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Euroleague Women 2010-11 participants announced; Sony Athinaikos declines bid
FIBA Europe has released the list of participating teams for the 2010-11 edition of Euroleague Women. Defending champions Spartak Moscow region received an automatic entry, while 21 spots are allocated based on national federation rankings and three-year performance of the clubs in pan-European tournament play. Two “wild card” bids were also allocated: These were won […]
Euroleague Women’s semifinals: Four teams, four stories
The 2009-10 Euroleague Women final four games go down tonight, with Spartak Moscow region facing off against UMMC Ekaterinburg and Ros Casares meeting Wisla Can-Pack. BallinEurope offers a few tidbits and links to prep you for some ladies’ b-ball. For Wisla Can-Pack, the story is the team itself. To describe this team’s 2009-10 Euroleague campaign […]
Highlights from Wisla-Brno (or, Possibly the Most Devoted Women’s Hoops Fans Ever)
Here’s a quick YouTube fix for you if you need it this morning: Highlights and post-game revelry from Wednesday night’s FIBA Euroleague Women final eight game which saw Wisla Can-Pack advance by defeating Frisco Sika Brno, 78-73. Either way, the match was fated to be the last EL game in Poland, with the ladies now […]
Brno vs. Wisla in Euroleague Women: Whose story continues?
In the final remaining game of the Euroleague Women quarterfinal playoffs going down tonight between Frisco Sika Brno and Wisla Can-Pack, it’s not a question of whether an improbable run will continue but rather *which* improbable run. Brno has faced elimination on three occasions in this tournament already, the most recent coming in game two […]
Euroleague Women locks in final three for quarterfinals tonight
The Euroleague Women’s “Eighth-final playoffs” conclude tonight with three best-of-three series looking to be settled. Teams already set to play in EL Women quarterfinals include Spartak Moscow region, Fenerbahce Ulker, UMMC Ekaterinburg, Good Angels Kosice, and Ros Casares. The winner of tonight’s Halcon Avenida-Bourges Basket match will see Ros Casares in the next round; surely […]