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US commentator’s all-time Aussie code fail

US commentators have struggled to distinguish Australian football codes for years but this effort takes the cake.

NBA Wrap: Towns wins battle of budding bigs

KARL-Anthony Towns won the battle of the budding big-men, while James Harden dropped a triple-double in a Rockets win.

‘Rally car driver as a job title is pretty cool’

IT’S hot, sweaty, uncomfortable, downright dirty and the worst possible job for the faint-hearted. But Sydney-bred rally driver Molly Taylor wouldn’t swap it for the world.

$1.5 billion worth of NFL failures

MIDWAY through the season, we take a look at the NFL player contracts that don’t look so swell right now, and might hamper teams going forward.

Pitchers hold nerve in Bandits win

BRISBANE Bandits called on their pitching depth to carve out a winning start to their Australian Baseball League title defence from last night’s clash with Canberra at Holloway Field.

Video: Russell Westbrook’s dunk of the year

RUSSELL Westbrook slammed home an incredible poster jam on Clint Capela to seal the Oklahoma City Thunder’s win over the Houston Rockets.

NBA reporter reacts to Drake’s hilarious crush

DRAKE has had a very public crush on ESPN analyst Doris Burke but now he’s taken it to a whole other level. Her response, however, was even better.

Doh! It’s a deer, a female deer

A HERD of deer invaded a cross-country race, and one unlucky runner racing along the edge of a cornfield was levelled by a rampaging doe.

8 steps to rehabilitating a faded franchise

THE Los Angeles Lakers were at rock-bottom last year, they’re now one of the game’s most entertaining teams. Here’s how it happened

Nissan wins race for Swiss Miss-ile

NISSAN has won the race to sign Supercars’ first full-time female driver, Swiss ace and former IndyCar driver Simona De Silvestro.

Nilsson joins family of Bandits

DAN Nilsson won’t be short of friendly faces when he is a starting pitcher in an Australian Baseball League game for the first time on Sunday.

Green comes out swinging

DANNY Green says critics of his impending rematch with Anthony Mundine are ill-informed or envious that the two former world champions are staging one of the biggest fights in Australian boxing next year.

LeBron James leads Cavs to big victory

LeBRON James continued his MVP form as the Cavaliers picked up their biggest win of the season, while one of the Lakers’ young stars dropped a triple-double in a win.

‘Delly is the best teammate I’ve played with’

MATTHEW Dellavedova is already making an impact with his new team, with one Bucks star paying the Aussie guard the ultimate compliment.

Kookaburras, Hockeyroos hit road to Tokyo

THE “experimental” Kookaburras and “eclectic” Hockeyroos begin the long road to the 2020 Tokyo Olympics with a Trans Tasman series in New Zealand.

NFL Blitz: Kicker cut, fans rejoice with sick burns

MOMENTS after struggling Vikings kicker Blair Walsh was released, fans celebrated his departure in the cruellest way possible. All the weird news you might’ve missed from Week 10 is in NFL Blitz!

Sydney Sevens Rugby 2017: Ultimate guide

IT’S party time, well in February anyway, when the Sydney Sevens come to town. And this time our women want a piece of the action.

Usain Bolt: why my womanising is misunderstood

JAMAICAN superstar Usain Bolt isn’t going to apologise for his philandering ways, saying ‘you can’t judge a different culture by your own culture.’

NFL star banned for doping

CHICAGO Bears receiver Alshon Jeffery has been suspended for the NFL team’s next four games for violating the league’s PED policy.

Video: Aussie Steelers punter cops brutal block

VICTORIAN Steelers punter Jordan Berry was in line to tackle Cowboys returner Lucky Whitehead when the Aussie copped a brutal block.

Spieth hopes for more Aus Open mojo

JORDAN Spieth is hoping use victory in the Australian Open as a catapult back to the extraordinary heights of his 2015 season.

Ogilvy, Scott primed for Aussie Major

GEOFF Ogilvy is hoping to upstage American drawcard Jordan Spieth while Adam Scott has booked his “Major caddy” Steve Williams for the week.

Joe Ingles drops brilliant career-high

JOE Ingles earned the start for the Utah Jazz, and had one of the best performances of his NBA career, while Aron Baynes starred in a Pistons win.

Aussies in NBA have historic night out

THE Australians in the NBA just collectively made history, putting forward a scoring effort that’s never been matched by their fellow countrymen.

Aussie UFC bombshell that changed five lives

IT is one year to the day since UFC 193 in Melbourne — better known as the day Ronda Rousey lost. It was a bombshell Down Under that changed five lives forever.

Murray praises Kyrgios for admitting to tanking

NEW world no. 1 Andy Murray has praised Nick Kyrgios for at least confessing to not trying to win matches, something other players rarely do.

‘Wayne has all the charm of a lanced boil’

WAYNE Bennett right at home in England, some friendly advice for WADA, and remembering the best thing to come out of cricket in Tasmania — Boonie.

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.