diff --git a/src/main/java/net/rcarz/jiraclient/greenhopper/Backlog.java b/src/main/java/net/rcarz/jiraclient/greenhopper/Backlog.java
index a690c59..7641e25 100644
--- a/src/main/java/net/rcarz/jiraclient/greenhopper/Backlog.java
+++ b/src/main/java/net/rcarz/jiraclient/greenhopper/Backlog.java
@@ -40,8 +40,9 @@ public class Backlog {
 
     private RestClient restclient = null;
     private List<SprintIssue> issues = null;
+    private List<SprintIssue> backlogIssues = null;
     private int rankCustomFieldId = 0;
-    private List<Sprint> openSprints = null;
+    private List<Sprint> sprints = null;
     private List<RapidViewProject> projects = null;
     private List<Marker> markers = null;
     private List<Epic> epics = null;
@@ -72,9 +73,9 @@ public class Backlog {
             map.get("issues"),
             restclient);
         rankCustomFieldId = Field.getInteger(map.get("rankCustomFieldId"));
-        openSprints = GreenHopperField.getResourceArray(
+        sprints = GreenHopperField.getResourceArray(
             Sprint.class,
-            map.get("openSprints"),
+            map.get("sprints"),
             restclient);
         projects = GreenHopperField.getResourceArray(
             RapidViewProject.class,
@@ -124,6 +125,25 @@ public class Backlog {
                 }
             }
         }
+
+        //determining which issues are actually in the backlog vs the sprints
+        //fill in the issues into the single sprints and the backlog issue list respectively
+        for(SprintIssue issue : issues){
+            boolean addedToSprint = false;
+            for(Sprint sprint : sprints){
+                if(sprint.getIssuesIds().contains(issue.getId())){
+                    sprint.getIssues().add(issue);
+                    addedToSprint = true;
+                }
+            }
+            if(!addedToSprint){
+                if(backlogIssues == null){
+                    backlogIssues = new ArrayList<SprintIssue>();
+                }
+                backlogIssues.add(issue);
+            }
+        }
+
     }
 
     /**
@@ -163,12 +183,16 @@ public class Backlog {
         return issues;
     }
 
+    public List<SprintIssue> getBacklogIssues() {
+        return backlogIssues;
+    }
+
     public int getRankCustomFieldId() {
         return rankCustomFieldId;
     }
 
-    public List<Sprint> getOpenSprints() {
-        return openSprints;
+    public List<Sprint> getSprints() {
+        return sprints;
     }
 
     public List<RapidViewProject> getProjects() {
diff --git a/src/main/java/net/rcarz/jiraclient/greenhopper/GreenHopperField.java b/src/main/java/net/rcarz/jiraclient/greenhopper/GreenHopperField.java
index f6862d6..e3e8b7e 100644
--- a/src/main/java/net/rcarz/jiraclient/greenhopper/GreenHopperField.java
+++ b/src/main/java/net/rcarz/jiraclient/greenhopper/GreenHopperField.java
@@ -37,6 +37,8 @@ public final class GreenHopperField {
 
     public static final String DATE_TIME_FORMAT = "d/MMM/yy h:m a";
 
+    public static final String NO_DATE = "None";
+
     private GreenHopperField() { }
 
     /**
@@ -47,9 +49,10 @@ public final class GreenHopperField {
      * @return the date-time or null
      */
     public static DateTime getDateTime(Object dt) {
-        return dt != null ?
-            DateTime.parse((String)dt, DateTimeFormat.forPattern(DATE_TIME_FORMAT)) :
-            null;
+        if(dt == null || ((String)dt).equals(NO_DATE)){
+            return null;
+        }
+        return DateTime.parse((String)dt, DateTimeFormat.forPattern(DATE_TIME_FORMAT));
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/src/main/java/net/rcarz/jiraclient/greenhopper/Sprint.java b/src/main/java/net/rcarz/jiraclient/greenhopper/Sprint.java
index e2274a3..374000d 100644
--- a/src/main/java/net/rcarz/jiraclient/greenhopper/Sprint.java
+++ b/src/main/java/net/rcarz/jiraclient/greenhopper/Sprint.java
@@ -22,6 +22,8 @@ package net.rcarz.jiraclient.greenhopper;
 import net.rcarz.jiraclient.Field;
 import net.rcarz.jiraclient.RestClient;
 
+import java.util.ArrayList;
+import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Map;
 
 import net.sf.json.JSONObject;
@@ -38,6 +40,8 @@ public class Sprint extends GreenHopperResource {
     private DateTime startDate = null;
     private DateTime endDate = null;
     private DateTime completeDate = null;
+    private List<Integer> issuesIds = null;
+    private List<SprintIssue> issues = null;
 
     /**
      * Creates a sprint from a JSON payload.
@@ -61,6 +65,7 @@ public class Sprint extends GreenHopperResource {
         startDate = GreenHopperField.getDateTime(map.get("startDate"));
         endDate = GreenHopperField.getDateTime(map.get("endDate"));
         completeDate = GreenHopperField.getDateTime(map.get("completeDate"));
+        issuesIds = GreenHopperField.getIntegerArray(map.get("issuesIds"));
     }
 
     @Override
@@ -87,5 +92,20 @@ public class Sprint extends GreenHopperResource {
     public DateTime getCompleteDate() {
         return completeDate;
     }
+
+    public void setIssues(List<SprintIssue> _issues){
+        issues = _issues;
+    }
+
+    public List<SprintIssue> getIssues(){
+        if(issues == null){
+            issues = new ArrayList<SprintIssue>();
+        }
+        return issues;
+    }
+
+    public List<Integer> getIssuesIds() {
+        return issuesIds;
+    }
 }