The Boomers have wrapped up their preparation for the Paris Games in dramatic fashion, securing a last-second 83-82 victory over France in their final warm-up game. Australia was trailing 82-81 with 2.5 seconds on the clock before Josh Giddey, who was called the ‘SLOB Wizard’ during his time at Oklahoma City, proved why that nickname...
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Patty thrills! Boomers legend explodes to snap out of worrying slump, inspire win over Serbia
After Australia’s 98-92 loss to Team USA in an exhibition game on Tuesday morning, Boomers great Andrew Bogut declared: “They’re going to need more from him”. Him being Patty Mills, who had gone 2-for-8 from the field in the defeat after a similarly concerning two warm-up games against China. And while there is danger in...
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‘Got to be excited’: Giddey stars, Boomers’ weapon emerges as Aussies give Team USA big scare
The Boomers have given Team USA a big scare, rallying back from a 24-point third-quarter deficit to go down 98-92 in the early hours of Tuesday morning (AEST) in Abu Dhabi. Australia was behind 65-41 early in the third and even trailed by as many as 18 points in the fourth but refused to go...
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How ‘one-of-a-kind’ Travis Bazzana took the US by storm… and the gamble behind MLB Draft history
March 19. It is a date that Travis Bazzana will always remember and because of one moment in particular — even if he can’t actually remember much about the moment itself. What he can remember is the feeling, of time standing still, of soaking up every last second and just being present, in that moment...
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‘He fits perfect’: Australian Travis Bazzana goes No.1 to Cleveland Guardians in MLB Draft
For the first time ever in the Major League Baseball draft, the Cleveland Guardians had the No.1 overall pick. The team’s president, Chris Antonetti, described it as an “extraordinary and exciting opportunity” – a chance to draft a potentially franchise-altering player. As it turns out, Australian Travis Bazzana was that player, with the Oregon State...
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He’s about to make MLB history… but Travis Bazzana has much bigger plans — including making Australia a baseball ‘powerhouse’
On Monday morning, Oregon State second baseman Travis Bazzana will become the first Australian-born player selected in the opening round of the Major League Baseball draft. But when Bazzana’s name is read out by MLB commissioner Rob Manfred, as important a moment as it is, the Sydney native — never one to stop dreaming —...
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Ultimate Guide: Everything to know about Travis Bazzana ahead of the 2024 MLB Draft
Oregon State second baseman Travis Bazzana is set to make Australian sporting history on Monday morning as the country’s first player to be taken in the opening round of the Major League Baseball draft. While it is obviously a momentous achievement, it is only the start of what Bazzana is hoping to achieve after telling...
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NBA 2024: Latest news on every Australian in the NBA, Josh Giddey at Chicago Bulls, Ben Simmons contract, Patty Mills free agency
The NBA offseason is in full swing now and there have been a number of Australians in the headlines, with Josh Giddey traded to Chicago early in the piece while Josh Green was the latest countryman to land on a new team. With all of that in mind, foxsports.com.au has you covered with all the...
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The biggest winners and losers from Boomers’ Paris squad… and key questions yet to be answered
This round of cuts was always going to be tricky but few people were expecting Matisse Thybulle to be one of the unfortunate players to miss out as Brian Goorjian finalised his 12-man Boomers squad for the upcoming Paris Olympics. But that is exactly what has happened according to multiple reports on Friday, with Thybulle...
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Brutal Boomers calls: The locks for Paris… and big questions to decide final Olympic spots
The Boomers cruised to comfortable wins in two warm-up games against China but now comes the most difficult part of the week for coach Brian Goorjian. He will be tasked with trimming Australia’s 17-man squad down to 12 players, although the process looks to have already started considering two absentees from Thursday’s game. Here, foxsports.com.au...
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Boomers vs China LIVE: Last chance for players to impress Goorjian as final cut looms
Australia’s Olympic hopefuls will have one final chance to push for selection in Brian Goorjian’s 12-man Boomers squad when they play China on Thursday evening. The Boomers weren’t making their shots early in Tuesday’s first warm-up game against China but finished strong, coming out on top 107-87. Jack McVeigh went a long way to stamping...
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Silver lining in THIRD Aussie trade as star on the move in blockbuster NBA swap
Just like that another Australian is on the move in the NBA. This time it is Josh Green who has been traded, becoming the third Australian to be dealt this off-season in a move that sees the Sydney native land with the Charlotte Hornets and Klay Thompson at the Dallas Mavericks in a multi-team trade....
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