By ADRIAN STEWART CO Negrense Coraline Montalbo took home two gold medals in the Filipino Chinese Amateur Athletic Federation (FCAAF) National Inter-School Games held recently in Manila. The Bacolod Tay Tung High School standout emerged on top in the girls’ 14- to 16-year-old 200-meter butterfly event with a record-setting time of two minutes and 45 …
SPORTS
Luka Doncic leads Lakers to 1-1 tie with Timberwolves
Luka Doncic scored 16 of his 31 points in a dominating first quarter and added 12 rebounds and nine assists as the Los Angeles Lakers evened their Western Conference first-round playoff series with a 94-85 victory over the visiting Minnesota Timberwolves yesterday (Philippine time). LeBron James added 21 points and 11 rebounds, Austin Reaves scored …
Thunder strolls past Grizzlies again for 2-0 series edge
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 27 points to lead the Oklahoma City Thunder to another comfortable home win over the visiting Memphis Grizzlies, 118-99, yesterday (Philippine time) in Game 2 of their Western Conference first-round series. The Thunder, who won the opener by 51 points, lead the best-of-seven series 2-0. Game 3 is scheduled for Thursday, April …
Pons thrilled to represent PH in indoor volleyball
By ADRIAN STEWART CO Negrense Bernadeth Pons is thrilled with the opportunity to represent the country through indoor volleyball with the Creamline Cool Smashers in the 2025 AVC Women’s Volleyball Champions League. According to Pons, she is happy with this rare chance before she returns to the Alas Pilipinas national women’s beach volleyball team, which …
2 Bacolod Tay Tung cagers join WV secondary boys basketball team
By ADRIAN STEWART CO Two standouts of the Bacolod Tay Tung High School Thunderbolts have been selected to reinforce the Western Visayas secondary boys basketball team that will compete in the 2025 Palarong Pambansa. Paul Barcelona and Alfred Ysulan, Jr. are among the three additions to the Region 6 squad, which is to be represented …
Lillard upgraded to ‘questionable’ for Game 2 vs. Pacers
The Milwaukee Bucks have upgraded Damian Lillard to “questionable” to play in Game 2 of their NBA playoff series against the Indiana Pacers, just a month after the All-Star guard was diagnosed with a deep vein thrombosis in his right calf. Lillard hasn’t played since March 18, missing the last 14 games of the regular …
Pistons snap NBA playoff skid; vintage Leonard leads Clippers
The Detroit Pistons snapped their record 15-game NBA playoff losing streak with a 100-94 victory over the New York Knicks yesterday (Philippine time), to level their Eastern Conference first-round series at one game apiece. Cade Cunningham scored 33 points with 12 rebounds and Dennis Schroder added 20 points off the bench — including a go-ahead …
Belangel, Daegu bow out of KBL q’finals
By ADRIAN STEWART CO Samjosef Belangel and the Daegu Korea Gas Corporation Pegasus failed to reach the semifinal round of the Korean Basketball League (KBL) after a 78-76 loss to the Suwon KT Sonicboom in the do-or-die Game 5 of the quarterfinals at the Suwon KT Arena on Sunday, April 20. The Negrense guard finished …
Negrense Ambos, UST bounce back in Game 2 of WMPBL finals
By ADRIAN STEWART CO The University of Santo Tomas (UST) Growling Tigresses turned back the Pilipinas Aguilas, 69-64, in Game 2 of the WMPBL finals at the Ninoy Aquino Stadium in Manila on Sunday night, April 20. Negrense Rachelle Ambos stepped up offensively with 13 points, to go with six rebounds, one assist and one …
Eala eyes another showdown with Swiatek in Madrid Open
Filipina tennis star Alex Eala hopes to get past Bulgaria’s Viktoriya Tomova in the first round of the 2025 Madrid Open, where she is competing as a wildcard. If Eala ousts Tomova, who is ranked 64th by the WTA, she will set up a second-round showdown with defending Madrid Open champion Iga Swiatek. The World …