Gold Coast Blaze

Gold Coast Blaze upset Hawks

Gold Coast Blaze guard Daniel Joyce buried his old NBL side with a winning three-pointer in the dying seconds in Wollongong.

Gold Coast Blaze burn Crocs 115-106

Crystal Ja The Gold Coast Blaze took their first step on the road to NBL redemption with a shaky nine-point victory over Townsville.

Gold Coast Blaze fall again to NZ

Crystal Ja The Gold Coast Blaze are still searching for answers after falling by just three points to the New Zealand Breakers for their ninth successive NBL loss.

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Petrie persistence pays off

Chris Dutton It's the breakthrough appearance that could break the ‘‘curse’’ that has dogged Anthony Petrie's basketball career.

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Mills ready to answer the call

Lee Gaskin Canberra's Patty Mills has told new Australian Boomers coach Andrej Lemanis he's ready to step up.

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To go gold, Opals must walk the walk, says Joyce the voice

Jon Pierik New Opals coach says there was too much talk of winning a gold medal before London Olympics, declaring it is time for the team to 'walk the walk'.

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NBL title fight a wide open race

Paul Suttor The NBL tips off on Friday night with the New Zealand Breakers attempting to become the first team since the 2005 Sydney Kings to win three titles in a row.

Toothless Tigers crumble

Roy Ward, Adelaide Melbourne Tigers fall away in opening match against Adelaide 36ers.

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New Tiger keen for a fresh start

Roy Ward New Tigers guard Chris Goulding reckons he has touched down softly with his new club.

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Tigers add two pieces to puzzle

Jon Pierik Determined to again become a basketball force, the Melbourne Tigers yesterday secured two men they hope will play a key role in this resurrection, but it has come at the cost of import Ron Dorsey.

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Wollongong continues dream run with win over Tigers

Sam Lienert Hawks strengthen their status as surprise packets of the NBL season with a runaway win over the Melbourne Tigers.

Kings lament loss of linchpin Harvey for Queensland trip

Dominic Bossi SYDNEY KINGS have travelled to north Queensland for the ''sunshine swing'' without their co-captain James Harvey after medical tests confirmed he broke his arm in a mid-court collision with Cairns...

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Petrie's curse strikes the Blaze

Chris Dutton Anthony Petrie jokes he could be the curse haunting the NBL but despite four of his teams going broke in the past five years, the former Canberra Gunner is refusing to give up on Australia's...

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Petrie signs two-year deal with 36ers

The Adelaide 36ers have signed former Gold Coast Blaze forward Anthony Petrie for the next two NBL seasons.

Mills studies football leaders before stint in NBL

As he prepares to add some ''wow factor'' to the NBL, Patty Mills hopes the opportunity to watch the AFL and NRL in the past month will make him a better player.