South America
Manu Ginobili adds to Argentina woes
Manu Ginobili has not been given permission to join the Argentine contingent at this year’s World Cup after the San Antonio Spurs said he could not play the tournament. The guard injured his leg with a stress fracture during San Antonio’s Finals series against the Miami Heat as the Spurs marched to the NBA title…
Read MoreVenezuela takes SAB Championship Gold
Host nation Venezuela won the South American Championships with a 74-65 win over defending champs Argentina in a game between the tournaments two undefeated teams. The Venezuelans had home court advantage and used it to drive to success over an Argentina team stripped of some of its star names. Argentina was going for its 14th…
Read MoreArgentina to meet Venezuela in Finals
The stage is set. Argentina will face host nation Venezuela in the South American Basketball Championships after both teams cleared their semifinal match-ups. Argentina managed to hold down Uruguay in their 79-68 victory. Venezuela used a second-half rally to edge out Brazil 66-65. Both Argentina and Venezuela are undefeated in this competition and the rematch…
Read MoreUruguay smashes through Chile, 92-52
Venezuela – The Uruguay team opened the South American Championships in style with a start-to-finish domination of Chile, 92-52. The first quarter was foreshadowed how the rest of the game would play out. Uruguay got off to a good start with 16-8 advantage. Their solid defense and which they parlayed into transition offense, something the…
Read MoreFacundo Campazzo joins Real Madrid
Popular Spanish club Real Madrid (Spain-Liga Endesa) has signed Argentinian player Facundo Campazzo (179 cm) for the 2014-15 season. This will be the 23-year-old guard’s first foray outside of Argentina. He has spent his entire pro career playing for Penarol Mar del Plata (Argentina-LigaA). In 2013-14 he displayed very good potential as he represented his…
Read MoreDrake Reed links with Formosa
Drake Reed (196 cm, Austin Peay State’09) has linked up with La Union Formosa in the Argentine Liga A and will play in South America for the first time. The American has recently finished the 2013/2014 season with BC Souffelweyersheim in the French ProB where he played twenty games. He joined the outfit in January…
Read MoreReal Club de Lima wins Peru Liga
Real Club de Lima clinched the Peruvian Liga de Lima title with a 76-70 home win over Regatas de Lima in the deciding game of the championship series. The champs came back from 2-1 down in the series to claim two consecutive victories and wrap up the title in Game 5. It was a close…
Read MoreReal Club tie Peruvian title series 2-2
Real Club de Lima defeated Regatas de Lima 78-64 in Game 4 of the Peruvian League final series. The victory meant that the club tied the series 2-2 and took the title run to a deciding fifth game, which Real Club will host. It was a vital road win for Real Club as the team…
Read MoreRegatas de Lima extends to 2-1 lead
Regatas de Lima took command of the Peruvian Liga Nacional title series by downing Real Club de Lima 77-85 in Game 3. After recording a home win in Game 2, Regata travelled to Real Club’s backyard and came away with a road win that was enough to take a 2-1 lead in the title series.…
Read MoreRegatas Lima ties finals 1-1
After losing Game 1 of the Peruvian Liga Nacional finals series Regatas Lima hit back by downing Real Club de Lima 87-73 in Game 2. The victory took the series to 1-1 and showed an improved Regatas outfit from Game 1. The hosts swept to victory and killed the 16 game winning streak that Real…
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