By ADRIAN STEWART CO The San Miguel Beermen moved closer to sweeping the 2024 PBA Philippine Cup eliminations after a 124-109 rout of the Blackwater Bossing at the PhilSports Arena in Pasig City on Wednesday night, May 1. Jaymar Perez spearheaded the offense with 26 points, while Celedonio Trollano backed him with 25 points, including …
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D’Navigators-Iloilo stuns Criss Cross in Spikers’ Turf semis
By ADRIAN STEWART CO D’Navigators-Iloilo pulled off a massive stunner in the Spikers’ Turf Open Conference single-round robin semifinals, beating the Criss Cross King Crunchers, 16-25, 27-25, 25-21, 25-17, at the Rizal Memorial Coliseum on Wednesday night, May 1. Francis Saura finished with a game-high of 20 points, all on attacks, while Edward Camposano and …
Mavs blitz Clippers, head home with 3-2 edge
Luka Doncic scored 35 points and handed out 10 assists as the visiting Dallas Mavericks moved one win away from a spot in the Western Conference semifinals with a 123-93 rout of the Los Angeles Clippers yesterday (Philippine time). Maxi Kleber contributed 15 points as the Mavericks took a 3-2 lead in the best-of-seven …
Choco Mucho prevails over Creamline in PVL
By ADRIAN STEWART CO Cherry Rondina delivered clutch hits as the Choco Mucho Flying Titans pulled off a 13-25, 19-25, 25-21, 25-20, 18-16 triumph against the Creamline Cool Smashers in the PVL 1st All-Filipino Conference semifinals at the PhilSports Arena in Pasig City on Tuesday, April 30. With the score tied at 16-all late …
EcoOil-La Salle wallops St. Clare, enters PBA D-League finals
By ADRIAN STEWART CO The EcoOil-La Salle Green Archers barged to the finals of the PBA D-League Aspirants Cup after a dominant 105-70 win over Go Torakku-St. Clare Saints in Game 2 of the semifinals at the Ynares Sports Arena in Pasig City, on Tuesday night, April 30. Raven Cortez had his best game …
Despite missing stars, Bucks rout Pacers to stay alive
Khris Middleton and Bobby Portis scored 29 points apiece and the injury-riddled Milwaukee Bucks stayed alive with a 115-92 victory over the visiting Indiana Pacers in Game 5 of their first-round series in the Eastern Conference. Portis made 14-of-24 field-goal attempts and collected 10 rebounds. Middleton had 12 rebounds and five assists as Milwaukee …
Bacolod Tay Tung rules St. Joseph-La Salle volley league
By ADRIAN STEWART CO The Bacolod Tay Tung High School Thunderbolts clinched the championship in the 1st St. Joseph School-La Salle Volleyball League held recently at the St. Joseph High School Gym in Bacolod City. The Thunderbolts’ 12-Under squad captured the inaugural championship following a 27-25, 25-11 straight set victory against the San Carlos …
San Miguel Beermen to retire Arwind Santos’ jersey
By ADRIAN STEWART CO The San Miguel Beermen will be retiring Arwind Santos’ jersey no. 29 during their PBA Philippine Cup game against the Blackwater Bossing at the PhilSports Arena in Pasig City this afternoon. Beermen team manager Gee Abanilla said the jersey retirement of Santos was the franchise’s way of giving back to …
Nuggets’ Jamal Murray eliminates Lakers with late hoop
Jamal Murray hit a 14-footer with four seconds left to send the host Denver Nuggets to the NBA Western Conference semifinals with a 108-106 win over the Los Angeles Lakers in Game 5 of a first-round playoff series yesterday (Philippine time). The second-seeded Nuggets won the best-of-seven series, 4-1, and will face the third-seeded Minnesota Timberwolves in the Western Conference semifinals beginning Saturday, …
Meralco zaps Magnolia for 2nd straight PBA win
By ADRIAN STEWART CO The Meralco Bolts cruised to their second straight win in the PBA Philippine Cup with a 74-51 rout of the Magnolia Chicken Timplados Hotshots at the PhilSports Arena in Pasig City on Sunday, April 28. Raymond Almazan led the way with a double-double of 12 points and 11 rebounds, while …