Sergio Rodriguez is about to start his twelfth EuroLeague’s season. The Tenerife native point-guard played one season at Estudiantes Madrid, six at Real Madrid, two at CSKA Moscow and two in Milan. Even more important is that he will play his 300th career game against his former team on Thursday at the Mediolanum Forum. He Read More »
Olimpia-CSKA Moscow will open the EuroLeague reagular season and its the same game that closed the great 2020/21 campaign, but its story is a lot longer than that. (David Hawkins is in the top pic) When Olimpia won its first European championship in Bologna in 1966, beating Slavia Prague, in the semifinals, also played in Read More »
Olimpia-CSKA Moscow will open the EuroLeague reagular season and its the same game that closed the great 2020/21 campaign, but its story is a lot longer than that. (David Hawkins is in the top pic) When Olimpia won its first European championship in Bologna in 1966, beating Slavia Prague, in the semifinals, also played in Read More »
Olimpia won the Italian league opener in Napoli with a 73-63 win. Milan approached the game on a high note building an early 10-point lead and never trailed. Napoli tied the score momentarily at 21 after the first second quarter possession, then Olimpia established its ownership of the game. Early in the fourth, it built Read More »
Olimpia won the Italian league opener in Napoli with a 73-63 win. Milan approached the game on a high note building an early 10-point lead and never trailed. Napoli tied the score momentarily at 21 after the first second quarter possession, then Olimpia established its ownership of the game. Early in the fourth, it built Read More »
Olimpia lost in the Italian Supercup championship game 90-84 to Virtus Bologna. Trailing for most of the game, Olimpia attempted a desperate comeback thanks to a 29-point fourth quarter, but missed the shots to get within three with plenty of times remaining. So, it lost by six at the end. Bologna approached the game better, Read More »
Olimpia lost in the Italian Supercup championship game 90-84 to Virtus Bologna. Trailing for most of the game, Olimpia attempted a desperate comeback thanks to a 29-point fourth quarter, but missed the shots to get within three with plenty of times remaining. So, it lost by six at the end. Bologna approached the game better, Read More »
With energy, defense, the right plays, and desire, Olimpia defeated Brindisi 72-67 coming back in the fourth quarter, clinching a spot in the Italian Supercup championship game against Virtus Bologna, on Tuesday night. After a dominating first half, when it led by as many as 16 points, Olimpia struggled in the third, affected by ineffective Read More »
With energy, defense, the right plays, and desire, Olimpia defeated Brindisi 72-67 coming back in the fourth quarter, clinching a spot in the Italian Supercup championship game against Virtus Bologna, on Tuesday night. After a dominating first half, when it led by as many as 16 points, Olimpia struggled in the third, affected by ineffective Read More »
Olimpia returns to the court in Bologna, on Monday at 18:00 against Happycasa Brindisi in the first Supercup semifinal game. The other game, to follow, will involve Reyer Venezia and Virtus Bologna. After the win over Treviso in the quarterfinal, Olimpia practiced on Sunday afternoon in Bologna at the old Paladozza arena. 14 players were Read More »
