MANILA, Philippines—Iron sharpens iron. That’s seemingly the case between one of the fastest rising guards in the PBA, RK Ilagan, and one of the most prolific point guards in Asia, Jayson Castro. After Blackwater’s stunning win over TNT, 87-76, in the PBA Philippine Cup at Araneta Coliseum on Saturday, Ilagan couldn’t help but smile from
MANILA, Philippines–Defending champion La Salle again transformed a projected nail-biter with arch nemesis Ateneo into a sleeper. Except for a tight confrontation in the second set, the Lady Spikers simply coasted along with a 25-12, 25-22, 25-19 win on Saturday night at the UAAP Season 86 women’s volleyball. Thea Gagate smashed her way to nine
MANILA, Philippines —She is known for her bold hair colors–rocking pink then blue at one point last year– but PVL star Tots Carlos actually prefers the opposite when it comes to her outfits. As regularly documented on her Instagram posts, Carlos typically goes for muted colors to complete the simple fits she wears outside her
MANILA, Philippines–Brooke Van Sickle delivered her best outing yet in the Premier Volleyball League (PVL) All-Filipino Conference to lead Petro Gazz to a sweep of PLDT, 25-16, 25-23, 25-21, on Saturday at PhilSports Arena in Pasig. Van Sickle, who was the PNVF Champions League Most Valuable Player last month, finished with 23 points including a
MANILA, Philippines–Blackwater shrugged off the early absence of Rey Nambatac to stun TNT, 87-76, for a rare 2-0 start in the PBA Philippine Cup on Saturday at Smart Araneta Coliseum. Troy Rosario put up 20 points while coach Jeffrey Cariaso also got plenty of contributions as the Bossing frustrated the Tropang Giga en route to
MANILA, Philippines—After Terrafirma’s conference-opening win over Converge at Araneta Coliseum on Friday, Stephen Holt exited the team dugout with something that would make sneakerheads give a second look. After a successful 107-99 escape from the FiberXers, the Dyip swingman walked out of The Big Dome wearing a gray “Dreamville” tee—a reference to American rap artist
MANILA, Philippines–National University managed to test the depth of its lineup and still prevailed, 25-17, 25-16, 25-17, over free-falling University of the Philippines on Saturday at the UAAP Season 86 women’s volleyball. Vangie Alinsug scored 15 points highlighted by 13 attacks in just two sets while Bella Belen and Alyssa Solomon tallied 10 points each
MANILA, Philippines–Showing no signs of slowing down, Cignal cruised to a 2-0 start in the 2024 Premier Volleyball League (PVL) All-Filipino Conference on Saturday. The HD Spikers leaned on team captain and defensive ace Dawn Macandili-Catindig to dominate the Galeries Tower, 25-14, 25-16, 25-17, at PhilSports Arena in Pasig City. “I think in terms of
MANILA, Philippines—The newest Fiba world rankings saw Gilas Pilipinas improve one spot better than it was last year. From being the world’s 38th-best team, the Philippines hopped to No. 37 after its exemplary showing in the first window of the 2025 Fiba Asia Cup Qualifiers. Under new permanent coach Tim Cone, Gilas has achieved numerous
MANILA, Philippines — Joshua Retamar led National University to its third straight win after beating University of the Philippines, 25-20, 25-23, 27-25, in the UAAP Season 86 men’s volleyball tournament on Saturday at Mall of Asia Arena. Retamar unleashed his career-high 12 points, half of which came at the service line, and dished out 20
MANILA, Philippines—Joshua Pacio got his ONE strawweight championship back in the most unexpected way. Due to a disqualification, Jarred Brooks dropped the strap to Pacio in their rematch for ONE 166: Qatar at Lusail Sports Arena on Friday night. Just 56 seconds into the much-anticipated rematch, then-champ Brooks slammed Pacio’s head into the mat after
MANILA, Philippines—Robert Bolick’s trust in his teammates paid off in a huge way on Friday. NLEX emerged victorious over Northport in overtime, 107-100, in the PBA Philippine Cup at Araneta Coliseum on Friday behind Bolick’s 31-point outburst. However, the stat sheet doesn’t show the whole story. Despite the former Batang Pier’s high-scoring exhibition, Bolick struggled
