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NBL ladder leaders Melbourne United stormed home in the fourth quarter to defeat Adelaide 36ers 92-78 and equal a franchise record with their ninth win in a row. The Sixers came into Saturdays contest at John Cain Arena needing a victory in Daniel Johnsons 300th club appearance to keep their playoff hopes alive. Mitch McCarron drives to the basket in Uniteds win over the Sixers.  Photo by Kelly Defina/Getty Images Adelaide were in the hunt to claim their fourth win in five games when they drew...

PHOTO: AP | NBA G League Ignite ITS no longer new for Kai Sotto to hear advice telling him to bulk up, all the more as he aims to become the first homegrown Filipino player to be drafted in the NBA. But theres actually someone the Filipino prodigy can look up to, one who has the same slender frame and is now in the NBA: Aleksej Pokuševski. The 19-year-old Serbian forward, who stands 7-foot, is the 17th overall pick in the 2020 NBA Draft and is now one of the most intriguing talents in the you...

Cairns Taipans have staved off a stirring fourth-quarter rally to edge out NZ Breakers 70-68 in a battle of the NBL basement dwellers in Launceston. Breakers import Levi Randolph missed a match-levelling jumper in the dying moments after Tad Dufelmeiers massive three with 7.3 seconds remaining and Venky Joiss rejection of Corey Webster with 4.7 seconds left saved the Snakes skin. Scott Machado drives to the basket in Round 15.  Photo by Steve Bell/Getty Images The Breakers pinched their first ...

PHOTO: Adelaide 36ers Facebook page KAI Sotto isnt losing sight of his ultimate goal of making it to the NBA. But Adelaide 36ers general manager Jeff Van Groningen warned the Filipino prodigy not to take his stint in the National Basketball League (NBL) in Australia lightly. "The National Basketball League is a tough league," he said. "Its a very strong league and improving league. Its gone from being one of the top 10 leagues in the world perhaps 10 years ago to certainly I think in the top f...

DOWNLOAD "Kai is a young, emerging talent and we are pleased that he has chosen to sign with the 36ers," said Jeff Van Groningen, General Manager of Basketball at the 36ers. "He realises that he has work ahead of him as all rookies do when coming into this tough league but his combination of height and a developing skill-set give him every chance to raise his game. With hard work, his ceiling for growth is very high." NBL Commissioner Jeremy Loeliger also welcomed Sotto to the NBL. "We are deli...

Sources: New Orleans Pelicans finalizing deal with NBLs Didi Louzada The New Orleans Pelicans are finalizing a multiyear deal with Brazilian guard Didi Louzada, league sources told ESPN on Sunday. The Pelicans acquired Louzada with the No. 35 pick in the 2019 NBA draft in the same draft-night deal that netted New Orleans center Jaxson Hayes and guard Nickeil Alexander-Walker. Louzada has since been stashed with the Sydney Kings in Australias NBL as part of the leagues Next Stars program. New Or...

Didi Louzada in action during the Kings thrilling win over the Taipans.  Photo by Jaimi Joy/Getty Images Ware was ablaze early and irresistible late on Saturday in smoking 40 points, the best haul of his outstanding career and the NBLs highest individual tally this season. The superstar American point guard drained four three-pointers inside the first five minutes to spark the Kings 23-5 headstart and three treys in as many minutes in the fourth term to bail the hosts out of trouble, after the...

PC World New Zealand JBL PartyBox 310 lets you party in wet and dark places and sing duets A speaker with karaoke mode to liven up post restrictions parties. The inclusion of a telescopic handle and wheels should allow users to move the JBL Partybox 310 easily. Credit: JBL In what is perfect timing, since COVID restrictions have only recently been eased in Australia, Harman International and Samsung Electronics have released the JBL PartyBox 310, a portable speaker that it said was m...

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AP Photo/Andrew Harnik Yesterday, numerous news outlets reported that President Joe Biden was expected to formally announce later this week his plan to withdraw U.S. troops from Afghanistan. That announcement came earlier today during a speech Biden gave from the White House Treaty Room, which the media have been quick to point out was the same room former President George W. Bush announced the official start of the global war on terror back in October 2001. In the speech, Biden said it was tim...