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26 Jan 2012, 02:59 PM
Darius Songaila and Galatasaray have reached a mutual agreement to terminate the contract and part ways, as the player did not meet the expectations of the club. The Lithuanian forward, who spent seven seasons in the NBA before coming to Istanbul, will reportedly not play for the Turkish side in a Euroleague game against Olympiacos.
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26 Jan 2012, 01:22 AM
Having wasted a 13-point lead in the fourth quarter, Zalgiris handed Cantu a 79-78 (21-17, 11-18, 17-23, 30-19) victory in the Top 16 stage of Euroleague on Wednesday evening in Italy. It was the second loss for Zalgiris in Group H, as they had also been defeated by Maccabi in Kaunas last week, while Cantu improved to 1-1 with a win against Zalgiris after losing to Barcelona.
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24 Jan 2012, 08:04 PM
Lietuvos Rytas bounced back from two consecutive losses in a row and defeated Benetton 78-69 (16-15, 21-15, 9-17, 32-22) in Eurocup to return to winning ways. The win allowed Lietuvos Rytas to improve to a 1-1 record after losing to Lokomotiv in the first week of the Last 16 stage. The Italian side had won the first match, but is also 1-1 after the loss in Lithuania.
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23 Jan 2012, 01:02 AM
Linas Kleiza had the best game of the season so far for, but the Toronto Raptors, who were playing without star big man Andrea Bargnani once again, suffered the team’s eighth consecutive loss, coming up short against the Los Angeles Clippers. The 27-year-old Lithuanian forward finished the game with a season-high 16 points, hitting 2-of-5 three-pointers, also adding four rebounds and three assists in 29 minutes.
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