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Beal, Dawkins in NBL sights
JERMAINE Beal or Andre Dawkins? Brisbane Bullets and Sydney Kings are looking for an import shooting guard and the names of both players have been whispered in their respective corridors.
Big V superstar import to Lightning
MAC Adelaide Lightning have secured Big V superstar import Colleen Planeta to help their 2016-17 WNBL campaign.
Phillips signing 'electric'
SALLY Phillips was today named "Head of the WNBL" - an unfortunate choice of title but a magnificent choice of candidate.
Welcome to August 1
AGHAST at August's arrival already? Check out our monthly 2016 revisit of the NBL's first (and mercifully "only") nude calendar from 2001 to see who Mr August was.
Bogut back while Opals splutter
AUSTRALIA’s Opals succumbed to a 104-89 USA onslaught today at famed Madison Square Garden but the good news was Andrew Bogut returned to the floor for the Boomers in their win over China.
FLASHBACK 77: Olympic themed reads 2
*FLASHBACKS, my irregular "lucky dip" where I just reach into my drawers of old Australian basketball stuff and transcribe or post whatever I find for you.* Continuing our Olympic revisits, this time Sydney 2000.
Joe helps, but not enough
SMOKIN’ Joe was smokin’ hot but the Boomers took a coast-to-coast 81-68 smackdown from arch rival Lithuania today in their penultimate Rio Olympics warm-up match.
Sacre bleu! French franked
A 20-point haul by Erin Phillips on 8-of-10 shooting and a double-double by Liz Cambage has led Australia to a 76-67 win over France ahead of Monday morning’s clash with the USA at Madison Square Garden.
Ouch! Boomers bound back to drawing board
THE Boomers had a rude awakening when host nation Brazil – a possible crossover opponent in Rio – gave them a 96-67 reality check today.
Opals gleaming
THE Opals today avenged their recent European tour loss to rapidly emerging Canada 80-67 ahead of additional Rio Olympics preparation games with France and USA.
