Thursday October 15, 2015, the Euroleague 2015/2016 starts. The games will be generally played on Thursday and Friday as it’s become common. In the previous seasons the first game was played one or two days earlier, this year the first gameday starts regularly. Real Madrid is the defending champion and starts the hunt for its 10th title.
Scottie Maurice Pippen was born on September 25, 1965 in Hamburg, Arkansas, USA. With Michael Jordan he formed one of the best duos in the NBA history and together with other players they won 6 NBA titles. He was also part of the Dream Team that won the gold medal at the Barcelona Olympics. He also played with the Houston Rockets and the Portland Trail Blazers.
At the Brighton Community Stadium in Brighton what is perhaps the biggest surprise in the rugby history happened today. In this busy Saturday in the Rugby World Cup, Japan has in fact defeated South Africa 34-32. It really is an outstanding achievement because the South Africans were by far the favorites and on paper they were supposed to easily defeat the Japanese.
Philip Douglas Jackson was born on September 17, 1945 in Deer Lodge, Montana, USA. As an NBA player, Phil Jackson won two titles with the New York Knicks though he didn’t really play in 1970 because of an injury. As a coach he won 6 NBA titles with the Chicago Bulls of Michael Jordan end 5 NBA titles with the Los Angeles Lakers, first the ones of Shaquille O’Neal and Kobe Bryant then the ones of Kobe Bryant and Pau Gasol. Now he’s the president of the front office of the New York Knicks and he’s trying to bring them back to top levels.
