Box on NBL: Tips/Rankings
FINGERS are crossed Melbourne United will be able to open the roof at Hisense Arena tonight for its Boxing Day clash with Brisbane Bullets.
Christmas cheer: Just wrapping
A GUTSY but ultimately ill-fated overtime road loss by Adelaide has settled the WNBL Final Four, while officiating controversies made a mockery of an otherwise thrilling NBL round.
Sally quits as WNBL "Head"
SALLY Phillips, easily the best thing to happen to WNBL administration in the past 20 years, resigned from her role this week at Basketball Australia as the league's "head".
Opals original rests in peace
ERIL Drennan, one of South Australia’s most outstanding sportswomen and an Opals pioneer, passed away this week in Adelaide, aged 81.
Big 5-0-0 for Big O
OSCAR Forman, the NBL's hallmark for class, dignity and respect for the sport, against Perth tomorrow will become just the 13th player to reach 500-career games.
Fiasco? Farce? Nah. Just NBL reffing
OUTRAGEOUS? Ridiculous? Hurting the image of the league? Well yes, of course. All of the above. And if you think this is a discussion about Mickey Mouse and the NBL’s Disney round, you’re partly right.
Breakers escape breaks: Rankings/Tips
CASEY Prather's elbow injury is the latest to strike down an NBL contender, only the New Zealand Breakers currently immune to losing a key man for an extended period.
WNBL Grand Final Breakfast
IT'S been a looong time between major events - such as a lunch or breakfast - leading in to a WNBL Grand Final but it will be happening in Melbourne on January 12 from 7.30-9am.
The last one I can recall was a lunch ahead of the 2008 WNBL Grand Final so this is one to get behind, sponsored as it is by Melbourne radio station SEN and heading for the Emerson Rooftop Bar on Commercial Rd at South Yarra.
The biggest name in women's basketball and Australia's greatest player, Lauren Jackson will be along, as will Liz Cambage, the first (and only) woman to have dunked at an Olympic Games.
Sandy wants medalling, not meddling
HAVING “been there, done that” as a player, Sandy Brondello is rolling up her sleeves as Opals coach, ready to get down and dirty in the quest to return Australia to the medal dais.


