basketball

First round of the NBA Playoffs in pictures

First round of the NBA Playoffs in pictures

Stage One is done and dusted. Check out what you may have missed. 4 May 2015
Aussie Ben Simmons to play in All-American Game

Aussie Ben Simmons to play in All-American Game

Following in the footsteps of LeBron, Bryant and Jordan. 17 Mar 2015
Rising tide of sports stars' social conscience

Rising tide of sports stars' social conscience

We review the "winners" and "losers" from a dramatic month of sport. 9 Jan 2015
Luc Longley

Luc Longley

We caught up with "Crocodile Longley" ahead of Basketball's World Cup. 14 Aug 2014
The Exum Factor

The Exum Factor

How did an Australian teenager become the NBA Draft's man of mystery? 21 May 2014
Henk Vogels

Henk Vogels

Amongst the golden generation of Australian road racers, Henk Vogels may never have enjoyed the profile of Stuart O’Grady or Robbie McEwen, but... 8 Jul 2013
Webber's wheel hits cameraman

Webber's wheel hits cameraman

Watch this poor cameraman get cleaned up by a stray wheel from Mark Webber's F1 car at the German GP. 8 Jul 2013
Secrets to vaulting success with Alana Boyd

Secrets to vaulting success with Alana Boyd

With a sporting pedigree like hers, it was natural that Alana Boyd would be steered towards track and field – her mother, Denise Boyd (nee Robertson), was our champion sprinter back in the late ’70s/early ’80s, and her father, Ray Boyd, was our champion pole vaulter in the same era. 8 Jul 2013
Where's our "Lions"?

Where's our "Lions"?

What if Australia teamed up with New Zealand, South Africa, Fiji, Indonesia etc for our own super-sized fan base? 5 Jul 2013
The Maracana

The Maracana

Come on a guided tour (well, almost) of Brazil's 'Football Cathedral", the Maracana. 5 Jul 2013
NBA buzzer-beater

NBA buzzer-beater

Check out this awesome 3-point bomb by the Spurs' Gary Neal just (and we mean "just") before half-time. 12 Jun 2013
The New New Orleans

The New New Orleans

New Orleans' NBA team has rebranded itself, and it’s not quite the bird you’d expect to front a professional sports team. 19 Apr 2013
NBL FOLDING ‘EM

NBL FOLDING ‘EM

It would be an absolute tragedy for the NBL to lose Townsville. Make no mistake, this team has never been in it just to make up the numbers. 9 Apr 2013
Getting Mad

Getting Mad

Inside Sport heads to the USA this week to sample March Madness, the shorthand name for the year-end national college basketball tournament. 20 Mar 2013
How Good Is Hugh Greenwood?

How Good Is Hugh Greenwood?

Hugh Greenwood a key cog in a strong University of New Mexico basketball team that has the potential to make a deep run in the postseason. 14 Jan 2013
James Naismith

James Naismith

How he came to know about it is unclear, but certain aspects of the game, called “duck on a rock”, or “duck and run”, stayed with him and informed his invention of basketball. 2 Oct 2012
How Good Is Matthew Dellavedova

How Good Is Matthew Dellavedova

The 21-year-old is already ensconced as a Boomer, regarded as a star in US college basketball and is gearing up to take on the London Olympics. 1 Jun 2012
How Good Is Rachel Jarry

How Good Is Rachel Jarry

Drafted by the WNBA sight unseen, a WNBL champion, a work ethic second to none 1 Feb 2012
Drinks With NBA Legends

Drinks With NBA Legends

Melbourne seems a strange place for a reunion for three Chicago Bulls players ... 18 Jan 2012
Abe Saperstein

Abe Saperstein

The founder and coach of the Harlem Globetrotters did much more than bring flashy basketball to the white masses. 5 May 2011
How Good Is Kyrie Irving

How Good Is Kyrie Irving

The 19-year-old, 188cm dynamo from Duke University is a likely candidate to be the top pick in the NBA draft this June. 5 May 2011