Rosemarie
Julien

Phoenix Hold Off Sportiva Italiana Rally to Take Title; SESI Araraquara Win Bronze, Ferro Beat Defensor Sporting - 5 days ago

Phoenix won the WBLA 2026 title in Santiago on October 4, 2026, beating Sportiva Italiana 87-82 after being 19 points clear in the..

Phoenix won the WBLA 2026 title in Santiago on October 4, 2026, beating Sportiva Italiana 87-82 after being 19 points clear in the third quarter and having to withstand a fourth-quarter rally that very nearly caught them. The consolation games produced SESI Araraquara's 65-53 bronze-medal win over CDC Leones and a 94-82 victory for Ferro over Defensor Sporting. Phoenix came out running, with a 14-....

Andrea Daley

Phoenix and Sportiva Italiana set up a final rematch after hard-won semifinal wins - 6 days ago

Phoenix and Sportiva Italiana will meet in the WBLA final, after both came from behind or held off a late challenge in Saturday's ..

Phoenix and Sportiva Italiana will meet in the WBLA final, after both came from behind or held off a late challenge in Saturday's semifinals. Phoenix beat CDC Leones 79-72, and Sportiva Italiana beat SESI Araraquara 80-73. It is a rematch of their Group Phase game, in which Sportiva Italiana won 106-73 on Oct. 1. Leones and SESI Araraquara now play for the bronze medal. Phoenix led for 35:59 of th....

Rosemarie
Julien

Phoenix rout Defensor Sporting, SESI Araraquara hold off Ferro, and both reach the semifinals - 7 days ago

Phoenix and SESI Araraquara both reached the semifinals of the WBLA on Friday, though by very different routes. Phoenix beat Defensor..

Phoenix and SESI Araraquara both reached the semifinals of the WBLA on Friday, though by very different routes. Phoenix beat Defensor Sporting 104-61 in a game that was never close, and SESI Araraquara beat Ferro 64-59 after leading for most of the game. The losses end the title hopes of Defensor and Ferro. Phoenix needed a few minutes to take control. Defensor Sporting led 3-2 early, and it was t....