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Aris beats Panathinaikos 101-91 at home as Matt Morgan scores 21 points

Matt Morgan scored 21 points as Aris held Panathinaikos off in Thessaloniki, leading for most of the game and winning 101-91 in round 5 of the Stoiximan GBL.

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Golden State Valkyries win first WNBA title, beating Atlanta Dream 68-63 in Game 7

Gabby Williams scored 30 points, 28 of them after halftime, as the second-year Golden State Valkyries beat Atlanta 68-63 in the first Game 7 in WNBA history on Saturday, 31 October, in San Francisco. Angel Reese grabbed 12 rebounds, but Atlanta's bid for its first title fell short.

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Olympiacos beats Peristeri 91-62 to stay unbeaten in Greek Basket League

Sasha Vezenkov scored 21 points and grabbed 7 rebounds as Olympiacos won its fifth game from five in the Stoiximan GBL on Sunday, 1 November, at the Sunel Arena. The hosts led by as many as 37 points in the third quarter.

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Basketball·from Oct 27·upd. 3d ago

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Atlanta Dream force WNBA Finals Game 7 with 80-69 win over Golden State Valkyries

Game 6 was played at State Farm Arena in Atlanta after a clash with an NBA game pushed the tip to 12:30 p.m. ET. The Valkyries, who had led the series 3-2, now face a seventh game in the Bay Area.

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Anadolu Efes beats Panathinaikos AKTOR 83-68 in Istanbul with late Cameron Payne threes

Panathinaikos AKTOR lost 83-68 at Anadolu Efes in Istanbul on 30 October, its second EuroLeague defeat of the season, but it still tops the table at 7-2.

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Basketball·from Oct 30·upd. 2d ago

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Jantunen ruptures plantar fascia and Maledon sprains knee in Real Madrid win

Real Madrid confirmed on 30 October that Mikael Jantunen has a complete rupture of his left plantar fascia and Theo Maledon a sprained right knee, both injured in the 95-76 Euroliga win over Fenerbahce.

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Basketball·from Oct 26·upd. 6d ago

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Jalen Williams suffers fractured fibula and dislocated ankle in Thunder win over Clippers

Oklahoma City Thunder forward Jalen Williams was carried off on a stretcher after a left leg injury in the 108-101 win over the Clippers on 25 October. General manager Sam Presti later confirmed a fractured fibula and dislocated left ankle, and surgery is planned.

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Basketball·from Oct 22·upd. Oct 23

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Trump calls LeBron James a total disgrace over national anthem video

Donald Trump accused LeBron James of disrespecting the US national anthem in a Truth Social post on Thursday, 22 October. James brushed off the criticism after a 76ers win over the Cleveland Cavaliers.

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Panathinaikos edges Armani Milan 80-75, Nunn's late basket moves it to 7-1 atop EuroLeague

Kendrick Nunn scored the decisive basket in the final seconds as Panathinaikos beat Armani Milan 80-75 at home in Athens on 27 October. The win lifted the Greek side to 7-1 and first place, while Armani Milan dropped to 1-7.

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Basketball·5d ago

Greek basketball federation schedules leadership elections for 20 December after Liolios exit

The Hellenic Basketball Federation board has called elections for Sunday, 20 December 2026, after president Vaggelis Liolios resigned during a match-fixing case. The board also suspended a special arbitration adviser and referred those involved in the criminal proceedings to its Ethics Committee.

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Basketball·Oct 25

EOK president Liolios halts basketball role as match-fixing case unfolds

Vangelis Liolios told the investigating magistrate he is ending all involvement in basketball until the procedural steps are complete. The Hellenic Basketball Federation says its board now meets twice a day.

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Basketball·from Oct 21·upd. Oct 21

76ers beat champion Knicks 106-100 on NBA opening night as James and Brown debut

Philadelphia rallied past the defending champions at Madison Square Garden on Tuesday, 20 October, in LeBron James's debut and Jaylen Brown's first game for the team. The 76ers trailed 58-54 at halftime, then took an 83-76 lead after three quarters and kept it.

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