MANILA, Philippines–Ateneo squandered a set that could have gone its way before downing Adamson, 25-19, 25-19, 22-25, 25-23, on Wednesday night in the UAAP Season 86 women’s volleyball tournament. Lyann De Guzman struck the Lady Falcons without letup together with Sophia Buena, especially in the final frame on the way to securing their second win
MANILA, Philippines — The University of Santo Tomas wants no letup after matching the school’s best start in the UAAP women’s volleyball in 13 years with six straight victories. Angge Poyos and Regina Jurado helped the Tigresses seize a 6-0 record after sweeping University of the Philippines, 25-22, 25-20, 26-24, on Wednesday at Mall of
MANILA, Philippines —It hasn’t been a smooth transition for Ivy Lacsina and the Nxled setters in the PVL All-Filipino Conference. Lacsina, the Chameleons’ biggest recruit in the off-season, admitted as much. She even revealed how she constantly bickered with teammates Kamille Cal and Maji Mangulabnan before the team ended its winless start on Tuesday. “Hindi
MANILA, Philippines–Robert Bolick knocked down two dagger threes in the final seconds as NLEX ended Blackwater’s unbeaten start with a 103-97 victory Wednesday in the PBA Philippine Cup at Philsports Arena in Pasig City. Bolick picked up where he left off from the past two games and delivered 21 points spiked by four triples to
MANILA, Philippines — Em Banagua has been University of Santo Tomas’ most consistent middle blocker in their blistering 6-0 start in the UAAP Season 86 women’s volleyball tournament. UST, which doesn’t have the tallest roster in the league, is pushing the 6-foot Banagua to deliver in her rookie season. And she proved to be instrumental
University of Santo Tomas frustrated University of the Philippines, 25-22, 25-20, 26-24, to keep its unbeaten streak moving on Wednesday at the UAAP Season 86 women’s volleyball tournament. Rookie hitter Angeline Poyos powered the Tigresses with 22 points and four aces while Xyza Gula added 12 attacks out of 14 points, propelling them to a
Simona Halep posted a video on Tuesday of her practicing on the courts of the upcoming Miami Open in what will be her first competitive appearance since winning an appeal over a doping suspension. The Romanian former world number one had her four-year doping ban cut to nine months by the top court for global
NEW YORK — Josh Hart had 20 points, 19 rebounds and 10 assists in his fourth triple-double of the season, OG Anunoby scored 14 points in his return from an 18-game absence and the New York Knicks beat the Philadelphia 76ers 106-79 on Tuesday night. Jalen Brunson added 20 points and nine assists for the
MANILA, Philippines — University of Santo Tomas ended a three-game skid after pouncing on winless University of the Philippines, 25-23, 25-14, 25-16, in the UAAP Season 86 men’s volleyball tournament on Wednesday at Mall of Asia Arena. Reigning MVP Ybañez brought back the winning ways of the Golden Spikers with a game-high 21 points built
Saudi Arabia’s Al Hilal set a world record for consecutive victories with their 28th win in a row to reach the Asian Champions League semi-finals on Tuesday. A 2-0 victory at fellow Saudi side Al Ittihad saw them surpass the previous record of 27 straight wins by a top-flight team, set by Welsh team The
SACRAMENTO, California — De’Aaron Fox scored 29 points and the Sacramento Kings beat Milwaukee 129-94 on Tuesday night in the NBA for their first win over the Bucks in more than eight years. Sacramento had not defeated Milwaukee since Feb. 1, 2016, with the 15-game losing streak being the longest active streak for any team.
LOS ANGELES — Anthony Edwards scored 37 points, Nickeil Alexander-Walker added a season-high 28 and the Minnesota Timberwolves roared back from an early 22-point deficit for a 118-100 victory over the Los Angeles Clippers on Tuesday night in the NBA. Kawhi Leonard left the game with back spasms between the first two quarters, the Clippers
UAAP volleyball schedule of games (March 13) Mall of Asia Arena 10 am – UST Golden Spikers vs UP Fighting Maroons (men’s) 12 nn – Ateneo Blue Eagles vs Adamson Falcons (men’s) 2 pm – UST Tigresses vs UP Fighting Maroons (women’) 4 pm – Ateneo Blue Eagles vs Adamson Falcons (women’s) FULL SCHEDULE HERE.
SAN ANTONIO — Fred VanVleet scored 21 points and the Houston Rockets held Victor Wembanyama in check to beat the San Antonio Spurs 103-101 on Tuesday night. San Antonio cut the deficit to 99-98 with 19 seconds remaining on Jeremy Sochan’s three-point play off a missed 3-pointer by Wembanyama. But Houston was able to stay
SALT LAKE CITY — Jayson Tatum scored 38 points and Derrick White added 24 to lead the Boston Celtics to a 123-107 win over the struggling Utah Jazz on Tuesday night in the NBA. The Celtics were missing rotation players Jaylen Brown (back), Kristaps Porzingis (hamstring) and Al Horford (toe) but shot so well it
SAN FRANCISCO — Stephen Curry was cleared Tuesday to resume on-court activity as he recovers from his latest right ankle sprain, and if all goes well could rejoin the Golden State Warriors for practice Friday in Los Angeles. The team provided an update on Curry’s health after he was re-evaluated Tuesday and determined to be
Joining a team with an already strong bond and established system, Bea de Leon knew she would need an open mind to be a factor with the winningest team in Premier Volleyball League history. “I think coming in here I really just wanted a rookie mindset—that I really want to learn everything, keep absorbing every
Blackwater, the surprise early PBA Philippine Cup leader, hopes to extend its winning ways on Wednesday when it tackles NLEX as the Bossing try to continue wriggling free from their ignominious tag brought by years and years of inferiority. And standing in their way at PhilSports Arena in Pasig City are the Road Warriors, another
Nesthy Petecio again reached the Olympics after defying tall odds in the world qualifiers, and she knows that the uphill trek continues all the way to the 2024 Games in Paris. A glimpse at the Filipino Tokyo Olympics silver medalist’s list of opponents tells Petecio that she has to be at her absolute best to
Coach Tom Saintfiet has assembled a squad he believes could give fancied Iraq a run for its money as he makes his debut as the man in charge of the Philippine men’s football team. “We have a well balanced group,” Saintfiet said after the team formerly known as the Azkals announced its lineup for the
Members of the recent Q School Qualifying class returned level 72s at the start on Tuesday of the P2.5 million ICTSI Apo Golf Classic in Davao, giving the talented field of how tough the rest of the week will be considering how the fancied bets struggled over the tree-lined layout. Ozeki Kakeru of Japan and
MANILA, Philippines—NLEX is in the upper half of the pack PBA Philippine Cup, thanks largely to the efforts of Robert Bolick. Bolick, who earned the league’s PBA Press Corps-Pilipinas Live Player of the Week plum, powered the Road Warriors to victories over Meralco and Converge to bring the squad on a 3-1 record. The San
MANILA, Philippines—Ateneo lost another key cog before the UAAP Season 87 men’s basketball tournament. Blue Eagle guard Gab Gomez announced on Monday via Instagram that he is officially bidding the Katipunan side goodbye after three seasons. “As I’m writing this message, I find myself with bittersweet emotions. It hurts to let you know that my
MANILA, Philippines–Nxled leaned heavily on new acquisition Ivy Lacsina and smashed Galeries Tower, 25-21, 25-18, 25-15, in an emphatic breakthrough victory on Tuesday night at the Premier Volleyball League (PVL) All-Filipino Conference. Lacsina was nearly unstoppable at the net, firing 17 attack points while likewise doing a splendid job on the defensive end with 11