PICTURES, VIDEO: Philadelphia is celebrating its Super Bowl win in inimitable fashion: By setting the city on fire and tearing it to pieces. The Eagles’ triumph over the New England Patriots saw one man stoop to the lowest of the low.
THE Philadelphia Eagles are Super Bowl champions for the first time after beating the New England Patriots 41-33 in a thriller.
BEN Simmons’ night ended with an injury as his team slumped to a heavy home defeat to the Cleveland Cavaliers, but that didn’t stop LeBron James lavishing praise on the Aussie NBA star.
WITH Kevin Durant sidelined, Stephen Curry made sure to step up with one of his biggest games of the season, while the Toronto Raptors won a battle of two of the top teams in the East.
NBA WRAP: While Ben Simmons is hogging all the headlines, another Aussie is in career-best form and making huge waves for the NBA’s leading team.
ALL three members of the Thunder’s superteam play a part in downing the Bucks, while a young star led the way for the Suns in a thrilling win. That, and more, is in the NBA Wrap!
AUSSIE Ben Simmons is favourite to be named Rookie of the Year, but here are the other NBA young guns the 2016 No.1 draft pick will be up against.
MELBOURNE United led for long stretches and had a chance to beat the Oklahoma City Thunder but, in the end, just one point stood between the NBL club and history. RE-LIVE THE GAME
OKLAHOMA City star Russell Westbrook is the 2017 NBA MVP after averaging a triple-double across a historic season. EVERY NBA AWARD WINNER
AUSSIE Jonah Bolden will join countryman Ben Simmons and No.1 pick Markelle Fultz in Philadelphia as Lonzo Ball lands in LA. EVERY NBA DRAFT PICK.
MELBOURNE United’s Kyle Adnam believes, despite today’s NBA Finals loss to the Warriors, LeBron James can still catch Michael Jordan as the greatest player in NBA history.
A HERCULEAN effort from NBA Finals MVP Kevin Durant has lifted Golden State to it’s second NBA title in three years, the Warriors getting it done on their home floor in Game 5.
IT was the NBA finals game that had everything.Record-breaking shooting, hard fouls, the technical that wasn’t and a historic LeBron James masterclass that kept the Cavs’ slim finals hopes alive.
ONE win away from the NBA title, Golden State coach Steve Kerr was at his sarcastic best when addressing claims by past players that their teams would have beaten the Warriors.
MELBOURNE Tigers’ legend Lanard Copeland says the Cleveland Cavaliers could have used departed Boomer Matthew Dellavedova as they find themselves in a 3-0 hole in the NBA Finals.
MELBOURNE United jet Chris Goulding says he’d love to be part of the Boomers Olympic campaign in 2020, but knows he’ll be competing with a raft of NBA talent.
IT’S stating the bleeding obvious that the Cleveland Cavaliers simply must win Game 3 of the NBA Finals — not just for their title hopes, but for the King’s legacy.
LISTEN: DUAL-OLYMPIAN Chris Anstey has seen plenty throughout his basketball career, but nothing like a “fruit loop” NBA teammate’s first car. IN THE PAINT PODCAST
NBA star Enes Kanter says his battle with the Turkish government has taken a terrifying turn with his father arrested by authorities under the ‘Hitler of our century.’
MELBOURNE United giant Majok Majok is getting his NBA chance — all he has to do is impress the Dallas Mavericks.
WHO is Aussie tennis star Nick Kyrgios picking to win the NBA Finals? Hear his unique take on the GOAT race between Jordan and LeBron in our new In The Paint basketball podcast.
LOS Angeles Rams owner Stan Kroenke and the National Football League are being sued by St. Louis over the controversial relocation of the team.
A BAN on players attempting to block kicks and stiffer penalties for helmet hits were among eight rule changes approved by NFL team owners.
VETERAN linebacker DeMarcus Ware announced his retirement from the National Football League.
NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick has altered his stance and will stand during the US national anthem next season.
THE NFL seemingly gets more successful every year, and the numbers are there to prove it.
SAN Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick, who drew global attention for kneeling during pre-game playings of the US national anthem, will opt out of his contract.
ON the field he was a nightmare for rivals players. Off it retired NFL star Marshawn Lynch is anything but, as he showed on a recent trip to Australia.
TOM Brady’s missing jersey from Super Bowl 51, where the star quarterback led the New England Patriots over Atlanta has been valued by police.
TOM Brady. Quarterback. Five-time Super Bowl champion. Subject of a Hollywood film. According to recent reports, that is.
NEW England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady said he has no plans to retire and wants to keep playing for several more years following his fifth Super Bowl victory.
AS Tom Brady’s legacy was confirmed, another NFL star’s was left hanging in the balance by the most stunning turnaround in Super Bowl history.
ATLANTA Falcons quarterback Matt Ryan has been named the NFL’s Most Valuable Player, 24 hours before he attempts to crown a superb season with Super Bowl glory.
ATLANTA Falcons coach Dan Quinn will look just about anywhere for a winning edge ahead of the Super Bowl, and said he has been hugely inspired by the extraordinary legacy of the All Blacks.
HE VALUES the team’s overall culture ahead of its individual parts, is ‘heartless’, yet loyal — this is New England’s Bill Belichick — the greatest coach in NFL history.
A MAN who has covered Tom Brady, Michael Jordan and Barry Bonds shares the uncommon trait the three legends have in common.
NOT only will Aussie stunner Miranda Kerr be hosting a viewing party, she’ll be part of the line-up for the big game.
WITH his Pittsburgh Steelers now out of Super Bowl contention, quarterback Ben Roethlisberger is hinting he may retire from the NFL at the age of 34.
JUST who is the NFL’s greatest QB is an item of hot debate, but when you crunch the stats, there’s only one answer.
A MAN described as a ‘diehard Patriots fan’ has pleaded not guilty to pulling a fire alarm that roused the visiting Pittsburgh Steelers from their hotel beds.
THE NFL playoff field is set, and it’s shaping up to be one loaded with contenders. Here’s a ranking, from worst to first, in terms of chances to win the title.
AFTER 156 games and franchise bests of 34,183 yards passing and 248 touchdowns, Romo’s career in Dallas appears to be over.
PITTSBURGH Steelers receiver Antonio Brown has apologised for posting a video of coach Mike Tomlin’s salty post-game locker room comments on Facebook Live.
THE San Francisco 49ers are looking to a young offensive co-ordinator to be their fourth coach in four years.
THE MCG is set to lose bragging rights as the world’s largest cricket stadium but still clings to a spot in the top ten stadiums worldwide.
THE Patriots have responded to star Steelers receiver Antonio Brown filming coach Mike Tomlin after their win in a viral social media post that featured salty language about New England.
GREEN Bay have advanced to the NFC Championship game after eliminating the Dallas Cowboys with a game-winning field goal in the dying seconds.
THE Rams will enter their second season in Los Angeles with a brand new head coach leading them, and he’ll also be the youngest in NFL history.
THE San Diego Chargers will make a move to Los Angeles next season, and while the change has former fans fuming it’s the new logo that has them laughing.
AUSSIE Giants punter Brad Wing was on fire this season in New York, but he picked the worst time to have his worst game.
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