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Wooden spoon turnaround: Sydney Flames set the bar high

The Sydney Flames aren't mucking around, with co-owner Luc Longley making clear some quality off-season WNBL recruitment brings high expectations.

AAP · Sep 24

One Number That Sums Up 10 Top Group of 6 Teams in 2026

Overlook FBS’s lower echelons at your own risk.

Sports Illustrated · Aug 14

An All-Access Look at UIC’s 20-Hour Sprint Aiming for a NCAA Tournament Bid

The Flames’ remarkable in-season turnaround culminated in a berth in the Missouri Valley men’s basketball tournament championship game where everything was on the line.

Sports Illustrated · Mar 9

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NHL Trade Deadline: Ranking the 10 Top Players That Could Be on the Move

What standout players will be on the move at this year’s NHL trade deadline?

Sports Illustrated · Mar 5

North Dakota State Moves Up: Looking Back at Notable FCS-to-FBS Transitions

The Bison have become the latest school to make the jump up a level in college football. But how have other such schools performed?

Sports Illustrated · Feb 12

Maley makes milestone as Lynx hand Flames last place

Anneli Maley has produced another stellar performance as the Perth Lynx provided an exclamation mark on their regular season, beating the Sydney Flames.

AAP · Feb 7

Leon Draisaitl Held Nothing Back With Blunt Review of Oilers' Defensive Struggles

Leon Draisaitl didn’t mince words after the Oilers’ 4–3 loss to the Flames on Wednesday.

Sports Illustrated · Feb 5

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NHL’s Seven Best Players That Could Be Traded After Olympic Roster Freeze

The 2026 NHL trade deadline isn’t until March, thanks to the Milan Cortina Olympics which will see the entire league enter a 19-day hiatus.

Sports Illustrated · Feb 4

WNBL's Sydney Flames lock in full-time head coach

Former Opals assistant Renae Garlepp has been appointed full-time head coach of the WNBL's Sydney Flames, inking a two-year deal.

AAP · Feb 3

Venom too hot for Flames in WNBL

Mackenzie Holmes and Jazmin Shelley starred as the Geelong Venom continued their late-season surge with a 13-point win over the Sydney Flames.

AAP · Feb 1

'Life experience': The key to Brancatisano's WNBL rise

Isabella Brancatisano was "living her life" before coming back to the WNBL, while rookie Unique Thompson discusses why she's had a stellar season.

AAP · Jan 28

Sharp-shooter concedes rough season hasn't clicked

Shaneice Swain had a stellar season for the Sydney Flames last campaign, but hasn't been able to repeat her WNBL form.

AAP · Jan 25

Lynx's unlikely stars shake off Han loss to beat Flames

Star Han Xu's back injury hasn't faltered the Perth Lynx's top two aspirations as they beat the Sydney Flames in an emotionally charged WNBL clash.

AAP · Jan 25

Golden Knights Acquire Rasmus Andersson in Blockbuster Trade With Flames

Rasmus Andersson is headed to Vegas.

Sports Illustrated · Jan 18

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AAP · Jan 16

Americans on fire as Geelong deal finals blow to Flames

The Sydney Flames' WNBL finals hopes are hanging by a thread after Geelong produced a dominant display to defeat the side courtesy of some American heroics.

AAP · Jan 13

Lightning douse Flames to end long WNBL losing streak

Steph Talbot and Dallas Loughridge combined to end the Adelaide Lightning's long run of outs in an 11-point victory over the Sydney Flames.

AAP · Jan 10

Flames sweep aside Capitals to boost finals hopes

The Sydney Flames have continued their red-hot form as they toppled the UC Capitals to sit just one win out of the WNBL's top-four.

AAP · Jan 5

Sydney upset Bendigo to keep finals hopes flickering

Unique Thompson has starred for the Sydney Flames as they claimed an unlikely victory against the ladder leading Bendigo Spirit in the WNBL.

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AAP · Jan 1

'Perspective' keeps spirited star's career thriving

Bendigo's Abbey Wehrung has earned the praise of one of the league's top stars, while new Sydney Flames coach Renae Garlepp admits her side must start winning.

AAP · Dec 30, 2025

Flyers belt Flames to move into WNBL's top four

The Southside Melbourne Flyers have ended the calendar year on a high, thrashing the hapless Sydney Flames by 19 points at Qudos Bank Arena.

AAP · Dec 27, 2025

Flames crush 'soft' Caps by 30, end WNBL losing streak

The Sydney Flames have given Renae Garlepp her first win as a WNBL coach and climbed off the bottom of the ladder after dismantling the Canberra Capitals.

AAP · Dec 22, 2025

WNBL lessons fan flames for Aussie's US college career

Bonnie Deas and Sienna Harvey are two talented young Australian basketballers making their mark on the US college stage.

AAP · Dec 20, 2025

Fire return to winners' circle, quelling Flames

The Townsville Fire have produced a dominant second-half performance to extend the Sydney Flames lean start to the WNBL season.

AAP · Dec 14, 2025

Talbot flirts with milestone as Lightning down Flames

The Adelaide Lightning have snapped a three-game losing streak by defeating the Sydney Flames as captain Steph Talbot stepped up to claim the victory.

AAP · Dec 6, 2025

Injuries plague new Flames coach as Fire burn bright

The Sydney Flames will count the cost of a 33-point loss to the WNBL ladder-leading Townsville Fire as two stars left the court with suspected injuries.

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