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• Democrats boycott shutdown meeting at the White House, say they will not meet until government is reopened

  16-01-2019 00:42 via news.yahoo.com
  Ohio Congressman Brad Wenstrup, who attended the meeting, reacts to the democrats actions on 'Your World.'
  
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• Women’s pro league unites under SLB brand

  03-09-2024 11:00 via hoopsfix.com
  
  Super League Basketball (SLB) has unified Great Britain’s professional men’s and women’s leagues under one banner.
  As widely expected, and following a unanimous vote by shareholders of the Women’s British Basketball League, both the men’s and women’s elite competitions will now adopt SLB branding and work together to unlock the sport’s considerable potential across the country.
  The Men’s League’s nine member clubs will be joined by 11 counter
  
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• KitKing Trophy returns to tip-off NBL season

  01-09-2024 21:27 via hoopsfix.com
  
  The 2024-2025 KitKing Trophy has been announced for its third year, organised by NBL Division 1 men’s clubs and partnered with rights KitKing.co.uk and Basketball England.
  All 13 NBL Division 1 clubs will take part in the competition, as well as a trio of invited Division two teams, Barking Abbey, London Elite and Solent Kestrels, while it is Derby Trailblazers who will attempt to defend their title.
  View this post on InstagramA post shared by Kitking.co.uk (@kitking.co.uk)The 2024-2025 Ki
  
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• Vince Macaulay and Nhamo Shire partner on acquisition of NBL D1 side TVC

  30-08-2024 18:49 via hoopsfix.com
  
  NBL Division 1 side Thames Valley Cavaliers has been acquired by Hoops Basket C.I.C., owned by Vince Macaulay.
  Macaulay, a leading figure in British and London basketball and the founder of the London Lions basketball franchise, has partnered with Nhamo Shire, founder of the legendary Midnight Madness summer event and now the largest grassroots basketball league in London, the Community Basketball League (CBL), as they aim to “establish a robust pipeline from grassroots to elite-level comp
  
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• SLB signs kit & shoe deal with Reebok

  27-08-2024 11:00 via hoopsfix.com
  
  Super League Basketball, the new professional league of the UK, has announced they have signed a multi-year partnership with Reebok as official kit supplier and basketball sneaker of the league.
  Reebok re-emerged onto the basketball scene last year as it aims to re-establish itself as a team sports brand, appointing Shaquille O’Neal and Allen Iverson as President and Vice President of Basketball, respectively.“We are thrilled to partner with the newly established Super League Basketb
  
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• GB U16 Women gain Division A promotion

  25-08-2024 09:34 via hoopsfix.com
  
  The Great Britain Under-16 Women gained promotion to Division A after winning bronze with an 84-62 win over hosts Türkiye on Sunday at the Youth Eurobasket.
  GB led from start to finish to put a positive end to what has been an underwhelming summer overall for the GB youth programmes.
  Milton Keynes’ Athena Thompson led the scoring with 24 points, helping her lead Division B in scoring at 22.6 points per game and landing herself a spot on the All-Star Five.22.6 PPG | 5.0 RPG | 4.4 SPG |
  
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• GB Women bow out of World Cup Pre-Qualifiers to Hungary

  25-08-2024 09:06 via hoopsfix.com
  
  Great Britain’s FIBA Women’s Basketball World Cup hopes took a major blow with an 82-59 loss to Hungary in the Pre-Qualifying Tournament semi-finals in Kigali, Rwanda, on Saturday.
  Their only hope now to qualify for the World Cup – something that has never been achieved by a Great Britain side – is a top 8 finish at EuroBasket 2025, a tournament they also are yet to qualify for.In this contest, it was a game-changing 15-2 run from Hungary that spanned from the first to th
  
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• SLB announces 4 competition format ahead of new season

  23-08-2024 11:00 via hoopsfix.com
  
  The new professional basketball league, Super League Basketball (SLB), will have four titles at stake, with the Championship, Cup, Playoff and Trophy competitions reintroduced to the top flight, the league has announced today.
  It returns to the four-title format the professional league had before last season, when the BBL introduced an All-Star game and dropped the Cup competition.
  The new season, set to tip off on Friday September 27, will start with the Trophy, with five weeks of round robin t
  
