Pete's Bar - One week to go!
THIS time next week, Victoria's and Australia's basketball elite will gather yet again for the biggest event on our sport's annual calendar for the Pete's Bar Lunch.
Sweet dreams and flying machines
WHEN I first met James Taylor 45 years ago in the lounge-room of my sister’s Sydney home, instinctively I recognised I was making a friend for life.
Strange Tales revisited- Movie review
MOVIE REVIEW: WHEN Marvel Comics first branched into the cinematic universe, as an avid comic book nerd, I never believed Doctor Strange would make it to the silver screen.
Simply magnificent, 7UP - Movie review
MOVIE REVIEW: OK, I have to confess I went to see the remake of the 1960 classic western "The Magnificent Seven" ready to hate it.
Vale Ivars Blicavs
IVARS Blicavs probably is the least known of the famous sporting family, its Latvian origins originally leading it to basketball where several of his family members thrived.
Penny for our thoughts
ICONIC Aussie women's basketballer Penny Taylor retired today after one of the most outstanding careers in our sport's history.
We are the champions, again
THE continued overwhelming success of the annual Australian Indigenous All Stars’ Trans-Tasman Challenge against New Zealand’s Maori National Team looks likely to move next into the women’s sphere.
Big night in basketball
THERE were NBL games aplenty today and the Australian Indigenous All Stars have their work cut out to retain the Trans-Tasman Championship after the NZ Maori National Team took Game 2 99-93.
Old King Cole still a merry soul
THERE is no argument here. Ken Cole without doubt was the most controversial figure in Australian basketball from the 60s to the late 80s.