Max Verstappen delivered some much-needed relief for his Red Bull team on Friday when he resisted Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc to claim pole position for Saturday’s season-opening Bahrain Grand Prix. The defending three-time world champion picked up where he left off last year by topping the times in a closely-contested qualifying session at the Bahrain International
MANILA, Philippines — Make way for the newest Spikers’ Turf team, the Criss Cross King Crunchers, who seek to make waves in their first campaign and contribute to Philippine men’s volleyball’s growth. After dominating the PVL scene with defending champion Creamline and Choco Mucho clashing in a record-setting crowd in the All-Filipino Conference Finals last
CHICAGO — The Milwaukee Bucks are tuning up for what they hope will be a deep playoff run. They’re hitting more of the right notes. Giannis Antetokounmpo dominated with 46 points and 16 rebounds and the Bucks beat the Chicago Bulls 113-97 on Friday night in the NBA. Antetokounmpo surpassed Sidney Moncrief as the winningest
LOS ANGELES — James Harden scored 21 of his 28 points in the second quarter and the Los Angeles Clippers beat the Washington Wizards 140-115 on Friday night in the NBA. Kawhi Leonard added 27 points and Paul George scored 22 in his return after missing two games because of a knee injury. The Clippers
LOS ANGELES — Russell Westbrook fractured his left hand in the first half of the Los Angeles Clippers’ game against the Washington Wizards on Friday night in the NBA. Westbrook, 35, had six points and one assist in 10 minutes off the bench. He left with 8:10 remaining in the second quarter and did not
PVL All-Filipino schedule of games (March 2) Philsports Arena 2 p.m. – Cignal HD Spikers vs Galeries Tower High Risers 4 p.m. – PetroGazz Angels vs PLDT High Speed Hitters 6 p.m. – Chery Tiggo Crossovers vs Choco Mucho Flying Titans FULL SCHEDULE HERE. Live updates: Chery Tiggo vs Choco Mucho Madzilla with the game-winning
MANILA, Philippines — Coach Tai Bundit makes his much-anticipated Philippine volleyball comeback, this time, in the men’s division as he leads the debuting Criss Cross King Crunchers in the Spikers’ Turf. Bundit, who last coached Creamline in the 2021 PVL bubble, was tasked to embark on Rebisco’s new journey in men’s volleyball as the coach
NEW ORLEANS — Brandon Ingram scored 19 of his 34 points in New Orleans’ franchise record-tying 48-point first quarter and the Pelicans beat the Indiana Pacers 129-102 on Friday night in the NBA to split a home-and-home set. Coming off a 123-114 loss in Indianapolis on Wednesday night, the Pelicans were 20 of 22 from
Scot Pollard had grown so accustomed to his weak and failing heart that he didn’t realize how close he was to dying. “Oh, boy. That thing was a wreck,” the former NBA player and “Survivor” contestant told The Associated Press on Friday, a day after he was released from the hospital and two weeks after
TORONTO — Steph Curry scored 25 points, Jonathan Kuminga had 24 and the Golden State Warriors overcame a short night of rest and extended their road winning streak to eight games by beating the Toronto Raptors 120-105 on Friday night in the NBA. Toronto All-Star Scottie Barnes injured his left hand late in the first
BOSTON — Jayson Tatum made five 3-pointers and scored 32 points and the Boston Celtics overcame Luka Doncic’s second straight triple-double to beat the Dallas Mavericks 138-110 on Friday night and extend their NBA season-best winning streak to 10 games. Jaylen Brown added 25 points and seven rebounds as the Celtics knocked down 21 3s
Father Time is likely to take another loss on Saturday. LeBron James is nine points away from becoming the first NBA player to reach 40,000. It’s obviously reasonable to think that he’ll get it when the Los Angeles Lakers host the Denver Nuggets on Saturday. James has scored at least nine points in each of
Stephen Holt admitted that missing the playoffs the way Terrafirma did in his first conference in the PBA stung him a lot. “It’s difficult,” Holt told the Inquirer. “I’ve never been in this situation in my career, losing this many games and being towards the bottom of a league.” But a new conference brings new