Friday November 30, 2007
Wild ride from NBL rookie to famous wookie
Michael Kingma went from being a fixture on the Sydney Kings bench
to stardom on a George Lucas movie set. Now he's ready to return to
the NBL, writes Michael Cowley.
Joyce hopes to return in blaze of glory
GOLD COAST coach Brendan Joyce admits he'll be emotional tonight when he returns to his old stomping ground Wollongong but says he remains firmly focused on beating his former NBL club.
Thursday November 29, 2007
Hinson keeps Razorbacks in touch of top eight
West Sydney Razorbacks kept their touch on the top eight with a convincing 126-95 NBL victory over the Singapore Slingers at the Sydney Olympic Park Sports Centre tonight.
Wildcats upset Kings with late win
Perth Wildcats stopped the winning streak of the Sydney Kings with a bruising last second 87-84 NBL victory at the Sydney Entertainment Centre last night.
Wednesday November 28, 2007
Goorjian ploy to put Wildcats on the ropes
DON'T expect to see the moves made famous by Mario Milano, Killer
Karl Cox, Brute Bernard or, more recently, Hulk Hogan, but Sydney
Kings coach Brian Goorjian will continue to employ a tactic
straight out of the wrestling ring to maintain his team's stunning
start to the season.
Sunday November 25, 2007
Kings stay top by thumping Taipans
The Sydney Kings easily put aside the Cairns Taipans 102-87 to maintain their position at the top of the NBL ladder.
Monday November 19, 2007
Only one King in the All Star castle
SYDNEY Kings coach Brian Goorjian is bewildered by a snub of his players for next month's NBL All Star game, a decision he believes is also a missed opportunity to help reignite interest in the sport in Australia's largest city.
Friday November 16, 2007
Kings crush Razorbacks
Sydney's bench unit led the charge as the NBL leading Kings
regained local bragging rights with a crushing 105-75 win over West
Sydney at the Sydney Entertainment Centre tonight.
Jackson the Jordan of women's game, minus the moolah
HE WAS, and remains, a multi-million dollar brand. She spends her
off-seasons playing in Europe or Asia to supplement her income from
the game. In terms of earnings they are worlds apart - but close
comparisons between Michael Jordan and Lauren Jackson are
legitimate when it comes to the game, according to Andrew Gaze.
The moment the Kings knew Razorbacks were back
A MONTH ago, Brian Goorjian walked out of the Sydney Olympic Park Sports Centre having watched his team suffer what is still their only loss of the season, and realised the dominance the Sydney Kings had enjoyed in this city for several years was over.
Thursday November 15, 2007
Bogut's big night out
Centre produces best game of the season.
Dragons upset Razorbacks
Cortez Groves won the battle of the NBL's big scorers, helping the
struggling South Dragons to a 106-95 upset away win over West
Sydney at Olympic Park tonight.
Monday November 12, 2007
Kings are ahead of schedule: Goorjian
THE Sydney Kings should not be sitting on top of the ladder.
Sunday November 11, 2007
Kings run down Tigers
The Sydney Kings stormed home to beat previously undefeated Melbourne 102-94 tonight and replace the Tigers atop the NBL ladder.
Saturday November 10, 2007
Kings aiming to minimise losses against Tigers
THE challenge facing Sydney Kings coach Brian Goorjian is far from
simple.
Thursday November 8, 2007
Worthington on the road to success without a licence
EVERYONE suffers a dose of nerves when they settle behind the wheel for their driving test, but for Sydney Kings forward Mark Worthington, there are now about 60,000 more reasons to feel a little edgy when he attempts to get his licence in the coming weeks.
All-in melee as Kings put Bullets on the canvas
THE Sydney Kings defeated defending champions Brisbane 114-109 in a thrilling and fiery clash between two of the NBL's true heavyweights at the Sydney Entertainment Centre last night.
Wednesday November 7, 2007
Goorjian looking for payback
Nine months ago, Brian Goorjian could only watch as former Kings-turned Brisbane Bullets CJ Bruton and Ebi Ere "tore his heart out" and danced a victory jig on Sydney's home floor.
Saturday November 3, 2007
Worthington crushes Crocodiles
Sydney forward Mark Worthington maintained his sizzling start to the NBL season with a near-perfect shooting display in the high-flying Kings' 106-79 win over Townsville at the Sydney Entertainment Centre tonight.
Thursday November 1, 2007
Razorbacks beat Taipans in thriller
West Sydney put their NBL season back on track with a gutsy 97-95 upset win over in-form Cairns at the State Sports Centre last night.
Monday October 29, 2007
Kings stop Slingers in Singapore
The Sydney Kings consolidated second spot on the NBL ladder with a 99-90 victory over the Slingers at the Singapore Indoor Stadium tonight.
Franklin fires for Hawks
A VINTAGE display from import Kavossy Franklin has steered the Wollongong Hawks to a 115-104 victory over West Sydney at the Sydney Olympic Park Sports Centre.
Thursday October 25, 2007
Wright wants the new Black
Brisbane want to turn the volume up against ex-Bullet Stephen Black in Cairns.
Fresh off the bench, victory goes to Victor
AT 3PM yesterday, Isaiah Victor was cleared by immigration and the
NBL was satisfied he could fit under Sydney's salary cap. A few
hours later, he was on court for the Kings.
Wednesday October 24, 2007
Kings keen to get Victor on court against 36ers
THE Kings hope the long wait for clearance papers for import Isaiah Victor will end in time for him to make his debut against the Adelaide 36ers at the Sydney Entertainment Centre tonight.
