Creamline will get to defend its PVL All-Filipino Conference crown as it booked a ticket to the Finals after cruising past Chery Tiggo, 25-16, 25-21, 25-20, Sunday at Smart Araneta Coliseum. Tots Carlos was instrumental in making that happen with the three-time league Most Valuable Player delivering 16 points from 11 attacks, three blocks and
MANILA, Philippines–Coach Chot Reyes hailed TNT’s attitude of playing like there’s no tomorrow, resulting in securing a spot in the PBA Philippine Cup quarterfinals with a win over Magnolia. The Tropang Giga got a 98-93 win over the Hotshots on Sunday at Ninoy Aquino Stadium to not only clinch a playoff berth, but also arrange
Lauren Hoffman and Robyn Brown emerged fastest in the women’s 400-meter hurdles of the 2024 Hong Kong Athletics Championships on Sunday. Hoffman, coming off a solid second-place performance at the Drake Relays in Des Moines, Iowa last week, topped the race in 57.15 seconds, just a hairline difference from the 57.59 clocking of Brown that
MANILA, Philippines–TNT rolled its sleeves early and got to work defensively the rest of the way on Sunday to weather Magnolia, 98-93, and punch a ticket to the PBA Philippine Cup quarterfinals. Kelly Williams finished with 19 points and eight rebounds while Jayson Casto chipped in 18 in the scoring effort that had the Tropang
MANILA, Philippines—After much anticipation, highly-touted high school player Jacob Bayla has decided to play for University of the Philippines. Bayla, who played a key role in FilAm Nation-Select USA’s title run in the 2024 NBTC two months ago, confirmed his commitment to the Fighting Maroons during the FilAm Nation Select All-Star Classic. “UP has a
MANILA, Philippines — University of Santo Tomas revived its bid for a second straight finals appearance after purging Far Eastern University’s twice-to-beat bonus with a 25-23, 25-19, 28-26 win in the UAAP Season 86 men’s volleyball Final Four on Sunday at Mall of Asia Arena. With their final hopes on the line against the top-seeded
Top-ranked Iga Swiatek came through “the most intense and crazy final” she has ever contested to avenge her loss to Aryna Sabalenka in last year’s Madrid Open final with a grueling three-hour 11-minute victory in the Spanish capital on Saturday. Coming back from 1-3 down in the decider and saving three match points in total,
RIO DE JANEIRO — Hometown champion Alexandre Pantoja unanimously outpointed Australian Steve Erceg on Saturday night to retain his flyweight championship at UFC 301. Pantoja (28-5), the 34-year-old flyweight champion dominated the fight against Erceg (12-2), but was unable to secure the win before five rounds. Pantoja, who claimed the belt last July after defeating
Red Bull’s Max Verstappen continued his domination of Formula One, taking pole position for Sunday’s Miami Grand Prix after clinching the sprint race earlier Saturday. The reigning world champion and championship leader, who has won four out of five Grand Prix races this season, secured his seventh straight pole position with another dominant drive. Ferrari’s
PVL All-Filipino semifinals schedule of games (May 5) Smart Araneta Coliseum 4 p.m. – Chery Tiggo Crossovers vs Creamline Cool Smashers 6 p.m. –Petro Gazz Angels vs Choco Mucho Flying Titans FULL SCHEDULE HERE. PVL: Creamline buckles down with another Finals stint coming MANILA, Philippines—Creamline is looking at the bigger picture. Cool Smashers coach Sherwin
Japan’s undisputed super bantamweight world champion Naoya “Monster” Inoue and Mexican challenger Luis Nery both made weight Sunday for their title showdown at the 45,000-plus seater Tokyo Dome. Boxing returns to the famous venue on Monday for the first time since 42-1 underdog James “Buster” Douglas knocked out unbeaten heavyweight champion Mike Tyson in February
DALLAS — Kyrie Irving wowed the crowd with a crossover move that helped create just enough space for him to let fly with a leaning 3-pointer. Luka Doncic’s co-star with the Dallas Mavericks was bumped and fell with the shot in the air, and his teammates were right there to mob him when the shot
