Basketball New Zealand has received an unprecedented cash injection after collecting more than $1 million in commission payments from the TAB in 2014.

Cedric Jackson recorded a triple-double to lead the Breakers past Melbourne at Vector Arena this afternoon.

Vukona will today play his 200th consecutive game in the Australian NBL, a streak that will surprise few who have played with or against him.

The Breakers this afternoon repeated their efforts from the NSEC on Thursday night to claim a tight and tough road victory over the last-placed Hawks.

An up-and-coming sports star who drowned in a tragic paddle boarding accident in Coromandel has been remembered by her family as a "vibrant and energetic" girl.

The Breakers were made to work exceptionally hard before beating the last-placed Wollongong Hawks in overtime.

Sports fans know about the phenomenal exploits of Brendon McCullum, Lydia Ko and the All Blacks this year. Michael Burgess looks back at 10 other feel-good sports stories that captured the imagination in 2014.

The Breakers have followed their worst performance of the season with one of their best to end 2014 on top of the Australian NBL.

The Breakers have followed their worst performance of the season with one of their best to end 2014 on top of the Australian NBL.

The Breakers turned in their worst performance of the campaign, crumbling to an embarrassing defeat in Cairns tonight.

The Breakers will today become the latest Kiwi team tasked with playing in the aftermath of tragedy.

An encouraging victory over Townsville last night completes an eight-day stretch that bodes well for the Breakers' title chances.

An encouraging victory over Townsville tonight completes an eight-day stretch that bodes rather well for the Breakers’ title chances.

The Breakers won a top-of-the-table battle at Vector Arena tonight to take first place away from the Perth Wildcats.

The best rivalry in Australasian basketball will tonight resume at Vector Arena after a year-long hiatus.

An awful night from beyond the arc saw the Breakers’ five-game winning streak snapped by Sydney last night.

Don't expect too many alley-oops involving Alex Pledger against Sydney tonight.

Smiles were affixed to the faces of most Breakers after extending their winning streak, but Alex Pledger left the court in tears.

The team play of the Breakers outshone the individual efforts of Josh Childress as the Kiwi club grabbed their fifth straight win tonight.

Crowdsourcing has become one of the commercial buzzwords of the internet age, but for many sporting organisations around New Zealand sourcing crowds is of greater importance.