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Jan 25, LFB basketball news: Charde Houston played her last game for Tarbes
by Women's Basketball in France - WBBIF blog
posted January 26, 2010 at 2:47pm

Houston who was a third round WNBA draft pick in 2008 by the Minnesota Lynx made it as a professional basketball player and also on the international scene she was successful with the US team during the 2007 Pan American Games where the USA ended up with ...more

Slovakia Extraliga 1-6 Group 1/2009 - Good Angels Kosice 70, Poprad 50
by Pleasant Dreams - An Atlanta Dream Blog
posted January 26, 2010 at 11:15am

The Good Angels Kosice team - Angel McCoughtry's team - has made it into the "1-6 Group" in the postseason. My understand is that the 1-6 group moves to the next level of the playoffs and the 7-10 group fights to avoid relegation.How long Good Angels Kos...more

PLKK 17/2009 - Krakow 84, Inea AZS Posnan 65
by Pleasant Dreams - An Atlanta Dream Blog
posted January 24, 2010 at 10:03pm

This one was a gimme for Krakow. Deciding not to play Iziane Castro Marques, Krakow won a against bottom-dwelling Inea AZS Posnan 84-65. Krakow advances to 12-5 in the Polish league while Inea AZS Posnan falls to 3-12. Castro Marques has a cold, and sh...more

LFB 16/2009 - Ros Casares 86, Girona 61
by Pleasant Dreams - An Atlanta Dream Blog
posted January 24, 2010 at 9:56pm

Ros Casares keeps its almost pristine record in the Liga Feminina by beating Giron on the road 86-61. El Ros moves up to 15-1 on the year, while Girona falls to 6-10.The box score is here.It looks like Girona gave Ros Casares an initial challenge, leadin...more

TBBL All Star Game 2010 - World 108, Turkey 78
by Pleasant Dreams - An Atlanta Dream Blog
posted January 24, 2010 at 8:19pm

The Turkish Women's Basketball League held their All-Star Game this Sunday, and their version was "Turkey vs. The World". However, "the World" was stuffed with current and former WNBA stars and the results were what you would expect: a 108-78 victory in...more

Ivory Latta Makes All-Star Game in Turkey
by Pleasant Dreams - An Atlanta Dream Blog
posted January 24, 2010 at 2:25pm

Reception time!On Sunday, the All-Star Game will take place in Turkey. It seems to be a "Turkey vs. the World" format, and Ivory Latta has earned a spot on the World All-Stars for Turkey. Latta is averaging 13.5 points per game and 3.7 assists per game....more

LFB 16/2009 - Perfumerias 64, Vigo 62
by Pleasant Dreams - An Atlanta Dream Blog
posted January 24, 2010 at 12:08pm

Now with two losses, Perfumerias has to work a lot harder to stay close to the top of the Liga Femenina now that Ros Casares and Rivas Ecopolis only have one loss each. Perfumerias traveled to Real Celta Indepo, also known as Vigo, and managed to escape ...more

Jan 22, Women playing basketball in France: Temeka Johnson WNBA champion
by Women's Basketball in France - WBBIF blog
posted January 23, 2010 at 12:39pm

Temeka Johnson is a WNBA champion and joined in January women playing basketball in France with USO Mondeville. Normandy TV did a short interview with the lady from New Orleans. ...more

All-Star Game voting at FIBA Europe
by Pleasant Dreams - An Atlanta Dream Blog
posted January 22, 2010 at 12:37pm

The first round of Euroleague is over - and All-Star Game voting is now ready. The format is "Europe" vs "The Rest of the World". You can go here to vote.Erika de Souza, Sancho Lyttle and Angel McCoughtry made the ballot on the "Rest of the World" side...more

Perfumerias 10/2009 - Krakow 85, Gospic 84
by Pleasant Dreams - An Atlanta Dream Blog
posted January 21, 2010 at 5:31pm

Iziane Castro Marques tries to stop Carla Thomas.All Krakow had to do to secure first place in Group B was defeat Gospic, a team 1-8 coming into this game. True, Krakow would have to play on the road but how hard could a win against Gospic be?However, Kr...more

Euroleague 10/2009 - Good Angels Kosice 95, Gorzow 88
by Pleasant Dreams - An Atlanta Dream Blog
posted January 21, 2010 at 12:56pm

The Good Angels knew they were going on to the Eighth Finals, but the questions was whether they'd finish second in Group C - or fourth. They had to go on the road to Poland to face Gorzow, and managed to win 95-88 on the strength of great performances b...more

Euroleague 10/2009 - Ros Casares 77, Galatsaray 47
by Pleasant Dreams - An Atlanta Dream Blog
posted January 20, 2010 at 8:50pm

De Souza makes it look easy.In order for Ros Casares to claim the top spot in Group A in the final game of first-round Euroleague play, they needed to defeat Galatsaray and Ekaterinburg needed to lose to Riga. Ros Casares won easily, 77-47 but Ekaterinbu...more

Russia Superleague A: St. Petersburg 68, Dynamo Kursk 67
by Pleasant Dreams - An Atlanta Dream Blog
posted January 20, 2010 at 8:42pm

