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Considered one of the best sports films ever made, Hoosiers – about a high-school basketball team in Indiana – owes much to the soulful performance of the late Gene Hackman.
The sudden death in 1993 of NBA star Reggie Lewis on the far side of the world was unsettling and profound to the author, then a 12-year-old child dealing with his own anxiety and fears.
When sporting superstars retire, it is usually accompanied by a grand event or gesture in their honour, something Richmond’s Dustin Martin had no interest in when he gave the game away.
Thirty years on from the epic basketball game at the centre of Space Jam, key figures recall the day an ingenious Bugs Bunny teamed with the legendary Michael Jordan in a stand for good against evil.
A new miniseries exposes the ‘plantation mentality’ of billionaire landlord and former LA Clippers owner Donald Sterling, who also liked naming buildings after himself.
It’s been a year of nailbiting NRL and AFL grand finals, wonderful world cups, Ashes accusations and Novak Djokovic winning yet again. But four things ranked above all others.
Decades after his retirement, interest in NBA legend Earvin ‘Magic’ Johnson has not dimmed. A recent documentary, an HBO series on his 1980s Lakers and an 800-page biography are testaments to his enduring legacy.
As head coach of the WNBA’s New York Liberty and the Australian Opals, Sandy Brondello says culture is key to a team’s success. It’s a philosophy she hopes to build on all the way to Paris 2024.
He may be warming the bench for the Denver Nuggets in the NBA finals series, but Australian Jack White is happy to soak up the experience as he patiently awaits his next big break.
