MANILA, Philippines — National University bounced back from its tough loss to rival and defending champion La Salle but Bella Belen still sees a lot of things to resolve for the Lady Bulldogs in the second round of the UAAP Season 86 women’s volleyball tournament. NU needed to overcome the University of the Philippines’ valiant
MANILA, Philippines—Alex Eala took to Instagram to show her appreciation for the fans and vowed to come out “stronger” after falling short in the 2024 Miami Open qualifiers. After a series of unfortunate events, Eala got bounced out of competition in the WTA Florida tilt which made the Filipino tennis ace feel “disheartened.” “Thank you
MANILA, Philippines—University of Santo Tomas continued its busy offseason by locking up two more talents for the following seasons of the UAAP. The Growling Tigers officially secured the commitments of Andrei Honrada and Lorenzo Competnte. Honrada, who’s currently competing for Homegrown Australia in the 2024 NBTC National Finals, is a sweet shooting guard coming out
MANILA, Philippines–National University opened its second round duties with a 25-21, 30-32, 25-17, 25-19 victory over University of the Philippines in the UAAP Season 86 women’s volleyball tournament on Wednesday at Smart Araneta Coliseum. Vange Alinsug was instrumental for the Lady Bulldogs after pouring in 24 points from 20 attacks, a block and three aces
Former NBA champion Jeremy Lin has been banned for five games for violating anti-doping rules over blood treatment for an injury, Taiwan’s P. League+ said. The 35-year-old guard, who won the NBA crown with the Toronto Raptors in 2019, was also fined NT$150,000 ($5,000). Lin burst to global fame with the New York Knicks in
MIES, Switzerland– The U.S. men’s basketball team, the reigning Olympic champions, will have to “come to play” at the Paris Games where host France will be eager to dethrone the 16-time gold medal winners, former NBA star Carmelo Anthony said on Tuesday. The United States will face a strong Serbia team, first-time Olympians South Sudan
MIES, Switzerland– Below are the draws for the men’s and women’s basketball tournaments at this year’s Paris Olympics. In both tournaments, 12 teams are divided into three groups of four. The group stage will be played in a round-robin format, with each team playing all other teams in the group. READ: Fiba confirms the nations
SEOUL, South Korea– South Korean police said they’ve found no explosives at Seoul’s Gocheok Sky Dome after searching the site Wednesday following a reported bomb threat against Los Angeles Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani. About 150 police officers used sniffer dogs, X-ray detectors and other equipment to search through the stadium, but no suspicious objects were
MANILA, Philippines–It didn’t take long for Chachi Victorino to accept a project to customize shoes for the University of Santo Tomas (UST) women’s volleyball team. “As an artist, one of the best feelings is seeing your work appreciated by others. And of course [to earn that appreciation], you have to make your artwork seen by
MANILA, Philippines — Defending champion National University kept hard-fighting University of the Philippines with a 25-23, 25-22, 25-16 win in the UAAP Season 86 men’s volleyball tournament on Wednesday at Smart Araneta Coliseum. The Bulldogs leaned on Nico Almendras, who unleashed 19 points on an efficient 18-of-27 spiking clip including the crucial hits in the
UAAP volleyball schedule of games (March 20) Araneta Coliseum 10 a.m. – NU Bulldogs vs UP Fighting Maroons (men’s) 12 noon – Ateneo Blue Eagles vs UST Golden Spikers (men’s) 2 p.m. – NU Lady Bulldogs vs UP Fighting Maroons (women’s) 4 p.m. – Ateneo Tigresses vs UST Tigresses (women’s) FULL SCHEDULE HERE. UAAP volleyball:
(UAAP schedule updated as of March 17) The UAAP has released a partial schedule of the UAAP volleyball tournament second round schedule before the league takes a break for the Holy Week. The second round of the volleyball competition opens on March 20, Wednesday. The UST Tigresses swept the first round of the women’s competition,
