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Ugly turnovers, dumb fouls, but hey some drama in pre-season
The Rixos Cup final was exactly what one would expect from a pre-season tournament. The play was sloppy, the rosters weren’t complete, but at least Besiktas and Olympiacos provided some excitement in Istanbul. We don’t expect much when the main focus for teams is to get warmed up and stay healthy but there were enough […]
European Leagues leaving streaming money on the table
With Viasat Sport’s streaming deal being limited to Sweden, BiE looks at how national leagues can gain more by working together on international broadcasting. Many BiE readers already watch national basketball leagues online. Few of you do it legally. Most of you would like to. LiveBasketball.TV (full disclosure, we’re an affiliate site) do an admirable […]
Olympiacos to face Besiktas in Rixos Cup Final
Pre-season action is under way and an 83-78 win for Olympiacos Piraeus over Anadolu Efes means the Reds will face Besiktas in Friday’s final in Istanbul. Istanbul is home to the pre-season Rixos Cup with Zalgiris Kaunas, Olympiacos Piraeus, and Budivelnik Kiev joining three teams from the host city, Fenerbahce Ulker, Anadolu Efes, and Besiktas […]
The beginning…
Why is BiE’s editor standing like a dope with his mop flowing in the wind? All will be revealed on Tuesday.
Podcast: Tony Parker! Ricky Rubio! New BiE editor!
Episode #54 (alternatively “Volume II, Episode 2”) of the BallinEurope/heinnews co-produced “Taking the Charge” podcast series is now available online or via iTunes. But enough with the pleasantries. Let’s get right to the headliners. From the post-games of last week’s Eurobasket 2013 final matches come words from perhaps the biggest names we’ve ever had on […]
40 Swedish League games to be streamed free online
Great news from SwedishBasketball.com as a new deal has been announced to stream 40 games from Basketligan Herr and Basketligan Dam. The deal will see all five games from the opening week of Basketligan Herr games, which starts 2 October. Viasat Sport will stream the games. At the time of publication it’s yet to be […]
VIDEO: Irish Basketball season launch and Cup draws
BiE caught up with the best in Irish Basketball at the official launch of the men’s and women’s Premier Leagues. The draws for this year’s national cup competitions were also made. Ballineurope spoke with Darren Townes of Bord Gáis Neptune, Terrance King of UCD Marian, Lehmon Colbert of UCC Demons, and Kathryn Fahy of UL […]
Romanian update: New teams, Cup gets under way
Adi Micinic, of TotalBaschet.ro, check in with news of of changes to Romania’s top flight and results from the opening round of the national cup. The season in Romania began on 19 September with the first leg games in the first round of the Romanian Cup. Results: SCM Universitatea Craiova vs U Mobitelco Cluj 82-78 […]
Spanoulis, Diamantidis, Navarro, more talk about NBA 2K14
Euroleague got some of the biggest names in the game together in Madrid to try out NBA 2K14 which, in case you’ve been away from every form of media, will feature 14 Euroleague teams this season. Os has already got his copy pre-ordered, once herself gives me permission I’ll be getting my own copy, and […]
NBA to use nicknames on jerseys, will Euroleague follow suit?
With the NBA announcing its plans to introduce player nickname jerseys, we here at BiE look at what could happen with Euroleague adopting the same idea. The NBA is going to have a few match-ups next season where players wear nicknames on their backs instead of their real names. Some are obvious, like King James, […]
And now comes the hard work
September 2013 will go down as the biggest period of change in this site’s history. Now that big step has been taken, we’re asking you to help us make the site better. Don’t worry these state of the union type columns won’t be a regular feature on BiE. It’s just the right time to speak […]
The opening dates of every* basketball league in Europe
EuroBasket is in the books. Time to look ahead to all the national and international leagues in Europe. Here’s when the action starts in all of them. Well, in all of them that have announced their schedules. Euroleague – 1 October/16 October The qualifiers for the one remaining slot begin on 1 October but the […]