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Matt Logue is an award-winning sports journalist and author who brings more than 20 years’ experience to NCA NewsWire and CODE Sports. Starting out in regional newspapers in Dubbo and Bathurst, he moved to Sydney in 2006 and spent eight years at Rugby League Week magazine. He has also worked at the Newcastle Knights as a senior reporter under seven-time premiership-winning coach Wayne Bennett, Big League magazine and the Daily and Sunday Telegraphs. Matt is passionate about all sports, but has particular loves for rugby league and basketball.

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Breanna Stewart and Team USA made an early statement and paid tribute to jailed teammate Brittney Griner.

Team USA’s touching tribute to jailed star

Team USA’s FIBA World Cup campaign is underway, the powerhouse handing out a hammering amid a touching tribute to star Brittney Griner, who has been jailed in Russia.

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Discovering voice after Cambage’s foul-mouthed rant

Discovering voice after Cambage’s foul-mouthed rant

When Liz Cambage unleashed her Las Vegas racial verbal barrage Opals star Ezi Magbegor remained silent, but now the Nigerian Australian is not afraid to make some noise.

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - MAY 11: Tasmania JackJumpers Head Coach Scott Roth talks to his players during game three of the NBL Grand Final series between Sydney Kings and Tasmania JackJumpers at Qudos Bank Arena on May 11, 2022 in Sydney, Australia. (Photo by Matt King/Getty Images)

NBL’s big burning questions on eve of bumper season

The NBL season is fast approaching and the storylines within the league are starting to ramp up. Matt Logue looks at all the hot topics ahead of the pre-season Top End tip-off.

NBL23 rosters: Is this shortest pro basketball retirement ever?

NBL23 rosters: Is this shortest pro basketball retirement ever?

He’s been known as the evergreen veteran for almost as long as time itself and now the two-time Olympian and Benjamin Button of Australian basketball is coming back again.

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Maley’s rise from rock bottom to the World Cup

Maley’s rise from rock bottom to the World Cup

Opals bench forward Anneli Maley is happy, healthy and successful. Yet she nearly quit basketball before she’d finished school, after a terrifying episode that put her in a psychiatric ward.

Culture vultures: Opals poach hockey legend

Culture vultures: Opals poach hockey legend

The Opals are in a strong place ahead of this month’s World Cup in Sydney thanks to some frank discussions about the team’s culture.

Seal of approval: Opals great backs Magden to drive new era

Seal of approval: Opals great backs Magden to drive new era

The Opals are well placed for success at the World Cup in Sydney with Tess Madgen as captain, according to Australian great Michele Timms.

Former Wallaby courting new NBL team

Former Wallaby courting new NBL team

Former Wallaby David Pocock, who is now walking the hallways of Parliament House, has emerged as a supporter for a new NBL licence in the nation’s capital but there is a big stumbling block.

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Don’t do a Tokyo: Opals primed to avoid repeat of Olympic disaster

Don’t do a Tokyo: Opals primed to avoid repeat of Olympic disaster

The Opals are ready for redemption at this year’s World Cup in Sydney after a disappointing Olympic campaign in Tokyo, coach Sandy Brondello with a massive call on the Aussies’ prep.

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New Sydney Kings guard Jackson Makoi reveals the powerful perspective behind South Sudan’s historic World Cup tilt. Picture: KIngs media.

Joy behind the heartbreak driving basketball’s greatest story

Millions sacrificed their lives for the planet’s youngest country, South Sudan. Now, on the cusp of qualifying for the nation’s first World Cup, Sydney Kings guard Jackson Makoi reveals the powerful perspective inspiring the team.

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