MANILA, Philippines–San Miguel played relentless pace right from the jump on Sunday night, blowing NorthPort to smithereens, 120-100, to stay perfect in the PBA Philippine Cup while officially punching a ticket to the playoff round. It took the mighty Beermen, defending champions of the conference, a little over two-and-a-half quarters to reach the century mark
MANILA, Philippines–La Salle would have none of the publicized epic rivalry with Ateneo after the defending champions dumped their arch nemesis, 25-12, 25-12, 25-18, as quickly as possible on Sunday night in the UAAP Season 86 women’s volleyball tournament. The Lady Spikers were simply all business at the Smart Araneta Coliseum, preferring to get the
MANILA, Philippines–Angeline Poyos rose above the net for another ferocious kill, but elected to just drop an off-speed spike at the center, pushing the University of Santo Tomas Tigresses closer to match point. The energetic hitter just reached a rookie milestone during UST’s emphatic 25-19, 25-9, 25-17 triumph over University of the East on Sunday
MANILA, Philippines–Playing with the same zest it had when it battled a traditional powerhouse two nights ago, Converge turned back Meralco, 104-99, for a breakthrough win in the PBA Philippine Cup. The FiberXers rode the hot hand of Bryan Santos, who after a scoreless first quarter finished with 22 points—his output built on a 7-for-10
MANILA, Philippines — Eya Laure stepped up to the plate when Chery Tiggo needed to get it through the crucial stage of the Premier Volleyball League All-Filipino Conference elimination round. With their semifinals hopes at stake, Laure cleared the path for the Crossovers to move to the cusp of advancing to the next round. The
MANILA, Philippines—University of Santo Tomas secured the last Final Four berth after sweeping also-ran University of the East, 25-15, 25-21, 25-16, in the UAAP Season 86 men’s volleyball tournament on Sunday at Araneta Coliseum. According to UST assistant coach Benjamin Mape, the Golden Spikers played their hearts out knowing a playoff spot was on the
NEW YORK — Ryan Garcia’s behavior leading up to his bout against Devin Haney seemed so erratic that some people thought he shouldn’t be allowed to fight at all. Think of the performance they would have missed. Garcia knocked Haney down three times and handed the WBC super lightweight champion his first loss, winning the
DENVER — Unlike their crowd that drowned out the Los Angeles Lakers’ pregame introductions, the defending NBA champion Denver Nuggets were a little late to the playoff party Saturday night. They turned up their offense and defense after a sputtering start, however, powering past the Lakers 114-103 behind Nikola Jokic’s 32 points and 12 rebounds
MANILA, Philippines— As Joanie Delgaco cut through the calm waters on her final approach, the Filipino rowing ace got a timely confidence boost from her teammates in the national team. The deafening cheers from the rest of the Philippine squad was enough propulsion for Delgaco to finish fourth in the 2024 World Rowing Asian and
NEW YORK — Jalen Brunson and Josh Hart each scored 22 points, Deuce McBride led a huge effort by New York’s backups with 21 and the Knicks beat the Philadelphia 76ers 111-104 on Saturday night in Game 1 of their NBA Eastern Conference first-round series. McBride outscored the 76ers by himself with 13 points in
MILWAUKEE — The Milwaukee Bucks are dealing with injuries to key players during the NBA playoffs — again. And Tyrese Haliburton and the Indiana Pacers are standing in their way. Milwaukee lost four of five regular-season games against Indiana, though they haven’t met in the last 3½ months. The Bucks likely won’t have Giannis Antetokounmpo
CLEVELAND — Donovan Mitchell and the Cavaliers spent the week insisting they were better prepared for this year’s playoffs. On Saturday, they looked it. Mitchell scored 30 points, Jarrett Allen had 18 rebounds and the Cavs looked tougher — mentally and physically — than in last year’s first-round flop, beating the Orlando Magic 97-83 in
DENVER — Nikola Jokic arrived in character for an NBA first-round playoff game Saturday night. That character was “Gru,” the protagonist from the “Despicable Me” movies. Jokic, the two-time NBA MVP for the Denver Nuggets, wore a similar outfit and signature wrap-around striped scarf as “Gru.” It was a hit on social media, with the
MINNEAPOLIS — Anthony Edwards drained a 3-pointer from the wing in a dominant third quarter for the Minnesota Timberwolves, nodding his head as he barked and stared at Kevin Durant on the retreat up the court. Durant could only grin. The young star had gotten the best of the all-time great with 10 points in
MINNEAPOLIS — Anthony Edwards scored 18 of his 33 points in the third quarter and had nine rebounds to carry the Minnesota Timberwolves in a tone-setting 120-95 victory over the Phoenix Suns to start the first round of the NBA playoffs on Saturday. Karl-Anthony Towns added 19 points, Nickeil Alexander-Walker scored 18 points on 7-for-12
— Far Eastern University (FEU) got back at one first round tormentor in the UAAP Season 86 women’s volleyball tournament. The Lady Tamaraws hope to exact vengeance on another. And they’re upbeat, riding on the surging performance of Faida Bakanke, who is overcoming the language barrier by letting her game do the talking. “We have
Malick Diouf, a former UAAP Most Valuable Player (MVP) awardee who helped University of the Philippines to three Finals appearances and one title, isn’t closing the door on reinforcing a club in the place that has been his home for years. “Everybody who played in college here (in the Philippines) hopes to turn pro here.
Phoenix rolled to the biggest win in franchise history on Saturday and turned what little wiggle room it had to sneak into the quarterfinals of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) Philippine Cup into something bigger. The Fuel Masters got a 112-77 win at Ynares Sports Arena in Pasig City at the expense of the NLEX
Chery Tiggo knows what it wants to get out of the final week of Premier Volleyball League (PVL) All-Filipino Conference preliminaries and after adding fuel to its scorching winning run, the Crossovers traveled closer to its desired destination. “This is a huge win for us because our target is to be semis-bound,” coach KungFu Reyes
MANILA, Philippines–Cignal, which was eliminated from the PVL All-Filipino Conference semifinal race even before it stepped on the court, dealt a big blow to PLDT’s Final Four bid with a come-from-behind 24-26, 26-24, 25-17, 28-26 victory on Saturday at Sta. Rosa Sports Complex in Laguna. With Chery Tiggo beating Akari earlier in the day, the
MANILA, Philippines—After an up-and-down start to its PBA Philippine Cup campaign, Ginebra has been on some kind of a roll to find itself on track to reaching one of its goals which is to finish in the top two at the end of the elimination round. Following an 87-83 escape of rival TNT on Saturday,
MANILA, Philippines — Despite peaking at the right time, Bella Belen insists that National University still has a lot of work to do in the UAAP Season 86 women’s volleyball tournament. The Lady Bulldogs remained unbeaten in six games in the second round, emerging as the hottest team after dominating the also-ran Adamson Lady Falcons,
MANILA, Philippines–Playing with steely nerves when it mattered most, Magnolia held off red-hot Rain or Shine for a 108-102 victory while preserving its own winning streak in the PBA Philippine Cup Saturday night. The Hotshots kept it together in the final period of the clash at Tiaong Convention Center in Quezon to claim their fourth
