Basketball
Wrublewski memory now reality
SYDNEY Kings should take a bow for the role it played in unveiling the memorial plaque for the late Mike Wrublewski at Sydney Entertainment Centre.
Taipans still have plenty of venom
DON'T normally do this but today I'm going to plead with management of the Cairns Taipans to rethink their stance on the Kerry Williams issue.
Finger licking good with Colonel in mix
WHAT a great week this has been in the world of hoops and hoopla with Sydney adding a Colonel and Joey Wright making one of the great threats.
Bucks slide with new Bogut injury
KNEE injuries, ankle problems, stress fractures, migraine headaches - the litany of woes to keep Andrew Bogut off the NBA court keeps growing.
'Colonel' Sanders becomes a King
SYDNEY Kings have signed US small forward Patrick Sanders for the rest of the NBL season and released championship guard Luke Kendall.
No cigar for Crocs
COREY Williams heads into Townsville tomorrow without any angst toward coach Trevor Gleeson, his former team or Crocodiles' fans.
Bad odour about Taipans
ARE the Cairns Taipans currently trying to perpetrate the biggest hoax in recent NBL history?
Nothing flash as Lightning falls
ADELAIDE'S hopes of jumping back into the WNBL play-offs after slipping out for the first time in club history last season is in tatters.
At last, a win for Tigers
IF you wanted somebody to shoot a three-pointer to win a basketball game, Tommy Greer would not be on top of your list.
Sixers close but Cedar rules house
MICHAEL Cedar denied a fighting Adelaide a chance at a split from the NBL's "sunshine swing" when sealing the deal 77-73 for Townsville at The Swamp.
Cairn Sixers' cheer squad starting to wane
ANDREW Holman has been an Adelaide 36ers fan for as long as he can remember.
New Tiger 'Homicide' cleared
COREY "Homicide" Williams has been cleared to debut tonight for the Tigers against reigning NBL champion Perth in Melbourne.
Tigers kill off Campbell contract
MELBOURNE today sacked under-performing import point guard TJ Campbell and has replaces him with the NBL's 2010 MVP Corey "Homicide" Williams.
Bullets bid still off target
TIME is ticking on Brisbane's bid to make it back into the NBL for the 2011-12 season.
Creek almost set to burst back
NEW 36ers recruit Mitchell Creek had his first run with the NBL outfit today and looks a powerful young basketballer.
Sydney a tall order for axed duo
SYDNEY Kings general manager Bob Turner said they would not be signing axed NBL import Rod Grizzard and Julius Hodge.
Cairns sends intruders packing
ADELAIDE should expect no love from Saturday's NBL officiating panel in Cairns where visiting teams have been treated like travelling salesmen this season.
Walker stands tall on experience
ONE of the appeals for DeMya Walker of bringing her internationally renowned game to Australia was the prospect of facing our talented big players.
Long white cloud smothers 36ers
NEW Zealand extended its unbeaten run at the head of the NBL with an 82-78 win over a desperate Adelaide at the Brett Maher Court.
Talkin' hoops or hoopla!
OK we're two weeks into Overtime and the verdict is ... hmm, the best I can say is it has potential.
Extra plus as sponsor joins 36ers
IF the Adelaide 36ers need any extra staff, they know where to turn - their new sponsor Extra Staff.
Octoberfest in Wollongong
THE Hawks have swept the NBL's first monthly awards with playmaker Gary Ervin and coach Gordon McLeod voted October's stand-outs.
Sister act picture perfect
WHEN it comes to body art, the Lightning's Cunningham sisters have a lot in common.
King Kendall back as Luke out
IT'S official. Sydney championship-winning guard Luke Kendall is back with the Kings, replacing injured playmaker Luke Cooper (foot).
Wedding bells take toll on Breakers
ADELAIDE'S hopes on Friday of ending New Zealand's unbeaten NBL start have been boosted with Kirk Penney withdrawing from the Breakers' touring team.
What's better halos or hoops?
EVERY time I turn on the TV these days, I feel like I've died and gone to hoops heaven.
Dual star status at Bendigo
BENDIGO hits Starplex on Sunday no longer as a one-star wonder, Tess Madgen joining Kristi Harrower amid the WNBL's elite players.
Texan can add fuel to Blaze
GOLD Coast expects to shortly name Ira Clark as the club's new NBL import forward, replacing James Maye.
Lightning rebound with import
ADELAIDE Lightning has boosted its WNBL chances by signing 302-game WNBA centre DeMya Walker for the rest of the 2010-11 season.
Hand injury not true 'indicater' for cut
GOLD Coast has cut import James Maye citing his "hand injury" as the reason he has been cut loose.
Blaze to fire import Maye
EXPECT Gold Coast to pull the trigger on underperforming import James Maye and to look at two new imports in the wake of injury to Anthony Petrie.
Gordie is Hawks' miracle maker
WOLLONGONG coach and favourite son Gordie McLeod should be up for a sainthood with what he's done with his NBL battlers.
Bogut wings it in comeback match
AS a rookie, Brandon Jennings had a 55-point game but he topped that this weekend for Milwaukee in the comeback match of teammate Andrew Bogut.
Hawks wing it over 36ers
WOLLONGONG split the NBL's dreaded "doomsday double" tonight by beating Adelaide 96-82 at the Brett Maher Court.
News
Driver dies in high-speed horror
THE impact of a fatal Seaton smash was so violent that a car destroyed a Stobie pole after bouncing off a bus during what police have been told was a race.
Sport
Johnson axed for second Test
MITCHELL Johnson says he feels "mentally fine" with his bowling after losing his place in the Australian side for the second Ashes Test.