Brittney Griner spent 293 days in a Russian prison camp and was released after a prisoner exchange with a high-profile weapons dealer. Now, she will be a key weapon for the USA in their clash with the Opals.
How the physical Opals plan to shut down the most dominant team in basketball history and cause one of the Olympics’ biggest boilovers when they face team USA in the semi-final.
As debate rages about the new sports added to the Olympics in recent years, an Australian legend says we are falling behind.
There is talk Patty Mills is considering playing on for the Boomers but that would be a mistake. It’s time to pass the baton to the next generation so they can flourish in LA and Brisbane, writes Matt Logue.
An American star would be “dirty” with his treatment at the Olympics, while the basketball world is facing a wild new reality, writes Shane Heal.
Even Ian Thorpe was blown away as Kaylee McKeown claimed an extraordinary gold medal, fighting back to beat her US rivals.
Boomers Paris Olympic standout Josh Giddey carries himself with a reserved maturity and class that belies his tender years. But big sister Hannah says that’s not quite the Josh she knows.
Basketball fans have been seeing red with conspiracy theories erupting that the Paris Olympics are being rigged by officials.
It took four screws and two titanium plates to rebuild the legend that is Lauren Jackson, and in turn, it has rebuilt the culture of the Opals, as they fight for a podium return in Paris.
The Boomers had their opportunities against Canada but failed to maintain composure in the back half and now need to beat Giannis Antetokounmpo and Greece to secure a quarter-finals spot. REPORT AND PLAYER RATINGS.
He might only be one game into his Olympics career but Boomers defensive beast Dyson Daniels has boldly declared he is built to contain Canada’s NBA stars.
Australia’s 3×3 basketball team defied all the odds to reach the Paris Games, yet the adversity they faced may have just set the Gangarrus up perfectly for the most unlikely of Olympic medals.
Terrible turnovers and shocking shooting was the result of a horrible lead in to the Paris Games for the Opals as they were handed a reality check from Nigeria on Monday night.
Australian 3×3 player Anneli Maley has revealed her personal connection to Peter Norman, the Australian sprinter who became a civil rights hero at the 1968 Games.
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