Posts by Morgan
2018 Copa del Rey to happen, players will not strike
After plenty of confusion and political infighting, the 2018 edition of the Copa del Rey will be played this season. Spain’s cup competition was in danger of cancellation, but a meeting held by the Higher Sports Council resolved a dispute between the ACB (Spanish League) and ABP (Basketball players’ union). The disagreement stemmed from the…
Read MoreVTB League: CSKA and Zenit in action
CSKA Moscow used the VTB League to stretch out a midweek defeat in the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague. The 8-times (six consecutive) champs eased passed Tsmoki Minsk in Belarus and keep pace on the teams at the top of the standings. Elsewhere on Sunday in the VTB League, BC Astana stunned high-flying Zenit St. Petersburg in…
Read MoreTurkish Airlines EuroLeague: Fenerbahce and Olympiacos close gap
After Turkish Airlines EuroLeague leaders CSKA Moscow lost yesterday, it was an opportunity for the chasing pack to make up ground on the league leaders. Reigning champs Fenerbahce and former winner Olympiacos are the closest teams and won their games today to get closer to CSKA. Real Madrid lost more ground on its loss at…
Read MoreTurkish Airlines EuroLeague: Valencia hits CSKA
Round 22 of the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague is underway with four games on Thursday before the competition breaks for a week for the FIBA international qualification games. Heading to the week off, Valencia Basket will be on a high after defeating Turkish Airlines EuroLeague leaders CSKA Moscow. Panathinaikos managed to edge Baskonia at home, while…
Read MoreEuroCup Top 16: Zenit and UNICS progress
And that’s a wrap. The EuroCup Top 16 closed for business on Wednesday and we now look forward to the quarter-final and the first knockout hoops of the competition. There were six games on the evening to close the EuroCup Top 16, with all eyes on Group F and Group H, which still had qualification…
Read MoreEuroCup Top 16: final round tips off
We are at the final round of the EuroCup Top 16, the second group stage of the competition. Many clubs have already booked passage to the quarter-finals, but there is still something to play for in Group F and Group H this week. To start off the final EuroCup Top 16 round, there was a…
Read MoreLokomotiv Kuban Krasnodar loses first since October
The 2017/2018 season is proving to be a good one for Lokomotiv Kuban Krasnodar in both the VTB League and EuroCup. We’ll have to wait until both competitions wrap to see if the club can win them, but the Russian outfit did let slip an interesting record today. By losing at home to Avtodor Saratov,…
Read MoreTurkish Airlines EuroLeague: Round 21 wraps on Friday
In the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague on Friday, there were three games to close the week’s action. Unicaja Malaga traveled to Khimki Moscow Region and nicked an important win, while Brose Bamberg swamped Panathinaikos in Germany. Elsewhere, Baskonia Vitoria had far too much quality for Crvena Zvezda. Khimki Moscow Region vs. Unicaja Malaga, 66-68 Unicaja Malaga…
Read MoreTurkish Airlines EuroLeague: five games on Thursday
Round 21 of the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague regular season got underway on Thursday with five contests around the continent. There were massive clashes between former and current champs on the night. Indeed, seven EuroLeague title holders played during the evening. CSKA Moscow saw off Real Madrid and Anadolu Efes crushed Valencia. Barcelona’s woes continued as…
Read More7DAYS EuroCup: Bayern makes last eight
One more club joined the 7DAYS EuroCup quarterfinals on Wednesday evening as Bayern Munich defeated Turin to progress. Group E and Group G are already tied up. However, one club can join Bayern Munich from Group F and Group H remains open. With one week of the Top 16 to play, there are still three…
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