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NCAA: Collegiate Top 25 look solid in openers
The first weekend of the NCAA men’s basketball season got off to rocky start as two top 25 teams were upset in their opener, three games scheduled to be played on United States Naval Aircraft Carriers docked in three different cities in the US were canceled due to condensation on the courts and a highly…
Read MoreEuroleague: Zalgiris remains undefeated
Day two of Euroleague 2012-13 Round five was much more of the same as five more teams picked up road wins (10 of 12 contests this week ended in wins for the road warriors) and most of the games were won by significant margins. Of note, Zalgiris picked up their fifth win of the season…
Read MoreEuroleague: Barcelona thrashes CSKA in Moscow
Week five of the Euroleague 2012-13 season has started out leaving one wondering what’s in store on Friday as five of six games went to the road teams, the battle in Group D between two of the four remaining undefeated teams in the league was over in the first quarter and the one home squad…
Read MoreEurocup 2012-13: Regular Season Week 1
The first week of the Eurocup 2012-13 regular season saw seven of the 16 contests going to road clubs, one going into overtime and seven of the games ending in margins of 13-points or more. Matthew Lojeski of Telenet Oostende earned the top spot on the Performance Index Rating coming in with a PIR of…
Read MoreEurocup and EuroChallenge Open Seasons
Both the Eurocup and EuroChallenge tipped off their 2012-13 campaigns on Tuesday with 32 teams from across Europe competing. EuroChallenge 2012-13 The EuroChallenge got off to a shotgun start yesterday as 14 of 16 first week games were played at venues scattered around Europe with the last two to be contested today. Eight groups of…
Read MoreNCAA Set to Tip Off Season with 135 Games
On Friday, Nov. 9th, the NCAA will throw open its doors to the 2012-13 US collegiate basketball season with most eyes set on finishing the season on April 8th at the Georgia Dome in Atlanta, Georgia, the date and site for the 2013 NCAA Final Four Championship. Depending on the source you count, the number…
Read MoreNBL Canada Tips Off Second Season
The National Basketball League of Canada (NBL Canada) got its second season underway this weekend with six contests, including a rematch of the inaugural Championship series between the London Lightning and the Halifax Rainmen. As was the case last March, the Lightning came out on top with a convincing victory 107:89. The 2012-13 campaign added…
Read MoreBrooklyn returns to pro sports with Nets
Brooklyn returned to major pro sports on Saturday, welcomed back by some beloved former stars and ready to embrace the Nets the way it once did the Dodgers. The Nets played their delayed first regular-season game at Barclays Center, two days after they were supposed to open against the New York Knicks. That was postponed…
Read MoreJaJuan Johnson No.1 in D-League Draft
2011 1st round NBA pick JaJuan Johnson was drafted no.1 in yesterday’s D-League draft by the Fort Wayne Mad Ants only hours after he had been cut by the Houston Rockets. Other remarkable choices were Mexican born Jorge Gutierrez, Fillipino Japeth Aguilar and German Tim Olbrecht. Then, there is also Haruna Mutombo (the nephew of…
Read MoreEuroleague round 4: CSKA gives Besiktas a whooping in Istanbul
Russian champion CSKA Moscow gave Turkish team Besiktas JK a real whooping in Istanbul tonight and cruise controlled to an impressive 85-58 votory. It was just another confirmation of what the insiders already knew, CSKA is a serious contender for the Euroleague title this year and is still unbeaten after 4 rounds. Reigning Euroleague champion…
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