EuroBasket champs greeted in Moscow
Russia’s Ilona Korstin and Maria Stepanova with the European champions’ trophy (RIA Novosti / Anton Denisov) Russian women’s basketball team have returned home after being crowned European champions. They touched down in Moscow bearing flowers and the trophy after beating Turkey... [Read More]
Team Russia starts preparations for Eurobasket 2011
Russia’s basketball team (RIA Novosti / STF) The Men’s European Basketball Championships gets going next month with Team Russia in the hunt for a second crown in four years. The squad is now all together in Moscow to begin a training camp. Russia’s most recent Eurobasket triumph was... [Read More]
Pro Basketball, Good Enough to Please Dolan, if Not to Win.
basket-ball In closing down Madison Square Garden one day after the Rangers succumbed in Washington, the Knicks allowed those fans who will be able to stomach the skyrocketing cost of a ticket next fall to at least return hopeful that it was injuries as much as unfamiliarity and inferiority that pushed... [Read More]
College basketball: J.P. Tokoto to attend North Carolina
WAUWATOSA – In the end, J.P. Tokoto couldn’t pass up the opportunity to play for one of the marquee programs in men’s college basketball. Tokoto, a highly recruited junior forward from Menomonee Falls, announced Thursday night during a press conference at Dave and Buster’s that... [Read More]
Miami Heat loses debut to Boston Celtics, despite LeBron James’ 31 points
BOSTON — The environment rivaled the atmosphere of the NBA Finals. As for the actual game, well, the Heat appears to be a long way from a polished title contender. The Boston Celtics defeated the Miami Heat 88-80 on Tuesday at TD Garden in the season opener for both teams. Not much can be learned... [Read More]
Sharapova gets engaged to Lakers’ guard Vujacic
Fresh off of their engagement announcement, Maria Sharapova and Sasha Vujacic were looking lovey-dovey in Los Angeles, CA on Saturday (October 23). Proudly flaunting her sizable diamond ring, the tennis playing beauty and her basketball playing fiance walked hand in hand while out for a relaxing midday... [Read More]
Basketball Player Lorenzen Wright Found Dead
lorenzen-wright Former Cleveland Cavaliers player Lorenzen Wright, who had been missing for 10 days, was found dead in Southeast Memphis. His body was discovered near a wooded area just outside of the city. Wright had been missing since July 19th when he was expected to fly back to Atlanta after visiting... [Read More]