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Stars to align for centenary show
Jon Tuxworth Basketball will join Canberra's centenary party when the Boomers and Opals play a double-header against New Zealand at the AIS in August.
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Caps mull life after Jackson
Jon Tuxworth The Canberra Capitals will ramp up their search for a championship-quality centre after Lauren Jackson confirmed she won't suit up for the WNBL club next season.
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Graf ready to extend stay with Capitals
Jon Tuxworth Canberra Capitals coach Carrie Graf has signed a new three-year deal with the club in a huge coup for the WNBL's most successful franchise.
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Ardossi gets nod for MVP despite ban
Jon Tuxworth Brigitte Ardossi was crowned the Canberra Capitals most valuable player on Friday night, the club opting not to rule her ineligible after slapping her with an internal suspension late in the season.
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Capitals suspend Ardossi to uphold club culture
Jon Tuxworth The Canberra Capitals insist a duty to uphold the club's culture, and to warn young players such behaviour won't be tolerated, gave them no choice but to suspend centre Brigitte Ardossi for the rest...
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Capitals keen on early return for Jackson
Jon Tuxworth Lauren Jackson hasn't ruled out playing for the Canberra Capitals next season, but says any decision is unlikely any time soon after ruling herself out of the coming WNBA season with Seattle.
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Capitals won't back down on Ardossi ban
Jon Tuxworth The Canberra Capitals have no intention of reducing Brigitte Ardossi’s internal season ban for tripping, despite the centre receiving a lighter sentence from the WNBL tribunal on Friday.
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Graf stuck in limbo over Opals job as Capitals position is up
By Jon Tuxworth THE Canberra Capitals are ''very confident'' of agreeing to terms with out-of-contract coach Carrie Graf before the end of the WNBL season.
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Capitals just fail in gutsy away loss
Jon Tuxworth A desperate buzzer-beater from Tess Madgen stopped a determined Canberra Capitals from pulling off a huge upset.
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Sputtering Capitals will have to rebound without Jackson
Jon Tuxworth Canberra Capitals skipper Jess Bibby says her misfiring team is resigned to playing without Lauren Jackson for the rest of the season, and it is up to the present group to dig itself out of its mire.
Capitals hope Storm alert distracts Rangers
Jon Tuxworth The Canberra Capitals are hopeful the presence of Seattle Storm assistant coach Jenny Boucek will prove a distraction for Dandenong stars Jenna O'Hea and Kathleen MacLeod on Saturday night.
Basketball
Australia on brink of another golden age
Jon Tuxworth Basketball Australia development officer Mike McHugh believes the sport is on the verge of a similar ''golden generation'' to that which uncovered Canberra Capitals star Lauren Jackson.
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Capitals need to keep Rangers outside the arc
Jon Tuxworth Former Canberra Capital Narelle Fletcher says the struggling side must force Dandenong to beat them from the three-point line if they are to have any chance of pulling off a huge upset at AIS Arena...
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Hamstrung Jackson puts faith in surgeon
Jon Tuxworth He's solved the injury woes of a bevy of AFL stars, and the Canberra Capitals are hopeful Melbourne orthopaedic surgeon David Young can work similar magic with Lauren Jackson.
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Capitals put faith in youngsters to arrest losing streak
Jon Tuxworth The worst losing streak in club history is looming large, but that won't stop the Canberra Capitals from looking towards the future by giving their young players more game time in Adelaide and Perth...
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Jackson out of season's action
Jon Tuxworth Basketball ACT boss Tony Jackson says he can't allow the Canberra Capitals' deal with Lauren Jackson to be compromised by her hectic schedule after the Opals star was ruled out for the entire WNBL...
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Injured athletes need to be saved from themselves
Jon Tuxworth Championships first, player welfare second. It is a misguided philosophy that Americans seem to take to new levels.
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Bibby's swipe at inequality wins support
Jon Tuxworth FELLOW Women's National Basketball League players have thrown their support behind Canberra Capitals star Jess Bibby, backing to the hilt her claims Basketball Australia places a higher priority on...
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Bibby claims there's little respect for WNBL
Jon Tuxworth Canberra Capitals skipper Jess Bibby has launched an extraordinary broadside at Basketball Australia, accusing it of placing greater priority on the NBL than the WNBL.
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Tears of joy as Jackson's muscle tear is pinpointed
Jon Tuxworth Lauren Jackson has spoken of her relief the cause of her hamstring problem has finally been diagnosed after fearing it could end her career.