MANILA, Philippines — It had been a grueling but fulfilling Saturday filled with volleyball for coach KungFu Reyes. After guiding Chery Tiggo to a big win over defending champion Creamline in the 2024 PVL All-Filipino Conference in Sta. Rosa, Laguna, Reyes went straight to Smart Araneta Coliseum in Quezon City to steer the University of
MINNEAPOLIS — Nikola Jokic had 35 points and 16 rebounds and Michael Porter Jr. scored 13 of his 26 points in the fourth quarter as the Denver Nuggets fended off the undermanned and undersized Minnesota Timberwolves 115-112 on Tuesday night in the NBA. Jamal Murray added 18 points and 11 assists and Aaron Gordon had
ORLANDO, Florida — Cole Anthony scored 17 of his 21 points in the second quarter and the Orlando Magic routed the Charlotte Hornets 112-92 on Tuesday night to clinch at least a play-in berth in the NBA Eastern Conference playoffs. Jalen Suggs survived a couple of physical confrontations in the second period to finish the
WASHINGTON — Jalen Green tied a career-high with 42 points, and the Houston Rockets closed the third quarter on a 25-6 run en route to their sixth straight victory, 137-114 over the Washington Wizards on Tuesday night in the NBA. Houston is now just 2 1/2 games behind Golden State for the final play-in spot
NEW YORK — Zion Williamson scored 28 points and wowed the Barclays Center crowd with a high-flying alley-oop dunk, and the New Orleans Pelicans beat the Brooklyn Nets 104-91 on Tuesday night in the NBA. CJ McCollum added 16 points, Larry Nance Jr. had 13 points and 10 rebounds, and Brandon Ingram and Herb Jones
MANILA, Philippines–Magnolia’s Aris Dionisio was selected to replace injured Barangay Ginebra standout Scottie Thompson for Sunday’s PBA All-Star Game in Bacolod City. The league made the announcement Tuesday as the Hotshots big man emerged as a surprise inclusion despite playing a backup role in coach Chito Victolero’s rotation. Dionisio will fill Thompson’s slot for Team
SAN ANTONIO — Kyrie Irving scored 28 points, Luka Doncic had 18 points and 16 assists, and the Dallas Mavericks held off the San Antonio Spurs 113-107 on Tuesday night. The Mavericks (40-29) trail the Sacramento Kings (39-28) by percentage points for sixth place in the NBA Western Conference and the final automatic playoff berth.
CLEVELAND — Cavaliers All-Star guard Donovan Mitchell could miss at least another week after breaking his nose in Cleveland’s loss at Houston last weekend. Mitchell, who has also been dealing with a bruised left knee, got hurt in Saturday’s game against the Rockets when teammate Tristan Thompson accidentally bashed him while going after a loose
EL SEGUNDO, California — Lakers big man Christian Wood had arthroscopic surgery on his left knee Tuesday in the latest injury setback for Los Angeles’ depth players. The Lakers provided no time frame for Wood’s recovery from the procedure, which was performed at Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center. But the injury seems highly likely to
Shaq delos Santos can now laugh about Cignal’s first loss in the current PVL All-Filipino Conference, a stunning straight-sets loss to Choco Mucho that halted the HD Spikers’ strong start. “If you were shocked, we were also shocked,” Delos Santos jested in Filipino after Cignal returned to its winning ways with a dominating 25-7, 25-16,
Allain Ganapin is back in the Paralympics. The country’s para taekwondo ace seized the lone continental spot to the 2024 Paris Paralympics after topping the Asian Qualification Tournament held in Tai’an, China. Ganapin, whose right arm got amputated up to his elbow due to a congenital disorder, subdued India’s Sandeep Singh Maan, 25-13, in the
No doubt, the heart of San Miguel’s domination in the PBA is its deep well of talent. With a 2-0 card to start its title-retention bid in the Philippine Cup, the vaunted club—owner of the league-most 29 titles—is poised to have an even richer roster with skilled bruiser Vic Manuel nearing a clean bill of
After some weeks of anxious waiting, the Philippine flag can flutter mightily proud in the 2024 Paris Olympics. The World Anti-Doping Agency (Wada) has lifted the threat of suspension of the country after the Philippine National Anti-Doping Organization (Phi-Nado) complied with the mandatory requirements, giving Filipinos the green light to wear the PH flag in