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• GB Women crush Rwanda to advance to World Cup Pre-Qualifying Semi-Finals

  22-08-2024 23:19 via hoopsfix.com
  
  Great Britain hammered hosts Rwanda 75-61 on Thursday night to advance to the semi-finals of the FIBA Women’s Basketball World Cup Pre-Qualifiers in Kigali.The goal for GB was simple: win, and advance to the semi-finals. Coach Anna Montanana’s side had the most straight-forward scenario, as Rwanda had to avoid losing by 35 points or more to reach the last four.
  And what followed was undeniably the best performance of the week from GB as they recovered from a torrid first three minute
  
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• Future Stars returns with U14 & U18 categories

  22-08-2024 21:06 via hoopsfix.com
  
  The Future Stars international junior tournament is back once against at Brunel University, West London from the 23-25th August.
  Usually just an under-18 tournament, the event is boosted with an under-14 division for the first time, along with a historical veteran’s showcase between Kingston Kings from the iconic 1990/91 season and London Towers veterans from the late 1990s.
  In the U18 category, the U18 England National Team will lock horns against last year’s runner-up Stella Azzurr
  
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• Basketball court renovations begins for Birmingham Commonwealth Games legacy

  22-08-2024 07:28 via hoopsfix.com
  
  The project to renovate and enhance 17 basketball courts across Birmingham as part of the 2022 Commonwealth Games legacy has began after contractor Blakedown Sport and Play was appointed to carry out the work.
  The project, being overseen by Basketball England, Birmingham City Council and Sport England and part-funded by the UK Government through the UK Shared Prosperity Fund, will see 17 courts across the city have a distinct purple and grey colour way painted to pay homage to the Birmingham 202
  
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• GB Women hold off Lebanon

  22-08-2024 07:18 via hoopsfix.com
  
  The Great Britain Senior Women survived a furious Lebanon comeback to win 77-72 in their Group D clash of the FIBA Women’s Basketball World Cup Pre-Qualifiers in Kigali, Rwanda, on Wednesday.
  Leading 63-45 thanks to a three from Holly Winterburn with 5:57 left, GB were seemingly easing to a routine win but a 21-9 run spreading the next four minutes made GB sweat and gave Lebanon hope of a miracle. Sam Ashby provided daylight, but Rebecca Akl made it 74-72 with 15 seconds left.
  Ultimately,
  
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• Argentina upset GB Women in World Cup Pre-Qualifiers

  20-08-2024 09:19 via hoopsfix.com
  
  Great Britain Senior Women were upset 53-47 to Argentina in their opening game at the FIBA Women’s Basketball World Cup Pre-Qualifiers in Kigali, Rwanda on Monday afternoon.
  It was a difficult first encounter for new GB Head Coach Anna Montanana’s side, in an ugly game that saw both teams shoot 28% from the floor, as it was Argentina’s first win over a European team since 2006, versus Spain; ironically, a game that Montanana also was on the wrong side of – then a Spanish
  
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• London Lions confirm sale to Tesonet/Zalgiris

  19-08-2024 16:01 via hoopsfix.com
  
  London Lions have confirmed the club has been acquired by Tesonet, a tech hub and a shareholder of Euroleague club Zalgiris Kaunas.
  Though the acquisition was announced by Zalgiris at the end of last month, it was thrown into doubt when administrators Hudson Weir denied any sale had been agreed to City A.m, and then rival bidder R3 Sport came into the fold, leading to the SLB to go public that Zalgiris are the only bidder to have met the deadlines and requirements to enter the league this season
  
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• Plymouth confirmed out as SLB reveals 9-team line up

  19-08-2024 15:09 via hoopsfix.com
  
  The Super League Basketball (SLB) have confirmed a nine-franchise line up for the 2024/25 season, with Plymouth being the only city left without a team compared to last year.
  A graphic released on social media from their accounts revealed Caledonia Gladiators, Newcastle Eagles, Manchester (name to be confirmed, as reported Monday morning following new ownership), Sheffield Sharks, Cheshire Phoenix, Leicester Riders, Bristol Flyers London Lions and Surrey 89ers will make up the league.Check out t
  
