March 2010 International Wiretap

European Championship Expanding In 2013

May 31, 2010 6:22 PM

The European basketball championships will expand to 24 teams beginning in 2013.

FIBA Europe has decided to expand the tournament held every two years by eight teams and eliminate the two-tier format.

Bosnia-Herzegovina, Croatia, the Czech Republic, Germany, Italy and Slovenia have expressed interest in hosting the event in 2013.

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FC Barcelona Tops Olympiakos For Euroleague Title

May 9, 2010 7:35 PM

Former Grizzlies guard Juan Carlos Navarro took home MVP honors as FC Barcelona defeated Olympiakos for the Euroleague title on Sunday.

Navarro scored 21 points in Barcelona's 86-68 victory.

It marks Barcelona's second title and first in seven years.

Olympiakos pulled to within 52-47 with about 4 minutes left in the third quarter, but Barcelona then put together a run that iced the game.

Former Hawks guard Josh Childress led Olympiakos with 15 points.

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Olympiakos, Barcelona To Meet In Euroleague Final

May 8, 2010 10:00 AM

Olympiakos will play Barcelona in the Euroleague final after defeating Partizan Belgrade 83-80 in overtime on Friday.

Barcelona beat CSKA Moscow 64-54 in the other semifinal.

"In basketball, it's a fine borderline between good luck and bad, and tonight we were on the wrong side of the line," Partizan coach Dusko Vujosevic said.

"If Teodosic's shot had touched the rim, there wouldn't have been time for Olympiakos to get the rebound."

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