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Rising Australian stars selected in WNBA draft

Four Australians have been picked by the Toronto Tempo, New York Liberty and Los Angeles Sparks in the WNBA draft.

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'Hurts': Woods powers Fire to game one win over Lynx

Courtney Woods has provided the spark to spearhead the Townsville Fire to a game one victory against the Perth Lynx in the WNBL grand final series.

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'X Factor': Seebohm backs substitute for grand final

Townsville Fire coach Shannon Seebohm believes Lucy Olsen could be the defining player in the WNBL grand final as his side prepares to face the Perth Lynx.

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'Keep your mouth shut': WNBL captain answers critics

Southside's matchwinners Cayla George and Maddy Rocci have called out the doubters after the Flyers shocked the top-ranked Townsville Fire.

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Flyers square WNBL semi-final series after dousing Fire

Humiliated in Game 1, the Southside Flyers engineered a 48-point turnaround to trounce hot-favourites Townsville Fire by 20 in Game 2 to force a decider.

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Grand final return looms as Fire blaze through Flyers

Townsville Fire's stars have dazzled to steer the minor champions to a semi-final victory in game one of their series against the Southside Melbourne Flyers.

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How the Fire fought back to maintain their title-charge

Townsville's Abbey Ellis has explained how the loss of star defender Lauren Cox threatened to derail their WNBL title campaign and how they fought back.

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WNBL finals set as Fire extinguish Griffin-less Spirit

The Townsville Fire have secured the WNBL's minor championship, beating the Bendigo Spirit in a grand final rematch in the last game before the finals.

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Ellis lights up Townsville as 'best' Flyers fall short

Abbey Ellis played a starring role as the Townsville Fire survived an almighty scare from the Flyers to keep their top-spot hopes intact in the WNBL.

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Fowler reveals meeting that ignited Fire's season

Alex Fowler has described the sit-down session that transformed the young Townsville Fire's season in the WNBL.

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Fire escape Perth thriller to cement top spot

The Townsville Fire have secured a second gripping victory in three days as they defeated the high-flying Perth Lynx in an early WNBL finals preview.

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Geelong stun Townsville to snap nine-game losing streak

The last-placed Geelong Venom have produced a major upset by defeating title favourites Townsville Fire as Mackenzie Holmes and Shyla Heal hit top gear.

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Star injured as Bendigo claim grand final rematch win

The Townsville Fire will sweat on the fitness of defensive star Lauren Cox after going down to the ladder-leading Bendigo Spirit in the WNBL.

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The team to beat: Why Bendigo have WNBL comp on edge

The Townsville Fire will host Bendigo in a blockbuster top-of-the-table battle on New Year's Eve, but the Perth Lynx are also in the thick of the title fight.

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Point guard, WNBA stars return as Opals squad named

Opals coach Sandy Brondello has revealed her squad ahead of the FIBA women's Basketball World Cup qualifying tournament in Turkey in March.

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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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Sisters to resume WNBL family feud after emotional week

WNBL sisters Keely and Alicia Froling will face off for the first time this season, and Geelong's Shyla Heal reveals how family helped her return from injury.

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Townsville fire up for home fans in Adelaide thrashing

Townsville have outscored Adelaide 56-26 in a dominant second half to post a 34-point win in their first home match of the WNBL season.

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Road warriors Townsville go top of WNBL

The Townsville Fire have moved to the top of the WNBL, despite being yet to play at home, with a gritty win against the Perth Lynx.

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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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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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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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Geelong thrashed in WNBL debut by Townsville

Geelong United have endured a rude awakening in their WNBL debut, suffering a landslide 26-point loss to Townsville Fire in the season opener.

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Geelong aim high with WNBL title up for grabs

The WNBL title race is wide open after an off-season of change, with newcomers Geelong United among those eyeing the championship.

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