The one story you should read today, perhaps

FINALLY, Indiana's greatest basketball player, Boston Celtics and USA Dream Team NBA legend Larry Bird has spoken out about the treatment of the WNBA's burgeoning superstar Caitlin Clark. Larry is not known for being outspoken but this giant of the sport has seen enough. Or so it was alleged.
RIP Barrie Robran, the greatest of the greats
IT is incredibly sad that on the same day the late Roger King's life as an SA basketball great was being remembered and celebrated, the state's footballing icon Barrie Robran died, further closing the book on what can only be revered as arguably the greatest era of sport anyone aged near 60 can recall.
Movie Review: Superman flies short, unfortunately

MOVIE REVIEW: Superman (M). NO. Sorry. Close but no cigar. I went to the screening full of optimism and hope DC finally could make a second halfway decent super hero movie to follow that first Wonder Woman effort. Yes, it hit the target a few times. But a bullseye?
Roger was a king during SA's greatest era
RETIRING from fulltime writing in 2017, I penned a career retrospective and arrived at the conclusion Werner Linde nudged Brett Maher as the greatest South Australian basketballer I was lucky enough to chronicle. That said, if Werner was our 60s-70s superstar a la Michael Jordan, then Roger King was that era's Scottie Pippen.
Deadpool about to save Marvel - Movie Review

MOVIE REVIEW: Hallelujah! "Deadpool and Wolverine" not only restores the Marvel Cinematic Universe to former glories last seen, to be brutally honest, with Avengers Endgame, but it also gets the blend of super-hero drama and irreverent silliness right ... to great relief.
NBL, WNBL, BA launch HoopsFest in Perth
PERTH in September will exclusively host the self-proclaimed "largest basketball festival ever" with the inaugural joint NBL, WNBL, BA "HoopsFest" initiative, featuring all 10 men's teams playing the 2024-25 season's opening round, a women's preseason tournament and the under-18 national club championship, featuring 48 junior teams.
BOB'S BREAKING NEWS: Jade trade on WNBA eve

BOB'S BREAKING NEWS: Our man in the US, BOB CRAVEN, has breaking news on the future of UC Canberra Capitals and Opals star Jade Melbourne, traded by Seattle Storm which, like the Phoenix Mercury, is a WNBA club with rich history for Australian players.
Bob's Corner: Jade has Seattle's green light
BOB'S CORNER: Our man in the US, Bob Craven, is a Seattle native and so follows the WNBA's Storm - and its often Aussie-impacted roster - with particular dilligence. For this weekend's "Corner" he's forwarded a piece from the Seattle Times on our own Jade Melbourne.
Euroleague penalty a disgusting joke
THE 5-match suspension handed out by the Euroleague to Real Madrid's French forward Guerschon Yabusele for his heinous and disgraceful body slam of an unsuspecting Dante Exum is almost as disgusting as the act was in itself, unnecessarily injuring the Aussie combo guard.
Disgrace leads to Dante's infernal injury
THE foot and facial injuries suffered today in a Euroleague match by one of Australia's finest players, Dante Exum, is an absolute disgrace and should lead to the long-term expulsion of Real Madrid's French forward Guerschon Yabusele, if not court action for assault occasioning bodily harm.

