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EUROLEAGUE – Tunceri saves the day as Efes edge Panathinaikos to clinch place in Last 16
Thu, 16/12/2010 - 10:58ISTANBUL (Euroleague) - Heads are still spinning after a crazy Wednesday night in the Turkish Airlines Euroleague that saw Kerem Tunceri rescue Efes Pilsen at the death against Panathinaikos and qualify the Istanbul team for the Top 16 and Caja Laboral edge hosts Zalgiris Kaunas in overtime. Efes led the Group D game by 18 points at half-time but Pana ...
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PUR - Barea ready to welcome Pitino to Puerto Rico set-up
Thu, 16/12/2010 - 10:55DALLAS (FIBA Americas Championship) - Puerto Rico and Dallas Mavericks guard JJ Barea has given a thumbs-up to Rick Pitino coaching the national team at next year's FIBA Americas Championship in Mar del Plata. The 58-year-old Louisville coach has been in talks with the Puerto Rican Basketball Federation, who showed Manolo Cintron the door after the ...
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NBA – Ginobili beats buzzer as Spurs hold on to best record
Thu, 16/12/2010 - 10:53SAN ANTONIO (NBA) – Manu Ginobili buried a step-back jumper at the buzzer to help the San Antonio Spurs edge out the Milwaukee Bucks 92-90. In the process the Spurs won their sixth game in a row and improved to an NBA-best 21-3. Ginobili finished with 26 points and accounted for the hosts’ last six points. “I had the opportunity, ...
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USA – Durant named USA Basketball Male Athlete of the year
Thu, 16/12/2010 - 09:48COLORADO SPRINGS (2010 FIBA World Championship) – Kevin Durant on Wednesday was named USA Basketball Male Athlete of the Year after leading the USA to the gold medal at the 2010 FIBA World Championship in Turkey. Durant averaged a team-best 22.8 points per game in helping Mike Krzyzewski’s team to a perfect 9-0 record as the Americans ending ...
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USA – Academy salutes FIBA ban on vuvuzelas
Wed, 15/12/2010 - 15:35RESTON (FIBA World Championship) - This summer, FIBA banned the infamous, noise-making vuvuzelas horns that came under criticism at the World Cup in South Africa. Not only was the sound never-ending, but extremely loud. According to the Centers for Disease Control, the vuvuzelas were measured at a decibel level of 131. That means the horns can cause ...
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EUROLEAGUE – Petrovic axed by Zalgiris despite strong start
Wed, 15/12/2010 - 14:06KAUNAS (Euroleague) - Aco Petrovic must have known his days were numbered when he agreed to coach Zalgiris Kaunas this season in the Euroleague. Zalgiris didn't hesitate to make changes at the top last season, even during the LKL Finals showdown with Lietuvos Rytas when they sacked Darius Maskoliunas and let the players coach themselves. The ...
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NBA – Scola hots up to lead Rockets past Kings; Calderon put on notice
Wed, 15/12/2010 - 11:59HOUSTON (NBA) - Luis Scola found his shooting rhythm in the second half and finished with 23 points and 10 rebounds to lead the Houston Rockets past the Sacramento Kings on Tuesday night. The Argentina international, a member of the all-tournament team at the FIBA World Championship in Turkey, made six of his seven shots in the third quarter as the ...
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FIBA AMERICAS LEAGUE – Uniceub, Xalapa clinch day one wins in Group B
Wed, 15/12/2010 - 11:46XALAPA (FIBA Americas League) - Liga Sudamericana winners Uniceub/BRB and hosts Halcones UV Xalapa won the opening night of Group B action in the FIBA Americas League. A couple of players that shone for Brazil at the FIBA World Championship, Guilherme Giovannoni and Nezinho, had 25 and 16 points, respectively, as Uniceub edged Defensor Sporting ...
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EUROCUP - Iverson-less Besiktas slump to third defeat; four new teams seal Last 16 spots
Wed, 15/12/2010 - 11:38VRSAC (Eurocup) - Besiktas had to play without Allen Iverson on Tuesday night at Hemofarm Vrsac in the Eurocup because of an apparent injury and lost 101-100. UNICS Kazan, Aris, Galatasaray and Pepsi Caserta all won their games on Tuesday night and have clinched places in the next phase of the competition. Benetton Treviso and Alba Berlin, having ...
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PUR – Cintron out as Puerto Rico head coach, Pitino almost in
Tue, 14/12/2010 - 14:49SAN JUAN (2011 FIBA Americas Championship) – Puerto have parted with coach Manolo Cintron and are expected to unveil Rick Pitino as the new boss of the national team. Puerto Rico Basketball Federation President Carlos Beltran has revealed that Cintron has been let go following a disappointing summer that saw the national side crash out of the ...
