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CSKA Moscow beats Timberwolves in OT
In their first of two games against NBA clubs in the US, CSKA Moscow traveled to Minneapolis, Minnesota and squared off against the Timberwolves in the Target Center on Monday. CSKA playmaker Milos Teodosic dropped a pair of singles with 7.5 seconds to play to send the contest into an extra frame and the Russian…
Read MoreBayern takes down Brose Bamberg in clash
While it is still early into the 2013-14 season, excited onlookers cannot help but revel in the early action taking place, sating their appetites for basketball action that grew over the off-season. Fans and followers of the German Bundesliga were treated to a quality match-up in Round 2 of the regular season between two dangerous…
Read MoreReal Madrid downs Barça in Supercopa Endesa
While most of Europe was tipping off the start of their leagues, Real Madrid and FC Barcelona were squaring off in the finals of the “Supercopa de España de Baloncesto 2013″, Spain’s annual pre-season Supercup. In the 2013 edition, Real Madrid held off a late challenge
Read MoreEuroleague QR: Lietuvos Rytas fills out Group D
Euroleague Qualifier Round host Lietuvos Rytas Vilnius earned the final spot in the 2013-14 Euroleague with a 75:66 win over Belgian league champions Telenet Ostend on Friday. The win sends Rytas to Group D of the Euroleague where they’ll join Panathinaikos, Maccabi Electra, Laboral Kutxa, Lokomotiv Kuban, and Crvena Zvezda. Lietuvos Rytas – Telenet Ostend,…
Read MoreEuroleague QR: Lietuvos Rytas to face Ostend
Euroleague Group D is one step closer to having it’s sixth member as host club Lietuvos Rytas beat EWE Oldenburg 99:87, and Telenet Ostend defeated Banvit Bandirma 82:80 on Thursday setting up Friday’s final between Lietuvos and Ostend. Lietuvos Rytas – EWE Oldenburg, 99:87 On the strength of an 8 for 10 performance behind the…
Read MoreEuroleague QR: Khimki upset, Banvit moves on
The second day of the Euroleague Qualifying Round is in the books, meaning that four of the original eight clubs have now been eliminated from the competition for the final spot in the 2013-14 Euroleague and will play in the 2013-14 Eurocup. In the first contest of the day, Khimki Moscow Region fell to the…
Read MoreEuroleague: Lietuvos Rytas, Oldenburg advance
The Turkish Airlines Euroleague qualifying rounds are underway. After day 1, two teams are ready to advance to the second round. QR1A: Germany’s EWE Baskets Oldenburg defeated Italian club Cimberio Varese, 79-74. Meanwhile in QR1B, Lithuanian powerhouse Lietuvos Rytas Vilnius downed Latvia’s VEF Riga, 80-71. Both victorious teams advance and will face each other next.…
Read MoreEuroleague: 58th Season set to tip off
The 58th year of Europe’s highest level of basketball, currently known as the Turkish Airlines Euroleague, is set to tip off in Vilnius, Lithuania on Tuesday, October 1 with the Qualification Round. Eight clubs will square off in a single elimination competition with the winner grabbing the 24th spot in the Euroleage, playing in Group…
Read MoreCSKA Moscow wins Gomelsky Cup
CSKA Moscow made it four straight when they defeated Lokomotiv Kuban on Sunday to keep the Gomelsky Cup in Moscow. CSKA has won the Cup each year since 2010. Behind 18 points from tournament MVP Sonny Weems, CSKA defeated Kuban 76:65 in Moscow. Participating in this years event were host club CSKA Moscow, Panathiniakos, Lokomotiv…
Read MoreDenmark: Svendborg, Randers open 2-0
The Svendborg Rabbits and Randers Cimbria have opened the 2013-14 Denmark Basket Ligaen 2-0. On Saturday, Randers defeated the Hoersholm 79ers 89:82 and Svendborg downed the Aalborg Vikings 94:70. Randers first win was against Aalborg and Svendborg’s was over Falcon 83:79. Randers Cimbria – Hoersholm 79ers, 89:82 Randers came from behind in the fourth quarter…
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