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How 2028 Boomers could look as big calls loom — and the silver linings from ‘trainwreck’

When the Boomers made history in Tokyo, it was a landmark moment in Australian basketball history. The culmination of years of almosts, of coming so close but f

CSI men’s basketball sign Australian native for upcoming season

TWIN FALLS, Idaho (KMVT/KSVT) — The College of Southern Idaho will have a new athlete from ‘The Land Down Under’ for the upcoming season.Amarco Doyle is s

Way-too-early Australian Boomers team for LA 2028

The Australian Boomers are about to embark on a changing of the guard... but what does that actually look like?The team's loss to Serbia on Tuesday didn't just

Opals on fire as they sink Serbia to sail into Semi-Finals

PARIS (France) - Australia impressed yet again at the Women's Olympic Basketball Tournament Paris 2024 as they cruised past Serbia 85-67 at Bercy Arena to land

Opals surge into Olympic basketball semi-finals with big win over Serbia

What a difference nine days make. In barely a week, the Opals have transformed themselves from tournament disappointments to genuine medal contenders.Australiaâ

Opals guaranteed to play for a medal after quarterfinal win over Serbia

Olympics essentialsThe Opals are guaranteed to play for a medal in Paris after triumphing over Serbia in their quarterfinal.The Australian women's basketball te

Tears flow as Opals steamroll into semis in huge boilover

Tears flowed from players on both teams as the Opals thrashed Serbia 85-67 in their quarter-final bout to put them into the medal rounds.It was all Australia's

Paris 2024 Olympics women’s basketball: Opals outclass Serbia to make semi-finals after 12 years

The Australian women’s basketball team outclassed Serbia to qualify for the semi-finals at the Paris 2024 Olympics on Wednesday. Playing at the Pierre Mauroy

Opals vs Serbia LIVE: Australia looks to avenge eight-year heartbreak in do-or-die Paris QF

The Boomers may have suffered a heartbreaking overtime loss to crash out of the Olympics, but the Opals are still in the running for a medal as they face Serbia

How the Boomers were robbed of a shot at victory

Patty Mills had just made one of the shots of his career over a towering Nikola Jokic to tie up the score 82-82 with less than two seconds to go.Serbia thought

‘I walk away feeling proud’: Boomers to search for new coach after Olympic quarterfinal exit

Olympics essentialsAustralia's men's basketball team is on the lookout for a new head coach after Brian Goorjian revealed his time with the Boomers had come to

‘Blood in the water’: Bogut reveals moment it all went wrong for Boomers as glaring flaw exposed

Australian basketball great Andrew Bogut has pinpointed the moment it all went wrong for the Boomers, who coughed up a 24-point lead in a stunning quarterfinal