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NCAA Men: Zags and UCLA battle to bitter end
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From BOB CRAVEN in Seattle: THE Sweet Sixteen NCAA Men's Tournament games provided several surprises, some of historic proportions with Gonzaga and UCLA once again producing a nail-biter, Zags star Drew Timme delivering a 36-point, 13-rebound double-double.
NCAA Women: South Carolina looks team to beat
From BOB CRAVEN in Seattle: Defending women's NCAA Division 1 champion South Carolina rolled to its 40th straight win behind Aliyah Boston's 81st career double-double to continue as the white-hot favourite to go back-to-back as March Madness prepared to enter its Sweet Sixteen phase.
Fire up! It's No.4 for Townsville
THE Fire are the toast of Townsville and the WNBL tonight after finally breaking away to beat Southside 82-69 in Game 2 of their best-of-three Grand Final Series, claiming the club's fourth championship with a 2-0 sweep over the league's consistent powerhouse, PG Steph Reid leading the way.
Not just 'silver linings,' there's WNBL clouds too
INSPIRED by the high of a Bronze Medal finish by the Opals in Sydney at the World Cup ahead of the WNBL season, our national domestic competition across 2022-23 has been one of the best ever, even though TV coverage was off to a shockingly awful and amateurish start and the Grand Final now looks a foregone conclusion.
NCAA Sweet 16 (Men) - Here we Go
From BOB CRAVEN in Seattle THE Men's NCAA Division One basketball tournament, so far at least, is throwing some close games at us as well as blowouts. But it's also showing us that big-time upsets can still happen to the big boys at this most important late stage of the season.
Not just 'silver linings', there's NBL clouds too
SYDNEY Kings beating New Zealand in five games for the NBL championship, three record-breaking crowds in a row, unprecedented interest - the league had plenty of reasons to puff its collective skirt and dance through the meadows. But it still rested on a few laurels and bowed (as always) to the NBA.
Flyers grounded as Fire wreaks havoc
WNBL regular season champion Townsville, rolling into Game 1 of the Grand Final Series on a 14-win streak, last night humiliated Southside 94-63 - the biggest win in a championship game or series since the league launched in 1981. To say Flyers coach Cheryl Chambers has a job to salvage this series is a massive understatement.
Bob's Corner: Now the ladies take centre stage
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BOB'S CORNER: Our man in the USA (and specifically Seattle), Bob Craven, has the lowdown this week on the NCAA Women's Tournament and also the growing phenomenon of international players streaming into the ranks of US women's basketball. There's that and as always, much more!
Flyers-Fire Final after narrow escape
AN outrageous game-changing call and an errant pass overshadowed huge late baskets by Cayla and Kayla as Southside secured its place in the WNBL Grand Final Series against Townsville with a last-gasp 73-72 escape from defending champion Melbourne in an otherwise super quality semi final.
Kings roll over Breakers to clinch fifth flag
SYDNEY tonight fulfilled its destiny and claimed back-to-back NBL championships for the second time, coming from behind to overwhelm New Zealand 77-69 in the Championship Series' Game 5 decider, Derrick Walton Jr the key cog in front of another all-time record attendance of 18,124 at Qudos Bank Arena.
