Zero. That is how many talking points there were following New Zealand Cricket's latest round of contracts.
Dunedin trainer Ryan Henry has just gone up a division.
Talk about tension.
The Otago Cricket Association's push to ''light up'' the University Oval got over another hurdle yesterday with the Dunedin City Council signing off on its million-dollar contribution to the project.
South Otago High School kept plugging the corners and playing the percentages which paid off with a 10th consecutive win in the Otago premier schools competition.
Taieri held on to the Speight's Challenge Shield with a 15-8 win against Southern at Peter Johnstone Park this afternoon.
Ultimately, new Otago coach Nathan King will be judged on the performances he is able to extract from his team. But right now, the 33-year-old has to deal with many of the same problems Black Caps and former Otago coach Mike Hesson faced. Cricket writer Adrian Seconi reports.
If you are still coming to terms with the six-ball over, you better brace yourself for even more radical change - sport may take some unexpected turns during the next decade or three. Sports reporter Adrian Seconi takes a lighthearted look at a very serious report on the future of sport in New Zealand.
Hawkes Bay Hawks shooting guard Luke Aston produced a breakout performance in the National Basketball League and is finally delivering on all that potential wrapped up in his 2m frame.
Black Caps captain Brendon McCullum has signed with New Zealand Cricket for another year and is the first name you would expect to see on the list when 20 players are offered national contracts next week. Cricket writer Adrian Seconi takes a stab at what that list may look like.
With three round-robin games remaining in the Dunedin premier competition, three teams - Harbour, Southern and Taieri - are safely through to the semifinals.
Nathan King has been confirmed as Otago coach for the next two years.
''Smashed 'em bro'' might take in a bit of Dunedin scenery this Friday - Watson Park to be precise.
Taieri first five-eighth Josh Casey joined the 200 club at the weekend.
It is neither pronounced cruise nor hoop, but other than that Casey Kruishoop has the best basketball name in the game.
Sometimes the simplest ideas are the best.
His fans believe Brendon McCullum has much more to give. But if the Black Caps captain decides it is time to pull stumps on his ODI career, he will retire having cemented his place as one of our greatest one-day players. Cricket writer Adrian Seconi revisits some of his best performances.
If only Taieri College had another five minutes up its sleeve.
Zingari-Richmond piled on six tries in the second half to run out 51-30 winners against Pirates at Montecillo.
Otago Spirit No8 Angie Sisifa is not too lonely in the new-look Black Ferns squad.