Maccabi Tel Aviv retains Israel Cup

Despite a terrible Euroleague campaign, Maccabi Tel Aviv is reasserting its dominance over Israeli Basketball and won the State Cup on Thursday. The most decorated club in Israel has not won the league for two seasons, but during that time the State Cup has kept Maccabi Tel Aviv amongst the trophies. This is the eighth…

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Sonny Weems dismissed by Maccabi Tel Aviv

Sonny Weems (198 cm, Arkansas’08) has been dismissed by Maccabi Tel-Aviv (Israel-Winner League). This comes in the wake of allegations that Weems refused to take a FIBA-sanctioned antidoping test and failed to show up at practice. A ban from FIBA could be forthcoming, pending further investigation. Weems joined the team in April 2016. Weems had…

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Brose Bamberg secures long-awaited Euroleague win

After weeks of being the nearly-team of the 2016/2017 Euroleague season, Brose Bamberg managed to get a much needed victory. The German champs travelled to one of the most difficult venues in the competition and grabbed a win. Bamberg headed to Tel Aviv and defeated multiple former Euroleague champions Maccabi Tel Aviv. Indeed, the Germans…

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2016/2017 Euroleague: Unics Kazan produces to beat Fenerbahce

After a busy week of action, the 2016/2017 Euroleague returns to normal this week as Round 5 gets underway. There were two contests on Tuesday to usher in the new week of elite action in Europe’s top club competition. Fenerbahce welcomes Unics Kazan in great form, but managed to slip up in its own backyard…

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Euroleague: Fenerbahce continues charge at top

We have been following the Euroleague all week as the best clubs in Europe gathered for four days of consecutive Basketball action. Friday saw the end of Round 4 and completed a week that played host to two rounds of the Euroleague Regular Season. Of course, this is a historic season in the continent’s premier…

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Euroleague: Barca flops as Fenerbahce soars

The two round Euroleague week continued on Wednesday as the clubs wrapped Round 3 with four contests on the evening. Fenerbahce Istanbul continued to thrive with a third consecutive win, while Crvena Zvezda Belgrade looked good in shocking Barcelona. Panathinaikos outlasted Bamberg on the road, while Maccabi Tel Aviv finally got off the mark against…

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Euroleague: Real Madrid and Milan stay unbeaten

Four contests opened Round 2 of the 2016/2017 Euroleague Regular Season, with the remaining four games to be contested on Friday. Real Madrid and EA7 Armani Milan maintained 100% records to move to 2-0 in the standings. Olympiacos and Brose Baskets Bamberg got off the mark, while Unics Kazan and Maccabi Tel Aviv are still…

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Euroleague: CSKA, Milan, and Darussafaka taste victory

After Real Madrid opened the 2016/2017 Euroleague season with a win over Olympiacos yesterday, more of the continent’s giants entered the fray on Thursday. There were three more contest from round one of the Regular Season on the night, with the rest of the round to play out on Friday. This is, of course, an…

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Hapoel Jerusalem claims Winner Cup

Hapoel Jerusalem clinched the Israel Winner Cup thanks to a comfortable 77-62 win over Maccabi Tel Aviv. The victory was further evidence that the balance of power in Israeli Basketball has shifted away from Maccabi Tel Aviv, at least for now. Tel Aviv has dominated the Winner Cup six titles since the competition opened in…

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Euroleague preseason: giants clash on Friday

Friday’s Euroleague preseason games took a new twist. This was a busy day that actually felt like a Euroleague Regular Season week. In fact, considering the match ups through the evening, it could even have been a Top 16 round. Some of the biggest clubs on the continent clashed with each other in Greece, where…

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