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FIBA picks right 2010 wild cards

December 12th, 2009 · No Comments · FIBA basketball, heinnews

And the wild cards for the 2010 World Championship go to … Germany, Lebanon, Lithuania and Russia.
And basketball’s ruling body FIBA made the best decision it could make from a basketball standpoint – though it did miss a chance to change at least somewhat the direction of the game.

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Congrats Egon Hein!!! You’re going to the Super Bowl!

November 10th, 2009 · 1 Comment · NFL, heinnews

Egon Hein, in the picture with ball, has reached his team’s Super Bowl and will be playing on the high school field this Saturday. Congrats to the nephew of heinnews founder David Hein.

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Interview of the Week – October 29: Bayern Munich basketball coach Michael Schwarz

October 29th, 2009 · No Comments · 2009 EuroBasket, Euroleague - Eurocup, FIBA Europe Youth Tournaments, FIBA basketball, German BBL, Interviews/Interview of the Week, heinnews

heinnews’ David Hein sat down this week with Michael Schwarz, the newly-named head coach of the German basketball club Bayern Munich as well as the coaching coordinator for FIBA Europe. They discussed the recently-completed FIBA Europe Coaching Certificate program; the FIBA Europe U18 All-Star Game; the new foreigner regulations in Germany; his hiring as new [...]

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83 internationals from 35 countries on NBA opening day 2009-10 rosters

October 28th, 2009 · No Comments · African basketball, FIBA basketball, NBA, heinnews

The National Basketball Association remains one of the most international leagues in U.S. sports. Making the rosters of the 30 NBA teams were 83 players from 35 countries outside the United States. France have the most NBA players with 10 while Europe tops all continents with 52 players.

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Omri Casspi ready to make Israeli-NBA history

October 28th, 2009 · No Comments · 2009 EuroBasket, Euroleague - Eurocup, NBA, heinnews

History will be made in the Sacramento Kings 2009-10 NBA season opener on Wednesday when Omri Casspi steps onto the court against the Oklahoma City Thunder. The 21-year-old Kings rookie forward will become the first Israeli to play in the NBA.
Casspi - a 6-foot-9 forward - guided Israeli giants Maccabi Tel Aviv to the domestic [...]

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Rubio feeling just at home with Barcelona

October 27th, 2009 · No Comments · Euroleague - Eurocup, European domestic leagues, NBA, heinnews

Ricky Rubio showed once again why he is considered one of Europe’s biggest young stars as he sliced and diced his way through his former team, DKV Joventut in Spanish ACB league action to the tune of 10 assists in 21 minutes.

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NBA boss Stern: NBA in Europe may not come under my watch

October 27th, 2009 · 1 Comment · Euroleague - Eurocup, NBA, heinnews

Any time NBA commissioner David Stern makes a comment about the NBA coming to Europe, it makes big headlines throughout the European basketball scene. This time around, Stern says an NBA division in Europe may not come into being while he is in office. He also talks about the competition for which teams would take [...]

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German Bundesliga in favor of salary cap, but not on their own

October 23rd, 2009 · No Comments · Bundesliga, Football - Soccer, Sports Business, heinnews

Leaders of Germany’s top football Bundesliga clubs see a salary cap as a way to stop the exploding costs of player contracts. But they do not want to go it alone, hoping that UEFA will push for a European-wide cap.

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Interview of the Week - October 22: German and Brose Baskets Bamberg center Tibor Pleiss

October 22nd, 2009 · 1 Comment · 2009 EuroBasket, Euroleague - Eurocup, European domestic leagues, FIBA Europe Youth Tournaments, FIBA basketball, German BBL, Interviews/Interview of the Week, NBA, heinnews

heinnews’ David Hein took a trip up to Bamberg to talk to young German basketball national team center Tibor Pleiss from Brose Baskets Bamberg. They discussed Pleiss’s eventful summer; what he learned from playing against players like Sofoklis Schortsanitis; the insolvency of Köln 99ers; Germany’s new regulations for German players; and the NBA as a [...]

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Femerling heads to Turkey

October 22nd, 2009 · No Comments · 2009 EuroBasket, European domestic leagues, German BBL, heinnews

Germany’s record international Patrick Femerling finally found a club for this season as the 34-year-old center signed with Turkish top flight club Antalya BSB.

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