News about Sandy Brondello
Opals stunned by Nigeria in Olympic Games opener: Australia suffer nightmare start to medal campaign
www.dailymail.co.uk,
July 29, 2024
It's a major dent in Lauren Jackson's plans for a fifth medal in as many Games, the 43-year-old back on the Olympic stage for the first time since London's 2012 edition.
The Aussie star was smashed to the ground in an off-the-ball assault after her suspected racial outburst in a recent video of Liz Cambage's infamous brawl
www.dailymail.co.uk,
August 9, 2023
In a tumultuous attack, a spectacular video from the 2021 warm-up game gives a new glance at Cambage's physical clashes with two Nigerian stars before she is knocked off her feet in a violent match. The vision came only days after the ex-WNBA star was barred from playing for Australia again, and she responded by expressing racial offense against her former Opals teammates and coaches.
After being barred from playing for Australia, Liz Cambage makes a shocking new career move, accusing her Opals teammates and mentors of "racial abuse."
www.dailymail.co.uk,
August 8, 2023
After being barred from playing for the Opals for the first time, the outspoken ex-WNBA actress says she's on the verge of making a dramatic switch that will see her return her allegiance to Australia. After coach Sandy Brondello slammed the door shut on her ever returning to the side, Cambage has accused the Australian national team of subjecting her to 'racial insults and inappropriate conduct.'
After the suspected'monkeys' slur rocked basketball, Liz Cambage will never play for Australia again as a coach bans her from team for being 'too much hard work.'
www.dailymail.co.uk,
August 4, 2023
The door has slammed shut on disgraced Aussie basketball player Liz Cambage ever playing for her country again with Opals coach Sandy Brondello blocking her from Paris Olympics qualification team
Nikki McCray-Penson, the Olympic gold medalist and college basketball assistant coach, died at the age of 51
www.dailymail.co.uk,
July 7, 2023
Nikki McCray-Penson, a two-time Olympic gold medalist and former ABL MVP, has died. She was 51. McCray-Penson served as Rutgers' assistant women's basketball coach, and the school announced her death on Friday. In 2013, she was diagnosed with breast cancer. Dawn Staley was a South Carolina assistant coach from 2008-19. In 2017, she was the host of the Gamecocks' first national championship.
How medicinal cannabis saved Australian basketball legend Lauren Jackson from being a 'zombie'
www.dailymail.co.uk,
August 16, 2022
Lauren Jackson, an Australian basketball player, just wanted to go to the gym and pick up her children once more, but she's about to play in the World Cup for the first time 25 years since making her debut. It's a fairytale return for Australia's top female basketball player, but it wouldn't have been possible without medical cannabis.
Lauren Jackson, an Australian Opals basketball player, has a chance to return to the World Cup by using medical cannabis
www.dailymail.co.uk,
August 11, 2022
Lauren Jackson, the Australian basketball legend, would not have been able to make the dramatic comeback that culminated in her World Cup pick without medical cannabis. Jackson was lured out of international retirement in June ahead of the World Cup in September, where she has highlighted how important medical cannabis was in her comeback.
Lauren Jackson, an Australian basketball legend, has announced that she will be returning to Opals for the first time
www.dailymail.co.uk,
August 10, 2022
Lauren Jackson, the Australian basketball legend, made her comeback nine years after last representing the country would be rewarded with a spot in the Opals World Cup team. Coach Sandy Brondello, a former Australian teammate of Jackson's, was the one to bring the news in a heartwarming video.
Diana Taurasi is ruled out for the remainder of the regular season with Quad Strain
www.dailymail.co.uk,
August 9, 2022
Diana Taurasi, the Phoenix Mercury's three-time all star, will miss the remainder of the season due to a quad strain. Taurasi, the league's all time scorer, has a score of 16.7 points and 3.9 assists per game.