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The Sunshine Coast Lightning have snared Diamonds shooters Caitlin Bassett and Stephanie Wood for the inaugural season of the eight-team Australian netball league.The pair were announced on Thursday as the first signings for the Lightning, a joint venture between the NRLs Melbourne Storm and the University of the Sunshine Coast.Its a significant coup for the new franchise, with Bassett arguably the worlds best shooter and Wood a player firmly on the rise.I believe we are looking at the next permanent Diamonds shooting combination, coach Maria Taurua said.Steph has the maturity, speed and smarts, and has now been given the opportunity to expand her playmaker skills, shes a product of Sunshine Coast and was the first player that we needed to sign.Caitlin is world class. Shes agile, unassumingly physical and mentally tough and she will do her job over and over again under extreme pressure.Caitlin has, and will continue, to win games single-handedly. She is the linchpin of our team.Bassett, 28, has played only in her home state of Western Australia, first for the Perth Orioles and then for the West Coast Fever in the trans-Tasman competition.Wood, 24, is from Queensland and played for the Sunshine Coast Lynx in the state league before signing for the NSW Swifts two years ago, playing a part in their back-to-back grand final defeats.I was ready to give netball up a couple of years ago so I am just taking the opportunities given to me, and having another team in Queensland has given me the chance to come back home which is a dream come true, Wood said. Stephon Gilmore Youth Jersey . The native of Mont-Tremblant, Que., captured a World Cup downhill event Saturday, his second this year and fifth career victory on the circuit. Julian Edelman Womens Jersey . The Brazilian goalkeeper signed a loan deal with the Major League Soccer club on Friday as he looks to get playing time ahead of this summers World Cup in his home country. http://www.shoptheofficialpatriots.com/Elite-Andre-Tippett-Patriots-Jersey/ . Clarkson had been dealing with an elbow injury in early January and will be out of action for at least one week. He has three goals and five assists through 36 games with the Leafs this season. Tom Brady Youth Jersey . The Celtics closed out their first preseason under Stevens on Wednesday night with a 101-97 victory over the Brooklyn Nets, who rested a lot of their lineup including former Celtics Kevin Garnett and Paul Pierce. Irving Fryar Jersey . -- For the first time in two months, an opponent was standing up to Alabama.Barnsley defender George Williams is hoping to make it two successive summers of celebration this weekend - but for very different reasons. Last year the 23-year-old earned a degree in sports science and management at Loughborough University, four years after being released by MK Dons.Twelve months later he is one game away from becoming a Championship player as the Reds take on Millwall in the Sky Bet League 1 play-off final at Wembley on Sunday. Victory for Paul Heckingbottoms side would complete a remarkable journey for Williams, who was heartbroken at his 2012 exit from the Dons.He combined his studies with playing in non-league and the full-back got his second chance at Oakwell in December 2015 after joining from Worcester.Now the chance to earn a second Wembley win of the season - after the clubs Johnstones Paint Trophy triumph - and cap off a superb 12 months is getting Williams excited.ddddddddddddI have had a different route in the professional game, went to university and played non-league, so it means a hell of a lot to be here, he said.I graduated last year and now its nice just to focus on football. Towards the end of last season I was training and then going back to uni for lectures.I got released at 18 and Id always liked studying so I went there but my goal was to get back to full-time football and as well as that get a degree.Professional football doesnt happen for many people so I would have a career in sports science. I am glad I have done that and I will have that to fall back on whenever that day comes. Also See: Barnsley video Barnsley fixtures Barnsley stats ' ' '