Melbourne Boomers v Townsville Fire

Rd 6 wrap WNBL Round 6: Five minute wrap

THE Sydney Uni Flames are back in the winners circle, there were more heroics from Suzy Batkovic and there was some revenge extracted. SWOOP round six five minute wrap of WNBL.

King Khazzouh ready to return to court

King Khazzouh ready to return to court
SYDNEY power forward Julian Khazzouh is edging closer to a comeback after completing his first full-contact training session in over 11 months on Monday.

LeBron James ‘demands special treatment’

LeBron James ‘demands special treatment’
NBA legend Phil Jackson has taken a shot at LeBron James, claiming the superstar’s prima-donna demands were behind the decline of Miami Heat’s ‘Big Three’.

Terrance building 36ers’ profile

Terrance building 36ers’ profile
TERRANCE Ferguson’s decision to play NBL with Adelaide already has paid off-court dividends with 1.5 million digital subscribers capable of accessing a New York Times’ piece on his career choice.

Taylor cleared for takeoff against Fire

Taylor cleared for takeoff against Fire
SHE helped steer the Flames back into the winners’ circle and now Asia Taylor has made history as the first Sydney player to take Player of the Week Awards in the 2016/17 WNBL.

NBL Round 6 Wrap: Lights out for Cairns

NBL Round 6 Wrap: Lights out for Cairns
DAVID Stockton and Casper Ware are new import faces, Josh Powell has a red face and a “dark night” has descended on the NBL. Boti Nagy wraps up the NBL’s Round 6.

Jackson out to force change in WNBL

Jackson out to force change in WNBL
AUSTRALIA’S best female basketball player Lauren Jackson has set her sights on improving the current plight of the women’s national league.

Wildcats fall in overtime thriller

Wildcats fall in overtime thriller
A SUPERB performance from Matt Knight couldn’t help Perth overcome the absence of its two most important players as New Zealand eked out an overtime win.

Flames back in winners’ circle

Flames back in winners’ circle
SYDNEY Uni Flames coach Cheryl Chambers says her side has found their rhythm just in time for a crucial match-up against defending WNBL champions Townsville Fire next Sunday at home.

Corban’s not so lonely anymore

Corban’s not so lonely anymore
EARLIER this year, Corban Wroe starred in a tongue-in-cheek video about the lonely life of a Wildcats development player, set to the music of ‘All By Myself’.

WNBL round 5: Five minute wrap

WNBL round 5: Five minute wrap
SUZY Batkovic pulled off a miracle shot to help Townsville to their overtime win at home against the Sydney Uni Flames. SWOOP’S WNBL five minute wrap,

‘I was skinny, gawky and uncoordinated’

‘I was skinny, gawky and uncoordinated’
WHEN Sydney uni Flames import Asia Taylor started playing basketball she was so uncoordinated she used to trip over her own feet. Now she’s a star of the WNBL.

WNBL round 6 numbers game

WNBL round 6 numbers game
THE WNBL heads into the sixth round this weekend with some great clashes on the road and at home. We take a look at the numbers game.

Flames import makes Team of the Week

Flames import makes Team of the Week
SYDNEY Uni Flames coach Cheryl Chambers will look to Asia Taylor to play a starring role against the Melbourne Boomers after she made her second Team of the Week.

SA trio in Opals team for pre-Olympic tour

SA trio in Opals team for pre-Olympic tour
SA trio Stephanie Talbot, Tess Madgen and Cayla George, along with Adelaide Lightning MVP Leilani Mitchell, have been selected in an 11-player Opals team to tour Japan next month.

NBA Wrap: Paul injured, Thunder through

NBA Wrap: Paul injured, Thunder through
JUST a day after Golden State lost Stephen Curry for two weeks, another NBA playoffs heavyweight has gone down.

Curry’s injury opens up NBA playoffs field

Curry’s injury opens up NBA playoffs field
WHEN the NBA Playoffs began, the Golden State Warriors were the favourites. Now that Stephen Curry has been injured, the field is wide open.

Stephen Curry suffers another injury setback

Stephen Curry suffers another injury setback
FOR the second time in a week, the Golden State Warriors have avoided disaster with a Stephen Curry injury, but it’s not all good news for the presumptive MVP.

Wright to wait on recruits until market settles

Wright to wait on recruits until market settles
JOEY Wright is in no hurry to get his club caught up in the “dash-for-cash” as NBL free agents explore their potential paydays off the “soft” $1.1million salary cap.

Kings’ Khazzouh still centre of attention

Kings’ Khazzouh still centre of attention
LET’S be frank. It is near enough impossible for Julian Khazzouh to be inconspicuous at the best of times, let alone the worst. But somehow he managed it when it really mattered.

NBA Wrap: Curry hurts knee in Warriors win

NBA Wrap: Curry hurts knee in Warriors win
NBA MVP Steph Curry will have an MRI after slipping on sweat during Golden State’s win over Houston. It’s all in the NBA Wrap!