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Caitlin Clark highlights
Caitlin Clark set the United States alight over the past month during the US College playoffs.
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Lakers advance to playoffs
LeBron James had 23 points, nine assists and nine rebounds, and the Los Angeles Lakers secured a playoff berth.
Rivalling the Dream Team: NBA superstars bound for ‘an Olympics like no other’
LeBron James, Victor Wembanyama and the NBA’s superstars are all lining up for Paris 2024 and Brian Goorjian knows he will need a gritty Boomers team to stare down an Olympic field like no other.
- by Roy Ward
Why the hottest basketball player in the world is a 22-year-old university student
Steph Curry and LeBron James move aside: Caitlin Clark is the most famous basketball player in the world right now, and she’s only just getting started.
- by Billie Eder
Ice showers, cigars and bare chests: JackJumpers in for one “hell of a party” after defending island
The Tasmania JackJumpers won the NBL title, now they’re planning an epic celebration, and their coach is leading the way.
- by Shayne Hope
JackJumpers crowned NBL champs
In just their third season in the NBL, the Tasmania JackJumpers are champions of the NBL.
From heartbreak to the City of Love: Family travel deal paves way for Jackson to play in Paris
Lauren Jackson is almost certain to make her fifth Olympic Games after officially emerging from a brief retirement to be named in an extended 26-woman Opals squad for Paris.
- by Jon Pierik
The half-court wonder shot that put JackJumpers within a win of the NBL title – and Melbourne on the verge of defeat
Tasmania forward Jack McVeigh took a step over the half-court, dribbled between his legs and launched himself into the history books as his miracle shot put his JackJumpers within one win of a maiden NBL championship.
- by Roy Ward
‘I can run as fast as you’: Battle of the mind behind path to Paralympics
For years, this Brisbane teenager – confined to a wheelchair – fought for approval. But a sudden realisation released that burden, and has him on course for Paris.
- by Nick Wright
From Moe to the big stage: The Aussie staring down basketball’s record-breaking phenom Caitlin Clark
Moe’s Jaz Shelley is one of the Australians riding the exploding popularity of US women’s college basketball, playing in front of millions and hoping to lead Nebraska to a fairytale run in “March Madness”.
- by Roy Ward
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‘Basketball heaven’: Jackson claims sixth WNBL title, 25 years after her first, United down JackJumpers in NBL title series opener
Lauren Jackson’s sixth Women’s National Basketball League title was secured on Sunday, remarkably 25 years after her first.
- by Jon Pierik