Turkish Airlines EuroLeague: Real Madrid and Olympiacos cruise

After CSKA Moscow and Fenerbahce Istanbul laid down a marker in the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague Play-Offs yesterday, it was the chance of the other title hopefuls. Former champions Real Madrid and Olympiacos Piraeus claimed home victories to take an early advantage in their best of five series on Wednesday. Real Madrid vs. Darussafaka Dogus Istanbul,…

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Greek A1: Top teams grab blowout wins

The co-leaders of the Greek A1 league took to the hardwood floor on March 5 and both Olympiacos S.F. P. Pireus and Panathinaikos Athens claimed blowout wins at home. Both clubs are at an impressive 19-1. AEK Athens is in third place in the standings but at a distant 16-4. Right now, things are shaping…

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Greek A1: Top teams keep on dominating

This week we see that the top teams in the Greek A1 league managed to cruise to some easy victories. Panathinaikos Athens and Olympiacos S.F.P. Pireus share the lead in the league standings with 15-1 records. Both clubs came away convincing wins over their competition in Round 16 action. Koroivos vs. Panathinaikos, 55-76 This game…

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Panathinaikos hands Olympiacos first loss

The Greek A1 league had one of its most interesting and important games of the 2016-17 regular season. League leader, Olympiacos S.F.P. Pireus suffered its first loss of the season at the hands of no less than league rivals Panathinaikos Athens. Both are now 14-1 making it a tight race for the league leadership. Trailing…

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Euroleague Round 17: Important Games Define Thursday

At this point of the Euroleague season, it feels like every game has a lot at stake and Thursday summed that up perfectly with some excellent contests. Crvena Zvezda Belgrade stunned Fenerbahce to continue its hot form. Brose Bamberg finally had an off day and lost at Unics Kazan. Elsewhere, Darussafaka went big to down…

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Dominic Waters heads to Olympiacos

Olympiacos S.F.P. Pireus (Greece-A1) has signed Dominic Waters (185 cm, Portland State ’10) for the upcoming season. Waters is moving from Pallacanestro Cantù (Italy-LBA), where he scored 14.6 points ppg and 7.6 apg which are both career highs. This will be the third team in the Greek A1 league that Waters played within four years. In…

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Greek A1 top teams stay dominant after Round 12

Round 12 of the Greek A1 regular season is now in the books and two teams have set themselves apart from the rest of the league. The two Titans that are currently dominating the league standings are Olympiacos S.F.P. Pireus, which still has to taste defeat in domestic action at 12-0; and Panathinaikos Athens, which…

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Euroleague: Olympiacos downs Red Star 73-65

The first four games of Round 13 in Euroleague action were played out and there were more than a few interesting games that took place. For the most part, top teams managed to secure victories and maintain their stranglehold over the league leadership. In a twist of fates, bottom team, Unics Kazan was able claim…

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Greek A1: Olympiacos still dominant at 9-0

The Greek A1 league is currently being dominated by Olympiacos S.F.P Pireus. The club is on a monstrous run to start the season. They remain undefeated in domestic league action at 9-0. They recently downed Aries Trikalla BC, 60-81. Two other clubs have also set themselves apart from the rest of the league. AEK Athens…

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Euroleague: CSKA Moscow makes is five unbeaten

The fifth round of the Euroleague Regular Season continued on Thursday with a big showing from CSKA Moscow. The Russian club traveled to Olympiacos and came away from Greece with a win. Also with the winning feeling was Brose Baskets, which played out a classic encounter with Milan. Real Madrid’s steady progress continued with a…

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