WNBA
Geelong one day, Super Bowl the next: The WNBL star bolting across the globe for her family
WNBL star Alissa Pili will join her nine siblings and parents for the trip of a lifetime to watch her brother Brandon play for Seattle in the Super Bowl on Monday AEDT.
- Roy Ward
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Kaila’s dad says she’s a better basketballer than her brother. He plays in the NBA
Kaila Proctor is the third person in her immediate family to be offered a university scholarship to play basketball in the US.
- Frances Howe
Test your 2025 sport smarts: From Piastri’s rise to Postecoglou’s demise and Melham’s double delight
How closely were you following Australian sport in 2025? Our Year In Sport quiz will separate the contenders from the pretenders. How many questions can you answer correctly?
- Greg Dundas
‘It’s about equity’: The Australian athlete taking on US government for slice of billion-dollar industry
Last-Tear Poa is one of thousands of Australians attending US universities on sports scholarships. She’s also the plaintiff in a landmark Federal Court case that could open the door to unprecedented riches.
- Frances Howe
Alanna Smith had the best year of her WNBA career. The league is falling apart
Last month, Alanna Smith was named the WNBA co-defensive player of the year. Next month, she might get shut out of playing in the league.
- Frances Howe
She’s 17, almost 2m tall and 27 US colleges want her. This Aussie kid has everyone excited
Teenager Sitaya Fagan has made history after she was offered a record 27 college scholarship offers to play at the best women’s basketball programs in America.
- Frances Howe
Opals coach set her WNBA team’s record for most wins. Then she was sacked
Opals head coach Sandy Brondello has been sacked as New York Liberty head coach one season after winning them the championship.
- Frances Howe
The crypto group claiming responsibility for WNBA sex toy stunts
A man understood to be in Australia is one of several in an online group that says it is behind a string of incidents at women’s basketball games in the US.
- Frances Howe
Third sex toy in seven days thrown onto court during WNBA game
The third incident, during a match between Indiana Fever and the LA Sparks, comes after a man was charged with public indecency last week for throwing a sex toy onto a court.
- Frances Howe
Blicavs' long road back
Sara Blicavs had spinal fusion surgery and disc replacement. A year later, she's back playing for the Opals, even though the surgery carried a risk that she would not be able to walk again. Source: Victorian Institute of Sport