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• Super League Basketball reveals new logo

  19-08-2024 10:40 via hoopsfix.com
  
  Super League Basketball (SLB) have revealed their new brand identity and social handles ahead of the new season.
  Published on social media on Monday morning by the new professional league of the UK, with the caption “A new dawn is on the horizon. Super League Basketball is here! Are you ready to stand tall and be a part of the future of British basketball?”, the logo is simple with a basketball and ‘SLB” written to the centre right of it.A New Dawn is on the horizon. Supe
  
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• Manchester professional basketball franchises sold to American investment firm

  19-08-2024 10:00 via hoopsfix.com
  
  The professional basketball franchises for Manchester in both the men and women’s professional top flights have been sold to American-based Sherwood Family Investment Office.
  The men’s franchise will compete in the new Super League Basketball (SLB), along with the women’s team “continuing in their elite competition”.
  With Basketball League Limited (BLL) – the company that formerly had the professional league license in the UK to run the BBL before it was revok
  
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• Russell Levenston takes 50% stake in Nottingham Hoods

  16-08-2024 18:04 via hoopsfix.com
  
  The Nottingham Hoods have appointed Russell Levenston as a co-owner and the club’s new Managing Director, as he joins forces with current owner Lee English, following his departure from the Leicester Riders this summer.
  Levenston has bought a 50% stake in the club, bringing a wealth of experience, having spent three decades in British basketball, including the 17-year tenure with the Leicester Riders where he guided the team from near-collapse to multiple championships and European competi
  
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• New basketball court set to open in Burgess Park

  15-08-2024 12:34 via hoopsfix.com
  
  A new top of the range basketball court is set to open in Burgess Park, South London, funded by Southwark Council and Access Sport.
  The two organisations collaborated with Sam Sure of Half Decent Day for a beautiful artwork design on the court, which has regulation 72 inch acrylic backboards, flex rings and a block of seating for 50.As part of the project, Access Sport have also set up a new inclusive community club based at the court; Burgess Park Basketball Club, focusing on empowering local d
  
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• Super League Basketball revealed as new professional league name

  02-08-2024 13:01 via hoopsfix.com
  
  The consortium of clubs awarded the licence for men’s professional basketball in Great Britain has today revealed the official trading name as Super League Basketball.
  Just two weeks ago, the group of clubs were successfully awarded the playing licence by their governing body – the British Basketball Federation – allowing elite level men’s professional basketball to continue in Great Britain this September.
  BBF chair Chris Grant commented: “The arrival of Super Leag
  
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• London Lions to be acquired by Tesonet, managed by BC Zalgiris

  31-07-2024 23:46 via hoopsfix.com
  
  London Lions have agreed terms to be acquired by Lithuanian tech incubator Tesonet, who are also 25% shareholders of Euroleague powerhouse BC Zalgiris Kaunas, Zalgiris announced today.
  A statement released by Zalgiris says the Lions will then essentially be transferred over to Zalgiris, who will manage the club that they believe “will not only achieve greater sports milestones but also become a model of sustainability and operational excellence in the basketball community.”
  A well-kn
  
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• Surrey Scorchers fold, replaced by 89ers as new club formed

  31-07-2024 13:38 via hoopsfix.com
  
  Surrey Scorchers have folded after the university has pulled out from the franchise due to uncertainty and “economic headwinds across the UK higher education sector” following the withdrawal of the league license by the BBF, the club announced today.
  Meanwhile, a new club has been formed and awarded the Surrey franchise area, as ‘Surrey 89ers’ become majority owned by GB legend Dan Clark, who was the General Manager at Scorchers.
  The ‘Niners’ – named as
  
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• Where to watch the 2024 Paris Olympics basketball in the UK

  27-07-2024 11:57 via hoopsfix.com
  
  With the Paris 2024 Olympics basketball set to start this weekend, despite no GB team presence, every UK hoops fan is wondering where to watch the basketball from the UK.
  Tipping off on Saturday 27th July, 12 of the best teams in the world are split into 3 groups, with the top 2 set to advance from each pool, along with the two best third-placed teams to set up the quarter-finals.
  On the men’s side the groups look like this:
  Group A: Australia, Greece, Canada, SpainGroup B: France, Germany
  
