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French Pro A: Le Mans edges Strasbourg 67-68
Le Mans Sarthe Basket handed French Pro A league leader, Strasbourg IG its fourth loss after a close 67-68 game in Round 26 of the regular season. Despite the loss, Strasbourg still has a one-game lead over JSF Nanterre for the league’s top spot. This was an important win for Le Mans as it improves…
Read MoreElite Eight produces Final Four
The Elite Eight stage of March Madness has closed for the 2014/2015 season and we now look ahead to the Final Four. There was little in the way of surprises in terms of who won, with three number one seeds from their respective groups finding their way to the Final Four. However, there were plenty…
Read MoreGroningen wins Dutch Cup
Donar Groningen has been crowned the Dutch Cup champions after overcoming Shoeters Den Bosch 78-70 in a thrilling final. The winners managed to grab the victory despite the absence of DeJuan Wright, who was missing the game through injury, while Ross Bekkering was also missing. A tight first quarter saw both sets of players trade…
Read MoreNovosybirsk wins Russian Cup
Novosybirsk managed to better Dynamo Moscow to lift the Russian Cup after a tight final game between the two Superleague clubs. After 80 minutes Novosybirsk came away with an 81-78 lead but was made to work hard through three quarters for the success. Dynamo got off to a good start as the Moscow club paced…
Read MoreSweet Sixteen, Duke and Gonzaga progress
Sweet Sixteen of March Madness wrapped on Friday as the final four schools punched their tickets to the Elite Eight. The East and South regional semi-finals threw up little in the way of surprise with only one lower seed beating out a better placed rival. That honour went to Michigan State, the school stopped Oklahoma…
Read MoreEuroleague, Real Madrid beats Maccabi Tel Aviv
There are just three games left in the Euroleague Top 16 after Round 12 wrapped on Friday, and with the Play-Offs looming the qualification places are dwindling. Barcelona was the latest club to punch its ticket to the next round; the Spanish club did not play tonight, but a favour from arch rival Real Madrid…
Read MoreNCAA Elite Eight: First Four teams are in!
Notre Dame, Kentucky, Arizona, and Wisconsin are the first four schools to book their seats to the 2015 NCAA Elite Eight. All four teams that are moving on were matched up against teams that were lower seeded in the Sweet 16. The number one seed from the Midwest Region, the University of Kentucky destroyed West…
Read MoreEuroleague Top 16, three clubs eliminated
Round 12 of the Euroleague Top 16 tipped off early this week with a clash between Zalgiris Kaunas and FC Barcelona on Wednesday. The action continued on Thursday with four more contests around Europe, while there will be three more games on Friday to close the round. Nearing the end of the Euroleague Top 16…
Read MoreEurocup: Khimki Moscow Region, Unics Kazan, and Herbalife Gran Canaria in Final Four
After Banvit Bandirma became the first club to punch its ticket to the Eurocup Final Four, a further three clubs joined the Turkish outfit on Wednesday to lock the semis. The honour of a berth in the semi-finals goes to Unics Kazan, Khimki Moscow Region, and Herbalife Gran Canaria, the three clubs winning in the…
Read MoreBanvit Bandirma makes Eurocup semis
Nail biting tension would be a good way to describe the finale of the two leg series between Banvit Bandirma and Paris-Levallois in Turkey. The two clubs were clashing in the second leg of their Eurocup Quarter-Final and host club Banvit Bandirma edged the final score and the aggregate score to win the series. With…
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