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NBA – Bogut, Brandon and Bucks upset Mavs; Heat win ninth straight
Tue, 14/12/2010 - 10:55DALLAS (NBA) - Andrew Bogut and the Milwaukee Bucks surprised the Dallas Mavericks in Texas and the Miami Heat reeled off a ninth consecutive win in the NBA on Monday night. Bogut ruled the low post for the Bucks with 21 points, 14 rebounds and two blocks in their 103-99 triumph over the Mavs, who had their 12-game winning streak snapped. Dallas ...
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BEN - Kano Pillars keep clean slate to book quarter-final ticket
Tue, 14/12/2010 - 10:06COTONOU (2010 FIBA Africa Champions Cup for Men) - Nigeria and FIBA Africa Zone-3 champions Kano Pillars won their first three Group A games at the 25th edition of the final round of the Africa Champions Cup for Men and become the first of the 12 clubs to punch their quarter-final ticket. Coach Sani Ahmed's side opened their campaign with an 86-60 win ...
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AUS – No-slowing down for Week 10 MVP Harrower
Tue, 14/12/2010 - 09:54MELBOURNE (WNBL) – Bendigo Spirit's evergreen Australia international Kristi Harrower has been named Player of the Week in the Women’s National Basketball League Down Under. Harrower, who is also the general manager of Bendigo (8-3), led the side to a 76-69 victory over Adelaide on Sunday with 17 points, 10 assists and five rebounds as they ...
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EUROLEAGUE – Olympiacos win at Charleroi to seal Top 16 spot
Tue, 14/12/2010 - 09:27CHARLEROI (Euroleague) - Olympiacos did themselves and fellow Group B sides Real Madrid, Unicaja Malaga and Lottomatica a huge favor on Monday night by clinching a place in the Euroleague Top 16 for all four sides with an 80-67 win at Spirou Charleroi. Greece internationals Ioannis Bourousis (19 points) and Vassilis Spanoulis (18pts) and Serbia playmaker ...
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GRE – Aris try to put thrashing by Pana behind them
Mon, 13/12/2010 - 16:44THESSALONIKI (Ethniki A1) - Aris Thessaloniki dreamed of springing an upset against Panathinaikos over the weekend in Athens but didn't come close, falling 93-62. Pana stormed into a 30-16 lead by the end of the first quarter and blew away the visitors while improving to 8-0. “It was a difficult afternoon for us," Aris coach Sharon Drucker ...
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FIBA – House of Basketball worth the wait
Mon, 13/12/2010 - 16:35MIES (FIBA) – Members of FIBA’s extensive family travelled from all corners of the world and were joined by local authorities on Monday for the historic groundbreaking of the House of Basketball close to the shores of Lake Geneva, Switzerland. An estimated 200 people gathered in the commune of Mies, in the canton of Vaud, for a ceremony that ...
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TUR – Another defeat for Efes
Mon, 13/12/2010 - 16:17ISTANBUL (Beko Basketball Ligi) - Efes Pilsen have had better months. The Turkish club is battling for a spot in the Euroleague Top 16 but has lost in consecutive weeks to Power Electronics Valencia and Armani Jeans Milano - direct contenders for third and fourth place in Group D. They close the Regular Season with tough games against Panathinaikos ...
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NBA – Red-hot Stoudemire, Knicks down Denver
Mon, 13/12/2010 - 14:08NEW YORK (NBA) - It's cold in New York these days but that's having no effect on the play of the Knicks. Mike D'Antoni's men remained red hot, winning an eighth straight game on Sunday as the Knicks beat the Denver Nuggets 129-125. Amare Stoudemire had 30 points, including 24 in the second half, along with eight rebounds, four assists and three blocks ...
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FIBA Americas League – Regatas, defending champions Peñarol progress from Group A
Sun, 12/12/2010 - 14:03MAR DEL PLATA (FIBA Americas League) - Regatas Corrientes and Peñarol of Mar del Plata are still alive in the FIBA Americas League after this weekend's Group A action. Regatas hammered Espartanos de Margarita 91-82 on Friday for their second win in as many games and then punched their ticket to the next stage of the competition when Peñarol ...
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USA - Small ball makes seven minute appearance in NCAA game
Fri, 10/12/2010 - 14:55OAKLAND (NCAA) - Basketball players can be very fussy when it comes to the slightest change in equipment. New shoes take some time to get comfortable with, a change of flooring is treated with suspicion. And when a league decides to use a new ball, a lengthy and passionate debate usually follows. Which makes it all the more surprising that the first ...
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