Sky bedridden by Fever
ERIN Phillips and her Indiana Fever WNBA champion teammates welcomed Eastern Conference champion Chicago to the playoffs for the first time in the Sky’s eight years, then dumped them out in 48 hours.
Aussie quartet into playoffs
AUSTRALIA’s remaining WNBA contingent – Jenna O’Hea, Penny Taylor, Erin Phillips and Rachel Jarry - all will be playing finals this season.
Raiders, Rangers Rule SEABL 2013
KNOX Raiders and Dandenong Rangers are the toast of the SEABL today after outstanding performances in their respective women’s and men’s grand finals at Dandenong Stadium.
Oceania won't be lost
OCEANIA may be about to undergo change but it won't be lost to Australia or New Zealand, according to Boomers coach Andrej Lemanis.
Great (for) Scott
TOWNSVILLE Crocodiles coach Shawn Dennis was one of the happiest "new" faces in the NBL when he heard the emphasis was going to shift to entertainment this year.
Blitz should be on TV for free
NOT sure anyone is awake at NBL.TV but if so, Perform’s boys should be jumping all over themselves to film every game at the Blitz in Sydney next week and offer the games to potential subscribers for free.
Sunday driving
CAIRNS last night scored a 7-0 points sweep over Wollongong with a four-quarter 86-64 win in the opening match of the Blitz preseason tournament for the Loggins-Bruton Cup.
There's an election tomorrow
THERE’S an election tomorrow, but you knew that.
Monday meanderings
COME on now. "Fans" cannot already be seriously dismissing the chances of NBL teams on the basis of half-baked, half-lineup preseason games or "exceptional recruiting."
Let's not get ahead of ourselves
ATTENDED my first Adelaide 36ers practice of the preseason today under the new regime of NBL championship-winning coach Joey Wright and came away impressed with the club's direction - up.