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February 26, 2018

Boomers depth too much for plucky Philippines

BY DAMIAN ARSENIS In front of one of the loudest basketball crowds in Melbourne in recent memory, Australia’s depth ultimately proved too much for the Philippines as their registered a 84-68 victory to secure top place in Group B of the FIBA World Cup Asian Qualifiers. While the Philippines were able to stick with Australia for...
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February 20, 2018

Australian Coach cheers on Filipino basketballers

Veteran coach Rob Beveridge of Illawarra Hawks in the NBL may have been  involved in Australian basketball for more than a quarter of a century but his connections with Philippine basketball is enviable.
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February 8, 2018

The Cavaliers blew up their roster. How much better did they actually get?

The Cavaliers dramatically reshaped their roster in the middle of the season. Is their newly constructed team good enough to justify it? By Kristian Winfield@Krisplashed Feb 8, 2018, 4:32pm EST The Cleveland Cavaliers were the biggest buyers on the trade market Thursday, pulling off three separate deals to overhaul a roster that has fallen apart...
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January 25, 2018

Boomers Announce Squad For Second Window Of Fiba World Cup Qualifiers

The Australian Boomers have announced their 24-man squad for the second window of the FIBA World Cup qualifiers which will be held on February 22 against the Philippines and February 25 against Chinese Taipei in Melbourne. Following a successful first window which saw the Boomers defeat Chinese Taipei away and Japan in Adelaide, Australia now...
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January 24, 2018

Russell Westbrook, Kristaps Porzingis highlight 2018 NBA All-Star reserves

Beal, Oladipo, Porzingis and Towns earn first All-Star selections Official release NEW YORK, Jan. 23, 2018 – Reigning Kia NBA MVP Russell Westbrook of the Oklahoma City Thunder and four first-time All-Stars lead the list of 14 players selected by the NBA’s head coaches as reserves for the 2018 NBA All-Star Game on Sunday, Feb. 18 at 8 p.m. ET...
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January 19, 2018

Ben Simmons has had a stellar rookie season but is it enough

NBA All-Star voting has revealed Ben Simmons’ fellow players — and the US basketball media — don’t rate him as highly as fans. THE Ben Simmons NBA All-Star train is losing momentum. The NBA announced a fan, player and media vote selected the Boston Celtics’ Kyrie Irving and Toronto Raptor’s DeMar DeRozan as the starting...
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