USA Are We Dreaming? Team
IT’S official now, even though USA TODAY had it yesterday, and yes, the American team is vulnerable heading into Rio. But just vulnerable.
USA favourite, but beatable
THE USA Rio Olympic team is announced tonight but USA TODAY Sports already has unveiled the 12 men it expects to defend the Gold.
Maher still "The Man"
TOM Maher has shown again he is one of the greatest women's basketball coaches in the world, his trip to Rio with China marking his sixth straight Olympics.
I go to Rio? No, says LBJ while Ben goes at #1
ON a day Australia’s stocks for the Tokyo Olympics in 2020 rose appreciably, LeBron James’ decision to withdraw from the US team for Rio helped our current Boomers, too.
Exum, Simmons, their time will come
DANTE Exum’s withdrawal from the Boomers squad for Rio is not the “blow’ many would have you believe. Andrew Bogut being hurt is.
Opals must select best 12 for Rio
WE’VE become almost blasé about our Opals claiming medals at major international events such as FIBA World Championships and the Olympic Games, but Australia is in real danger ahead of Rio.
I'd take Bogey on one leg
IF Andrew Bogut is amenable toward going, and trusting Australian medical opinion and practice over that of the US, I’d punt and take him to Rio.
Timms' body of work hailed by Hall
FIBA's decision to include Australian women's basketball pioneer and superstar Michele Timms into its 2016 Hall of Fame intake is basketball's best call since James Naismith cut the bottom out of the peach baskets.
Our "greatest"? Let's win something first
BASKETBALL Australia already is calling its, as yet, unselected men's team for Rio "arguably its greatest team ever". Might that be a little premature exultation?
Opals continue on winning ways
THE Opals have continued on their winning way through Europe, taking the choccies from Belgium 81-54 to add their scalp to Italy's in Pomezia.

