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Boomers: Mills 'clinic' in Aussie group sweep
PATTY Mills marshalled the troops as Australia tonight bombarded Germany 89-76 to sweep Group B at the Tokyo Olympics, marching into the quarter-finals full of confidence despite the absence of Aron Baynes.
Boomers: Baynes blow and Giddey goes at #6
TRIPLE-Olympian Aron Baynes has been ruled out of the rest of the Tokyo Games after suffering a neck injury, while Adelaide 36ers PG Josh Giddey today was selected at pick #6 in the NBA draft by Oklahoma City Thunder.
Sacre bleu! Yanks lay a golden egg
FRANCE last night formally threw the Tokyo Games' men's basketball competition wide open, ending the USA's 25-game Olympic winning streak with a glorious 83-76 victory built on Evan Fournier's 28-point tour de force.
Boomers: Locked In, Safely Away
DEFENCE tenacious? Tick. Patty Mills alight? Tick. An unexpected contributor or two? Tick. Australia's Boomers tonight opened their Tokyo Olympic campaign by locking in and safely tucking away an 84-67 victory over Nigeria, ticking all the boxes.
Giannis the giant as Bucks wrap it up
THEY call him the "Greek Freak" and Giannis Antetokounmpo showed exactly why today with 50 points, 14 rebounds, two assists and five blocks to lead Milwaukee Bucks to the club's second NBA championship with a resounding 105-98 Game 6 victory.
Opals boost and USA starting to track upward
DESPERATELY unlucky to be omitted from Australia's team for the Tokyo Olympic Games, Sara Blicavs' late call-up is a huge bonus for the Opals, while the USA men are now looking at a golden opportunity in Japan.
Bucks one win from history
MILWAUKEE Bucks superstar Giannis Antetokounmpo now has made two of the biggest end-game plays in NBA Finals history, steering his team to a 3-2 Championship Series lead in Phoenix today, winning 123-119, with Game 6 back at home.
Bob's Corner: Ready for Game 5? Here's #4
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BOB'S CORNER: US correspondent Bob Craven is settling in (like the rest of us) for Game 5 of the NBA Championship Series between Phoenix Suns and Miwaukee Bucks, the best-of-five battle tied at 2-2. But first let's revisit Game 4 where the Bucks had past champs Kareem Abdul Jabbar and Oscar Robertson cheering them from the stands.
Chris strikes Gold, Nigeria strikes out
CHRIS Goulding struck gold today with a magnificent 7-of-7 threes, helping the Boomers sink burgeoning Nigeria 108-69 in an exhibition match, rocking Las Vegas bookies and further exciting prospects of a maiden Olympic medal in Tokyo.
AUS too good for USA
FALLING in behind our Olympic flag-bearer Patty Mills, Australia's Boomers today marched straight past the Gold Medal-defending USA 91-83 for a magnificent Games exhibition win in Las Vegas, only the Boomers' second ever success over the sport's standard-bearers.
