Euroleague: Olympiacos snaps Siena’s streak

The defending Euroleague champion Olympiacos Piraeus picked up a huge road win over Montepaschi Siena on Thursday that evens the two squads in Group F with 7-4 records and three weeks remaining. With Maccabi Electra winning a one-point contest over BC Khimki MR, and Caja Laboral Vitoria defeating Fenerbahce Ulker, the No. 4 spot in…

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Tremmell Darden leaves Zalgiris

Tremmell Darden (194 cm, Niagara’04) has left Lithuanian team Zalgiris Kaunas (Lithuanian League, VTB League, and Euroleague) the club has announced. The reason given for the American forward leaving Zalgiris is due to the growing financial problems at the club. 32-year old Darden will now move to European giants Real Madrid in the Spanish ACB…

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Euroleague: Unicaja outshoots Panathinaikos

As they closed the books on the Euroleague Top 16 Week 10 contests, the playoff picture got a bit more complicated as mathematically there are six clubs in each group that have a shot at moving on to the quarterfinals. In Group E Real Madrid’s a lock at 9-1; Anadolu Efes sits at 8-2 and…

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Euroleague: Barcelona Regal clinches playoffs

Euroleague has it’s first quarterfinalist as FC Barcelona Regal outlasted 2012 Euroleague Champions Olympiacos Piraeus in Top 16 Week 10 action to clinch their seat at the table of eight. In the game of the week, Real Madrid snatched a victory from what looked like a sure thing for Zalgiris Kaunas, coming from seven down…

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Euroleague: Final Four logo unveiled

Euroleague Basketball is proud to present the visual identity for its flagship event, the 2013 Turkish Airlines Euroleague Final Four, to be held from May 10 to 12 at The O2 in London, with the unveiling of the event logo, which seeks to embody the United Kingdom capital’s unique blend of the modern and the…

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Euroleague teams to host NBA in October

Euroleague Basketball is proud to announce that a pair of its teams will highlight their preparations for next season by playing exhibition games against NBA opponents at their home arenas in early October. For the second season in a row, Fenerbahce Ulker of Turkey will welcome an NBA visitor to Istanbul, while Uxue Bilbao Basket…

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Euroleague and Adriatic League reach agreement

Following the recent communication confirming that the 2012-13 ABA League Bylaws contradict the previously approved 2012-13 Euroleague Bylaws regarding the qualification criteria for clubs coming from the ABA League to participate in the 2013-14 Euroleague, Euroleague Basketball has worked together with the ABA League to find a solution. The solution is to be applied only…

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Jason Kapono asks to leave Panathinaikos

American forward Jason Kapono (201 cm, UCLA’03) has requested to leave Panathinaikos (Greece, A1 and Euroleague). The experienced former NBA star is reportedly unhappy with the amount of game time he has been getting with the Greek giants. The 32-year old has played 9 A1 games and 8 Euroleague games this season and in the…

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