By ADRIAN STEWART CO Team Philippines breached the 50-gold medal mark to maintain their fifth place standing at the close of the 32nd Southeast Asian (SEA) Games in Phnom Penh, Cambodia yesterday. Jean Claude Saclag successfully retained his gold medal in the men’s kickboxing lowkick tournament in the under 63.5-kilogram weight division as he bested …
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Maloles’ perfect game propels Negros past Valenzuela in MPBL
By ADRIAN STEWART CO Negros Muscovados recorded its first-ever franchise back-to-back wins after a 94-75 rout of Valenzuela XUR Homes Realty Inc. in the 2023 Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League (MPBL) at the Quezon Convention Center in Lucena City. Mark Maloles top-scored with 20 points, including a perfect 8-of-8 field goal shooting, to go with four …
NBA: LeBron, Lakers ready to tackle ‘monster’ Jokic
LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers will attempt to overcome the formidable challenge posed by Nikola Jokic and the Denver Nuggets as the Western Conference playoff finals get under way. After struggling through the regular season, the Lakers are within four wins of returning to the NBA Finals after ousting the defending champion Golden …
32ND SEA GAMES: Boxing, arnis golds push PH into 5th spot
By ADRIAN STEWART CO Gold medal hauls from boxing and arnis has moved Team Philippines to fifth place in the standings as the 32nd Southeast Asian (SEA) Games in Phnom Penh, Cambodia is set to close today. Tokyo Olympics silver medalists Carlo Paalam and Nesthy Petecio scored convincing wins, while Paul Bascon pulled off a …
DLSU Lady Spikers clip NU, bags UAAP women’s volley title
By ADRIAN STEWART CO De La Salle University (DLSU) Lady Spikers clawed back from two sets down to beat National University (NU) Lady Bulldogs in Game 2, 19-25, 23-25, 25-15, 25-17, 15-10, to clinch the UAAP Season 85 women’s volleyball crown at the SM Mall of Asia Arena in Pasay City on Sunday, May 14. …
NBA: Tatum propels Celtics to Game 7 win over Sixers
Jayson Tatum poured in an historic 51 points yesterday (Philippine time) to lead the Boston Celtics to a 112-88 Game 7 victory over the Philadelphia 76ers and into the NBA Eastern Conference finals. Tatum added 13 rebounds, five assists and a couple of steals and the Celtics’ suffocating defense neutralized newly minted NBA Most Valuable …
32ND SEA GAMES: Negrense Bautista lone gold winner among 4 WV boxers
By ADRIAN STEWART CO Negrense Ian Clark Bautista emerged as the lone winner among four Western Visayas (WV)-based boxers that competed for the gold medal in the 32nd Southeast Asian (SEA) Games at the Chong Charvay Convention Center in Phnom Penh, Cambodia on Saturday, May 13. The Negros Occidental’s Binalbagan-native Bautista retained his featherweight category …
Cortez scores 19, Tay Tung goes 2-0 in Shakey’s GVIL
By ADRIAN STEWART CO Bacolod Tay Tung High School Thunderbolts stayed unbeaten in the Shakey’s Girls Volleyball Invitational League (GVIL) after a 25-4, 25-7 sweep of Lyceum-Cavite Junior Lady Pirates at the San Andres Gym in Malate, Manila on Saturday, May 13. Katherine Shaine Cortez, who was the Thunderbolts’ starting setter, became a scoring machine …
Gilas Women boost medal bid by beating Thailand
The Philippine women’s national basketball team fended off a pesky Thailand team, 82-70, as they improved to 4-1 in the 32nd Southeast Asian (SEA) Games at the Morodok Techo Stadium in Cambodia yesterday. The Thais were able to cut off every run that Gilas tried to start, but Afril Bernardino’s 18 points, five rebounds and …
32ND SEA GAMES: 4 WV boxers fight for gold medals
By ADRIAN STEWART CO Four Western Visayas-based boxers are set to fight for the gold medal in the 32nd Southeast Asian (SEA) Games at the Chroy Changvar Center Hall G in Phnom Penh, Cambodia this Saturday, May 13. Negros Occidental’s Bago City-native Rogen Ladon reached the flyweight division finals after a 4-1 win over Malaysian …