regular season and even ended as the regular season champions. Game 1 was a surprise to many as Mega Leks came up with the 81-85 upset…

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Euroleague: Malaga and Zagreb out

After CSKA Moscow punched its ticket to the last 8 and Barcelona downed Real Madrid in the Euroleague on Thursday, there was more subdued program of games on Friday. All as important nonetheless, and while the evening’s action may seem like an undercard to Thursday’s giant games, as always the Euroleague delivered the goods.

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