Michelle Snow commented recently about how cold it was in St. Petersburg. Well, it just got colder as Dynamo Kursk lost its second road game in a row by less than a single basket, 68-67. Dynamo Kursk falls to below zero itself with a 5-6 record, while S...more

Tearful Iziane meets with Hortencia in Europe
by Pleasant Dreams - An Atlanta Dream Blog
posted January 20, 2010 at 3:43pm

Hortencia Marcari, the head of women's basketball in Brazil, stated that she had an emotional conversation with Iziane Castro Marques regarding Iziane's future with the Brazilian national team. "It was the first time I saw her, I knew better Iziane and th...more

Slovakia Extraliga 18/2009 - Good Angels Kosice 75, MBK Ruzomberok 51
by Pleasant Dreams - An Atlanta Dream Blog
posted January 19, 2010 at 1:20pm

The Good Angels finished their regular season 18-0 - undefeated - with a 75-51 win over MBK Ruzomberok. Certainly, all of you Slovakian basketball experts out there know how important this match us, as it was MBK's last chance to derail the Good Angels p...more

Russia Superleague A 10/2009 - Ekaterinburg 75, Dynamo Kursk 72
by Pleasant Dreams - An Atlanta Dream Blog
posted January 17, 2010 at 6:29pm

Five thousand people showed up in Ekaterinburg to watch the undefeated UMMC squad - now supplemented by Candace Parker take on a Dynamo Kursk team that was barely above .500. Ekaterinburg and Spartak Moscow are usually so tough that they win in walkaways...more

Erika de Souza crowned Queen of Basketball?
by Pleasant Dreams - An Atlanta Dream Blog
posted January 17, 2010 at 3:15pm

Well, not exactly. This is from a gallery of pictures taken at a reception at the Valencia city government celebrating Ros Casares's victory in the Copa de la Reina. In addition, there are pictures from Ros Casares's win over Joventut.The full gallery i...more

PLKK 16/2009 - Krakow 100, Rybnik 53
by Pleasant Dreams - An Atlanta Dream Blog
posted January 17, 2010 at 2:51pm

Yes, that's the actual score - a 47-point whalloping by Wisa Can-Pack Krakow, which advances to 11-5 in the Polish league. Rybnik falls to 6-8. (Remember Rybnik when Kasha Terry was playing there?)The box score is here.Krakow shot 56 percent from the fi...more

A Picture of Ivory Latta
by Pleasant Dreams - An Atlanta Dream Blog
posted January 17, 2010 at 1:37pm

This picture is from last week's win by Mersin against Ceyhan. Unfortunately, it was the only picture of Ivory Latta on the TBBL website, so I thought I should catch it before it disappears. ...more

Euroleague 9/2009 - Beretta 92, Krakow 88
by Pleasant Dreams - An Atlanta Dream Blog
posted January 16, 2010 at 6:05pm

Spartak Moscow can now sleep more soundly. The only other undefeated team in Euroleague, Krakow, lost on the road in Italy to Beretta 92-88. With Krakow 8-1 and Perfumerias and Beretta right behind at 7-2, Krakow needs a win in Croatia against 1-8 Gospi...more

Eurocup 16th Finals 2/2009 - Ruse 77, K. V. Imperial 75
by Pleasant Dreams - An Atlanta Dream Blog
posted January 16, 2010 at 2:40pm

Despite the 77-75 victory in Ruse, Bulgaria over visiting K. V. Imperial, K.. V. Imperial advances to the 8th Finals of Eurocup. K. V. Imperial crushed Ruse 93-65 in the first game of the two-game series and the team advances on aggregate points, 168-142...more

De Souza, Lyttle in the Copa de la Reina
by Pleasant Dreams - An Atlanta Dream Blog
posted January 16, 2010 at 12:50pm

For those who just can't get enough of Erika de Souza or Sancho Lyttle here's some video from the second quarter of the Ros Casares/Perfumerias Copa de la Reina final in Spain. (Sorry, no sound.) ...more

Eurocup 16th Finals 2/2009 - Dynamo Kursk 93, Besitkas 72
by Pleasant Dreams - An Atlanta Dream Blog
posted January 15, 2010 at 10:16pm

In front of a crowd of 900 spectators, Dynamo Kursk clinched a move to the 8th Finals, or the "Sweet Sixteen" of Eurocup with a 93-72 win over visiting Besitkas. Dynamo Kursk won both of their games against Besitkas, by a factor of 188-141.Information ab...more

TBBL 10/2009 - Mersin 82, Ceyhan 67
by Pleasant Dreams - An Atlanta Dream Blog
posted January 11, 2010 at 8:40pm

Mersin increases its record to 9-1 on the year with a home victory against Ceyhan, 82-67. Ceyhan falls to 5-5 on the year. It appears that both teams played evenly in the first quarter, and then Mersin won the remaining three quarters. http://www.tbl.o...more

This Week's Euro Russian Games
by Pleasant Dreams - An Atlanta Dream Blog
posted January 11, 2010 at 7:35pm

More on last week's games coming up soon.WednesdayEuroleague: Ros Casares (6-2) vs. Taranto (5-3)Euroleague: Villeneuve d'Ascq (1-7) vs. Perfumerias (6-2)Euroleague: Prague (4-4) vs. Good Angels Kosice (4-4)ThursdayEuroleague: Schio (6-2) vs. Krakow (...more

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