By ADRIAN STEWART CO Negrense Christine Joy Soyud delivered a steady performance, but her 17-point effort wasn’t enough as the Akari Power Chargers absorbed a costly 23-25, 25-21, 23-25, 21-25 defeat to the Choco Mucho Flying Titans at the Ynares Center in Montalban, Rizal on Tuesday night, November 18. Soyud sparked multiple Akari surges and provided …
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In LeBron James’ debut, Lakers storm past Jazz
Luka Doncic scored 37 points with 10 assists and LeBron James added 11 points in 30 minutes of his season debut as the Los Angeles Lakers rallied for a 140-125 victory over the visiting Utah Jazz yesterday (Philippine time). After missing the first 14 games of the season because of sciatica on his right side, …
Celtics move above with victory over Nets
Jaylen Brown scored 23 of his 29 points in the second half as the Boston Celtics did enough in the fourth quarter and moved above .500 for the first time this season with a 113-99 victory over the Brooklyn Nets in New York yesterday (Philippine time). The Celtics won their third straight and for the …
Celis, CSB edge JRU in NCAA basketball
By ADRIAN STEWART CO Negrense Raffy Celis delivered a steady, impactful performance to complement a dominant outing from Shawn Umali as the College of Saint Benilde (CSB) defeated Jose Rizal University (JRU), 76-66, to stay in contention for a twice-to-beat advantage in the NCAA Season 101 seniors basketball playoffs at the Playtime FilOil Center in …
Tay Tung rules RVL with perfect campaign
By ADRIAN STEWART CO The Bacolod Tay Tung High School Thunderbolts stamped their class in the Rebisco Volleyball League (RVL) Western Visayas Regional Finals, sweeping all its assignments to capture the championship in Iloilo province’s Passi City. Alas Pilipinas youth standout Rhose Almendralejo powered the Thunderbolts’ title run and was rewarded with the tournament’s Most Valuable Player …
Negrense Pons, Rondina top PNVF Invitational
By ADRIAN STEWART CO Negrense Bernadeth Pons and Cherry Rondina rallied from a set down to defeat Sunny Villapando and Dij Rodriguez, 11-21, 21-15, 15-6, in an all-Alas Pilipinas women’s final to claim the Philippine National Volleyball Federation (PNVF) Beach Volleyball Invitational title organized by Beach Volleyball Republic at the Nuvali Sand Courts in Santa …
Pistons top Pacers, stretch win streak to 10
Jalen Duren returned from a two-game absence and dominated with 31 points and 15 rebounds as the host Detroit Pistons stretched their winning streak to 10 games with a 127-112 victory over the struggling Indiana Pacers yesterday (Philippine time). Duren’s point total was two shy of his career high. He missed the previous two games …
Giddey, Bulls stun Nuggets on road to end skid
Josh Giddey posted 21 points and 14 rebounds, Ayo Dosunmu also finished with 21 points, and the visiting Chicago Bulls held on to beat the Denver Nuggets, 130-127, yesterday (Philippine time). Kevin Huerter scored 20 points, Jalen Smith added 16, Jevon Carter contributed 15, and Matas Buzelis rounded out the double-digit scorers with 13 for …
Torres’ late spark leads UP past Adamson in UAAP
By ADRIAN STEWART CO University of the Philippines (UP) clinched its seventh straight UAAP Final 4 appearance as Negrense Reyland Torres sparked a crucial fourth-quarter push to lift the UP Fighting Maroons past the Adamson Falcons, 70-65, at the Smart Araneta Coliseum on Sunday night, November 16. UP improved to 9-3 with its fifth consecutive …
U19 Governor’s Cup semis cast completed
By ADRIAN STEWART CO The elimination phase of the U19 Governor’s Cup wrapped up on Sunday, November 16, finalizing team rankings and setting the pairings for the leg type semifinals. DBTI-Elan Vita clinched the top spot in Group A to lead the knockout round. STI-WNU posted one of the day’s most emphatic results with a …