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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.
Walker leading 3x3 Aussie team to Japan
ONE of Australia's most seasoned campaigners and popular players, Lucas Walker, will spearhead Champions League Basketball's 3x3 team at the FIBA World Tour opener in Utsunomiya, Japan next week, bringing the experience of an NBL championship at Perth Wildcats with him.
You kidding? UConn? You can. Huskies too good
THE Connecticut Huskies today won their fifth men's NCAA Division 1 national championship and their first since 2014, smacking away San Diego State University's best attempts 76-59 in Houston, Tristen Newton leading the way with a 19-point, 10-rebound double-double.
LSU women create NCAA history
LONG-TIME Australian basketball fans have felt an affinity for Louisiana State University. It was at LSU that Aussie Olympic star Eddie Palubinskas grew to prominence and also where Maree Bennie and Julie Gross dominated, all in the 70s. Now it has an NCAA champion and so do we in Melbourne guard Last-Tear Poa.
Bob's Quickie: UConn and LSU look like champs
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BOB'S QUICKIE: Our man in the US, Bob Craven has had some personal circumstances interrupt his excellent reporting of the NCAA men's and women's tournaments, but he still had time today to pen a few very quick notes to keep you uptodate for the women's and men's finals in the coming days.
NCAA Women: Can Caitlin Clark do it again?
FOR those who had only read or heard about Iowa's Caitlin Clark, watching her tear apart defending NCAA Division One Women's champion South Carolina (36-0) in today's Final Four semifinal 77-73 was a revelation. The Hawkeyes will meet Lousiana State University in the Final on Monday with Clark alone worthy of tuning in.
Loving Amoore but whoa, don't forget Poa
AUSTRALIA will have a player contesting the NCAA Division 1 Women's championship in Dallas, with Ballarat's Georgia Amoore pacing Virginia Tech and Melbourne's Last-Tear Poa a key rotation player for its Final Four semifinal opponent Lousiana State University.
An Aussie left in NCAA Women's quest
From BOB CRAVEN in Seattle:
GEORGIA Amoore is an Aussie from Ballarat and the PG for the Virginia Tech Hokies, a No.1 seed in this year's women's NCAA tournament, playing tonight against Ohio State U. in the Elite Eight for the right to go on to the Final Four this weekend.
NCAA Men: Zags and UCLA battle to bitter end
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From BOB CRAVEN in Seattle: THE Sweet Sixteen NCAA Men's Tournament games provided several surprises, some of historic proportions with Gonzaga and UCLA once again producing a nail-biter, Zags star Drew Timme delivering a 36-point, 13-rebound double-double.
NCAA Women: South Carolina looks team to beat
From BOB CRAVEN in Seattle: Defending women's NCAA Division 1 champion South Carolina rolled to its 40th straight win behind Aliyah Boston's 81st career double-double to continue as the white-hot favourite to go back-to-back as March Madness prepared to enter its Sweet Sixteen phase.
