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Photo by /BSR Agency/Getty Images UMMC Ekaterinburg defeated Perfumerias Avenida 78-68 on Sunday to win the 2020-21 EuroLeague Women championship. Emma Meesseman led the way for Ekaterinburg with 19 points and 8 rebounds while Courtney Vandersloot chipped in 12 points and 12 assists; Tiffany Hayes scored 29 for Avenida. It’s the third consecutive EuroLeague Women championship for Ekaterinburg dating back to the 2017-18 season (the 2019-20 season was cut short due to the COVID-19 pandemic), an...

Greg Slaughter has obviously worn out his welcome at Barangay Ginebra. The 7-foot center was officially traded by the Kings to NorthPort Batang Pier for Christian Standhardinger in a blockbuster trade that was long in coming. The PBA trade committee approved the transaction on Thursday, putting an end to weeks of speculation on the fate of the two unsettled big men. MORE FROM SPIN MORE FROM SPIN Slaughter went on a self-imposed sabbatical after the 2019 season amid talk of a disagreement with m...