WORCESTER Wolves are on the verge of signing a new American forward who will lead the line for the forthcoming season.

Director of basketball Mick Donovan believes the deal to bring Tom Peekes, a 6ft 7in forward, to Wolves can come to a successfukl conclusion in the next two weeks.

In America, Peekes, who played alongside another Worcester star, Andy Harper, at Albertson University, was named the Cascade Conference Player of the Year in 2003/04 and even earned first-team All-American honours.

Read more in today's Worcester News.