Day: July 3, 2021

Australia announces final Olympic roster

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Seven players will debut in the Olympic Games for Australia By Eurohoops team/ info@eurohoops.net The Australian national team is set for the Olympic Games when it comes to roster selections and the Federation announced the 12-man squad that will participate. Name  Age  Olympic Games  Aus Hometown  State  Postcode  Aron Baynes  34  3rd (2012, 2016)  Redlynch  QLD  4870  Matthew Dellavedova  30  3rd (2012, 2016)  Marybrough  VIC  3465  Dante Exum  25  Debut  East Melbourne  VIC  3002  Christopher Goulding   32  2nd (2016)  Brisbane  QLD  4000  Joshua Green  20  Debut  Sydney  NSW  2000  Joseph Ingles …

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July 3, 2021 NBA Injury Report

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Atlanta Hawks NAME POS DATE STATUS COMMENT Bogdan Bogdanovic SG Jul 2 Day-To-Day Trae Young PG Jul 2 Day-To-Day Young (foot) is expected to be a game-time decision for Saturday’s Game 6 against the Bucks, Brad Rowland of PeachtreeHoops.com reports. De’Andre Hunter SF Jun 15 Out Hunter (knee) underwent successful surgery to repair a torn meniscus Tuesday and is expected to make a full recovery before the start of training camp, Sarah K. Spencer of The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports. Brandon Goodwin PG May 18 Out Goodwin will miss the remainder…

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David Lighty remaining with ASVEL

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Olympiacos and ASVEL couldn’t find an agreement in David Lighty’s case By Aris Barkas of eurohoops.net/ barkas@eurohoops.net Olympiacos was looking for one last major piece to complete the roster for the upcoming season and was set on bringing over David Lighty from ASVEL, however, the two clubs couldn’t reach an agreement and the forward will stay with the French champions. There was no fixed buy-out included in the player’s contract that lasts until 2024 and, although the clubs were close to a deal, everything changed following Lighty’s great run in the French…

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Spain cruises in 88-61 win over Iran

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Spain started off its preparations for the Olympics with a convincing win over Iran By Eurohoops team at eurohoops.net / info@eurohoops.net The Spanish national team has started its preparations for the Tokyo Olympics with their first test being against Iran. They passed it with flying colors as the 17-man squad logged an 88-61 win. Coach Sergio Scariolo used all 17 players at his disposal and nobody got to spend more than 18 minutes on the floor with Sergio Llull logging 17:33 of playing times. All players, except for Carlos Alocen, scored and Alberto…

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“Multicolor” Nike KD 14 coming mid-July

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This upcoming KD 14 sports a textiled sail base with a light turquiose peeking through. On the strap a red Swoosh finds it home with the same hue also showing up behind the tongue and on the laces. Light turquoise is also present on the inner and bordering the lace holes. Below the aforementioned upper resides a sail and light turquoise accented upper and a multi-hued marbled patterned rubber outsole. The “Multicolor” Nike KD 14 is scheduled to release July 16 at nike.com and select retail establishments; they will carry…

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Famu officially joins SWAC

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From Florida A&M Sports Information: FAMU Officially Becomes a Member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference  Florida A&M University (FAMU) athletics has officially entered a new era.  The University held a historic press conference on Thursday morning at the Al Lawson Multipurpose Center as FAMU President Larry Robinson, Ph.D., Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) Commissioner Charles McClelland, Ph.D., and Vice President/Director of Athletics Kortne Gosha gave remarks as Florida A&M left its membership with the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) after more than four decades.  “I want to acknowledge all those great institutions and friends…

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July 3, 2021 WNBA Recap

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Who Got It Done pt rb ast Marina MabreyDAL vs. CHI 28 3 5   5-8 3-pt Allisha GrayDAL vs. CHI 17 5 2   2 blk Candace ParkerCHI vs. DAL 22 7 3 C. WilliamsATL vs. SEA 20 8 7 A’ja WilsonLVA vs. LAS 20 10 2   10-11 ft Yesterday’s Scores Chicago Sky (10-9)   91 Dallas Wings (9-9)  100 PTS M.Mabrey-DAL – 28   TRB S.Sabally-DAL – 9   Las Vegas Aces (13-4)  66 Los Angeles Sparks (6-10)  58 PTS A.Wilson-LVA – 20   TRB A.Zahui B.-LAS – 12   Atlanta Dream (6-10)  88 Seattle Storm (13-4)  91 PTS C.Williams-ATL – 20…

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Partizan signs Kevin Punter to record-breaking deal

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The top scorer of Olimpia Milano moves to Partizan. By Antonis Stroggylakis/ info@eurohoops.net Partizan Belgrade signed guard Kevin Punter to a two-year contract, the Serbian club announced. According to Eurohoops sources, Punter joined his new team on a three-million deal for the two years of his contract, which is the biggest deal ever in Serbian basketball. He is returning to ABA League where he previously played in 2019-2020 with Crvena Zvezda, Partizan’s archrival. Punter’s transfer is nothing short of a blockbuster acquisition that is a striking sign and sound evidence of Partizan’s…

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Olympic Qualifying Tournament Recap: Luka and Mike Tobey lead Slovenia into next round

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Luka Doncic and Mike Tobey had everything covered for Slovenia as they join the list of Olympic Qualifying Tournaments finalists By Eurohoops team from Eurohoops.net/ info@eurohoops.net The Olympic Qualifying Tournaments have reached the knockout stage and the semifinals across the four locations have been playing out as the teams try to get one step closer to the Tokyo ticket. Olympic Qualifying Tournament – Kaunas, Lithuania Slovenia – Venezuela 98-70 Slovenia continued strongly in the tournament led by the NBA-EuroLeague guard-center duo of Luka Doncic and Mike Tobey. Doncic was in full control,…

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Raymar Morgan signs with ASVEL

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Raymar Morgan will be making his EuroLeague debut with ASVEL By Eurohoops team at Eurohoops.net / info@eurohoops.net LDLC ASVEL announced that the club has penned a deal with Raymar Morgan for the upcoming season. Per EuroLeague Basketball: LDLC ASVEL Villeurbanne announced on Friday the addition of forward Raymar Morgan for next season. Morgan (2.04 meters, 32 years old) arrives from Pinar Karsiyaka of Turkey, where last season he averaged 17.6 points and 6.4 rebounds in the FIBA Basketball Champions League. Morgan is a 7DAYS EuroCup veteran of five seasons with ratiopharm…

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