36ers-Tigers aim to end 'curse'
IF the winner of the Adelaide 36ers-Melbourne Tigers NBL semi final series goes on to claim the Championship this season, they will break their own playoff curse.
Andrej bound for Adelaide
ANDREJ Lemanis is bound for the Canary Islands with the Boomers for the World Cup later this year, with a short detour to Adelaide next month as guest of the Free Throw Foundation.
Rankings #18 ... and quite the bonanza
CANBERRA has joined the growing buzz regarding NBL expansion in 2015-16, with the capital-based Hall of Fame trio Cal Bruton, Herb McEachin and Danny Morseu likely to front the drive.
World Cup door ajar for Boomers
DON’T you love the way at every soccer World Cup draw, football’s aficionados trot out the perennial “Group of Death” – and usually that’s any group Australia is in.
How often will headline writers use "Dante's Peak"?
NO huge surprise today that Dante Exum nominated for the NBA draft on June 26, three-time championship winner Luc Longley quick to support the 18-year-old’s decision.
Well, one dream, is over ...
SO much for the rose-colored glasses brigade who were so certain Kyrie Irving was entertaining the notion of playing for the Boomers at World Cup and/or Olympic competitions.
Opals culture and the White House
BRENDAN Joyce could not be more enthusiastic about his latest camp in Canberra with his Aussie Opals.
Nate steps up to the plate
IT’S a small world, right? So Nate Tomlinson’s career-high 15 assists against Adelaide moves him alongside Brian Goorjian – and a couple of other notables – who previously have achieved the feat for Melbourne Tigers.
Ian Davies, R.I.P.
NATIONAL Basketball League teams this round are expected to follow suit with Sydney Kings and all wear black arm bands to honor Ian Davies who passed away yesterday.
NBL Winter Superleague. Why not?
HOW can the NBL get marquee names such as Andrew Bogut, Patrick Mills, Joe Ingles, Brad Newley, Nate Jawai and others playing in its competition? With a biennial Winter Superleague, that’s how.

