The Spaniards and the Portuguese were without a doubt the most adventurous sea explorers back in the XVI century, sailing on their vessels across the Atlantic to the unknown lands of America with little or no information on what laid ahead of them. Unfortunately (or fortunately some might say), at that time, shipwrecks were very common and many seamen were decimated by the fury of the ocean waters at the tropical convergences.
Diego Alvarez, a Spanish seaman from A Coruña, was the only castaway of a shipwreck near the Brazilian northeastern …

By Gustavo Cardoso
The NBA playoffs and the Euroleague Final Four are definitely the most important basketball events around the world, watched by millions, played by a few. However, in the southern hemisphere, miles away from San Antonio or Detroit, and Athens, Greece, a small city of about 20,000 inhabitants, that goes by the name of Sunchales has also put its name in 2007 basketball history by hosting, yesterday night, the last game of the Liga Sudamericana finals.
Sunchales, Argentina’s main producer and exporter of dairy products, is also the home of …

By Tobias Seitz

I just came home from Athens, Greece where the Euroleague Final Four took place from May 4th-6th. It was quite an experience to see the games in an arena with 20,000 crazy fans - and I mean crazier than Golden State fans these days. I was writing a live blog for FIBA.com so I got the opportunity to meet some very interesting people in European and American basketball.
During this weekend, there was also the Nike Junior Tournament taking place, therefore, I will split this article into two parts.
When …