Basketball

36ers at full strength for pre-season tournament

ADELAIDE will have its full team at this week’s Australian Basketball Challenge, the NBL’s annual pre-season tournament which this time in Brisbane has two additional Chinese teams.

Who is Kobe’s favourite GOT character?

IT’S no surprise Kobe Bryant is a Game of Thrones Fan. The Emmy Award-winning series is as ruthless as he was on the court. But which character does he identify with most?

Sydney Kings ready to rule the NBL

THE new-look Sydney Kings may be far from the polished product but the team is making significant steps forward according to coach Andrew Gaze.

36ers stave off NBL champs & tough schedule

THE Adelaide 36ers are ready to chest up to defending NBL champion Perth after testing their mettle in a pair of pre-season fixtures.

Indigenous All Stars win series in NZ

THE Apunipima Australian Indigenous All Stars have retained the Trans-Tasman Challenge after coming from behind to beat the NZ Maori National Team 106-103 in Tauranga.

Luckless Wildcat’s freakish training injury

LUCKLESS Wildcat Matt Knight revealed a “freakish” weight room fall that will see him miss the start of the NBL season.

Bullets fire as teen takes aim at Kiwis

BULLETS teenager Matt Kenyon sparked Brisbane to a frontrunning 86-77 win over the New Zealand Breakers in a pre-season clash in Invercargill.

First blood to Aussie indigenous stars

AUSTRALIA’s Indigenous All Stars have taken a huge step toward retaining the Trans-Tasman Championship with an upset 87-82 win over the NZ Maori national team in Gisborne last night.

Sixers hold out Wildcats in thrilling NBL finish

A 20-point game from new 36ers import Eric Jacobsen has steered Adelaide to an 88-85 NBL pre-season win over defending champion Perth in Geraldton.

Curry’s text that sealed Durant deal

GOLDEN State’s GM has just revealed a “brilliant” message from Steph Curry to fellow NBA MVP Kevin Durant that got him signed as a Warrior.

Tough defence for Aussies in indigenous series

ILLAWARRA guard Tyson Demos tomorrow will lead the Apunipima Australian Indigenous All Stars’ defence of the annual Trans-Tasman championship against New Zealand’s Maori national team.

Walker suits for Wildcats in 36ers hit-out

THE Adelaide 36ers tonight will run into their NBL cult hero Lucas Walker wearing the red of the Perth Wildcats for their pre-season game in Geraldton.

How to talk trash to the President

WHEN Stephen Curry and Barack Obama go golfing, the President doesn’t hold back the trash talk. The NBA MVP has decided he wants to hit back. Here’s how to do it.

Lightning locks in five more players

MAC Adelaide Lightning have contracted four more South Australians and a locally-based international for the club’s WNBL “rebuild campaign” of 2016-17.

Charles Barkley could have been a Laker

NBA Legend Charles Barkley left Philadelphia for Phoenix in 1992, but did you know he was almost a Laker — and Magic Johnson tried to help get it done?

Aussie star’s cheeky bid for 1 billion retweets

BEN Simmons sent Twitter into overdrive with a promise to run onto the field at the Philadelphia-Cleveland NFL game… if his Tweet got one billion re-tweets.

Sixers blitz in another Shandong shambles

THE NBL must ensure the Chinese Basketball Association teams competing in the Australian Basketball Challenge within a fortnight suit their NBA imports, after another farcical clash between Shandong and Adelaide.

Flames, Tigers claim SA crowns

SOUTHERN Tigers captured the club’s first men’s Premier League championship this century, while Norwood went back-to-back in Saturday’s women’s final at a raucous Titanium Security Arena.

‘Best teammate I’ll ever have’

BOOMERS star Matthew Dellavedova has popped the question to long-time girlfriend Anna Schroeder and the loved-up sports couple are set to be married.

A.I.’s emotional, real Hall of Fame speech

ALLEN Iverson is now a Hall of Famer, and his induction speech was 100 percent AI: honest, real, and emotional from start to finish.

Lance Stephenson finds new home

LANCE Stephenson has agreed to a one-year deal with the New Orleans Pelicans, adding some much needed guard depth to the team.

Prather: ‘I’ve upgraded my whole arsenal’

WILDCATS import Casey Prather says he’s upgraded his offensive arsenal after returning to Perth more confident than ever of realising his NBA dream.

Brilliant Sixers outshine the Stars

ADELAIDE and Shandong may have enjoyed a 30-year sister-city relationship but the 36ers last night treated their Chinese visitors like the family’s black sheep, smashing them 103-37.

