Australian Stephanie Kyriacou competes in the third round of the Amundi Evian Championship at Evian Resort Golf Club, in Evian-Les-Bains, centre eastern France, on July 13, 2024. (Photo by OLIVIER CHASSIGNOLE / AFP) (Photo by OLIVIER CHASSIGNOLE/AFP via Getty Images) Kyriacou finds herself in unfamiliar territory as she leads an LPGA event heading into Sunday…
Bryson DeChambeau can’t stop holing out. He has had memorable hole outs in each of the first three major championships this year, all coming on the 18th hole. He added another one to his resume on Saturday during the second round of 2024 LIV Golf Andalucia. DeChambeau holed out from the 14th fairway for eagle…
Bahcesehir Koleji Istanbul (BSL) added to their roster 29-year old American (has also Croatian passport) guard Jaleen Smith (190cm-93kg-1994, college: UNH) for season 2024-25. Smith played last season at Partizan in Serbian KLS league. He managed to play in four leagues in two countries last year (!!!). The team played in three different competitions that…
AONS Milonas Athens (Elite League) signed experienced 41-year old point guard Apollonas Tsochlas (189cm-1983) for upcoming 2024-25 season. Tsochlas played last season at Megaridas. In 34 Elite League games he had 5.7ppg, 1.4rpg and 2.8apg. The previous (2022-23) season he played at Psychikou where in 21 Elite League games he recorded 3.4ppg and 1.4apg in…
AONS Milonas Athens (Elite League) inked 27-year old 203cm power forward Pantelis Skordas for upcoming season. Skordas played most recently at Nea Kifissia in the National League 1. The previous (2022-23) season he played at Proteas (B).He represented Greece at the European Championships (FIBA EuroBasket) U18 in Volos (Greece) nine years ago. His team won…
The last time a European basketball team won the Olympic tournament was in Seoul in 1988. And this is a stretched claim because the Soviet Union was a Euro-Asian country. But if we know that Lithuanian players were the backbone of that team, we can get away with the statement above. Since Barcelona 1992 and…
Justin Thomas of the United States plays his third shot on the 16th hole during day one of the Genesis Scottish Open at The Renaissance Club on July 11, 2024 in North Berwick, Scotland. (Photo by Andrew Redington/Getty Images) Thomas has had a disappointing year by his standards. He had two top-10 finishes early in…
Defending champion Cedevita Olimpija Ljubljana (Liga Nova KBM) added 26-year old American guard DeVante Jones (183cm-1998, college: Michigan) to their roster for the new 2024-25 season. Jones played last season at Le Mans Sarthe Basket in French Betclic ELITE ProA. In 33 games, he was the league’s second-best scorer with an impressive 15.9ppg and averaged…
Caleb Bellach Team Ehingen Urspring (ProB) strengthened their roster with addition of American 201cm forward Caleb Bellach for season 2024-25. Bellach just graduated from Montana Tech (NAIA). He has played there for the last three years. Bellach helped them to win Frontier Conference Tournament and end the regular season at the top position.He started his…
LDLC ASVEL Lyon-Villeurbanne Basket (Betclic ELITE ProA) has signed a deal with 32-year-old American center Tarik Black for the upcoming season. Black, who stands at 206cm, is a former international player and played college basketball at Kansas. Black’s most recent stint was with Unahotels Reggio Emilia in the Italian Serie A, where he averaged 9.1…
