Photo: AP A promising week for the Orlando Magic hasn't included Mario Hezonja very often. Evan Fournier's emergence has kept him on the bench. It continued last Wednesday against Houston, as Fournier exploded for 29 points. Hezonja was reduced to just 11 minutes and failed to get on the stat sheet. Orlando ended up losing 119-114 in overtime, which is already their second … [Read more...] about Croatians Around The NBA: Week Two
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End To A Legendary Career UPDATED
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It appears the legendary Croatian fighter Mirko "CroCop" Filipovic has called it quits after over 20 years in proffesional combat sports. Yesterday morning Filipovic announced his withdrawl from his up coming fight and subsequent retirement from the sport. “Unfortunately I had to cancel the fight in Seoul,” the Croatian fighter wrote on his website, … [Read more...] about End To A Legendary Career UPDATED
HNL Week 16: The Poets find Victory
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Dinamo Zagreb broke their short losing streak on Sunday with a late game-winning goal from Junior Fernandes. Fernandes struck in the 82nd minute to give Dinamo the 1-0 lead that took them their first victory in three weeks. The 20-year-old Ivica Ivušić made his HNL debut with Istra in the match, getting the start in goal over veteran Vanja Ivešić. Ivusic faced … [Read more...] about HNL Week 16: The Poets find Victory
Rakitić Out 1 Month
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Croatia midfielder Ivan Rakitić left the field in the 18th minute Wednesday night in Barcelona's 3-0 Champions League win over BATE Borisov, ESPNFC has reported. It appears he tore a muscle in his right leg and will miss the rest of November. Lucky for the Croatian national team, they will not need to play a November playoff and will not need the services of Rakitić this month. … [Read more...] about Rakitić Out 1 Month
Dinamo Implode In Athens, Lose 2-1
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Dinamo Zagreb received a devastating blow in the 90th minute in Piraus as they lose 2-1 to the Greek Champions. Filipe Pardo, a second-half substitute, scored two goals in under 30 minutes after his team was down 1-0 to the Modri. Pardo came on in the 65th minute and immediately made an impact with a goal after seeing the pitch for only 30 seconds. The … [Read more...] about Dinamo Implode In Athens, Lose 2-1
Dinamo on Losing Streak While Rijeka are on Top
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Dinamo Zagreb suffered their first consecutive loss since September of 2008. After a late game-winning goal from Anas Sharbini last week ended Dinamo’s 50-game unbeaten streak that has lasted since May 10, 2014, RNK Split beat the Croatian giants with a score of 1-0 on Friday in Split. Peter Franjić was the hero who took Dinamo down and left them in third place, … [Read more...] about Dinamo on Losing Streak While Rijeka are on Top
Mladi Vatreni Down zie Germans
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Alright, I'll be the first one to admit that covering U-17 soccer is a bit ridiculous. Sure, these kids are the future of Croatian soccer, but at the same time, only one or two of these guys (historically speaking) is going to become a force for the senior side. And this is basically Croatia's high school team we're talking about. Nonetheless, no matter what age … [Read more...] about Mladi Vatreni Down zie Germans
NBA Eastern Conference Preview
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After a long summer of several high-profile moves and astonishing new contracts, the NBA is finally back. A possible resurgence from the Eastern Conference seems to be possible this year. Teams such as Miami, Toronto, Milwaukee have retooled their starting lineups with high-priced signings. Young teams such as Orlando and Boston could present problems as well. Here are my … [Read more...] about NBA Eastern Conference Preview
Croatians Around Europe *IX*
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ENGLAND It hasn't been about the Croatian players in the Premiership this season, rather the Croatian coach. Former Croatia manager Slaven Bilić slayed yet another English giant this weekend in Jose Mourniho's Chelsea. West Ham defeated last year's Premier League champions 2-1 at Upton Park after both manager Jose Mourinho and Nemanja Matic were sent … [Read more...] about Croatians Around Europe *IX*
