On Friday, Kathleen Scheer and the Hobart Chargers were shorthanded again as they hosted the Albury-Wodonga Bandits, but Kathleen forced overtime and they finished off an 81-74 win. She had 17 points and 12 rebounds in 42 minutes. Izzy Chilcott had 35 points, 6 rebounds, and 7 assists and Klara Wisc...

On Wednesday, DeMarcus Nelson and Panathinaikos hosted Game 2 of the finals in Greece against their rivals Olympiakos, losing 76-69. DeMarcus had 10 points in 24 minutes. Loukas Mavrokefalidis had 28 points and 6 rebounds and A.J. Slaughter had 11 points. In the win, Georgios Printezis, the 58th pic...

On Monday, Daniel Ewing and LeMans Sarthe had Game 2 of the semifinals on the road at Strasbourg and took an early lead before falling 86-79. Daniel had 9 points and 7 assists in 35 minutes. C.J. Wallace had 18 points and 12 rebounds and Mouphtaou Yarou had 14 points. In the win, Tadija Dragicevic, ...

On Monday, Daniel Ewing and LeMans Sarthe tried to move on to the semifinals but gave up a halftime lead on the road at ASVEL Lyon-Villeurbanne and lost Game 2 74-68. Daniel had 11 points in 22 minutes. Rodrigue Beaubois led the team with 14 points. In the win, ex-Pepperdine player Alex Acker had 16...

On Tuesday, DeMarcus Nelson and Panathinaikos advanced to the semifinals without much fuss as they beat Kolossos Rhodes 100-70 in Game 3 of the quarterfinals. DeMarcus had 4 points in 13 minutes. Loukas Mavrokefalidis had 16 points and 9 rebounds, Georgios Papagiannis, whose college destination is s...

On Tuesday, Daniel Ewing returned to the court to provide a spark to LeMans Sarthe as they continued to push for the playoffs with a 92-76 win over ASVEL Lyon-Villeurbanne. Daniel had 14 points in 19 minutes before fouling out. Rodrigue Beaubois had 18 points and 7 assists, Mouphtaou Yarou had 15 po...

On Tuesday, Daniel Ewing was sorely missed as LeMans Sarthe starts the stretch run of the season not expecting him back before the playoffs that they are still fighting hard for. They lost 89-83 to a strong Limoges team despite a solid effort. Rodrigue Beaubois had 27 points and Michal Ignerski had ...

Sheesh! I took a couple of days off to go lie on a beach and upon re-entry I'm TOE-Tally lost here. Somebody will have to take me aside and 'splain this thread someday! Love, Simple-minded Ima There was a thread there with a few posts about international basketball. DD replied to one with words in ...

On Tuesday, DeMarcus Nelson and Panathinaikos finally returned to domestic league play against Aris, winning 72-56. DeMarcus had 6 points in 17 minutes. Esteban Batista had 10 points. Here is the boxscore: http://esake.gr/el/action/EsakegameView?idgame=c049887e&mode=2 On Wednesday, Jess Foley coache...

On Monday, DeMarcus Nelson and Panathinaikos managed to extend their time in EuroLeague by just holding off CSKA Moscow in Game 3 of the quarterfinals as action shifted from Russia to Greece. DeMarcus had 4 points in 10 minutes. Antonis Fotsis had 12 points and James Gist had 11 points. In the loss,...

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On Tuesday, DeMarcus Nelson and Panathinaikos started the EuroLeague Quarterfinals with Game 1 of the best of five series in Russia against powerhouse CSKA Moscow, losing 93-66. DeMarcus had 2 points in 9 minutes. James Gist had 14 points and Loukas Mavrokefalidis had 10 points. In the win, ex-Syrac...

On Wednesday, Tricia Liston and Cagliari tried to keep their season alive, but fell 74-62 at home in the second game of the quarterfinals against Schio. Tricia led all scorers with 16 points in 33 minutes. Lauma Reke added 15 points and 8 rebounds. In the win, ex-South Carolina player Iva Sliskovic ...

Well, the replay is finally taking place on Wednesday. Ordinarily they try to schedule the replay closer to the original game. The problem is that generally replays need to be played on weekdays to fit around the league schedule. Unfortunately UEFA, Europe's soccer governing body, bans all top divis...

Of course Native had a slightly better perspective on proceedings.

On Friday, Nick Horvath missed the Manawatu Jets' game against Canterbury Rams due to lingering injury concerns as they lost 114-98. Dion Harris had 21 points and Jeremiah Trueman had 14 points and 11 rebounds. In the win, ex-Arizona State player Richie Edwards had 24 points, ex-JC player Ethan Rusb...

The next update might be delayed to due to urgent business in Indianapolis, but here is this one. On Monday, DeMarcus Nelson and Panathinaikos returned to domestic league play and beat Panionios 79-46. DeMarcus had 1 point in 14 minutes. A.J. Slaughter had 18 points, Esteban Batista had 14 points an...

On Saturday, Jess Foley played and coached her way to another win as the Norwood Flames beat the Forestville Eagles 83-70. Jess led all scorers with 25 points and added 10 rebounds and 6 assists in 34 minutes. Here is the boxscore: http://www.foxsportspulse.com/round_info.cgi?a=MATCH&fixture=4963552...

On Tuesday, Daniel Ewing and LeMans Sarthe lost 81-63 to Nanterre. Daniel had 5 points, 6 rebounds, and 6 assists in 31 minutes. Mouphtaou Yarou had 17 points and Michal Ignerski had 11 points and 8 rebounds. In the win, ex-VCU player Jamal Shuler had 22 points and ex-Missouri State player Kyle Weem...

On Saturday, Daniel Ewing and LeMans Sarthe returned to domestic league play at Rouen and lost 75-68. Daniel had 8 points in 27 minutes. C.J. Wallace had 15 points and Mouphtaou Yarou had 10 points and 9 rebounds. In the win, ex-Ohio State player Daequan Cook had 14 points and ex-Northwestern player...