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Mills, Jackson named for Olympics

Patty Mills and Lauren Jackson spearhead the Australian men's and women's basketball teams for the London Olympics named today.

Dragons stun Tigers in NBL

The South Dragons recorded an amazing come-from-behind NBL victory over the Melbourne Tigers, winning 107-98.

Tigers bare teeth to down Spirit

Ted Simmons Melbourne Tigers stepped into high gear in the second half to defeat a battling Sydney Spirit 98-80 at Sydney Olympic Park.

Tigers idle to big NBL win over Adelaide

The Melbourne Tigers have cruised to a 119-91 NBL win over the Adelaide 36ers at the State Netball and Hockey Centre.

Wildcats survive late Tigers charge

Guy Hand Perth Wildcats overcame a withering late burst from the Melbourne Tigers to upset the NBL championship favourites by four points at the State Netball Centre.

Tigers, Taipans set early pace in NBL

James Dampney Title favourites Melbourne and the revamped Cairns Taipans are setting the early pace as the 2008-09 NBL season begins to take shape.

Tigers sink Blaze to stay unbeaten

Guy Hand The Melbourne Tigers needed all their salary cap-defying depth to sink a brave Gold Coast Blaze by 16 points and continue their good start to the NBL season.

Papers show the Tigers' cap fits: NBL

James Dampney NBL chief executive Chuck Harmison insists his office has done all it can to ensure the Melbourne Tigers are competing under the league's salary cap.

NBL salary cap still dogs the Tigers

James Dampney Salary cap queries are still hovering over the Melbourne Tigers, who got the NBL defence underway with a comfortable victory over the Sydney Spirit.

Tigers brush aside Sydney Spirit

James Dampney The Melbourne Tigers have begun their quest for back-to-back NBL championships with a routine 112-102 victory over the new-look Spirit.

Boomers crash to Greece at Acropolis

The Australian men's basketball team has suffered a heavy defeat to hosts Greece, going down 89-69 at the Acropolis tournament.

Boomers suffer one-point loss to Croatia

James Dampney The Australian men's basketball team's six-game winning streak has come to an end after a one-point loss to Croatia on their European tour.

Boomers 'wrestle' win from Tall Blacks

Sam Lienert Boomers coach Brian Goorjian says his side showed off the "tag-team wrestling" style he hopes will be their trademark as they blitzed NZ.

Boomers coach laments absence of stars

Justin Chadwick Boomers coach Brian Goorjian says the absence of Andrew Bogut and David Andersen until mid-July will hurt the national team's preparation for the Beijing Games.

Former Bull bypassed by Boomers

James Dampney The Olympic dream of former Chicago Bulls centre Luke Schenscher is over after he was among six players cut from the Australian men's basketball team.

Aboriginal teen Mills a key for Boomers

Coach Brian Goorjian is tipping indigenous teenager Patrick Mills to be a "very, very important" part of the Boomers' Olympic basketball campaign.

Tigers desperate to seal NBL crown

By Sam Lienert After escaping from Sydney with a clutch victory, the Tigers are reluctant to try their luck by returning to the harbour city for an NBL grand final decider.

Brisbane take 2-1 series lead over Kings

Melbourne Tigers survived a fierce final quarter comeback to take a 2-1 lead in the NBL grand final series with an 89-87 win at the Sydney Entertainment Centre.

Tigers level NBL grand final series

By John Salvado The Melbourne Tigers have levelled the NBL grand final series at one-all with a 104-93 home victory over Sydney.

Breakers take down Tigers in NBL

By Alastair Bull The New Zealand Breakers showed they will be a force in the NBL playoffs with a 105-91 win over the second-placed Melbourne Tigers in Auckland.