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Eurocup:EuroChallenge hit halfway mark
Week three of both the Eurocup and EuroChallenge got underway Tuesday with three contests in the Eurocup and 11 in the EuroChallenge. In Eurocup competition, KK Cibona Zagreb had their European Cup losing streak extend to 19 with a loss to Cholet Basket, while Valencia Basket improved to 3-0 on the season with a runaway…
Read MoreNCAA Top 25: Indiana remains at the top
The Indiana Hoosiers kept the top spot on all the week 3 NCAA Division 1 Polls with three wins last week over North Dakota State 87-61, Sam Houston St. 99-45, and Georgia 66-53. The Hoosiers picked up 46 of 65 first place votes in the Associated Press Top 25 poll (1,602 total points) and 25…
Read MoreEuroBasket 2013: Draw Complete, Groups Set
Delegates of all 24 teams, 150 media representatives, numerous special guests, European basketball stars of the past and the official mascot of EuroBasket 2013, Lipko, all gathered on Sunday in the historic Postojna Cave for the Draw Ceremony for EuroBasket 2013. Reaction to the draw was quick and the theme was the same, the groups…
Read MoreAbdul-Jabbar statue unveiled at Staples Center
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar’s skyhook has been captured in bronze for future generations of basketball fans. Staples Center unveiled a nearly 16-foot statue of the top scorer in NBA history Friday night, immortalizing Jabbar’s famed hook shot alongside statues of fellow Los Angeles Lakers greats Magic Johnson and Jerry West. Abdul-Jabbar pronounced himself humbled and grateful during…
Read MoreEuroleague: Sasha Vujacic’s 29 paces Efes
Week six of the 2012-13 Euroleague season wrapped up Friday with two Group C contests; Anadolu Efes Istanbul played host to EA7 Emporio Armani Milan and Caja Laboral Vitoria taking on Olympiacos Piraeus in Spain. Wins by Efes and Olympiacos tighted up the Group C standings at the top, with three squads within one game…
Read MoreEuroleague: FC Barcelona Regal stands alone
‘And then there was one…’ On the most busy day of the 2012-13 Euroleague schedule, the fans couldn’t have been treated to a better day of basketball. Five games were decided by a grand total of nine points; one of the games had a ‘didn’t beat the buzzer, but beat the light’ shot that turned…
Read MoreEurocup: Lokomotiv near perfect behind arc
This weeks Eurocup games saw Lokomotive Kuban put on a shooting exhibition in their win over Trefl Sopot, connecting on 82.4% (14 of 17) from behind the arc; Stelmet Kielona Gora picked up their first ever Eurocup win when they traveled to Athens and handed Panionios their second loss on the season; Red Star used…
Read MoreEuroChallenge: Seven remain unbeaten
EuroChallenge week 2 fielded a roster of 13 games on Tuesday with the last three to be played today. After Tuesday’s matches Pinar Karsiyaka, BK Ventspils, Gaz Metan Medias, Khimik Yuzhne, Okapi Aalstar, EWE Baskets and BCM Gravelines came out of their second match with 2-0 records. Group A ETHA – Tofas SC, 57:78 Tofas…
Read MoreSyracuse downs SDSU on top of USS Midway
They tried three times to get an NCAA game played on an Aircraft Carrier this past weekend and yesterday, they were finally able to complete a game when the number 9 ranked Syracuse Orangemen defeated number 20 San Diego State University on the flight deck of the USS Midway in San Diego, 49:62. The game…
Read MoreSpain ACB: Real Madrid remains undefeated
Round seven of the Spain ACB saw some key games played with Real Madrid defeating Bilbao to remain undefeated and Caja Laboral traveling to Valencia Basket Club in a showdown of two top ranked teams. The middle of the pack got very crowded with five teams tied with 5-2 records and six knotted up with…
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