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• UK fans benefit in NBA rights deal as Sky Sports & Prime Video secure games

  25-07-2024 11:33 via hoopsfix.com
  
  UK fans stand to benefit in the new rumoured $77billion NBA broadcast rights deal, with both Sky Sports and Amazon Prime to show games from the 2025/26 season.
  Sky Sports have signed an 11-year deal from 2025/26 to show both the NBA & WNBA, with the specifics still to be confirmed.
  BREAKING: Sky Sports announces deal to show NBA and WNBA for 11 years from the 2025/26 seasonpic.twitter.com/ukAF8JEru0
  — Sky Sports News (@SkySportsNews) July 25, 2024
  Meanwhile, on Amazon Prime Video, UK f
  
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• Cheshire Phoenix sell controlling interest to US investment firm SDSsports

  23-07-2024 10:37 via hoopsfix.com
  
  Cheshire Phoenix have brought on US investment firm SDSsports as majority shareholders, following investment in the club for an undisclosed sum.
  SDSsports LLC, a US based International investment firm with ownership stakes in Grand Rapids Gold (NBA G League) and the New Zealand Breakers (NBL Australia), is a family run business whose president is Denise White, the mother of Phoenix player Skyler White.
  Hoopsfix understands SDSsports were brought to the table by Skyler while he was in the midst o
  
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• USA get past Germany as LeBron plays closer

  23-07-2024 07:28 via hoopsfix.com
  
  The USA Showcase wrapped up for the USA Men’s National Team with a 92-88 win over FIBA Basketball World Cup champions Germany on Tuesday night at the O2 Arena.
  In front of an O2 arena basketball record crowd of 19,177 – potentially the largest basketball crowd the UK has ever seen – the game went back and forth throughout with USA and Germany tied four times and trading the lead three times in the fourth never leading by more than 5.The closer is in. #USABMNT x@FoxSports pic.tw
  
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• GB Senior Women’s clash with Germany abandoned due to medical incident

  22-07-2024 22:39 via hoopsfix.com
  
  Great Britain Senior Women’s friendly against Germany at the Copper Box, on Sunday, was abandoned following a medical emergency.
  The Subway Summer Slam fixture was the first game with new head coach Anna Montanana at the helm, with GB trailing 54-43 at the end of the third quarter when play was halted due to an incident with a spectator.
  A statement from the BBF on Sunday night was as follows:
  During the Great Britain Women vs Germany game (July 21st) a medical incident occurred involving
  
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• LeBron, USA escape South Sudan in London

  21-07-2024 13:45 via hoopsfix.com
  
  LeBron James drove Team USA to a 101-100 victory over South Sudan with a game-winning layup in the final 10 seconds, at The O2 Arena in London, on Saturday night.
  USA are overwhelming favourites to add a fifth consecutive gold medal at the Paris 2024 Games, but found themselves as many as 16 points down against South Sudan – with the two teams meeting again during the Paris Games that begin next week.
  It needed an inspired LeBron performance in the second half as well as a hot streak from
  
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• Great Britain fall short to South Sudan

  19-07-2024 07:29 via hoopsfix.com
  
  Great Britain Senior Men fell short against South Sudan, 81-84, in the Subway Summer Slam exhibition on Thursday evening at the Copper Box Arena.
  Carl Wheatle brought Great Britain to a one point deficit on a three-pointer with seven seconds left in the game, however, Marial Shayok iced the game from the charity stripe for South Sudan before Shayok once again came up clutch for his side with a block on Jelani Watson Gayle’s three-point attempt in the dying seconds securing the win for his
  
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• LIVE STREAM: Great Britain vs South Sudan

  18-07-2024 18:51 via hoopsfix.com
  
  Great Britain take on South Sudan at the Copper Box Arena in London, as South Sudan prepare for the Paris 2024 Olympics.
  The post LIVE STREAM: Great Britain vs South Sudan appeared first on Hoopsfix.com.
  
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