MANILA, Philippines — La Salle forced a playoff for the last twice-to-beat bonus in the Final Four against defending champion National University after ending the elimination round with six straight wins in the UAAP Season 86 men’s volleyball tournament JM Ronquillo unleashed 21 points on 60 percent attack rate to lift La Salle past the
MANILA, Philippines — Angel Canino has returned to action in time for La Salle’s crucial final elimination game against University of Santo Tomas in the UAAP Season 86 women’s volleyball tournament after missing five games due to a cut on her right forearm. The reigning MVP on Saturday didn’t start but she checked in early
MANILA, Philippines—Meralco’s Aaron Black admitted that the Bolts were more hyped than usual in their most recent victory over Phoenix in the PBA Philippine Cup. With the playoff race getting tighter, the Bolts upped their chances of entering the quarterfinals after defeating the Fuel Masters, 82-76, at Araneta Coliseum on Friday. But increasing their playoff
NorthPort got it together just in time to avert disaster on Saturday, staying in the hunt for a playoff spot in the PBA Philippine Cup. Arvin Tolentino hit a step-back, go-ahead jumper with around seven ticks left at Caloocan Sports Complex to will the Batang Pier to a 115-113 victory over Blackwater and give the
MANILA, Philippines—The Daegu Kogas Pegasus will continue to have Filipino blood in their lineup for two more years. On Friday, the Pegasus announced via Instagram post that Filipino import has SJ Belangel signed a two-year contract extension with the squad in the Korean Basketball League (KBL). Belangel, on the other hand, expressed his gratitude to
MANILA, Philippines–Casiey Dongallo wrapped her rookie year with University of the East (UE) with a 23-25, 25-17, 27-25, 25-22 victory against University of the Philippines (UP) at the UAAP Season 86 women’s volleyball tournament on Saturday at Smart Araneta Coliseum. Dongallo, the promising freshman hitter of the Lady Warriors, poured in 28 points built from
MANILA, Philippines—San Miguel’s CJ Perez is seemingly at his best whenever he faces Magnolia. During the PBA Commissioner’s Cup Finals a few months ago, Perez won the Finals MVP plum after helping the Beermen take down the Hotshots in six games. After a few games in the Philippine Cup, San Miguel got to face Magnolia
MANILA, Philippines—San Miguel’s Jericho Cruz successfully returned to action for the Beermen on Friday after suffering a heel injury a few days ago in the PBA Philippine Cup. While Cruz is still slowly finding his rhythm again with nine points and four rebounds, he chose to deflect the credit of the 98-91 win over Magnolia
PHOENIX — Anthony Edwards hit a jumper late in the fourth quarter and snarled as he ran down the court, pounding his chest with his fist for emphasis as Minnesota pulled away for another dominant playoff win. The Timberwolves are the undeniable alpha dogs through three games of this increasingly lopsided series. Edwards scored 36
DALLAS — Luka Doncic called out to his coaches during a flurry of 3-pointers from James Harden. The Mavericks superstar and NBA scoring champion wanted to defend the star guard of the Los Angeles Clippers. It’s suddenly defense first in Dallas. READ: NBA: Luka Doncic shines as Mavericks sink Clippers Doncic had 22 points, 10
