By ADRIAN STEWART CO The Bacolod Tay Tung High School Thunderbolts, representing Western Visayas, secured a return trip to the championship round of the Rebisco Volleyball League National Finals at Gameville Park in Mandaluyong City. The Thunderbolts leaned on the exploits of Rhose Vianne Almendralejo, Alexa Bertolano and Dona Mae de Leon to secure a …
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Negrense Pons, FEU clinch semis seat in UAAP beach volley
By ADRIAN STEWART CO Negrense Melody Pons and Lovely Lopez of the Far Eastern University (FEU) Lady Tamaraws clinched the fourth and final semis seat of the UAAP Season 87 women’s beach volleyball tournament at Sands SM By The Bay in Pasay City on Sunday, November 24. Pons and Lopez formalized their Final Four entry …
Gilas Pilipinas dismantles HK in FIBA Asia Cup qualifiers
The youthful tandem of Kai Sotto and Carl Tamayo linked up as Gilas Pilipinas crushed the hapless Hong Kong squad, 93-54, to preserve its immaculate record in the 2025 FIBA Asia Cup qualifiers on Sunday, November 24, at the Mall of Asia Arena. The Filipinos unleashed 22 huge points in the penultimate period while limiting …
Heat clamps down in OT to hold off Mavs
Jimmy Butler scored a game-high 33 points and added nine rebounds and six assists as the host Miami Heat defeated the Dallas Mavericks 123-118 in overtime yesterday (Philippine time). Mavericks star Kyrie Irving had 27 points and six assists, while P.J. Washington added 21 points and 10 rebounds. Naji Marshall had 19 of his 20 …
Pons, Creamline sweep Akari in PVL
By ADRIAN STEWART CO The Creamline Cool Smashers stretched their PVL 2nd All-Filipino Conference winning run to two games as they swept the Akari Power Chargers, 26-24, 25-21, 25-18, at the Candon City Arena in Ilocos Sur on Saturday night, November 23. Negrense Bernadeth Pons finished with 10 points, on eight attacks, one block and …
Negrense Pastrana, UST wallop DLSU in UAAP basketball
By ADRIAN STEWART CO The University of Santo Tomas (UST) Growling Tigresses capped the UAAP Season 87 women’s basketball elimination round with a 70-52 triumph over the De La Salle University (DLSU) Lady Archers at the FilOil EcoOil Centre in San Juan City on Saturday, November 23. Negrense Kent Jane Pastrana finished with an all-around …
Antetokounmpo’s triple-double helps Bucks past Pacers
Giannis Antetokounmpo recorded his second triple-double of the season with 37 points, 10 rebounds and 11 assists as the Milwaukee Bucks led wire-to-wire in a 129-117 win over the visiting Indiana Pacers on Saturday, November 23 (Philippine time) in an NBA game. Damian Lillard had 24 points and 12 assists for his third straight double-double to help …
Nuggets use big Q3 to pull away from Lakers
Nikola Jokic had 34 points, 13 rebounds and eight assists to lead the visiting Denver Nuggets in a 127-102 win over the Los Angeles Lakers yesterday (Philippine time). Michael Porter, Jr. scored 13 of his 24 points in the third quarter, helping the Nuggets outscore Los Angeles, 37-15, to take a 94-78 advantage into the …
Bejoy adds 2 golds, retains UAAP MVP
By ADRIAN STEWART CO Negrense Bernalyn Bejoy of the De La Salle University (DLSU) Lady Tracksters retained her women’s MVP award at the close of the UAAP Collegiate Athletics competition at the New Clark City Athletics Stadium in Capas, Tarlac on Thursday, November 21. The former Romanito Maravilla National High School standout took home two …
Negrense Ayco steps up as UST defeats NUNS in UAAP HS volley
By ADRIAN STEWART CO The University of Santo Tomas (UST) Junior Golden Spikers outdueled the National University Nazareth School (NUNS) Bullpups, 25-19, 25-18, 20-25, 25-22, in the UAAP Season 87 high school boys’ volleyball tournament at the Paco Arena in Manila on Thursday, November 21. Negrense Joncriz Ayco finished with 17 points, on 14 attacks …