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Blicavs blitzes, Opal shines in WNBL season opener

The UC Capitals have defeated the Southside Melbourne Flyers in the opening game of the WNBL season, with Sara Blicavs making a memorable return.

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'Coolest thing': WNBL building a reputation in WNBA

WNBA player Jade Melbourne says the WNBL is becoming a league which fosters the next batch of stars as her Capitals prepare to start the season.

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'Unique piece': Lynx adds 211cm superstar to squad

The Perth Lynx have signed towering Chinese superstar Han Xu, but coach Ryan Petrik knows there are challenges on the horizon.

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'New era' dawns for WNBL ahead of season tip-off

The Southside Flyers' new import Cayla George is gearing up for her 18th season in the WNBL, and has endorsed the competition's new ownership.

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Opals star hobbled in hectic start to WNBA finals

Sami Whitcomb, seeking to back up an all-conquering WNBL season with a WNBA title, has suffered an injury scare in a dramatic start to the best-of-seven finals.

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Townsville to host all rivals in fresh WNBL tournament

All eight WNBL teams will converge on Townsville in September for a new-look pre-season tournament ahead of Bendigo Spirit's title defence.

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WNBL add Tasmanian club, push for 10-team comp

The WNBL has outlined plans for a 10-team competition, announcing the return of a Tasmanian franchise as the ninth to join next season.

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Glory and Fury to Devils and Dolphins: Australian team names come full circle

The trend for unorthodox sporting nicknames has made way for a return to more traditional monikers

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Canberra back on NBL agenda with hosting of Blitz

Canberra will host the NBL Blitz in August at the renovated AIS Arena, nearly 40 years after the defunct Cannons won the last of their three titles.

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NBL and WNBL HoopsFest returns with a twist

All NBL and WNBL clubs will be involved in regular-season action at HoopsFest for the first time when the basketball extravaganza returns to Perth next season.

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Heal 'mature' on return to WNBL, eager for fresh start

Point guard Shyla Heal will return to Australia's WNBL this season following a stint playing in Europe.

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WNBL's 'leap forward' with huge pay, salary cap bump

The WNBL's minimum wage will more than double under a new pay agreement years in the making that will also swell clubs' salary caps.

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Spirited Bendigo sweep Fire to win third WNBL title

League MVP Sami Whitcomb has scored 26 points to help Bendigo Spirit sweep Townsville Fire with a WNBL championship-sealing eight-point victory.

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Bendigo hose down Fire in WNBL grand-final opener

Veronica Burton starred with 24 points as Bendigo Spirit took a 1-0 grand-final lead over the Townsville Fire with a 12-point win in the series opener.

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Opals star to show her fighting Spirit in WNBL decider

As Bendigo Spirit's Sami Whitcomb prepares to secure her first WNBL trophy, she's hoping she can captivate audiences beyond basketball.

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Spirit sink Flames to book WNBL grand final spot

For the first time since 2015, Bendigo will contest the WNBL grand final after seeing off Sydney by 17 points in game two of their semi-final series.

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Townsville Fire too hot for Lynx, through to WNBL final

The Fire are through to the final of the WNBL after thrashing the Perth Lynx 106-76 in Townsville to complete a 2-0 semi-final series win on Wednesday.

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Spirit, Fire strike first WNBL semi-final blows

Bendigo have secured their first WNBL finals win in 10 years, downing the Sydney Flames, while Townsville went one-up in their semi-final series against Perth.

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How Dyson Daniels’ home town became an unlikely hotbed of Australian basketball talent

Bendigo has long had fertile sporting soil but has now produced one of the NBA’s best defensive players as well as successful WNBL and NBL 1 teams

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Retiring Jackson working harder than ever for hoops

Despite finally retiring, Lauren Jackson is more involved in basketball than ever with the legend looking to reignite the WNBL and keep women in the game.

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Lynx pluck WNBL finals boost out of Fire

Perth Lynx finished with a flurry to topple Townsville Fire in overtime and lay the platform for a huge WNBL semi-final series between the same two teams.

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Brancatisano fires Flames into WNBL finals spot

The WNBL top four is set after the Sydney Flames beat the UC Capitals and Adelaide Lightning were beaten by Southside Flyers in the penultimate round.

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Basketball icon Lauren Jackson to steer WNBL in new era

Legendary basketballer Lauren Jackson has joined the WNBL as a special advisor to the league's new owners, who are set to take control in April.

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Sydney into fourth as race for WNBL top four heats up

The Perth Lynx were the big losers in round 14 of the WNBL season after suffering a shock loss to Adelaide, while the Sydney Flames surged into fourth spot.

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Spirit soar as five teams fight for WNBL finals spot

Bendigo are flying at the top of the WNBL ladder with three rounds to play, but there is a five-team scrap below them to nab a post-season berth.

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