Breaking News
Cinderella story of Starwings ends, and Fribourg wins the Swiss title
Fribourg Olympic beat Starwings Basket Regio Basel 85-76 in the 3rd game of the best of five series. As a result, this is their third Swiss title in a row. Sounds like a dull championship? Boring playoff series that ended in 3-0? Not really. On the contrary. The end of the Swiss series was sensational.…
Read MoreFrench league forced to change the playoff format
The French league (LNB or sponsor name is Jeep ELITE) has decided to change the playoffs format. France has been hit especially hard by the COVID-19 pandemic, and it has caused havoc on the schedule of the French league. As a result of the scheduling issues, France still has five more rounds to play in…
Read MoreEfes tops FC Barcelona in EuroLeague final
Anadolu Efes Istanbul captured the EuroLeague title for the first time on Sunday, defeating FC Barcelona 86-81 at Lanxess Arena in Cologne, Germany. Vasilije Micic, the Final Four MVP, paced Efes with 25 points, and teammate Shane Larkin scored 21. In the end, the dynamic duo’s productivity played a pivotal role in the outcome of…
Read MoreNorrköping Dolphins sweeps Swedish series, 4-0
Norrköping Dolphins is the new Swedish champion. In-game four of the best of seven final series, they beat Södertälje at home with 91-86. In the first three games of the final series, Norrköping Dolphins had won easily and by solid margins. Yesterday’s game, however, was no picnic at the beach. On the contrary, it was…
Read MoreLevski Lukoil claims Bulgarian title
Levski Lukoil won on the road yesterday, beating Rilski Sport 84-69. Consequently, they won the best of seven final series 4-1 and claimed the Bulgarian title. The last time Levski Lukoil was the champion of Bulgaria was in 2018, and before that, they had won it 18 times. However, most of those titles are from…
Read MoreMark Eaton, Former Jazz Center, Dies at 64
Longtime Utah Jazz center Mark Eaton died this weekend at the age of 64. The Jazz confirmed Eaton’s death. According to sources close to Eaton said he went for a bike ride Friday night and never returned. While the cause of death isn’t yet known, no foul play is suspected. The sheriff’s office wrote that…
Read MoreCrvena Zvezda wins Adriatic League in front of a capacity crowd
In Game 5 of the Adriatic League Finals, Crvena Zvezda prevailed over Budućnost VOLI, won the series, and grabbed their fifth regional league trophy in the club’s history. And the red and whites of Belgrade did it in a great atmosphere in a packed Aleksandar Nikolić Hall. The home team was in front for most…
Read MoreBarcelona and Efes in Euroleague final
After one of the most exciting nights of semifinals in Final Four history, the 2021 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague Championship Game will pit FC Barcelona against Anadolu Efes Istanbul. Friday’s first semifinal was a thriller that went down to the last seconds. Efes outlasted CSKA Moscow 86-89 at Lanxess Arena in Cologne, Germany, in a rematch…
Read MoreRustavi wins the Georgian championship
Basketball club Rustavi is the champion of Georgia again after 11 years. Lead by head coach Anatoli Boisa, assisted by Mikheil Beruashvili and Zura Matchavariani, Rustavi also won the third match of the final series against Tskhum-Apkhazeti (94-88) and became the Super League champion for the first time since 2010. It is true that Tskhum-Apkhazeti,…
Read MoreAnother title for Bakken Bears
Yesterday Bakken Bears beat Horsens on the road with 96-87 and won the final series of the Danish league with 4-2. It is the fifth time in a row and the 19th in total that Bakken Bears is crowned Danish Champion. With Thursday’s championship victory, there is also an end to an era. The Bakken…
Read More