Cary Amundson- USA Today Sports It was another rare week for the Warriors by not winning all of their respective games. Golden State found themselves down by 11 against Utah at half-time last Friday. A dramatic comeback wasn't meant to be, as they lost 110-100 to the lowly Jazz. They were pummeled on the glass by a 55 to 41 rebound margin. It was a shocking performance, … [Read more...] about Croatians Around the NBA: Week 14
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Tuesday Night Funnies: Who throws a shoe?!
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In Wednesday's second leg Copa del Rey quarterfinal match between Atletico Madrid and Barcelona, Atletico's Arda Turan threw his cleat at the linesman in frustration with his side down a man and trailing 3-2. What's more shocking than him actually throwing his show is that he only received a yellow card for the offense. What's up with that? Barcelona won 4-2 … [Read more...] about Tuesday Night Funnies: Who throws a shoe?!
Croatians Around the NBA: Week 13
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Photo: Noah Graham/NBA/Getty Images It has become a broken record when covering the Golden State Warriors. Since their two-game losing streak in early November, this team has had either a productive or perfect week. This wasn’t any different for Andrew Bogut and company. It started with another convincing win over the Houston Rockets. This was supposed to be one of the … [Read more...] about Croatians Around the NBA: Week 13
Cowboys to face Poland in quarters after Brazilian scare
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After going a perfect 5-0 in the group stage of the 2015 World Handball Championships in Qatar, the Croatian Cowboys were given the ultimate scare this past Sunday against Brazil in the round of 16. In a match they were supposed to comfortably dominate, Croatia went down early, trailing 4th place Group A team Brazil 15-13 at halftime. However, Croatia dug deep in the second … [Read more...] about Cowboys to face Poland in quarters after Brazilian scare
The Call Has Been Made!
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Mirko CroCop Filipovic will face the Brazilian Gabriel Gonzaga in Krakow, Poland on April 11th, 2015 as part of the UFC Fight Night 64 event. Gonzaga holds a devastating head kick knock out of Mirko back at UFC 70 and also took his title shot in the process. This has to be the Croatians worst and most devastating defeat to date and now he has a chance to avenge that loss in … [Read more...] about The Call Has Been Made!
Bogdanović: “European basketball not even same sport as NBA”
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After a 123-84 loss to the Los Angeles Clippers Thursday night, where Bojan Bogdanović did not score in 13 minutes of play for the Brooklyn Nets, the Croatian national sat down with CroatianSports.com. The 6'8" Bogdanović spoke about how European basketball doesn't compare to the NBA on any level, saying "it's not even the same sport," due to the amount of games. He also said … [Read more...] about Bogdanović: “European basketball not even same sport as NBA”
Croatians Around the NBA: Week 12
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Photo: AP After being sent to Lionel Hollins’ doghouse in December, Bojan Bogdanovic is back in his good graces as the starting shooting guard. It was another positive week by reinserting himself back into a key player for a struggling Nets team. Although they have lost eight out of their last nine games, this is a rebuilding team. It’s hard to place expectations on a team … [Read more...] about Croatians Around the NBA: Week 12
CroCop Back In The UFC!!!!!!!
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News broke earlier today via various MMA media outlets that Croatian Fighting Legend Mirko CroCop Filipovic had resigned with the UFC. Earlier in the week Scott Coker president of Bellator MMA announced that he was interested in signing the Croatian heavyweight fighter and was in talks to secure him in the organization. I guess that interview put the UFC … [Read more...] about CroCop Back In The UFC!!!!!!!
Dodig, Karlovic Advance, 5 Croats Knocked Out in Aussie Open Round 1
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With Marin Cilic missing the Australian Open and Ajla Tomljanovic moving on to play for Australia, Croatia's tennis players were unlikely to make much of a statement in Melbourne this year. After two days of competition, Ivo Karlovic and Ivan Dodig remain as the only two Croats alive in the second round. #23 seed Ivo Karlovic looked good in his first round … [Read more...] about Dodig, Karlovic Advance, 5 Croats Knocked Out in Aussie Open Round 1
