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Interview of the Week - December 17: Tiger Woods lookalike Herme Chua

December 17th, 2009 · No Comments · Golf, Interviews/Interview of the Week

With all the world waiting for Tiger Woods to talk about his out-of-control scandal, heinnews’s David Hein this week talked to Herme Chua, who makes some money on the side as a Tiger Woods lookalike. Chua, who uses the nickname Tiger 2, has appeared on Live with Regis and Kelly and the Insider and [...]

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Interview of the Week – November 26: Real Madrid coach Ettore Messina

November 26th, 2009 · No Comments · Euroleague - Eurocup, European domestic leagues, Interviews/Interview of the Week

heinnews’ David Hein this week caught up with Real Madrid’s legendary basketball coach Ettore Messina at the team’s 104-61 drubbing of Oldenburg in the Euroleague. They discussed the state of the Spanish powerhouse; the improvements of young Montenegro forward Vladimir Dasic; the coach’s move from Moscow to Madrid; how much more competitive the Spanish league [...]

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Interview of the Week – November 19: Oldenburg guard Je’Kel Foster

November 19th, 2009 · No Comments · Euroleague - Eurocup, German BBL, Interviews/Interview of the Week

 heinnews’ David Hein this week took a trip to northwest Germany to visit with Je’Kel Foster, guard for reigning German league BBL champions EWE Baskets Oldenburg. They discussed Oldenburg’s tough 104-61 loss at home against Real Madrid; how the German champs have fared thus far in the Euroleague; and the team’s status in the German [...]

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Interview of the Week - November 12: Boxing promoter Don King

November 12th, 2009 · No Comments · Boxing, Interviews/Interview of the Week

heinnews’ David Hein this week ventures into the world of boxing to chat with famed promoter Don King following David Haye’s upset of Nikolai Valuev for the WBA heavyweight championship belt in Nuremberg, Germany. They discussed Germany’s reunification, David Haye becoming champion, a Valuev-Haye rematch, Valuev helping old ladies cross the street, the Klitchkos, the [...]

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Interview of the Week - November 5: Bayern Munich striker Arjen Robben

November 5th, 2009 · No Comments · Bundesliga, Champions League, Interviews/Interview of the Week

heinnews’ David Hein this week once again went to the well with Bayern Munich. But at least we switched sports as he talked to football striker Ajren Robben after Bayern Munich’s 2-0 loss at home against Girondis Bordeaux. They discussed losing in the Champions League, confidence in reaching the next round, the national team break [...]

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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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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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European 2010 World Cup Play-Offs Set

October 19th, 2009 · No Comments · Football - Soccer, Interviews/Interview of the Week, World Cup, heinnews

The ties for the final four 2010 World Cup spots are set as Europe’s four Play-Offs were drawn on Monday. Bosnia-Herzegovina battle Portugal in perhaps the most fascinating match-up while former World Cup champions France take on Ireland, 2004 European champions Greece play Ukraine and Russia will tackle Slovenia.

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Interview of the Week - Oct. 15: Hall of Fame basketball star Oscar Robertson

October 15th, 2009 · 1 Comment · European domestic leagues, FIBA basketball, Interviews/Interview of the Week, NBA, college basketball, heinnews

heinnews’ David Hein took some time at EuroBasket 2009 to talk to NBA Hall of Famer Oscar Robertson as part of his induction into the FIBA Hall of Fame. They discussed entering the world basketball body’s Hall; if any player will ever average a triple double like he did in 1961-62; players going directly from [...]

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Interview of the Week - Oct. 8: ReD Foxes CEO Olena Rozkova

October 8th, 2009 · 1 Comment · 2009 EuroBasket, Euroleague - Eurocup, European domestic leagues, FIBA basketball, Interviews/Interview of the Week, NBA, Olympics, heinnews

heinnews’ David Hein spent some time away from the court at EuroBasket 2009 for a chat with Olena Rozkova, the CEO of the internationally renown Ukrainian dance team ReD Foxes. They discussed the biggest achievement after performing at four EuroBaskets, two World Championships and two Olympics, future goals of ReD Foxes, her daily activities as [...]

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