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Pinar Karsiyaka Izmir crowned 2015 TBL champs
Pinar Karsiyaka Izmir won Game 5 of the Turkish Basketball League finals series to be crowned the 2015 TBL champions. The club celebrates its second title and collected the all-important 71-85 win on the road in Istanbul against Anadolu Efes. Of course, Efes is the most successful club in TBL history (although chasing its first…
Read MoreCrvena Zvezda Belgrade wins Serbian League
Crvena Zvezda Belgrade once again sits atop Serbian Basketball after downing arch-rival Partizan Belgrade 58-54 in Game 3 of the finals series. Red Star picked up the win at home and ensured a sweep of the championship series 3-0 to win its first title in the new Serbian basketball League format (2006-present). During that time…
Read MoreMarinos de Anzoategui wins Venezuela LPB
Marinos de Anzoategui made it back to back Venezuelan league titles with an 81-85 road win over Guaros de Lara in Game 5 of the championship series. As well as being the club’s second consecutive title, it was also a fourth in five years and the Marinos are starting to put a dominant grip on…
Read MoreRed Star takes 2-0 lead in KLS Finals
Belgrade, Serbia – Crvena Zvezda “Red Star” Telekom Beograd came away with a 69-72 victory over rivals BC Partizan NiS Beograd and now have a 2-0 advantage in the Serbian KLS Finals. Partizan put up a good fight in this game, but Red Star has had their number for much of the season. The visiting…
Read MoreStephen Curry scores 37 as Warriors win Game 5
Game 5 of the NBA Finals, Stephen Curry put on display just a few aspects of why he was named the regular season M.V.P. He torched the Cleveland Cavaliers for 37 points en route to a 91-104 win for the Golden State Warriors. The Warriors now lead the series 3-2 and are one win away…
Read MoreOlympiacos sweeps to Greek league title
Olympiacos Piraeus bested great rival Panathinaikos Athens in Game 3 of the Greek A1 finals to sweep the championship series and win an eleventh title. This seasons beaten Euroleague finalists have looked superior throughout and a 93-74 win capped what has been a surprisingly comfortable finals series for the Piraeus giant. As for Panathinaikos, there…
Read MoreReal Madrid makes Spanish ACB final
Real Madrid advanced into the final of the Spanish ACB Liga Endesa with an 84-90 win over Valencia, while arch rival Barcelona was defeated by Unicaja Malaga. In victory, Real Madrid became the first club to punch its ticket to the championship series, while Malaga and Barcelona will play a decisive fifth game in their…
Read MoreOlympiacos rides to 2-0 finals lead over Panathinaikos
Olympiacos Piraeus took another big step towards the Greek A1 title with a victory over nemesis Panathinaikos Athens in Game 2 of the finals series. The 69-76 victory came in Panathinaikos’ own Olympic Indoor Hold, and with the series heading back to Piraeus on Monday, Olympiacos has a great chance of wrapping up the title.…
Read MoreManital Torino lifts Italian A2 Gold title
The A2 Gold finals reached its decisive fifth game on Wednesday as Manital Torino defeated Agrigento to claim the Italian second division title. The crushing 93-70 win meant that Torino secured promotion to the top flight Serie A for the 2015/2016 season. It had been a tight series through the opening four games, but Manital…
Read MoreCSKA Moscow bags 4th-straight VTB Crown
Once again, CSKA Moscow has asserted its dominance in the VTB United League, sweeping BC Khimky Moscow Region 3-0 in the Finals to claim their fourth-straight title. The third and final game of the series had a clear direction from the very beginning. CSKA arrived at the arena, determined to close out the series. They…
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