Tigers star Mitch Creek only knows how to win

ADELAIDE 36ers captain Mitch Creek has not played in a losing Premier League match this season at Southern and has no plans to start now in Saturday night’s grand final.

Defensive focus for 36ers in China ‘friendly’

THE main focus of the Adelaide 36ers in Friday night’s international against China’s Hi-Speed Shandong Golden Stars will be on defence, according to Sixers coach Joey Wright.

Melbourne United unveil new uniform

MELBOURNE United’s striking dark blue uniform has been given its first revamp since the club’s rebranding, its new kit depicting Melbourne City landmarks.

Shaq says he never played at 100%

HE was one of the most dominant forces in NBA history, but Shaquille O’Neal believes fans haven’t seen what the Diesel could really do on the court.

What NBA.com looked like back in 1996

IT was the dawn of the information age and deep in the NBA’s golden era. So how did basketball’s biggest league embrace the digital era in the mid-1990s?

Coach of year’s shot at grand final costs

TIM Brenton’s social conscience got the better of him when asked to address the Halls-Woollacott Medal lunch after being named the Premier League’s women’s coach of the year.

NBL to be available live on multiple platforms

NBL fans are in for a basketball bonanza this season with the league’s new premium NBL-TV additionally offering the chance to watch all matches live through 2016-17.

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Wrong timing Scott believes Boomer can play on

BRAD Scott believes Brent Harvey could play on next year if he wants to but said the decision to move on four veterans was still the right one.

Reward James takes Titans top prize

RYAN James has capped a fine season by taking home the Paul Broughton Medal as the Gold Coast’s player of the year.

Staying put Holmes to knock back rugby offers

VALENTINE Holmes has informed Cronulla he will reject advances from rugby union as the club steps up its efforts to re-sign the star back.

Lindfield Mercy shown to punished club

THE NSW Suburban Rugby Union board has backed down on the severe punishment dealt out to Lindfield Rugby Union Club.

New deal Caitlyn stays with Firebirds

POCKET rocket Caitlyn Nevins says the cutting-edge coaching of Roselee Jencke and the winning Firebirds culture made it a no-brainer to recommit to Queensland for the next two years.

Target Sharks: We’ll lay the boot into Coote

HE fumbled and bumbled his way through last weekend’s semi-final and now Cronulla have vowed to lay the boot into Lachlan Coote.

Fate How Flanno caught his Bird

THE ASADA scandal tore the heart out of the Cronulla Sharks, but it also helped deliver one of the club’s finest signings.

Legend Farewell to league’s hidden genius

FEW will ever truly realise how large a part Ron Massey was in helping Jack Gibson become the Coach of the Century, writes PAUL KENT.

Grantlee Kieza Paralympics lesson for Olympians

AUSTRALIA’S outstanding success in the Rio Paralympics is an object lesson to the administrators and high profile athletes who represented this country in the Olympic Games.

Goals Hutchinson the one for Dragons’ No.7

DREW Hutchinson says he has two simple goals for 2017: “I want to be playing in the NRL and I want to be starting halfback for the Dragons.’’

Queensland Bulls Floros shifts up order as Hartley cut

ALL-ROUNDER Jason Floros is Queensland’s new one-day cricket captain as part of a changing of the guard that includes the axing of stalwart wicketkeeper Chris Hartley.

Bolters Moylan, Mansour set for Roo call-up

TOGETHER they’ve helped Penrith return to the finals, now Matt Moylan and Josh Mansour are in line for Australian call-ups.

Brisbane Roar Broich is ready to ready to enter the Oar zone

MARQUEE man Thomas Broich gets the chance to prove he should retain his long-time Brisbane starting spot at the expense of Tommy Oar on Tuesday.

RIP Bennett pays tribute to Massey

WAYNE Bennett has described Ron Massey as one of the most knowledgeable rugby league men he has ever met following Massey’s death at 86.

FFA Cup City boss has Sky Blues in sights

HE just might be the most successful Australian coach of the past couple of years - and now he has the elimination of Sydney FC in his sights.

FFA Cup Plastic is fantastic for the Sky Blues

SYDNEY FC boss Graham Arnold insists the Sky Blues hold no fears over playing Wednesday’s FFA Cup tie with Blacktown City on the artificial pitch at Sydney United Sports centre.

Support Bad boys on Raiders bandwagon

IN proof that time heals all wounds, former Raiders bad boys Josh Dugan, Blake Ferguson and Todd Carney have backed the Green Machine to go all the way in 2016.