All right, now everything about the 2010 FIBA World Championship is coming into focus! For example, now we know how good the relatively unknown Lithuanian squad will be – because they beat Slovenia ....

Now something of a personal story, if you’ll allow BiE. One of the great things about working a blog such as BallinEurope – after getting proper press seating for stuff like Euroleague Final Four and ...

FIBA unconditionally condemns the violence that occurred during the Final of the Acropolis tournament between Greece and Serbia that was played in Athens, Greece.

Coach Leo Rautins just wants his Canadian men’s national basketball team to be in good health when they reach the world championship in Turkey at the end of the month. Topping the list of concerns ...

As 24 teams prepare to fight for their right to be named basketball champions of the world, we are taking stock of the nations as they head into battle at the 2010 FIBA World Championship in Turkey. ...

There was this joke in the 1990s … old Russian guy goes to a café, orders a cup of coffee and a copy of Pravda. “Excuse me, sir,” says the waiter, “but they don’t print that anymore.”...

See, BiE secretly knew this would happen … you break down, make a few fearless predictions online and bam! The inconvenient fact of a loss – two losses in fact, one particularly egregious – ...

Vuvuzelas will be silenced at the world basketball championships. Basketball’s governing body said Monday the horns that provided the earsplitting buzz at World Cup soccer games will be banned from...

August is here and it’s full speed ahead for the 2010 FIBA World Championship in Turkey later this month. In coming weeks, we’ll be seeing the national teams competing in the tournament playing wa...

Jermaine Anderson (188-G-83, college: Fordham) will play in Russia in the upcoming season. The 27-year-old guard signed a deal with Triumph. Last season Jermaine Anderson played for Cedevita in Croa...

Does Vassilakopoulos have a secret plan? The rumor first popped up a couple of days ago on Talk Basket and an intriguing bit of gossip it is, too. According to that website, the Hellenic Basketball Fe...

USA Basketball trimmed its roster to 15 on Wednesday by cutting  Tyreke Evans, O.J. Mayo and Gerald Wallace. Leading scorer Kevin Durant,  Russell Westbrook, and Jeff Green will join the team in New.....

Going into the tournament everyone knew that Kevin Durant was the best player on Team USA. He played every bit the part on Saturday night scoring 28 points and grabbing five rebounds as the white team...