The EuroLeague Women Final Eight 2013 will be hosted by the Russian city of Ekaterinburg and the local club UMMC, FIBA Europe announced on Tuesday. The season ending tournament of Europe’s best women’s basketball competition returns to the capital city of the Sverdlovsk Region after the EuroLeague Women Final Four in 2011. The Final Eight will take place from 18 ... Read More »
Having been the 3rd best team in Europe for five consecutive years, UMMC are one third place short of hiring a witch doctor to coach the team. Hiring Sue Bird was not enough for UMMC to get over the hump, so, obviously, UMMC went after the other core player of the 4 time champion Sparta&K squad – Diana Taurasi. Can’t ... Read More »
UMMC Ekaterinburg and Nadezhda Orenburg ousted Hungarian and Czech champions on Friday, setting up a final between both teams on Sunday. Gyor won the first quarter against Ekat, before the home side playing without more than half of their players took over in the second quarter, coasting to a 23 point win. Orenburg were locked in a tight battle against ... Read More »
Seattle Storm have confirmed that point guard Sue Bird will undergo surgery on her left hip tomorrow. Read More »
As marca.com writes, former Ros Casares point guard Silvia Dominguez has signed with Russian giants UMMC Ekaterinburg. Read More »
Russian forward Anna Petrakova has confirmed to RIA News that she has signed with UMMC Ekaterinburg for the upcoming season. Read More »
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Dynamo Moscow has announced they have signed Russian guard Svetlana Abrosimova. Read More »
Rather unexpectedly Russian squad UMMC Ekaterinburg have announced their new head coach will be German Olaf Lange. He will be assisted by his wife Sandy Brondello. Read More »
UMMC Ekaterinburg have announced the signing of American guard Diana Taurasi. Read More »
Dynamo Moscow have announced that their Russian guard Tatiana Popova has left the team to join UMMC Ekaterinburg for the upcoming season. Read More »
Dynamo Moscow have announced the signing of Russian forward/center Tatiana Vidmer. Read More »
Russian National Team head coach has announced 20+2 players who will go to the team's training camp on May 27. Read More »
UMMC Ekaterinburg's manager Maxim Ryabkov in an interview to RIA News has confirmed that American guard Sue Bird and Latvian guard Anete Jēkabsone-Žogota have been re-signed and will return to the team next season. Read More »
Russian club UMMC Ekaterinburg has announced that head coach Algirdas Paulauskas and his assistant Rimantas Grigas will not be extended for the 2012/13 season. Read More »
UMMC Ekaterinburg have announced the signing of American center with Turkish passport - Quanitra Hollingsworth. Read More »
Russian giants UMMC Ekaterinburg have signed Polish center Ewelina Kobryn for the upcoming season, LWB has learned. Read More »
Following today's game against Sparta&K, UMMC forward Candace Parker confirmed to RIA News that she has re-signed with UMMC. Read More »
UMMC manager Maxim Ryabkov on Wednesday confirmed to RIA News that they have re-signed American guard with Russian passport Deanna Nolan for the upcoming season. Read More »
According to reports in Israeli media, Russian club UMMC Ekaterinburg have released Israeli guard Shay Doron in the middle of the Russian league playoffs. Read More »
Following the third place EuroLeague Women finish, UMMC and Lithuanian National Team head coach Algirdas Paulauskas talked to Lithuanian news outlet DELFI. Read More »
UMMC general manager Maxim Ryabkov has confirmed to RIA News, that Maria Stepanova was re-signed on Saturday after finding out the extent of her injury. Read More »
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