INDEPENDENCE, Ohio — Donovan Mitchell understands what’s at stake — all of it. In the weeks ahead, his reputation, his stature among the NBA’s stars, maybe even his future with Cleveland, is on the line. An uneven season filled with twists, turns and injurie s for the Cavs has returned Mitchell to the playoffs, where
DENVER— The Denver Nuggets met coach Michael Malone’s challenge not to let up after winning the franchise’s first NBA title. Nikola Jokic somehow got even better with another historic season that made him the odds-on favorite to win the MVP award for the third time in four years, according to BetMGM Sportsbook. Aaron Gordon, Michael
MANILA, Philippines–With improvement the only thing left for them in the current All-Filipino Conference, Trisha Tubu and Farm Fresh snapped a five-game skid with a 25-10, 25-15, 25-22 victory over Strong Group in the Premier Volleyball League on Thursday. Tubu scattered 13 points, 12 coming from attacks, to help the eliminated Foxies to their third
PHILADELPHIA — Miami guard Jimmy Butler says he will need an MRI on his right knee after he was injured in the first half of the Heat’s NBA play-in tournament loss to the 76ers. Butler was hurt late in the first quarter when he tried to fake out Kelly Oubre Jr. on a bucket, only
LOS ANGELES — Kawhi Leonard has yet to practice five-on-five with the Los Angeles Clippers as they prepare to face the Dallas Mavericks in the first round of the NBA playoffs. Leonard hasn’t played in a game since March 31 because of inflammation in his surgically repaired right knee. The best-of-7 series begins Sunday in
PHILADELPHIA — Tyrese Maxey sat on his locker room chair and yelled loud enough after Philadelphia beat Miami in an NBA play-in tournament game to welcome one of the newest 76ers to the postseason club. “Buddy Hield! Welcome to the playoffs!” Maxey said. Indeed, Hield is set to make his NBA postseason debut — and
USA Basketball studied every men’s basketball game it has played for about two decades and a clear trend eventually appeared. When the defense isn’t good enough, the Americans tend to get themselves into trouble. And the team for the Paris Olympics was built with that in mind. LeBron James, Stephen Curry, Kevin Durant, Bam Adebayo,
BOSTON– The Boston Celtics know that no one cares about everything they’ve accomplished during the NBA regular season. Being the only team to win 60 games? That’s cool. Beating 10 teams by 30 or more points and becoming the first team in NBA history to have three 50-point wins in the same season? Not bad.
SAN FRANCISCO— Fighting his emotions from the most frustrating of nights, Klay Thompson peered high into the upper deck of Sacramento’s Golden 1 Center and caught a glimpse of one remaining fan wearing his No. 11 jersey. That moment meant a great deal to him, a lasting memory to take into the offseason that is
PVL All-Filipino schedule of games (April 18 ) Smart Araneta Coliseum 4 p.m. – Strong Group Athletics vs Farm Fresh Foxies 6 p.m. – Creamline Cool Smashers vs Choco Mucho Flying Titans VIDEO: Sisi Rondina talks about Choco Mucho’s tough loss to Creamline Sisi Rondina talks about Choco Mucho’s tough loss to Creamline. #PVL2024 |
MANILA, Philippines—Before fans anticipated flashy crossovers and deep-range triples from the NBA’s current point guards, spectators awaited the chess-match-like battles of floor generals in the late 2010s. During the rivalry of Boston and Los Angeles in the later part of the 2010’s, Rajon Rondo and Derek Fisher called the shots for the Celtics and Lakers,
MANILA, Philippines — With Shevana Laput and Julia Coronel at the forefront, La Salle continued to lean on its battle-tested system regain its winning ways and keep the Final Four twice-to-beat bonus on track in the UAAP Season 86 women’s volleyball tournament. Failing to execute the game plan against NU three days ago and even
CHICAGO — Coby White scored a career-high 42 points, and the Chicago Bulls advanced in the NBA play-in tournament, knocking out the Atlanta Hawks with a 131-116 victory on Wednesday night. White, whose previous high was 37, went hard at the rim throughout the game and had fans chanting his name down the stretch as
LOS ANGELES, United States — The Philadelphia 76ers, fueled by 23 points from NBA Most Valuable Player Joel Embiid, rallied to beat the Miami Heat 105-104 on Wednesday and book a first-round NBA playoff clash with the New York Knicks. Embiid, still not back to peak form after missing two months after undergoing knee surgery,
Toronto Raptors player Jontay Porter was banned for life from the NBA on Wednesday after a league probe found he disclosed confidential information to sports bettors and wagered on games, even betting on the Raptors to lose. Porter is the second person to be banned by Commissioner Adam Silver for violating league rules. The other
La Salle is feeling the gravity of Angel Canino’s absence. Sure, the Lady Spikers have managed well without their star scorer, winning three of their four games without Canino. But there has been an obvious disarray in their movements on the floor and it showed anew on Wednesday in the UAAP Season 86 women’s volleyball
Beau Belga is enjoying a scoring surge perhaps never seen in his Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) career, where he is mostly known for his dual role as a blue-collar work and vocal leader of the Rain or Shine Elasto Painters. “I’m doubling down on me hogging the ball,” Belga said in Filipino after taking just
Choco Mucho and Creamline collide on Thursday in another expected hit at the box-office—like all of their past matches—and with stakes as high as a championship itself. The last time these two teams met was in the title series of the last All-Filipino Conference of the Premier Volleyball League, but with the standings muddled up
MANILA, Philippines—Magnolia’s Mark Barroca has proven time and time again that he will do what’s necessary for the Hotshots to flourish. In the Hotshots’ 81-77 win over Blackwater in the PBA Philippine Cup at Ninoy Aquino Stadium on Wednesday, Barroca said that he welcomes the challenge of being given limited minutes due to his nagging
MANILA, Philippines–Mark Barroca continued to excel despite dealing with an injured wrist as Magnolia downed Blackwater, 81-77, Wednesday for its third straight win in the PBA Philippine Cup at Ninoy Aquino Stadium. Barroca posted 19 points, five rebounds, three assists and two steals to lead another tough victory that brought the Hotshots up to third
MANILA, Philippines — No Bryan Bagunas, no problem for Cignal as Jau Umandal unleashed his career-best 36 points to lift the team into the 2024 Spikers’ Turf Open Conference semifinals on Wednesday at Ynares Sports Arena in Pasig City. Umandal fired 32 attacks, three blocks, and an ace to set a new career-high in the
MANILA, Philippines—Kai Sotto is living a pretty chill life in Japan. In a vlog uploaded by “Kai’s Journey” on Youtube, Sotto showed how he spent his day off when he’s not showing his skills for the Yokohama B-Corsairs in the Japanese B.League as The lengthy center went to the Ueno Zoo and documented his fine
The United States and China are expected to finish 1-2 in the gold and the overall medal counts at the Paris Olympics, which open in 100 days. The United States is projected to win 123 medals overall, including 39 golds. China is projected to win 35 gold and 89 medals overall. The two also finished
MANILA, Philippines—Rain or Shine turned to Beau Belga anew to extend the Elasto Painters’ winning streak to five, much to the delight of coach Yeng Guiao. After registering a historic triple-double a few weeks ago, Belga reached another milestone by tallying a career-high in points in Rain or Shine’s 115-105 victory over Northport in the
MANILA, Philippines–NorthPort’s JM Calma is out for the rest of the PBA Philippine Cup, and likely for the early part of next season after suffering a left ACL injury in Sunday’s loss to Barangay Ginebra at Ninoy Aquino Stadium. Coach Bonnie Tan confirmed that Calma is scheduled for surgery after getting hurt during the first
