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Lokomotiv rolls over UNICS to force Game 3 in Eurocup quarterfinals
Lokomotiv Kuban Krasnodar enjoyed an outstanding night from its guards in defeating UNICS Kazan 86-74 on Thursday night at Basket Hall Krasnodar. The victory tied their best-of-three 7DAYS EuroCup Quarterfinals series at 1-1 and forced a decisive Game 3 in Kazan next week. Nigel Williams-Goss was perfect on 4 shots from downtown in amassing 25…
Read MoreDanny Green donates one million to endow UNC men’s basketball scholarship
Three-time NBA champion and 2009 NCAA champion Danny Green, who played in more wins than any Tar Heel, is making a $1 million gift to the University of North Carolina to endow a scholarship in his alma mater’s men’s basketball program. Green, a 12-year veteran of the NBA and currently starting small forward for the Philadelphia…
Read MoreBurgos, Brindisi bolster FIBA Championsleague Final 8 bid with road wins
Hereda San Pablo Burgos and Happy Casa Brindisi have advanced significantly in the race to reach the FIBA Championsleague Final 8 after picking up comfy wins on the road over VEF Riga and Tofas Bursa, respectively, on Wednesday night. By contrast, the Latvian and the Turkish team are now both knocked out of contention for…
Read MoreIraklis, Ness Ziona complete FIBA Europe cup Quarter-Finals lineup
Iraklis BC and Ironi Ness Ziona punched the final two spots to the Quarter-Finals as they set up an intriguing showdown that will take place on Friday. The two teams join Arged BMSLAM Stal, BC Balkan, BC Parma, Belfius Mons-Hainaut, CSM CSU Oradea, and UNAHOTELS Reggio Emilia as the last eight teams standing. Olivier Hanlan…
Read MoreNBA Seeking $75 Billion With Next TV Deal
The NBA could get $70.2 billion over nine years in its next television contract, according to one person familiar with sports media deals. According to the early thinking within league circles, the NBA will seek $75 billion, which would be more than an increase of 213 percent from its current deal of $24 billion. The…
Read MoreNizhny, Holon, and Tenerife make big strides in FIBA Championsleague playoffs
NIzhny Novgorod, Hapoel Unet-Credit Holon and Lenovo Tenerife became on Tuesday the first teams to reach three wins in their respective Play-Offs groups, making significant progress towards booking a trip to the Final 8. Nizhny Novgorod 96-82 Turk Telekom — Group K Nizhny Novgorod put one foot in the Final 8 on Tuesday as Kasey Shepherd…
Read MoreBuducnost takes the lead in the Eurocup quarter-finals
On a Buducnost VOLI Podgorica team that relied on a balanced attack all season long, two men stood out from the rest to lead the way to a historic 76-77 road win at AS Monaco on Thursday in the opener of their best-of-three 7DAYS EuroCup Semifinals series. Justin Cobbs and Willie Reed combined for 22…
Read MoreUnics Kazan wins 1st game in Eurocup quarterfinals
In a big battle between old rivals and former 7DAYS EuroCup champions, UNICS Kazan struck first in the best-of-three quarterfinals series by downing Lokomotiv Kuban Krasnodar 94-88 at home in Game 1 on Monday. UNICS leads the series 1-0 and needs one more victory to reach the semifinals. UNICS hit 19 three-pointers, a new record…
Read MoreOral Roberts reaches Sweet 16
Oral Roberts, a private evangelical university in Oklahoma, became the second 15th-seeded men’s Division I team in NCAA Tournament history to reach the Sweet 16. The Golden Eagles achieved the feat with an 81-78 upset victory over the seventh-seed University of Florida Gators on Sunday in Indianapolis. Florida Gulf Coast, in 2013, was the first…
Read MoreLoyola Chicago shocks No. 1 seed Illinois
Loyola Chicago led from start to finish and shocked the No. 1 seed University of Illinois, winning 71-58 in an NCAA Tournament second-round game on Sunday in Indianapolis. Cameron Krutwig sparked the eighth-seeded Ramblers (26-4) with 19 points and 12 rebounds. It was a classic case of a team’s plan working at or near perfection.…
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