Boomers update, no argy bargy
AUSTRALIA has taken down former Olympic champion Argentina 84-83 in Argentina and done it without Andrew Bogut and Joe Ingles.
Boomers-Lithos cancelled
A LEAK has cost Australia its men’s basketball pre-Olympics warm-up game against arch international rival Lithuania ... but not a security leak.
Father Knows Best?
IT’S always somewhat amusing when a coach compounds a controversial decision with an epithet along the lines of “no-one else knows what they’re talking about”.
Countdown on in earnest for Bogues
INSERT Andrew Bogut, all 213cm of him, into the middle of the Boomers’ defence, and you know Andrej Lemanis’ wingmen can gamble.
USA not that vulnerable
WE might be starting to think the USA is vulnerable in Rio, but coach Mike Krzyzewski is confident he has a defensive unit with gold in its sights.
Storm honours Lauren
THE WNBA's Seattle Storm today honours its greatest champion, Lauren Jackson on her retirement, retiring the superstar's #15 uniform.
Boomers boom as Pacmen pack it in
IT was a different Boomers team which last night packed off the Pac-12 College AllStars 93-63 at Hisense Arena to sweep the Farewell Series.
Boomers in the Green
MATTHEW Dellavedova should move the Boomers "into the green" with Australia's latest NBA champion ready to lead it tonight against the Pac-12 AllStars at Hisense Arena.
Pac-12 AllStars forget their role
SOMEONE forgot to tell the Pac-12 AllStars they were supposed to be playing the Washington Generals to the Boomers' Harlem Globetrotters last night.
Opals chase Gold, and funding
OUR Opals team for the Rio Olympic Games was named today and truly, if you follow such things closely, there were NO surprises.

