Photo: Jutarnji The Croatian national water polo team was supposed to have no problem qualifying for a quarterfinal berth after their loss to Serbia on Thursday at the 2012 European water polo championships. They only had Germany and Spain to take care of to make that happen. However, after an incredibly slow start on Saturday put Croatia down 7-3 at halftime to the … [Read more...] about Barracudas lose to Germans, need help from Serbia
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Cowboys Round Up Perfect Group Record
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Photo: Dražen Aleksić/ CroPix Written by Ante Kvartuč/Matt 'GoldenChild' Lebo Croatia's national handball side, the Cowboys, completed a perfect group record at the 2012 European championships in Serbia after a fairly easy 26-20 win over Norway Friday night. With the victory, and previous wins over Slovenia and Iceland, Croatia ensure themselves that maximum … [Read more...] about Cowboys Round Up Perfect Group Record
Cowboys Onto the Next Round
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Photo: Jutarnji The Croatian national handball team have qualified for the Main Round at the 2012 European Championships in Serbia with another 31-29 win; this time over Slovenia Wednesday night. In their opening round match, the Croatian Cowboys barely got by the Icelandic squad by the same score after being down one at halftime. Croatia's Ivan Čupić was the player of … [Read more...] about Cowboys Onto the Next Round
Don’t Call it a Comeback
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The 2012 Euro Men's Handball Championship kicked off today with a slew of matches. With the best match of the day Croatia and Iceland, the winners of silver and bronze medals from EHF 2010, sought to settle the score after their tie 2 years ago. Before the game, news broke that Iceland would be without their star right back Olafur Stefansoon, a man who hasn't missed … [Read more...] about Don’t Call it a Comeback
POKRAJAC INKS NEW DEAL WITH UFC
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Igor “The Duke” Pokrajac must have impressed the UFC brass with his destruction of Krzysztof Soszynski at UFC 140 because he has inked a new five fight deal with the Ultimate Fighting Championships. This is big news for the Croatian Top Team stand out. Pokrajac’s next fight or opponent is still unknown at this time. CroatianSports.com would like to congratulate Igor on his new … [Read more...] about POKRAJAC INKS NEW DEAL WITH UFC
CRIPPLER TAKES 2011 ROOKIE HONORS
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There's not much more we can say about Mike 'The Croatian Crippler' Rožić. After joining the team immediately after the launch of CroatianSports.com in October, the Crippler quickly jumped on the UFC scene, reporting on Croatian fighters weekly and ultimately landing his stake on the Croatian media scene when he covered Igor 'The Duke' Pokrajac at UFC 140 in Toronto, Canada. … [Read more...] about CRIPPLER TAKES 2011 ROOKIE HONORS
Kostelić Adds Austrian Hardware to his Trophy Case
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Photo: cbc.ca Ivica Kostelić won his 20th career World Cup race Wednesday night in Flachau, Austria to compliment his revenge Beaver Creek mission in Colorado earlier in the season. Kostelić seems to be firing on all cylinders at the moment and is on course to win a few more titles this winter. "Two days ago (after the slalom) in Alta Badia, Italy I was very … [Read more...] about Kostelić Adds Austrian Hardware to his Trophy Case
Miocic War Train on Course for Omaha, Nebraska
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American-Croatian Stipe Miocic will face fellow undefeated heavyweight fighter Phil De Fries at UFC on Fuel 1, which will take place in Omaha, Nebraska on February 14th, 2012. This will be the second outing in the UFC for both combatants with both coming off decision victories in their initial UFC outing. De Fries' record stands at 8-0 with 7 of those victories coming by … [Read more...] about Miocic War Train on Course for Omaha, Nebraska
POKRAJAC POST-FIGHT CHAT w/ THE CRIPPLER
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I had the pleasure of covering UFC 140 in Toronto, Canada this past weekend; and what a weekend it was! The week started on Thursday with a one-on-one interview with UFC fighter and fellow Croatian Igor “The Duke” Pokrajac. The interview only lasted eight minutes but I chatted with Igor afterwards for about two hours. We talked about everything from the Croatian national … [Read more...] about POKRAJAC POST-FIGHT CHAT w/ THE CRIPPLER