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Abercrombie comes good in thrilling win
If the Breakers are tough to tackle when Tom Abercrombie is out of form, they are almost unbeatable when the Tall Black plays like he did on Friday night.
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Abercrombie steals the show
Some Tom Abercrombie magic delivered the New Zealand Breakers a remarkable 82-78 NBL victory over the Crocodiles in Townsville last night.
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Basketball: King James reigns in Orlando
LeBron James had 36 points, 11 assists and eight rebounds, and Chris Bosh scored 22 points to help the Miami Heat slip past the Orlando Magic 112-110 in overtime yesterday.
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Breakers out to break New Year's curse
The Breakers hold a dubious record that stands out like the lanky Alex Pledger in a crowded shopping mall.
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Basketball: Rondo leads Celtics to win
Rajon Rondo has led the Boston Celtics to a 93-76 win over the Brooklyn Nets in the first of the NBA's Christmas Day games.
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Editorial: Another year of sporting excellence to savour
After the lord mayor's show, it is said, comes the dust-cart. On that basis, New Zealanders approached this sporting year with some trepidation.
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2012: The sporting year in review
This will forever be remembered as the year in which a sporting legend was brought down. American Lance Armstrong, cancer survivor and multiple Tour de France winner, was crushed by an inquiry into doping.
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Basketball: Abercrombie aiming for all-star form
Tom Abercrombie may be below his all-star best this season, but he's hoping this weekend's All-Star Game will prove a catalyst for a comeback.
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Sport funding: Where the money went
Who won and who lost with the new funding restructuring announced by High Performance Sport New Zealand today?