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French toast, now for some Canuks

In: NBL, Boomers & Opals — Sunday, 6 Jul, 2014

A 16-5 SECOND quarter by the Sapphires last night underpinned a comprehensive 65-48 win over France at the FIBA World Under-17 Championship in the Czech Republic.

Jul 6

Now for a nice baguette as Sapphires fire up

In: Boomers & Opals — Saturday, 5 Jul, 2014

THE Sapphires tonight will battle France for a chance to finish as high as fifth at the FIBA World Under-17 Championship in the Czech Republic.

Jul 5

American Independence Day - Tips for the unwary

In: NBL, WNBL, Misc — Friday, 4 Jul, 2014

IT'S July 4, American Independence Day so in the spirit of friendship toward our brethren across the ocean, I reprise an article designed to help them on their journey in the Land of Oz.

Jul 4

Mills blow opens door for Dante

In: NBL, Boomers & Opals, NBA — Thursday, 3 Jul, 2014

IT has been a weird week for Australian basketball superstar, Olympic topscorer and NBA champion Patty Mills.

Jul 3

WW - 36ers V Hawks, October 4, 1986

In: Flashbacks — Wednesday, 2 Jul, 2014

WAYBACK Wednesday was a weekly feature I wrote last season for Adelaide 36ers website, which now you can revisit, see for the first time or completely ignore!

Jul 2

Sapphires make it an intra-group sweep

In: Boomers & Opals — Tuesday, 1 Jul, 2014

AUSTRALIA’s Sapphires tonight completed a sweep of intra-pool play by winning Group C at the FIBA World U17 Championship in the Czech Republic.

Jul 1

Sapphires scalp Slovakia for 2-0 start

In: Boomers & Opals — Monday, 30 Jun, 2014

THE Sapphires – Australia’s Jayco-sponsored Under-17 girls at the FIBA U17 World Championship – have made it a 2-0 tournament start after last night adding Slovakia’s scalp to Japan’s.

Jun 30

FIBA takes a leaf from the NBL

In: NBL, WNBL, NBA — Sunday, 29 Jun, 2014

REMEMBER all the angst through the NBL preseason last year about the direction the officiating was going to take?

Jun 29

Unsound bites - what a week!

In: NBL, WNBL, Boomers & Opals, NBA — Saturday, 28 Jun, 2014

NO, “Unsound Bites” isn’t about Luis Suarez or, according to the Financial Review’s sports section, the fact 405 players have so far crashed to the ground during soccer’s World Cup in Brazil - only to experience a “miraculous, instantaneous recovery.”

Jun 28

Sky the limit for Dante's peak

In: NBA — Friday, 27 Jun, 2014

DANTE Exum was prepared to gamble, roll the dice and today he came out a millionaire at the NBA Draft in Brooklyn.

Jun 27