Kai Sotto registered another double-double to help the Koshigaya Alphas take down the Shiga Lakes, 88-78, at the Shiga Daihatsu Arena. Their sweep of Shiga allowed the Alphas to improve to 8-18 in the 2024-2025 B.League Division 1, though they remain in sixth place in the Eastern Conference. Sotto had another strong game, making six …
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Daegu falls to Ulsan in KBL
By ADRIAN STEWART CO Negrense Samjosef Belangel and the Daegu Korea Gas Corporation Pegasus suffered an 88-81 defeat to the Ulsan Hyundai Mobis Phoebus in the Korean Basketball League at the Ulsan Dongcheon Gymnasium. The Negrense guard finished with a team-high 23 points, including five three-point conversions, to go with three assists, two steals and …
Negrense booter Soriano dies at 36
By ADRIAN STEWART CO Negrense football player Janrick Soriano has passed away at the age of 36 due to an illness. The death of the Negros Occidental’s Talisay City native booter was confirmed through a post by his former football team, the Kaya Futbol Club. “A piece of our Kaya family is gone, but your …
Q2 burst helps Rockets past Mavericks
Cam Whitmore scored 18 points off the bench and teamed with Alperen Sengun to lead a decisive second-quarter run that helped the Houston Rockets to a 110-99 victory over the visiting Dallas Mavericks yesterday (Philippine time). Sengun tallied 23 points, six rebounds, four assists, and six steals as Houston rebounded after dropping the first two …
Jokic strikes again as Nuggets dispose of Hawks
Nikola Jokic had 23 points, 17 rebounds and 15 assists for his 14th triple-double of the season and third in four games, and the host Denver Nuggets beat the Atlanta Hawks, 139-120, yesterday (Philippine time). The 15 assists were one shy of his season high of 16, which he has done twice. Russell Westbrook had …
Belangel thrilled to play in KBL All-Star
By ADRIAN STEWART CO Negrense Samjoseph Belangel of the Daegu Korea Gas Corporation Pegasus is thrilled with his first-ever appearance in the Korean Basketball League (KBL) All-Star Game. According to Belangel, he is grateful to the KBL fans and his fellow players for voting him in the annual festivity slated for January 19 at the …
Bacolod Tay Tung rules Lacson 14-U volley tourney
By ADRIAN STEWART CO The Bacolod Tay Tung High School Thunderbolts emerged as champions in the 14-and-under category of the Governor Bong Lacson’s Grassroots Volleyball Tournament at the Montalbo Gym in Bacolod City on Sunday, December 29. Marishka Alexandria Andrada spearheaded the offense to be named Most Valuable Player and Best Setter as the Thunderbolts …
Balanced offense, late surge help Pacers slide past Celtics
Tyrese Haliburton had 31 points, six rebounds and seven assists as the visiting Indiana Pacers pulled away late for a 123-114 victory over the Boston Celtics yesterday (Philippine time). Six players scored in double figures for Indiana, which beat Boston in two of the teams’ three regular-season meetings. Andrew Nembhard returned from a one-game absence …
Magic rally from 21 down to stun Nets
Cole Anthony hit the game-winning basket with 1.3 seconds left to cap a furious rally as the host Orlando Magic erased a 21-point deficit and completed a season sweep of the Brooklyn Nets with a 102-101 victory yesterday (Philippine time). The Magic ended their fourth win over the Nets this season on a 22-4 run …
Belangel, Daegu escape Goyang
By ADRIAN STEWART CO Negrense Samjosef Belangel and the Daegu Korea Gas Corporation Pegasus returned to their winning ways in the Korean Basketball League with a 76-73 escape over the Goyang Sono Skygunners at the Daegu Gymnasium on Saturday, December 28. The former Ateneo de Manila University Blue Eagles guard finished with 12 points, five …