Jamal Murray had 23 points in Denver’s home opener, Nikola Jokic notched his second straight triple-double to start the season and the Nuggets beat the Phoenix Suns, 133-111, yesterday (Philippine time). Christian Braun scored 20 points and Aaron Gordon had 17 points two nights after posting a career-high 50 for Denver, which had seven players …
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Yulo snares World Championships vault gold in Jakarta
Filipino Carlos Edriel Yulo bagged the men’s vault gold medal on Saturday night, October 25, at the close of the 53rd FIG Artistic Gymnastics World Championships in Jakarta, Indonesia. Yulo scored 14.886 points to beat Armenian Arthur Davtyan (14.833) and Ukrainian Nazar Chepurnyi (14.483). Davtyan dethroned Yulo in the 2022 United Kingdom edition but placed …
Gaston helps Chery sweep off Galeries
By ADRIAN STEWART CO Pauline Gaston came through with her best game of the conference, sparking the Chery Tiggo EV Crossovers to their first win in the 2025 Premier Volleyball League (PVL) Reinforced Conference — a straight-sets conquest of the Galeries Tower Highrisers, 25-9, 25-16, 25-23, at the Playtime FilOil Center in San Juan City …
Negros, Bacolod welcome athletes to 26th Unigames
By ADRIAN STEWART CO Negros Occidental Governor Jose Eugenio Lacson and Bacolod City Mayor Greg Gasataya formally welcomed athletes, coaches and delegation officials to the 26th Season of the Philippine University Games (Unigames) during the opening ceremony held at the Capitol Lagoon and Park in Bacolod City on Thursday night, October 23. With the Provincial …
Steph Curry, Warriors top Nuggets in OT
Stephen Curry extended the game with a late three-pointer, then teamed with Al Horford and Jimmy Butler III to connect from beyond the arc in overtime, allowing the Golden State Warriors to overcome Aaron Gordon’s career performance in a 137-131 win over the Denver Nuggets in San Francisco yesterday (Philippine time). Playing two days after opening the season with a …
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander leads Thunder to 2OT win
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored a career-high 55 points to lead the Oklahoma City Thunder to a 141-135 double-overtime victory over the Indiana Pacers in a rematch of last season’s NBA finals in Indianapolis yesterday (Philippine time). The Thunder played just one overtime game in the 2024-2025 regular season, but have played consecutive double-overtime games to begin this …
Alarcon guides UP past NU in UAAP
By ADRIAN STEWART CO The University of the Philippines (UP) Fighting Maroons weathered a furious comeback from the National University (NU) Bulldogs to escape with a 78-74 victory in the UAAP Season 88 men’s basketball tournament at the SM Mall of Asia Arena in Pasay City on Wednesday night, October 22. After a blistering 22-6 start …
Ambos steps up as UST cruises to 7-0 start
By ADRIAN STEWART CO Negrense Rachelle Ambos delivered a steady all-around performance as the University of Santo Tomas (UST) Growling Tigresses completed a first-round sweep with a 75-61 victory over the University of the Philippines (UP) Fighting Maroons in the UAAP Season 88 women’s basketball tournament at the SM Mall of Asia Arena in Pasay City. …
Balanced attack propels Converge past Terrafirma
Alec Stockton and Juan Gomez de Liaño led eight Converge players in double-digit scoring as the FiberXers ran past the Terrafirma Dyip, 125-108, in the PBA Season 50 Philippine Cup on Wednesday, October 22, at the Ninoy Aquino Stadium. De Liaño had 17 points, 12 assists and 10 rebounds for his second triple-double of conference, …
Magic ride last-minute heroics to opening win over Heat
Desmond Bane scored 23 points in his Orlando debut and Wendell Carter, Jr. had a clutch rebound and sank two clinching free throws to lift the Magic past visiting Miami Heat, 125-121, in the season opener for both teams yesterday (Philippine time). With the score tied at 119 and just under a minute to play, …