'Life after sport' tackled by international star
TOBELA Mdaka has enjoyed a rich sporting career as a premier South African rugby player, but there is life after the roar of the crowd abates as the star will relate on Wednesday in Adelaide.
NBA Praise for Sixers' Sobey
UTAH JAZZ head coach Quin Snyder, triple-Olympian Joe Ingles and outstanding guard Donovan Mitchell all see Adelaide 36ers vice-captain Nathan Sobey as an NBA prospect.
Wildcats salvage pride to close NBLvNBA series
PERTH Wildcats today redeemed themselves by pushing the NBA’s Denver Nuggets to an 8-point game, while NBL Grand Finalists Melbourne and Adelaide both had stretches before being swamped by Toronto Raptors and Utah Jazz respectively.
When Eight is not only Enough, but too much
MELBOURNE United, Adelaide 36ers and Perth Wildcats are faced with an additional challenge most of us overlook ahead of the obvious difficulties in battling NBA clubs such as Toronto Raptors, Utah Jazz and Denver Nuggets respectively.
36ers facing huge challenge in Utah
THE enormity of the task of beating an NBA team was brought home yesterday to the NBL's Adelaide 36ers as they watched Saturday's opponent the Utah Jazz smack Toronto Raptors 110-95.
Suns set on gallant NZ Breakers
NEW Zealand Breakers today produced the NBL's all-time second-best performance against an NBA opponent when it ran Phoenix Suns to an 86-91 result at Talking Stick Resort Arena.
Rare air, and all that Jazz
THE Adelaide 36ers aren’t making any bold predictions ahead of Friday night’s (Saturday morning, Australian time) clash in Salt Lake City against the NBA’s Utah Jazz, but they are loving the opportunity.
Aussie Indigenous best make it 4 straight
A LAST-gasp layup by big man Chris Patton not only secured the opening game of this year's annual Australian Indigenous All Stars' series over the New Zealand Maori National Team, but set up the Apunipima-sponsored outfit's fourth straight Trans-Tasman Championship.
Opals' Cup silver lining
AUSTRALIA was unable to sustain the pressure on FIBA World Cup favourite USA in today's Gold Medal game in Tenerife, Spain, but the silver lining is the Opals are way ahead of schedule.
Kings restore some lost NBL cred
SYDNEY Kings today went a long way toward restoring some cache into the annual NBLvNBA preseason series by giving the LA Clippers a bona fide ball game in Honolulu.

