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Euroleague Playoffs action heats up
Three games into the Turkish Airlines Euroleague Playoffs and so far only one team has made it through into the semifinals. Three other quarterfinal match-ups are still being resolved. FC Regal Barcelona swept Galatasaray Liv Hospital Istanbul 3-0 to move on. Olympiacos S.F.P. Pireus did allow themselves to suffer the same fate that befell Galatasaray…
Read MoreEuroleague Playoffs roundup
The Euroleague Playoffs have gathered the best teams on the continent as all look to find a path to the coveted Final Four weekend, this year held at Milan´s Mediolanum Forum. The first week of action has been completed and the clubs have already played the first two games of their best of five game…
Read MoreReal Madrid takes 2 game lead over Olympiacos
Real Madrid took control of its best of five series against current two times Euroleague champs Olympiacos with an 82-77 home win. Los Blancos had already won Game 1 in the Spanish capital 88-71 on Tuesday and the powerhouse now leads 2-0 as the series moves to Greece. Of course, Olympiacos will pose a different…
Read MoreEuroleague: Real Madrid and Barcelona up 2-0
The Spanish clubs FC Regal Barcelona and Real Madrid are both up 2-0 in the Quarterfinals of the Turkish Airlines Euroleague and are one step closer in setting up an “El Clasico” match-up with each other in the semis. Real Madrid won over Greek powerhouse Olympiacos S.F.P. Pireus 82-77. Meanwhile, Barcelona dispatched with Turkish TBL…
Read MoreEuroleague Top 16: final round recap
The Euroleague Top 16 is complete and the competition now turns to the knockout phase as the best teams gather to continue on the road to the Final Four. The Top 16 has served to collect the elite clubs on the continent, and it is them who will go toe to toe when the Playoffs…
Read MoreAthens Derby: Olympiacos beats Panathinaikos
The final week of the Euroleague Top 16 brought with it an Athens Derby to remember as Olympiacos and Panathinaikos fought it out in a classic. The bitter rivals are once again in the fray for the Euroleague title, and while both clubs are already certs for the playoffs the game was one where plenty…
Read MoreEuroleague Top 16, Round 13 recap
The penultimate week of Euroleague Top 16 action has drawn to a close as Round 13 was done and dusted on Friday evening. Results this week have paved the way to the playoffs with Group E decided and just one more place up for grabs in Group F. Many of the tournament favorites have found…
Read MoreBarcelona beats Panthinaikos to win Group E
Barcelona´s Euroleague campaign is going from strength to strength as the Catalan giant defeated Panathinaikos Athens 84-62 in Spain. It was another noteworthy result for Barca, and undoubtedly another that will send a message to the juggernauts of European Basketball. Sweeping aside a Panathinaikos team that is always among the Euroleague favourites and putting 22…
Read MoreOlympiacos back on track after Malaga win
Reigning Euroleague champs Olympiacos picked up a vital 63-80 road win over Unicaja Malaga as the race for the Playoffs entered Round 12 of the Top 16. An indifferent period for the Greek giant in the Top 16 has put qualification to the next round in the balance, but a win over fellow Playoff chasers…
Read MoreIoannis Athineou to EA7 Armani
Italian Serie A team EA7 Emporio Armani Milano has added Greek guard Ioannis Athineou (194 cm) to strengthen their backcourt for the remainder of the season. This signing will be Athineou’s first foray outside of Greece in his professional career. Ioannis began the 2013-14 season playing for Aris Thessaloniki (Greece-A1). He appeared in 22 games…
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