VTB League Standings: Shake-up as Loko Now Leads

 Recent events have spawned an interesting situation in the VTB League standings. After Round 12 of the regular season drew to a close, we find a new team sitting atop of the standings. Lokomotiv Kuban has unseated CSKA Moscow and now hold the pole position. On January 14th Lokomotiv Kuban crushed Kalev/Cramo in a convincing…

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Spanish Liga Endesa: Real Madrid dominates

Real Madrid continued to dominate the Spanish Liga Endesa through Round 16 of the Regular Season this weekend. Los Blancos drained a century of points on the way to defeating Fuenlabrada 100-72 to remains way out in front at the top of the standings. Indeed, Real Madrid gained ground on second placed Barcelona after the…

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Turkish Airlines EuroLeague: Olympiacos loss puts CSKA top

CSKA Moscow holds sole possession of first in the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague after Olympiacos lost on Friday. The Greek team was unable to defeat Baskonia on the road, allowing CSKA first place after its win yesterday. Elsewhere in the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague, Round 17 wrapped with Real Madrid nailing Khimki on the road, Anadolu Efes…

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Turkish Airlines EuroLeague: Giants win

Round 17 of the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague season commenced on Thursday with four games. Five former champs were in action and four of them tasted success. The only exception was Barcelona, which lost on the road at Panathinaikos. CSKA Moscow dominated Milan on the road in Italy, while Fenerbahce overcame Valencia in style. Lastly, Maccabi…

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7DAYS EuroCup Top 16: Round 2

Round 2 of the 7DAYS EuroCup Top 16 wrapped on Tuesday and brought as a step closer to deciding the four groups. There are still four teams unbeaten in the Top 16, with Darussafaka Istanbul, Zenit St. Petersburg, Lokomotiv Kuban Krasnodar, and Unics Kazan all picking up wins to stay at 100% in the 7DAYS…

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7DAYS EuroCup: UNICS passes Limoges

A single game opened Round 2 of the 7DAYS EuroCup Top 16 on Tuesday, with the remaining seven contests scheduled for Wednesday. It was left to Limoges and Unics Kazan to get the week’s action underway, with Kazan making the journey to France. We are only two games into the 7DAYS EuroCup Top 16 and…

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ABA League: Buducnost Reclaims Solo Lead

 KK Buducnost Voli Podgorica claimed the solo lead in the ABA League after toppling Crvena Zvezda MTS Beograd 92-86 on Monday. The Adriatic saved this game to close out Round 15 and it did not disappoint. Coming in, both teams sported identical 12-2 records. Buducnost (13-2) now has a one-game lead over both Crvena Zvezda…

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ALBA Berlin Climbs to 2nd Place in German BBL

 ALBA Berlin has been making waves recently in Germany’s Easycredit BBL. On January 7th they came away with a crucial blowout win over MHP Riesen Ludwigsburg, 86-67. The home win allowed ALBA Berlin (13-4) to swap places with Ludwigsburg (13-4) in the standings. Both clubs still trail league-leaders, FC Bayern Muenchen three games. The Berliners…

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NCAA: Ohio State Upsets Top-ranked Michigan State 80-64

 The Michigan State University Spartans got a stinging reminder that no team in the NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament should be taken for granted or underestimated. The top-ranked school as of Week 9 had to swallow the bitter pill of defeat as Ohio State stomped them to the ground 80-64. Over the last couple of weeks,…

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Turkish Airlines EuroLeague; Round 16 completed

Round 16 of the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague season closed for business on Friday with five hot games completing the week’s action. At home, reigning champ Fenerbahce got its second half of the campaign off to a flyer with a win over Baskonia, while Crvena Zvezda overcame Zalgiris Kaunas in Belgrade. Elsewhere, Olympiacos moved up with…

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