Kawhi Leonard scored 21 points while James Harden tallied 16 points and 10 assists to lead the Los Angeles Clippers to a 115-103 victory over the Utah Jazz yesterday (Philippine time). Kris Dunn and Brook Lopez chipped in 14 points apiece to help the Clippers win for the ninth time in 10 games. Los Angeles …
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Shai’s 29 leads Thunder past Pelicans
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 29 to lead the Oklahoma City Thunder to a 104-95 home win over the New Orleans Pelicans to snap a two-game losing streak yesterday (Philippine time). The loss halted the Pelicans’ two-game winning streak. Chet Holmgren helped the Thunder create some separation in the third quarter, scoring 14 of his 20 points …
Eala dominates foe in PH Women’s Open
By ADRIAN STEWART CO Negrense Alexandra Eala delivered a commanding start to her homecoming campaign, sweeping Russia’s Alina Charaeva, 6-1, 6-2, at the Rizal Memorial Tennis Center to advance to the opening round of the Philippine Women’s Open. The 20-year-old Negrense, seeded No. 2 in the WTA 125 tournament, was in control from the outset, …
Severino, PH Para Chess add 5 golds in Asiad
By ADRIAN STEWART CO The Philippine Para Chess team delivered another strong finish at the 13th Asean Para Games, adding five more gold medals on Monday night, January 26, to help the country secure fourth place overall in the medal standings in Thailand. Negense Sander Severino and Darry Bernardo led the late surge in the …
Doncic fires in 46 as Lakers blast Bulls
Luka Doncic scored 46 points and handed out 11 assists and LeBron James contributed 24 points as the Los Angeles Lakers earned a 129-118 win against the host Chicago Bulls yesterday (Philippine time). Rui Hachimura added 23 points and Marcus Smart had 12 for the Lakers, who won for the fourth time in five games …
Sengun, Durant lead Rockets to comeback win
Alperen Sengun and Kevin Durant tallied 33 points apiece to fuel the Houston Rockets to a 108-99 comeback victory at home over the short-handed Memphis Grizzlies yesterday (Philippine time). Sengun added nine rebounds and six assists to his ledger, and almost singlehandedly orchestrated the Rockets’ fourth-quarter rally after the Grizzlies led by as much as …
BPC bags 6 medals in Iloilo Pickleball tourney
By ADRIAN STEWART CO The Bacolod Pickleball Club (BPC) turned in a strong showing at the 1st PicklePoint Pickleball Tournament, collecting two gold, one silver and three bronze medals in the two-day competition held recently in Iloilo City’s Mandurriao District. The tournament drew players from across the region, with Bacolod fielding a large contingent led …
Severino leads PH chess team’s gold haul at Asean Para Games
By ADRIAN STEWART CO The Philippine para chess team captured four gold medals to keep the country in fourth place in the overall standings of the 13th Asean Para Games in Thailand over the weekend. Competing at Rajabhat University, Filipino woodpushers finished the three-day Standard Time Control tournament with a total haul of four golds, …
Perez comes up clutch as SMB takes 2-1 lead over TNT
CJ Perez was the hero in crunch time as the San Miguel Beermen seized a 2-1 lead over TNT Tropang 5G in the PBA Season 50 Philippine Cup finals. Perez poured in seven clutch points in the final minute to lift the Beermen to a 95-89 victory in Game 3 of the best-of-seven affair on …
Warriors dominate H2, blow out Timberwolves
Stephen Curry finished with 26 points and seven assists and the Golden State Warriors pulled away for a 111-85 win over the Minnesota Timberwolves in Minneapolis yesterday (Philippine time). Moses Moody added 19 points and eight rebounds for Golden State, which snapped a two-game skid and won its first full game since Jimmy Butler sustained …