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NCAA Top 10: Upsets and Blocked Shots
The NCAA Top 10 provided hoops fans with some thrilling contests this week as there were two upsets, two near upsets and two huge blocked shots that prevented one and saved one. No. 7 Missouri and No. 8 Cincinnati were the latest Top 10 teams to be upset and the Bearcats’ loss leaves only Duke,…
Read MoreEuroleague Home Club Sweep, Greens Upset
Week 1 of the Euroleague Top 16 is in the books with the completion of Day 2 matches. It’s been a thrilling week as the Euroleague Top 16 got underway and Friday was no exception with three home club victories and what many would consider an upset in Athens as the Panathinaikos Greens outlasted Zalgiris…
Read MoreEuroleague: Top 16 Tips off with two upsets
They’re back… After a two-week break from Euroleague competition, the Top 16 tipped off on Thursday with five Week 1 contests being held. Day 1 of Week 1 was dominated by home clubs, with two big upsets in the books. Caja Laboral, finished fourth in the regular season Group C with a 4-6 record, got…
Read MoreEuroleague: Group F Outlook and Schedule
The Euroleague Top 16 starts today, with five matches scheduled and the last three on Friday in the first week of 14. Group F contains Maccabi Electra Tel Aviv (Group B winner), FC Barcelona Regal (Group D winner), BC Khimki Moscow Region (Group A 2nd)
Read MoreNBA: Christmas Day, a 65-Year-Old Tradition
One year after the National Basketball League (NBA) was founded (1946) the New York Knickerbockers squared off against the Providence Steamrollers at Madison Square Garden in the first Christmas Day game. It would be the first of 48 games the Knicks would play
Read MoreHappy Holidays from Court Side Newspaper
We at Court Side Basketball News would like to take this opportunity to wish our readers our warmest thoughts and best wishes for a wonderful holiday and a very Happy New Year.
Read MoreItaly Serie A: Rough Day for Home Clubs
The Italian Lega Basket Serie A completed Week 12 of Round 1 Sunday without any major surprises. The top end of the standings continued their winning ways as the top four teams earned victories, giving the top three 13 wins in their last 15 games. The only top 5 team to come up on the…
Read MoreNCAA Top 25: No. 3 Syracuse falls to Temple
One thing is certain, the NCAA Top 25 polls due out on Monday will have a change or two on it. OK, reality is, it’s going to look like someone tossed all the names in a hat and just started drawing them out randomly. Three top 25 teams were beaten by unranked teams, including two…
Read MoreEuroleague: Group E Outlook and Schedule
The Euroleague Top 16 opens up Thursday, December 27 and Friday, December 28 with Game 1 of 14. Group E features Real Madrid (Group A winner), Zalgiris Kaunas (Group C winner), CSKA Moscow (Group D 2nd), Unicaja Malaga (Group B 2nd), Panathinaikos Athens (Group A 3rd), Anadolu Efes Istanbul (Group C 3rd), Brose Baskets Bamberg…
Read MoreSpain ACB: Real Madrid winning streak at 13
Real Madrid continued to roll in the Spain ACB with an 87:84 win over Valencia Basket to improve their league mark to 13-0 and hang on to their three-game margin on the second club, Caja Laboral at 10-3. Both Assignia Manresa and Lagun Aro GBC came into Week 13 with 1-11 records and both knocked…
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