MANILA, Philippines—Eduard Folayang is pushing 40 but the legendary Filipino MMA figure believes he still has a lot left in the tank. After Joshua Pacio’s bout with Jarred Brooks where Folayang was in the former’s corner for Lions Nation MMA, the fighter known as the “Landslide” admitted that he still has more to give in
Gilas Pilipinas will add another name to its pool of naturalized players in the coming weeks, picking the last import that has endeared himself to the Filipino basketball fans. Bennie Boatwright, who helped San Miguel Beer win the last PBA Commissioner’s Cup, has agreed in principle to be the next naturalized player for the Gilas
MANILA, Philippines —Petro Gazz star Brooke Van Sickle is grateful to have her parents Lisa and Gary in Manila to support her games in the 2024 PVL All-Filipino Conference. Van Sickle has become even more inspired to showcase her skills in the country’s pro volleyball league as her parents have been watching Petro Gazz’s games
PHILADELPHIA— Matt Olson doubled three times, including a bases-loaded drive in a seven-run eighth inning that rallied the NL East champion Atlanta Braves past the Philadelphia Phillies 9-3 in Friday’s MLB season opener. Michael Harris II had three hits and snapped an eighth-inning tie with an RBI single off José Alvarado (0-1) that made it
SACRAMENTO, California— Dante Exum hit the winning 3-pointer with 27.5 seconds to go, Kyrie Irving had 30 points and the Dallas Mavericks beat the Sacramento Kings 107-103 in the NBA on Friday night for their sixth straight win. Exum’s wide-open shot, set up by P.J. Washington, made it 106-103 and capped a second-half comeback for
SALT LAKE CITY— Jalen Green scored 30 of his 34 points in the second half and had nine rebounds as the Houston Rockets beat the Utah Jazz 101-100 in the NBA on Friday night for their 11th straight win. Fred VanVleet had 22 points, Amen Thompson added 18 points and 14 rebounds, and Jabari Smith
SAN ANTONIO — Victor Wembanyama had a career-high 40 points and added 20 rebounds and seven assists, and the San Antonio Spurs overcame Jalen Brunson’s career-best 61 points to beat the New York Knicks 130-126 in overtime in the NBA on Friday night. Wembanyama made a 3-pointer to give San Antonio a four-point lead in
NEW YORK– Philadelphia 76ers coach Nick Nurse and guard Kelly Oubre Jr. have each been fined $50,000 by the NBA for their actions toward officials at the end of their 108-107 loss to the Los Angeles Clippers on Wednesday. The league announced Friday that Nurse was fined for aggressively pursuing and verbally abusing game officials.
WASHINGTON — Cade Cunningham scored 33 points, Jalen Duren had 20 points and 18 rebounds and the Detroit Pistons snapped an eight-game losing streak with a 96-87 victory over the Washington Wizards in the NBA on Friday night. The Pistons blew a 19-point halftime lead but recovered in the matchup of the NBA’s bottom two
MIAMI–Bam Adebayo had 21 points, 11 rebounds and nine assists and the Miami Heat had the largest margin of victory in team history, routing the Portland Trail Blazers 142-82 in the NBA on Friday night. The Heat remained seventh in the East and extended the Trail Blazers’ losing skid to nine. Thomas Bryant had a
CHARLOTTE, N.C.— Stephen Curry scored 23 points with four 3-pointers in his annual homecoming game and the Golden State Warriors beat the Charlotte Hornets 115-97 in the NBA on Friday night for their third straight win. Curry, who grew up here and starred at nearby Davidson College before entering the NBA draft as a first-round
INDIANAPOLIS — Coach Rick Carlisle believes his Indiana Pacers are already in playoff mode. If Friday night is any indication, that could be a promising sign for a team that has lost nine straight postseason games and hasn’t won a playoff series in a decade. Pascal Siakam finished with 22 points and 11 rebounds, Tyrese
MANILA, Philippines — Aby Maraño believes the Chery Tiggo Crossovers’ stronger on-and-off chemistry has led to their three-game winning streak in the 2024 PVL All-Filipino Conference. After two consecutive losses in their first four games, the Crossovers are slowly getting their groove, winning three consecutive games including big wins over the defending champions Creamline Cool
MANILA, Philippines — Gilas Pilipinas Women barged into the Fiba 3×3 Asia Cup quarterfinal after sweeping two games in Pool C on Friday evening in Singapore. The Philippine squad, bannered by Jhaz Joson, Camille Clarin, Mikka Cacho, and Kaye Pingol, completed a Pool C sweep after trouncing Malaysia, 17-10. Joson helped Gilas pull away when