Jaren Jackson, Jr. scored 27 points, Jaylen Wells added a season-high 25 and Zach Edey contributed 21 points and 15 rebounds to lead the visiting Memphis Grizzlies to a 133-128 overtime win over the New Orleans Pelicans in NBA Cup group play. Vince Williams Jr., forced into playing point guard because of multiple injuries at the position, …
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Filipina5 bid goodbye to FIFA Futsal World Cup
The Philippine women’s national football team has bowed out of the inaugural FIFA Futsal Women’s World Cup with a 5-1 defeat against sixth-ranked Argentina on Thursday night, November 27, at the PhilSports Arena. The Filipinas5 wrapped up their campaign with a 0-0-3 record along with a -11 goal difference (GD) in Group A, while Argentina’s …
Negrense Pastrana, UST advance to UAAP finals
By ADRIAN STEWART CO The University of Santo Tomas (UST) Growling Tigresses gained an outright finals seat in the UAAP Season 88 women’s basketball following a 101-84 rout of the Far Eastern University Lady Tamaraws at the Smart Araneta Coliseum on Wednesday, November 26. Negrense Kent Jane Pastrana had an all-around performance of 13 points, …
Knicks’ starters dominate Hornets early in rout
Jalen Brunson scored 33 points as part of New York’s efficient offense in a 129-101 romp past the host Charlotte Hornets yesterday (Philippine time). Josh Hart poured in 22 points, Karl-Anthony Towns and Miles McBride each posted 19 and Mikal Bridges had 18 as the Knicks finished a five-game road stretch with a 3-2 mark. …
Dasma overwhelms Negros in MPVA semis opener
By ADRIAN STEWART CO The Dasmariñas City Monarchs drew first blood in the MPVA Season 2 semifinals after dominating the Negros ICC Blue Hawks in straight sets, 25-15, 25-15, 25-16, in Game 1 of their best-of-three series at the Alonte Sports Arena in Biñan, Laguna on Wednesday, November 26. The Monarchs controlled the match from …
Gilgeous-Alexander drops 40, Thunder top Timberwolves to win 10th straight
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 40 points to lead the Oklahoma City Thunder to a 113-105 home win over the Minnesota Timberwolves in an NBA Cup West Group A game yesterday (Philippine time). The Thunder have won 10 consecutive games and 18 of their first 19, the best 19-game start in the league since Golden State began …
De La Noche steers Cignal past Kindai
By ADRIAN STEWART CO With its four-peat hopes on the line, the Cignal Super Spikers leaned on a career game by Jay Rack de la Noche to hand previously unbeaten Kindai University its first loss, 25-20, 25-21, 24-26, 25-18, in the 2025 Spikers’ Turf Invitational Conference at the Ynares Center in Montalban, Rizal on Tuesday, …
Aguilar bags 4th world title in Abu Dhabi tourney
By ADRIAN STEWART CO Bacolodnon Aleia Aielle Aguilar continued her remarkable rise in international jiu-jitsu, securing her fourth world crown after dominating the Kids 2, Girls Gi, 22-kg A Class (gray belt) division of the Abu Dhabi World Professional Jiu-jitsu Championship (AJP). The eight-year-old Bacolodnon standout posted a convincing 3-0 win over United Arab Emirates’ …
Magic demolish 76ers, set franchise scoring records
Anthony Black scored a career-high 31 points to highlight the Orlando Magic’s 144-103 annihilation of the host Philadelphia 76ers in an NBA Cup game yesterday (Philippine time). Black scored 27 points in the first half, including a 20-point second quarter as Orlando set a franchise record for points in any quarter with 51 in the stanza. The …
McCollum’s 46 downs Hawks, gives Wizards 1st win
CJ McCollum scored a season-high 46 points on 10 three-pointers yesterday (Philippine time), leading the Washington Wizards to a rare 132-113 victory over the visiting Atlanta Hawks in NBA Cup group play. Alex Sarr had 27 points and 11 rebounds, while Corey Kispert totaled 19 points for the Wizards, who led by as many as …