Nikola Jokic moved LeBron James out of the way as they battled for a rebound, grabbed the ball, got fouled and scored off the putback. And all James could do was turn his palms skyward, as if to ask “what else can I do?” That sequence in the third quarter of Game 3 of the
MANILA, Philippines — La Salle forced a playoff for the last twice-to-beat bonus in the Final Four against defending champion National University after ending the elimination round with six straight wins in the UAAP Season 86 men’s volleyball tournament JM Ronquillo unleashed 21 points on 60 percent attack rate to lift La Salle past the
MANILA, Philippines — Angel Canino has returned to action in time for La Salle’s crucial final elimination game against University of Santo Tomas in the UAAP Season 86 women’s volleyball tournament after missing five games due to a cut on her right forearm. The reigning MVP on Saturday didn’t start but she checked in early
MANILA, Philippines—Meralco’s Aaron Black admitted that the Bolts were more hyped than usual in their most recent victory over Phoenix in the PBA Philippine Cup. With the playoff race getting tighter, the Bolts upped their chances of entering the quarterfinals after defeating the Fuel Masters, 82-76, at Araneta Coliseum on Friday. But increasing their playoff
NorthPort got it together just in time to avert disaster on Saturday, staying in the hunt for a playoff spot in the PBA Philippine Cup. Arvin Tolentino hit a step-back, go-ahead jumper with around seven ticks left at Caloocan Sports Complex to will the Batang Pier to a 115-113 victory over Blackwater and give the
MANILA, Philippines—The Daegu Kogas Pegasus will continue to have Filipino blood in their lineup for two more years. On Friday, the Pegasus announced via Instagram post that Filipino import has SJ Belangel signed a two-year contract extension with the squad in the Korean Basketball League (KBL). Belangel, on the other hand, expressed his gratitude to
MANILA, Philippines–Casiey Dongallo wrapped her rookie year with University of the East (UE) with a 23-25, 25-17, 27-25, 25-22 victory against University of the Philippines (UP) at the UAAP Season 86 women’s volleyball tournament on Saturday at Smart Araneta Coliseum. Dongallo, the promising freshman hitter of the Lady Warriors, poured in 28 points built from
MANILA, Philippines—San Miguel’s CJ Perez is seemingly at his best whenever he faces Magnolia. During the PBA Commissioner’s Cup Finals a few months ago, Perez won the Finals MVP plum after helping the Beermen take down the Hotshots in six games. After a few games in the Philippine Cup, San Miguel got to face Magnolia
MANILA, Philippines—San Miguel’s Jericho Cruz successfully returned to action for the Beermen on Friday after suffering a heel injury a few days ago in the PBA Philippine Cup. While Cruz is still slowly finding his rhythm again with nine points and four rebounds, he chose to deflect the credit of the 98-91 win over Magnolia
PHOENIX — Anthony Edwards hit a jumper late in the fourth quarter and snarled as he ran down the court, pounding his chest with his fist for emphasis as Minnesota pulled away for another dominant playoff win. The Timberwolves are the undeniable alpha dogs through three games of this increasingly lopsided series. Edwards scored 36
DALLAS — Luka Doncic called out to his coaches during a flurry of 3-pointers from James Harden. The Mavericks superstar and NBA scoring champion wanted to defend the star guard of the Los Angeles Clippers. It’s suddenly defense first in Dallas. READ: NBA: Luka Doncic shines as Mavericks sink Clippers Doncic had 22 points, 10
INDIANAPOLIS — Tyrese Haliburton struggled to find his shooting touch Friday night. So he looked for other ways to impact the game — a thunderous slam dunk off a rebound, finding open teammates and patiently waiting for a chance to make a statement. Then in the waning seconds of overtime, Haliburton wanted the ball. The
UAAP volleyball schedule of games (April 27) Smart Araneta Coliseum 10 am– UP Fighting Maroons vs UE Red Warriors (men’s) 12 nn – UP Fighting Maroons vs UE Lady Warriors (women’s) 4 pm – UST Golden Spikers vs La Salle Green Spikers (men’s) 6 pm – UST Tigresses vs La Salle Lady Spikers (women’s) FULL
MANILA, Philippines — Jorge Souza De Brito will have his last dance with the Philippine women’s volleyball team in the Asian Volleyball Confederation (AVC) Challenge Cup from May 22 to 29 in Manila. In a one-on-one interview with Inquirer Sports, the Brazilian coach said his contract will expire on June 30 as the Philippine National
De La Salle University (DLSU) and University of Santo Tomas (UST) will be seeing a lot of each other in the coming weeks, and whether that starts with Angel Canino’s comeback game for the defending champion Lady Spikers on Saturday is the question bigger than the result of the game itself. Out of their last
Petro Gazz battles Nxled on Saturday in a game that the Angels could use just to make sure that they have all the components in their game working in time for the semifinals of the Premier Volleyball League All-Filipino Conference. Game time is 4 p.m. at PhilSports Arena in Pasig with the Angels getting a
Chris Newsome allayed fears of a serious injury that could play a big factor in Meralco’s chances of advancing to the quarterfinals of the Philippine Basketball Association Philippine Cup. “I think I can play,” Newsome told reporters after the Bolts prevailed, 82-76, over the Phoenix Fuel Masters on Friday at Smart Araneta Coliseum, improving their
The man tasked to make sure the Philippines won’t be just a mere participant in its maiden appearance in the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Women’s U-17 Asian Cup believes the preparation has been top notch. “We’re confident in these girls,” said coach Sinisa Cohadzic after the Filipinas U-17 defeated Philippine Football Federation Women’s League champion
Looking to scale new heights, Gilas Pilipinas’ path in trying to do that will begin in Rwanda this August when it battles higher-ranked teams in the Fiba (International Basketball Federation) Women’s World Cup Pre-Qualifying Tournaments (PQT). The Nationals have been bunched with Senegal, Hungary and Brazil in Group C of the showpiece that Mexico City
MANILA, Philippines—The NBA Playoffs, particularly the first-round series between Los Angeles Lakers and Denver Nuggets, are bringing basketball fans around the world into a frenzy, including PBA players Chris Newsome and Aaron Black. But just because both swingmen share a bond inside the Meralco Bolts’ locker room, doesn’t mean in the same boat. For one,
MANILA, Philippines–At the edge of what looked like its first loss in the PBA Philippine Cup, San Miguel’s top gun in the conference and its veteran playmaker came through down the stretch to seal a 98-91 triumph over corporate sibling but fierce rival Magnolia on Friday night. Chris Ross and CJ Perez scored back-to-back triples
MANILA, Philippines — In her first stint with Chery Tiggo, Aby Maraño is beyond grateful to return to the PVL semifinals with “very talented and passionate” teammates. Although Crossovers were pushed to their limits by the gritty Galeries Tower, they pulled off a 26-24, 23-25, 19-25, 25-12, 15-9 win in the 2024 All-Filipino Conference on