LAS VEGAS — Jaime Munguia said to expect “a full-out Mexican war” against Canelo Alvarez on Cinco de Mayo weekend. And while Munguia (43-1) may have suffered the first loss of his career Saturday night, he made good on his promise. Alvarez (61-2-2), who has been on boxing’s pound-for-pound lists for more than a decade,
LAS VEGAS — The question of whether Canelo Alvarez can any longer knock out anyone likely won’t go away his victory by unanimous decision Saturday night, but he remains the undisputed super middleweight champion because he was the stronger and more effective boxer. Alvarez (61-2-2), who closed as a minus-380 favorite at BetMGM, overcame a
CLEVELAND — Donovan Mitchell pushed himself to his physical limits, leaving everything he had on the floor while trying to close out the precocious Orlando Magic. Cleveland’s star came up short. He gets another shot. One more. Game 7. “Best two words in sports,” Mitchell said late Friday night. Unable to find a way to
DALLAS — Dallas Mavericks center Maxi Kleber has a separated shoulder that will sideline him indefinitely and raises doubts about his status for the rest of the NBA playoffs, a person with knowledge of the injury said Saturday. Kleber injured the right shoulder in the first half of the Mavericks’ clinching 114-101 victory over the
MANILA, Philippines — In a span of three years under three different coaches, Far Eastern University has turned from a cellar-dweller into a legit title threat. The last time the Lady Tamaraws made the Final Four was in Season 81 which ended in an elimination loss to eventual champion Ateneo. On Saturday, FEU moved on
UAAP volleyball Final Four schedule of games (May 5) Mall of Asia Arena 2 pm– No. 1 FEU Tamaraws vs No. 4 UST Golden Spikers (men’s Final Four) 6 pm– No. 1 UST Golden Tigresses vs No. 4 La Salle Lady Spikers (women’s Final Four) FULL SCHEDULE HERE. UST Tigresses back in UAAP volleyball Finals
DENVER — It wasn’t so much another slow start or Anthony Edwards’ 43 points that bothered Denver Nuggets coach Michael Malone after the Minnesota Timberwolves thumped the reigning NBA champions 106-99 in the opener of the NBA second-round series Saturday night. It was more how the Nuggets allowed Edwards’ hot hand to ignite his supporting
DENVER — Anthony Edwards scored a playoff career-high 43 points, Naz Reid had 14 of his 16 points in the fourth quarter and the Minnesota Timberwolves beat the defending NBA champion Denver Nuggets 106-99 in Game 1 of the second-round series Saturday night. Edwards was unstoppable in the first half, scoring 25 points, and Reid
NEW YORK – Los Angeles Lakers guard D’Angelo Russell was fined $25,000 by the NBA on Saturday for verbally abusing a game official. Russell yelled at the official just after the Lakers were eliminated from the NBA playoffs with a 108-106 loss at Denver on Monday. The Lakers were unhappy about two contact plays that
Unfazed in battling an opponent it hasn’t beaten all season long, Far Eastern University played with the biggest weapon it had, the belief in itself, to get to fight another day in the Final Four of the UAAP women’s volleyball tournament. A 25-23, 25-17, 25-23 bamboozling of No. 1 ranked National University (NU) on Saturday
Dante Alinsunurin admits that his Choco Mucho Flying Titans are “excited” to make it back to the Premier Volleyball League (PVL) All-Filipino Finals. But first thing’s first. “We haven’t quite gotten there yet,” Alinsunurin said as his charges would still need to seal win No. 3 in the semifinals, which could come against determined Petro
Beau Belga, easily one of the elders on the Rain or Shine roster, is playing his finest season of a long PBA career—and it’s more by accident than design. The burly Elasto Painters forward is averaging 17.6 points per contest in the Philippine Cup—nearly double his usual numbers throughout his past 15 seasons in the
Robert Bolick and the NLEX Road Warriors can only kick themselves for being in a situation where the fruits of an early surge in the PBA Philippine Cup has practically gone to waste. “It’s a pity that what we did to start with a 5-1 record could all go down the drain,” Bolick lamented in