Manu Vatuvei has made a stunning start to his professional boxing career.
And so to the fabulous 15th week of the regular season in this man’s National Football League, and clutch hit-outs abound.
Last weekend defending UFC featherweight champion Max Holloway stepped into the octagon and put on an absolute masterclass against the fast rising Brian Ortega.
A team full of NBL players might still have qualified Australia for a FIBA World Cup this time four years ago but the commitment, dedication and organisation of this current group playing for the Boomers only highlights further the growth of the league.
The Sydney Kings might be the highest-profile and most fascinating NBL team to follow in years, and they are playing some good basketball, but they do still have work to do to prove they can take it up to the Perth Wildcats and Melbourne United.
Of all the ways Anthony Mundine envisioned his career between the ropes ending, this surely wasn’t it.
When the Adelaide 36ers have been up and flying the past two seasons they have been an unstoppable NBL force, and now the arrival of Demitrius Conger has sparked them to get back to that intimidating outfit heading into the FIBA break.
Losing was never going to sit well with Adelaide 36ers coach Joey Wright and despite his close relationship with Adris De Leon, he made the call to cut the import point guard and now bring in a potential NBL game changer, Demitrius Conger.
It’s been reported that the NBL will begin issuing fines to clubs who are cuaght swearing in timeouts from this weekend.
With stories circulating that Carmelo Anthony’s time with the Houston Rockets will “soon be ending”, and few – if any – teams in need of his services, it’s an appropriate time to look back on the career and legacy of the man they call ‘Melo’.
They say everything is bigger in Texas, and the Lone Star state hosts two of the biggest football teams in the land.
The show goes on for the ‘rock n roll’ LA Rams, winning again in Detroit (30-16) in a much less impressive performance than their Week 11 epic over the Chiefs, but it’s a win all the same.
With a month of the season under our belts and a decent amount of time spent watching games, an idea of who the best teams are in the league starts to take shape.
The NBA season is home to a bunch of weird surprises that come out of nowhere, but are the unexpected turns of events we have experienced so far something, nothing or everything?
Just frustration or was he right to be upset?
Golden State Warriors guard Klay Thompson was dynamite against the Sacramento Kings, notching up 27 points in the victory. Yet his halftime interview… left a bit to be desired.
The NBA is hailed by some as being the best competition for drama and pettiness in the world. And once again, fans were reminded why.
Matthew Dellavedova is back in Cleveland and as committed as ever.
If there is one thing to be learnt from this, let it be – do not get on Greta Rogers’ bad side.
The LA Chargers broke a nine-game losing streak to the Kansas City Chiefs in contentious and thrilling circumstances.
Young Kyden felt a bit hungry.
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A team full of NBL players might still have qualified Australia for a FIBA World Cup this time four years ago but the commitment, dedication and organisation of this current group playing for the Boomers only highlights further the growth of the league.