MANILA, Philippines — Kath Arado hopes to see the PLDT High Speed Hitters keep the same intensity and passion despite seeing their semifinal hopes go down to the drain even before facing the Creamline Cool Smashers in their final 2024 PVL All-Filipino Conference game over the weekend. After Chery Tiggo’s five-set win over Galeries Tower,
MANILA, Philippines—Thirdy Ravena proved his mettle anew as he fueled San-En to a dominant 103-80 win over Toyama in the Japan B.League at Toyohashi City Gymnasium on Sunday. Ravena turned in a stellar performance to the tune of 18 points, seven assists, five rebounds and four steals to help the Neophoenix keep hold of the
The road to UAAP Season 86 volleyball supremacy intensifies as the Final Four showdown begins on May 4. In women’s volleyball, twice-to-beat teams National University and University of Santo Tomas are scheduled to battle No.4 Far Eastern University and defending champion La Salle, respectively, at the start of the Final Four this weekend. The NU Lady
Three-time Super Bowl champion tight end Travis Kelce, better known to many as singer Taylor Swift’s sweetheart, said on Monday he has signed a two-year contract extension with the Kansas City Chiefs in the NFL. The 34-year-old American signed a deal to stay with the Chiefs through 2027 for $34.25 million and become the NFL’s
MANILA, Philippines — Jorge Souza De Brito may have the challenging task of handling the Philippine women’s volleyball program but the country has turned into his second home. Despite drawing criticisms from volleyball fans, the Brazilian tactician feels Manila has a special place in his heart out of all the countries he served. “To make
Francis Ngannou said late Monday that his 15-month-old son Kobe had died. The French-Cameroonian boxer and former MMA fighter posted on social media platform X: “Too soon to leave but yet he’s gone. “My little boy, my mate, my partner Kobe was full of life and joy. “Now, he’s laying without life. I shouted his
MANILA, Philippines — Philippine women’s volleyball team coach Jorge Souza de Brito believes Tots Carlos, Mylene Paat, and MJ Phillips have what it takes to play in the Korean V-League. De Brito also sees college stars Angel Canino, Bella Belen, and Alyssa Solomon competing overseas someday. With Carlos, Paat, and Phillips seeking to be drafted
LeBron James declined to be drawn on his NBA future on Monday in the wake of the Los Angeles Lakers’ playoff exit to the Denver Nuggets. The 39-year-old NBA superstar once again produced another superb performance that belied his age with 30 points, 11 assists and nine rebounds. But it was not enough to stop
MANILA, Philippines — Joeven Dela Vega steadied the ship for the semis-bound PGJC-Navy heading into the semifinals of the 2024 Spikers’ Turf Open Conference. Dela Vega provided the clutch points to lift his team in a thrilling five-set match, 25-19, 22-25, 25-20, 19-25, 15-10, win over fellow semifinals-bound D’Navigators Iloilo at the Ninoy Aquino Stadium
PVL All-Filipino semifinals schedule (April 30) Philsport Arena 4 p.m. – Choco Mucho Flying Titans vs Creamline Cool Smashers 6 p.m. – PetroGaz Angels vs Chery Tiggo Crossovers PVL SEMIFINALS SCHEDULE HERE. PVL: Sisi Rondina draws inspiration from Brazilian volleyball idol MANILA, Philippines — Sisi Rondina said she drew inspiration from her volleyball idol Gabi
Defending champion Creamline, runner-up Choco Mucho, Chery Tiggo, and Petro Gazz are scheduled to battle in another round-robin in the 2024 PVL All-Filipino Conference semifinals starting Tuesday. The All-Filipino Conference will determine the finalists through a semis round-robin for the first time after the league scrapped the crossover best-of-three format. The two teams with the
INDEPENDENCE, Ohio — Donovan Mitchell paused while answering a question to adjust the wireless microphone pinned to the front of his wine-colored practice jersey. The All-Star guard wanted to make sure everyone could hear. He joked his mom wants him to speak louder. Mitchell needs to raise his volume — and his game. He’s been
DENVER — Jamal Murray scored 32 points despite a strained calf and sank the game-winner with 3.6 seconds left as the defending NBA champion Denver Nuggets bounced LeBron James from the NBA playoffs again with a 108-106 win over the Los Angeles Lakers in Game 5 Monday night. James’ two free throws tied it at
NEW ORLEANS — Jalen Williams highlighted a 24-point performance with a back-breaking 3 with three minutes left, and the Oklahoma City Thunder beat the New Orleans Pelicans 97-89 on Monday night to complete a four-game sweep of their NBA first-round playoff series. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander had 24 points and 10 rebounds for Oklahoma City, which trailed
MIAMI — The good news for the Miami Heat is that the Boston Celtics might not be back in South Florida for a few months. And that’s also the bad news for the Heat. Boston now has full control of this Eastern Conference series, with Derrick White scoring a career-high 38 points on Monday night
MANILA, Philippines — Tots Carlos will miss Creamline’s semifinal round opener against Choco Mucho in the PVL All-Filipino Conference on Tuesday. Carlos and Chery Tiggo star Mylene Paat, who will also skip the Crossovers’ semis game against Petro Gazz, attended the 2024 Korean V-League Women’s Asian Quota Draft tryouts, which began with the pre-draft proceedings
MIAMI — Lionel Messi took a night off to watch the Miami Heat. The Inter Miami star and eight-time Ballon d’Or winner as the world’s best player — along with teammates Jordi Alba, Sergio Busquets and Luis Suarez — arrived just before tip-off of the Heat playoff game with the Boston Celtics on Monday night.
NEW YORK — Perhaps neither Milwaukee nor Philadelphia would’ve been good enough to beat a Boston team that ran away to the NBA’s best record. The Bucks and 76ers surely never thought about going out in the first round of the NBA playoffs, though. Both teams will be facing that possibility Tuesday on a night
MIAMI — Boston center Kristaps Porzingis left the Celtics’ NBA playoff game in Miami on Monday night late in the first half with what the team said was right calf tightness. The play happened with about 2:35 left in the second quarter. Porzingis took a dribble as he tried to move to his left, then
San Miguel Beer stayed unbeaten in nine games, solidified its leadership of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) Philippine Cup, and clinched a twice-to-beat advantage with its 120-103 conquest of undermanned NLEX on Sunday night.And when asked whether sweeping its way to the league’s crown jewel is next for his charges, coach Jorge Gallent let out
DUBAI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES—Samantha Catantan isn’t discounting the probability that she might cross swords with former teammate Maxine Esteban at the 2024 Paris Olympics. And it could come early since Esteban, another Filipino fencing ace who transferred to Ivory Coast and secured an Olympic ticket, and Catantan are stacked at the bottom half of the
The problem was as complex as it could get. Small-town boys plus limited funding multiplied by the lack of big-tournament experience. Fittingly, it was a math teacher who came up with a solution. “[W]e proved something with this victory, that we, provincial teams, could stay in stride or even beat the strong teams from the
