Basketball: Longtime fans still hot on the gold trail
Basketball: Longtime fans still hot on the gold trail
They might be the Otago Nuggets' oldest fans. They might not.
Adrian Seconi
Basketball: Allen to bow out from Nuggets
Basketball: Allen to bow out from Nuggets
It takes a lot of courage to admit you are not contributing as much as you would like or giving it everything for your team.
Basketball: Nuggets triumph in overtime epic
Basketball: Nuggets triumph in overtime epic
After 20min of overtime the Otago Nuggets emerged victorious in perhaps the most exciting match of their history.
Basketball: Dickel catalyst for Nuggets' success
Basketball: Dickel catalyst for Nuggets' success
Coffee is bitter without sugar. Ham is bland without mustard.
Netball: Southerners looking strong
Netball: Southerners looking strong
Netball South ought to feel confident about its prospects in the inaugural national under-23 competition, even if it is a bit of a venture into the unknown.
Basketball: Nuggets capable of emerging from mystifying slump
Basketball: Nuggets capable of emerging from mystifying slump
Let's get all our nagging doubts and a couple of cliches out of the way in the first few paragraphs, shall we?
Basketball: Adams needs to keep 'blinders on'
Basketball: Adams needs to keep 'blinders on'
Former Breakers and Wellington Saints centre Rick Rickert has walked in Steven Adams' shoes and knows how much hard work is ahead of the 19-year-old New Zealander.
Cricket: Planning for season in a holding pattern
Cricket: Planning for season in a holding pattern
You might say the Otago Cricket Association is in the middle stages of a one-day match.
Basketball: Nuggets crash to third loss in row
Basketball: Nuggets crash to third loss in row
The Otago Nuggets have two weeks to rediscover their rhythm and get their title aspirations back on track.
Chance off bench: Dickel
Chance off bench: Dickel
Steven Adams has been drafted to one of the best teams in the NBA and has every chance of playing some meaningful minutes next season, Otago Nuggets captain Mark Dickel believes.
Basketball: Nuggets looking to Saints for redemption
Basketball: Nuggets looking to Saints for redemption
Nothing good can come out of a 47-point hiding - unless you beat the top team in your next game.
Crickets: Dollars, not runs, Cumming's new aim
Crickets: Dollars, not runs, Cumming's new aim
Otago's all-time leading scorer is returning to the fold but this time to make a difference to the bottom line, rather than the scoreline.
Boxing: Fire still burns within Tua
Boxing: Fire still burns within Tua
Plenty of David Tua's opponents have ended up seeing stars.
Netball: Thunderbirds, Magic favoured in semifinals
Netball: Thunderbirds, Magic favoured in semifinals
The Steel's season has ended but four teams can still dream of winning the title. Adrian Seconi takes a quick look at the ANZ Championship semifinals.
Sports facilities: Super stadium emerges out of the ruins
Sports facilities: Super stadium emerges out of the ruins
A community was shocked when Stadium Southland's roof collapsed under the weight of snow three years ago. But, as Adrian Seconi discovers, there is plenty of excitement about the rebuild.
Netball: Steel making right opening moves in game of chess
Netball: Steel making right opening moves in game of chess
Netball South chief executive Sue Clarke reckons assembling a playing roster is a bit like a game of chess.
Basketball: Nuggets' sportsmanship questioned
Basketball: Nuggets' sportsmanship questioned
The Otago Nuggets' sportsmanship has been criticised after the team failed to attend the trophy presentation following their massive 115-67 loss to the Southland Sharks in Invercargill on Friday night.
Basketball: Winning 'exciting' for Buckrell
Basketball: Winning 'exciting' for Buckrell
Otago Nuggets guard Riki Buckrell is one of the few players who can remember what it was like to show up night after night only to be soundly thrashed.
Netball: Steel finish season on a low note
Netball: Steel finish season on a low note
The Southern Steel finished its season with a whimper rather than a roar.
Basketball: Nuggets demolished by Sharks
Basketball: Nuggets demolished by Sharks
What the Brian Conklin is going on?