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Čilić takes 2014 CroatianSports.com top honors

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2014 was a year of anticipation for Croatian sports fans. It was a year that saw Croatians wait over six months to open up the World Cup against hosts Brazil in one of the most anticipated openers in football history. And although the Vatreni fell short in Sao Paulo, the consensus knows it wasn't due to lack of effort. It was a year that saw … [Read more...] about Čilić takes 2014 CroatianSports.com top honors

Croatians Around the NBA: Week 8

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Photo: AP/Jason DeCrow Bojan Bogdanović has officially started to get groomed into a bench role. As Brooklyn tries to adjust with Brook Lopez injured yet again, they’ve continued to struggle against good teams. The week started with a 105-89 loss to the first place Toronto Raptors. Toronto shot 51 percent and received 41 points from their bench. Bogdanović struggled in … [Read more...] about Croatians Around the NBA: Week 8

“This is the Hardest Decision in my Life”

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There comes a time in every young man’s life to grow up and leave the comforts of home to make something of his life; to be pushed out of the nest and learn to fly. Some players in their early 20’s out grow the space they play in in Croatia. The HNL has done its duty; groomed them as professionals, paid them (sometimes), gave them a sense of competitiveness, but the … [Read more...] about “This is the Hardest Decision in my Life”

Damjan Rudež: “I would rather have Olympic gold than NBA title”

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Screenshot: CroatianSports.com CroatianSports.com caught up with Croatian national team player and Indiana Pacer Damjan Rudež Wednesday night at Staples Center in Los Angeles. The Pacers lost a tight game with the Los Angeles Clippers, 102-100, missing a game-winning three-pointer as time expired. Rudež only played one minute at the end of the second half, with … [Read more...] about Damjan Rudež: “I would rather have Olympic gold than NBA title”

Croatians Around the NBA: Week 7

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Photo: AP/John Minchillo Bojan Bogdanović has been reduced to a bench role for the Brooklyn Nets. After shooting 35 percent in the past eight games, Lionel Hollins felt it was necessary to make a change. Sergey Karasev has replaced him in the starting lineup, although he’s virtually played identical minutes to Alan Anderson. Brooklyn snapped a three-game losing streak in … [Read more...] about Croatians Around the NBA: Week 7

HNL Week 19 – Josip Simunic Leaves Dinamo, Winter Break Begins

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Dinamo Zagreb finished the first half of the season with a routine victory over Slaven Belupo. Even though Slaven has been on a surge since former Dinamo coach, Ante Čačić took over, Dinamo came out victors in the last match of 2014 with a score of 3-2. Marko Pjaca is coming off of his best match of his career after scoring three goals against Celtic FC earlier this week … [Read more...] about HNL Week 19 – Josip Simunic Leaves Dinamo, Winter Break Begins

Tuesday Night Funnies: Champions League

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Who has it worse in Champions League this year? Falcao or Manchester City. Monaco were supposed to finish last in Champions League Group C. Instead, they scraped by (without star-studded striker Falcao) to win the group ONLY SCORING 4 GOALS in the process. That's just plain amazing in itself! Falcao transferred to Monaco in the summer of 2013 from Atletico … [Read more...] about Tuesday Night Funnies: Champions League

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