Touched by an angel
EMMA Hooley knew her brother Peter was going to hit the winning basket for University of Albany to beat Stony Brook in the America East Conference final yesterday.
Son of Suttle to rescue!
IT'S hard to forget Dane Suttle if you're an Adelaide 36ers fan.
For whom the bell tolls
MARIANNA Tolo - no surprise there - is the Opals' latest acquisition by the WNBA, secured by Staples Center-based Los Angeles Sparks. It is official.
Making Smith a memorable name
LONG ago I heard this riddle - Q. Who's the only person who can hold Michael Jordan to less than 14 points a game? A. Dean Smith.
The rest of Rachael
SPACE issues necessitated News Corp trimming my story on RACHAEL SPORN being honoured with an OAM on Australia Day so here's the unedited version.
Craig also on the list
GEELONG basketball stalwart Craig Herbert also received an Order of Australia Medal in the Australia Day honours list.
CJ, Bevo lock horns in Brisbane
NBL giants CJ Bruton and Rob Beveridge will coach Queensland's Rising Stars tomorrow night in a fundraiser for the "Still I Rise" Foundation at Carina.
A Christmas Ode: Goodnight JC
THERE was a lot going on in the Hotel Principe di Savoia in Milan, with San Antonio Spurs players shuffling toward their palatial rooms, their entourages in tow.



