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CSKA Moscow, Anadolu Efes, Armani Milano, Fenerbahce secure spot in EuroLeague playoffs
CSKA Moscow, Anadolu Efes, Armani Milano and Fenerbahce joined FC Barcelona in the EuroLeague playoffs, following the first part of Round 32. The Muscovites rallied past Zenit Saint Petersburg on the road (74-86) and sealed its place in the postseason. CSKA improved to 21-10 and will play in the postseason for another year. On the…
Read MoreBaylor earns first Final Four since 1950
Baylor is in the Final Four for the first time in 71 years. The No. 1 Bears put No. 3 Arkansas away over the final six minutes of their Elite Eight matchup Monday night in an 81-72 victory thanks to a couple of key threes by MaCio Teague and a long shooting drought by Arkansas.…
Read MoreHouston heads to NCAA Final Four
The first ticket to the 2021 NCAA Men’s Final Four has been punched. Second-seeded Houston is in the Final Four for the first time in nearly 40 years. Back in the days of Phi Slama Jama in the early 1980s, Houston made three-straight Final Fours from 1982-84, with back-to-back national championship appearances those final two trips. Since…
Read MoreUCLA advances to Elite Eight
UCLA defeated the University of Alabama 88-78 in overtime on Sunday and reached the NCAA Tournament’s Elite Eight for the first time since 2008. For the Bruins, the storied program of Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (Lew Alcindor), Bill Walton and legendary coach John Wooden decades ago, it was a huge upset. Eleventh-seeded UCLA knocked off the No.…
Read MoreUnstoppable Gonzaga moves on the Elite Eight
Gonzaga is three wins away from an undefeated season. The No. 1 overall seed Bulldogs had absolutely no problems with No. 5 Creighton in the teams’ West region Sweet 16 matchup on Sunday. Gonzaga won 83-65 after putting the Blue Jays away early in the second half with a 19-9 run over the first nine…
Read MoreBayern loses to Hamburg in overtime
Hamburg beat Bayern Munchen 91-86 yesterday in overtime. With five wins in a row, the Hamburg Towers now have the longest winning streak in the German easyCredit BBL. Moreover, it means that Hamburg has now beaten both German Euroleague teams within four days (ALBA BERLIN was the other one). Despite the loss, Bayern Munchen remains…
Read MoreBaylor survives Villanova, advances to Elite Eight in men’s NCAA Tournament
It wasn’t easy, but Baylor’s quest to reach its first Final Four in 71 years is still alive after the No. 1-seeded Bears got past No. 5 Villanova 62-51 in the Sweet 16 of the men’s NCAA Tournament. Now, half of the men’s NCAA tournament Elite Eight is set after Saturday’s March Madness offerings. Only…
Read MoreCSKA ends 10-game winning streak of Unics Kazan
Reinig VTB champion CSKA Moscow beat Unics Kazan 102-86 yesterday and thereby ended Kazan’s 10-game winning streak in the VTB league. With this victory, CSKA Moscow now moves up to 2nd place in the standings and trails leader Zenit by two wins. In yesterday’s game between CSKA and Unics, CSKA entered the game with the…
Read MoreNorthwest Missouri State wins 2021 NCAA DII championship again
It was a familiar end to the most unfamiliar season in recent memory. No. 2 Northwest Missouri State dominated No. 1 West Texas A&M, 80-54, to win the 2021 DII men’s basketball championship on Saturday afternoon. It’s the second-consecutive title for the Bearcats and their third in the last five years. Ryan Hawkins led all scorers with…
Read MoreOlympiacos officially eliminated from EuroLeague playoffs after loss to Fenerbahce
Olympiacos saw its three-game winning streak in the EuroLeague come to an end on Friday night and has been officially eliminated from the playoffs. The “Reds” lost for the 17th time this season, this time to Fenerbahce at Piece and Friendship Stadium (71-76). The Turks led from start to finish and endured the comeback of…
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