Hawks break New Year's Eve hoodoo with Crocodiles mauling
Mitch Cohen 10:04 PM The Illawarra Hawks broke their New Year's Eve hoodoo and recorded their seventh win in their past eight matches with a 98-74 mauling of the Townsville Crocodiles on Thursday night.
Caps hope a new year brings new optimism
Jon Tuxworth 4:27 PM Canberra Capitals coach Carrie Graf has urged her team to avoid putting undue pressure on itself.
Long term contracts a gamble, but some athletes earn the right
Jon Tuxworth 4:15 PM It's easy to criticise when all the water has gone under the bridge, once the event has come and gone.
Even the NBA's best stumble sometimes
VICTOR MATHER 2:12 PM The mighty Golden State Warriors lost this week; all teams do. But Golden State did not just lose; they were trounced by 23 points at Dallas. And they played without star Stephen Curry.
LeBron unfazed by gruesome shooting stats
Jason Lloyd 8:07 AM Now that he's 31, a multimillionaire and a business mogul, LeBron James joked how people don't know what to get him for his birthday. So James gave himself a gift in the win against the Denver Nuggets: a jump shot.
Taipans keep playoff dream alive with win over Breakers
10:01 PM The Taipans are still in the race for the NBL playoffs after upsetting last season's grand final nemesis New Zealand Breakers in Cairms on Thursday night.
Opals pay tribute as Jackson races clock to be fit for Olympics
Jon Tuxworth 8:10 PM Kristi Harrower hopes Lauren Jackson will get the chance to bow out of the international game on her own terms.
Fresh start for Capitals as life without Jackson begins
Jon Tuxworth 8:09 PM The man who orchestrated Lauren Jackson's landmark Canberra Capitals deal says it was "worth the punt".
Exum getting stronger, says Ingles
Roy Ward 6:52 PM Dante Exum is working away on his recovery from a knee reconstruction says Aussie teammate Joe Ingles.
Ingles plays team tune through tough season
Roy Ward 6:49 PM Australian star Joe Ingles is keeping time with his Utah Jazz despite their up and down season.
Basketball
Jackson ruled out of Canberra Capitals season, but hopes for Rio
Chris Dutton Australian basketball star Lauren Jackson's landmark $1 million deal is over after just six games and the four-time Olympian's glittering career hinges on her Rio dreams.
NBA player shot, robbed of gold caps on teeth
Cindy Boren Reports say that the incident occurred when three cars boxed in an Uber vehicle carrying him and his girlfriend and the people demanded his "gold."
Josh Childress unable to lift Sydney Kings in 100-90 loss to Melbourne United
Tom Decent Josh Childress scored 27 points in his comeback game, but it wasn't enough as the Kings went down 100-90 to Melbourne United.
How Curry is changing the NBA
Dwain Price For years, as NBA highlights were played nightly on television, Dallas Mavericks coach Rick Carlisle noticed one thing.
Suns coach blasts Dellavedova - by mistake
Matthew Dellavedova and controversy go hand-in-hand in the NBA - even when the aggressive Australian point guard is not on the court.
Simmons solid in LSU loss
Australian prodigy Ben Simmons has again posted strong numbers for his US college team, but he was unable to lead Louisiana State University to victory.
LeBron James might be the worst shooter in the NBA
Phil Lutton Kobe Bryant may be the man taking all of the heat but it's another superstar, LeBron James, that has been hoisting more bricks than anyone so far this NBA season.
Time to give Dellavedova respect he deserves
Paul Suttor The critics of Matthew Dellavedova are the same kind of people who'd find fault with Scooby Doo for having a speech impediment.
Curry praises Bogut dunk as Golden State Warriors win again
Roy Ward Andrew Bogut's alley-oop dunk caught the eye of superstar Stephen Curry as the Warriors overcame Sacramento Kings.
James out as Childress returns for Kings
Tom Decent Josh Childress will return from injury for the Sydney Kings against Melbourne United on Wednesday at the expense of Damion James, who will be squeezed out under the import player rule.
'Clown Prince of Basketball' dead at 83
George "Meadowlark" Lemon, known as the "Clown Prince of Basketball" for his captivating and amusing style during his 24-season run with the Harlem Globetrotters died in Scottsdale, Arizona, on Sunday. He was 83.
Warriors not happy with their play, despite record
Sam Amick Memo to the 29 NBA teams that haven't spent the entire 2015-16 season flirting with perfection: The defending champion Golden State Warriors, 28-1 record be darned, don't think they're playing very well.
Goulding leads Melbourne past Perth
Melbourne United coach Dean Demopoulos reflected on his childhood after his team's 92-87 win over the ladder-leading Perth Wildcats with the roof open at Hisense Arena on Sunday night.
