The TNT Tropang 5G will head into the quarterfinals of the PBA Season 50 Philippine Cup with a twice-to-beat advantage, after a 94-83 win against the Magnolia Chicken Timplados Hotshots on Sunday night, December 21, at the Araneta Coliseum. The hard-earned win gave the Tropang 5G an 8-3 win-loss record and the third seed in …
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Spurs pull away from Wizards for 6th win
De’Aaron Fox racked up 27 points and Luke Kornet scored 12 of his 20 points in the fourth quarter to help the visiting San Antonio Spurs outlast the Washington Wizards, 124-113, yesterday (Philippine time). Not counting their loss to New York in the NBA Cup final last week, the Spurs captured their sixth straight game …
Ordiales, Alas men salvage SEAG bronze
By ADRIAN STEWART CO Alas Pilipinas overhauled a two-set deficit to beat gritty Vietnam, 23-25, 23-25, 25-18, 25-22, 16-14, and salvage a bronze medal in the 33rd Southeast Asian (SEA) Games men’s indoor volleyball competition at the Indoor Stadium Huamark in Thailand. Negrense Leo Ordiales, Marck Espejo and Bryan Bagunas delivered in the nerve-wracking fifth …
Gilas men rule SEAG with comeback win vs. Thailand
Southeast Asian (SEA) basketball supremacy remains with Gilas Pilipinas. The Philippines successfully defended its crown after prevailing over host Thailand, 70-64, in the men’s 5-on-5 event of the 33rd SEA Games at the Nimibutr Stadium in Bangkok. The nationals clawed back from a 13-point deficit against a resilient Thai side to secure their 20th gold …
Jara, 2 others suffer decision losses to Thais
By ADRIAN STEWART CO Three Filipino boxers suffered expected decision defeats to hometown bets in their respective gold medal matches in the 33rd Southeast Asian (SEA) Games in Bangkok, Thailand on Friday, December 19. Negrense Flint Jara bowed to Thailand’s Thanarat Saengphet via unanimous decision in the men’s bantamweight gold medal bout. Fighting before a …
Warriors build cushion in 4th, then fend off pesky Suns
Stephen Curry had 28 points and Jimmy Butler III had 25 as the Golden State Warriors avenged a road loss two days earlier with a 119-116 victory over the Phoenix Suns in the second half of a home-and-home sequence in San Francisco yesterday (Philippine time). Curry compiled a game-high nine rebounds and a game-high-tying six …
Bugna shines in Olongapo netfest
By ADRIAN STEWART CO Negrense Kathlyn Bugna and Jan Cadee Dagoon shared the spotlight in two age-group singles finals in the Olongapo Tennis Club National Junior Championships at the OTC courts in Olongapo City even as Athena Liwag also made her mark with a victory and a runner-up finish. The fourth-ranked Bugna reaffirmed her status …
Berayo named UAAP girls’ MVP
By ADRIAN STEWART CO Diza Berayo of the National University Nazareth School (NUNS) Lady Bullpups was named the top individual player in the UAAP Season 88 high school girls’ volleyball tournament at the Blue Eagle Gym in Quezon City. The 17-year-old outside spiker from Negros Occidental’s Silay City, dominated the race for the league’s top …
Jokic becomes assist king as Nuggets top Magic
Jamal Murray scored 32 points, Nikola Jokic compiled 23 points, 13 assists and 11 rebounds and the host Denver Nuggets beat the Orlando Magic, 126-115, yesterday (Philippine time). Jokic passed Kareem Abdul-Jabbar for the most career assists by a center. The Denver star now has 5,667 assists, seven more than Abdul-Jabbar’s lifetime total and the …
Alex Eala puts historic SEA Games gold in different, more personal league
Filipina tennis ace Alex Eala has brought pride to the Philippines in more ways than one, making “herstory” nearly every time she steps on the court. Eala’s latest achievement shined the brightest and hit closer to home, as she ended the country’s gold medal drought in women’s singles tennis at the Southeast Asian (SEA) Games. …