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Georgia Stuns Host BIH in EB Qualifier 96-95
In front of a crowd estimated at over 6,000 in Sarajevo, Georgia fought off a strong comeback by the squad from Bosnia and Herzegovina to earn a victory 96-95 and improve their EuroBasket Qualification Round record in Group D to 2-0. BIH drops to 2-1 with the loss. Georgia caught the hosts off-guard early, running…
Read MoreU18 Men Asian Championships Move to Second Round
The Preliminary Round of 24 games in the U18 Men’s Asian Championships, being held in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, has concluded and the Second Round of two groups with six teams has begun. Coming into the Second Round, four teams are undefeated: China, Korea, Chinese Taipei, and Iran. GAMES – 20 Aug. 2012 Group E Lebanon –…
Read MoreSaric leads Croatia to U18 European Championship
Dario Saric scored 39 points and gathered 11 rebounds in todays U18 European Championship as Croatia beat Lithuania, 88-76. Lithuania tried to stop Saric in various ways, but even double teams under the basket couldn’t keep the talented Croatian from scoring at will. Croatia jumped to a 10-point margin early in the first quarter, only…
Read MoreBuzzer-Beater lifts Montenegro over Serbia
Nikola Ivanovic hit a half-court buzzer-beater to give Montenegro a 73-71 win over Serbia in their Group A EuroBasket qualifier. With his team trailing by one in the final seconds, Ivanovic launched what every young basketball player practices a million times on the playground, a shot with the clock ticking down to the final horn.…
Read MoreU18 European Championship Semis are Set
The semifinals of the U18 European Championships are set for today. Lithuania will play Serbia in the first contest, and Russia will square off with Croatia in the nightcap. Russia – Spain 58-56 Defending Champion Spain has been given an early exit from the EC U18 Tournament at hands of the squad from Russia, 58-56.…
Read MoreWith Olympics over, there’s room at the top for Team USA
Their Gold medals haven’t had time to cool off from the heat generated in the gym during the Olympic Gold medal game and the there have already been more questions asked than answered. At the top of the list: Who will take over the US program now that Mike Krzyzewski has said he’ll retire from…
Read MoreNo (real) surprises at Euro Qualifiers
On the 1st day of the Qualification round for the European Championship there were no major surprises, although Belgium’s victory on the road against Poland (64-57) and Austria beating home team favorite Cyprus (89-86) was maybe not entirely expected. The 2nd round will be played on Saturday the 18th.
Read MoreFab 4 remain unbeaten at U18 EC
Spain, Croatia, France and home team favorite Lithuania remain unbeaten at the U18 European Championship after day 5. Croatia had no problems with Latvia (82-62) and was again was led by super star Dario Saric. This 208 cm swingman reminds many of the late Drazen Petrovic, with his flashy moves, passing skills, shooting range and…
Read MoreOlympic Double for Team USA
It was the most predictable gold medal at the Olympics and yet, Team USA did not exactly have a pick nick at the beach against Spain in the men’s final of the Olympic games. In a rematch of the 2008 Olympic Finals, the London 2012 game showed much of the same. Spain trying to control…
Read MoreHoward, seven others in four-team trade
The Los Angeles Lakers have a deal in place to acquire Dwight Howard from Orlando in a four-team, eight-player trade also involving Denver and Philadelphia, and the NBA has scheduled a conference call Friday with the four general managers to finish the deal, according to multiple reports. Citing unidentified sources, ESPN first reported the deal…
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