By ADRIAN STEWART CO Eastridge-Primehomes won its first Philippine Airlines (PAL) Interclub men’s championship division crown in wire-to-wire style and left the rest of the opposition biting its dust with a 21-point victory over the Manila Southwoods. “Finally. This is very sweet,” nonplaying skipper Gimo Asuncion said after the din of the celebration died down …
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Negrense Canino, DLSU upend Adamson in UAAP women’s volleyball
By ADRIAN STEWART CO The De La Salle University (DLSU) Lady Spikers pulled off a hard-fought 25-21, 26-24, 25-20 straight-set win over the Adamson University Lady Falcons in the UAAP Season 87 women’s volleyball at the FilOil EcoOil Centre in San Juan City on Saturday night, February 22. Negrense Angel Canino provided 15 points, while …
Gilas Pilipinas turned back by NZ, ends FIBA qualifiers at 4-2
Gilas Pilipinas has ended its 2025 FIBA Asia Cup qualifiers stint as the second-best team in Group B. This, after the Tim Cone-mentored team fell to New Zealand, 87-70, during their group-stage clash at the Spark Arena in NZ yesterday morning (Philippine time). The Philippines completed the qualifiers with a 4-2 record, and despite losing …
Pons scoreless as Creamline sweeps Galeries
By ADRIAN STEWART CO The Creamline Cool Smashers bounced back in dominant fashion, sweeping the Galeries Tower Highrisers, 25-15, 26-24, 25-19, to close the PVL 2nd All-Filipino Conference preliminaries at the FilOil EcoOil Center in San Juan City on Thursday, February 20. Negrense Bernadeth Pons made a brief appearance in the second set and finished …
Gilas Pilipinas falls short vs. Chinese Taipei in FIBA Cup qualifiers
Gilas Pilipinas absorbed its first defeat in the FIBA Asia Cup Qualifiers after falling short in its comeback attempt against Chinese Taipei, 91-84, on Thursday, February 20, at the Taipei Heping Basketball Gymnasium. This was the national team’s first loss to Chinese Taipei in men’s basketball in 12 years or since 2013. Always-spectacular Justin Brownlee, …
LeBron James pours in 40 as Lakers down Blazers
LeBron James scored 40 points for the second time since turning 40 and also grabbed eight rebounds while leading the Los Angeles Lakers to a 110-102 victory over the host Portland Trail Blazers yesterday (Philippine time). Austin Reaves added 32 points and seven assists as the Lakers bounced back from a dreary 100-97 home loss …
Antetokounmpo returns, leads Bucks past Clippers
Giannis Antetokounmpo returned following a six-game absence and scored 23 points in 24 minutes as the Milwaukee Bucks beat the visiting Los Angeles Clippers 116-110 yesterday (Philippine time). Brook Lopez scored 22 points, Damian Lillard added 15 and Taurean Prince had 14 for Milwaukee, which outscored the Clippers by 15 in the fourth quarter. Kyle …
UP goes 2-0 in UAAP women’s volley
By ADRIAN STEWART CO The University of the Philippines (UP) Fighting Maroons cruised to a 23-25, 25-23, 25-17, 25-23 victory over the Far Eastern University (FEU) Lady Tamaraws in the UAAP Season 87 women’s volleyball tournament at the FilOil EcoOil Centre in San Juan City on Wednesday night, February 19. Negrense Joan Marie Monares spearheaded …
Pastrana leads way as UST manhandles CEU
By ADRIAN STEWART CO The University of Santo Tomas (UST) Growling Tigresses secured a dominant 105-33 victory over the Centro Escolar University (CEU) Lady Scorpions in the WMPBL Inaugural Season at the Enderun College Gym in Taguig City on Wednesday night, February 19. Negrense Kent Jane Pastrana spearheaded the offense with 22 points, including four …
Lakers stung by Hornets at home to start H2
It’s been just three games in the Lebron-Luka era for the Los Angeles Lakers, but their record now stands at 1-2 on the court together and the start to the second half of the season looks rocky at best. Coming into the game, the Lakers had won 10 of their last 12 games and sat …