Pay Gasol leads FC Barcelona to Spanish League Finals

From Johnny Askounis of eurohoops.net/ info@eurohoops.net FC Barcelona overpowered Lenovo Tenerife, 89-72, to clinch a third consecutive ACB Finals berth on Friday. Pau Gasol scored a team-high 15 points powering his side to win the Spanish League Semifinals best-of-three series, 2-1. Brandon Davies and Cory Higgins registered 14 points each, and Nick Calathes had 13 points. Barca built a double-digit separation in the first half but knocked out Tenerife with strong defense in the third quarter. The 15-time ACB champions will move on to face arch-rival Real Madrid in the Finals best-of-three…

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White/Green New Balance 550 coming soon

This version of the well-received 550 silhouette sports a white leather foundational layer overlaid with light grey suede at the toe. Underlaid at both the lateral and medial sides are green “N” logos. Green also shows up on the “550” branding on the forefoot, New Balance branding on the tongue and heel , as well as a few accent areas throughout the upper. Below the upper resides a white midsole and a green rubber outsole. This white and green New Balance 550 is scheduled to drop June 24 at newbalance.com…

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