MANILA, Philippines — Fourteen years after steering the University of Santo Tomas to a UAAP title, Shaq Delos Santos–this time, as an assistant coach–is raring to help end the school’s championship drought in the Season 86 women’s volleyball finals. Delos Santos was the last coach to steer UST to a championship as his squad led by
Meralco clawed back from a double-digit rut Friday night to pull the rug from under NLEX, 97-93, and land the first blow in their PBA Philippine Cup quarterfinal showdown. The No. 3 seed Bolts drew a balanced effort from its old reliables, overhauling a 12-point deficit for a headstart in the sister team’s best-of-three series
MANILA, Philippines — Brooke Van Sickle, Savi Davison, and MJ Phillips have expressed their interest to play for the Philippine women’s volleyball team and started the process of changing their respective federations to the Philippine National Volleyball Federation (PNVF). PNVF vice president Ricky Palou on Friday said that the three Filipino-Foreign PVL players are already
MANILA, Philippines — The Choco Mucho Flying Titans are back where they were last December when they lost Game 1 to defending champion and sister team Creamline in the PVL Finals. But with their backs against the wall once again this time in the 2024 All-Filipino Conference Finals, coach Dante Alinsunurin wants his team to
MANILA, Philippines — Creamline’s talent-rich roster proved to be its biggest edge against Choco Mucho in Game 1 of the 2024 PVL All-Filipino Conference Finals with Michele Gumabao and Bernadeth Pons providing the spark off the bench. Jema Galanza and Tots Carlos did most of the damage to Choco Mucho but Gumabao and Pons also
MANILA, Philippines — Jaja Santiago is proud to see her husband and Japanese PVL coach Taka Minowa contribute to the continuous growth of Philippine volleyball. Santiago finally got her well-deserved break after her first season with JT Marvelous in Japan. She has been spending time with her husband, who joined her in supporting her alma
NLEX’s Robert Bolick maintained his lead in the race for the Best Player of the Conference through the end of the PBA Philippine Cup elimination round. Tabulations provided by the league Friday showed the Road Warriors star posting 44.5 Statistical Points after averaging 27.4 points and 7.0 assists, tops in both categories, with 5.6 rebounds
MILWAUKEE— Milwaukee Bucks guard Patrick Beverley was suspended by the NBA on Thursday for four games without pay to begin next season for his actions during and after the final game of an Eastern Conference first-round playoff series with the Indiana Pacers. The league announced the suspension and said Beverley was getting punished for “forcefully
PHOENIX — Frank Vogel’s tenure as coach of the Phoenix Suns is done after one disappointing NBA season that ended without a playoff victory. The franchise fired the 50-year-old Vogel on Thursday, less than two weeks after getting swept out of the first round of the NBA playoffs by the Minnesota Timberwolves. “After a thoughtful
NEW YORK— Former NBA player Glen “Big Baby” Davis was sentenced Thursday to 40 months in a federal prison for his participation in a scheme New York prosecutors said defrauded an insurance plan for NBA players and their families of more than $5 million. More than 20 people were convicted in the case, many of
BOSTON — Donovan Mitchell banked in a 3-pointer from a few steps beyond the top of the arc and could only shrug as he backpedaled back on defense. He followed with two baskets in the lane to give the Cleveland Cavaliers a 16-point lead. “Sometimes you get lucky,” Mitchell said after scoring 29 points to
OKLAHOMA CITY — Luka Doncic limped around the court, often grimacing as he played through a sprained right knee and a bloodied left knee. His shooting stroke was unaffected. He had 29 points, 10 rebounds and seven assists to help the Dallas Mavericks beat the Oklahoma City Thunder 119-110 on Thursday night and even the
Petro Gazz fell short of a Finals appearance in the Premier Volleyball League All-Filipino Conference because of a semifinal stint that saw the Angels lose steam when it mattered. But the chance for a podium finish is one that the Angels won’t let slip away. “Still [having the chance] to finish third, to me that’s
The bid of the Philippines to qualify for the Fifa (International Federation of Football Associations) U-17 Women’s World Cup now rests on the final group stage match of its maiden continental campaign after absorbing a brutal defeat at the hands of North Korea on Thursday in Bali, Indonesia. Coach Sinisa Cohadzic’s side fell, 6-0, in
Not content with just having ended its long PBA playoff drought, Terrafirma is not shy in saying that San Miguel Beer can be beaten. “To say that they’re San Miguel, I think that we’re not intimidated,” Javi Gomez de Liaño said after the Dyip completed the eight-team quarterfinal cast for the Philippine Cup quarterfinals on
As difficult as things have been for National University (NU) so far during its UAAP Season 86 women’s volleyball campaign, the Lady Bulldogs know it won’t get any easier from here as they battle University of Santo Tomas (UST) for all the glory in the Finals. “UST won’t back down, you can see its hunger
MANILA, Philippines — Capturing their fourth consecutive PVL All-Filipino Conference championship would be extra special for Jema Galanza after a challenging campaign for the Creamline Cool Smashers. Galanza, who sizzled in the semifinal round, continued to rise to the occasion for Creamline dropping 20 points to help beat sister team Choco Mucho, 24-26, 25-20, 25-21,
Creamline moved within just a win of an eighth Premier Volleyball League crown after dealing Choco Mucho 24-26, 25-20, 25-21, 25-16 heartbreak in Game 1 of the All-Filipino Conference Finals late Thursday night at Smart Araneta Coliseum. Jema Galanza provided for the Cool Smashers 20 points from 18 kills and two blocks. She also had
MANILA, Philippines—Javi Gomez de Liaño is on a mission and it’s not an easy one. After Terrafirma punched a ticket to the PBA Philippine Cup quarterfinals, Gomez de Liaño hopes the the Dyip’s current run to the playoffs earns them their respect around the league. “Hopefully, little by little we can gain the respect from
MANILA, Philippines—Juami Tiongson played his first-ever knockout game in the PBA for Terrafirma on Wednesday for a slot in the Philippine Cup playoffs and he grabbed it by the throat. In the Dyip’s 106-94 win over Northport at Ninoy Aquino Stadium, Tiongson was under the bright lights and the heavy pressure of pushing Terrafirma to
MANILA, Philippines—Terrafirma had to withstand a rigorous effort from Northport in the PBA Philippine Cup on Wednesday. But after all that hard work, what awaits Dyip in the quarterfinals is none other than the reigning all-Filipino king San Miguel, which is sitting at the top seed with a twice-to-beat advantage. While some teams may look
MANILA, Philippines — Bella Belen’s friendship with Detdet Pepito has come a long way as the childhood friends realize their dream UAAP Finals duel when the National University and University of Santo Tomas clash for the Season 86 women’s volleyball supremacy starting on Saturday at Smart Araneta Coliseum. Belen and Pepito’s friendship started when they
MANILA, Philippines–Petro Gazz drew first blood in the PVL All-Filipino Conference race for the bronze medal after surviving Chery Tiggo, 22-25, 25-12, 25-18, 27-29, 15-12, on Thursday at Smart Araneta Coliseum. Brooke van Sickle anchored the Angels with a new career-high of 36 points highlighted by 31 attacks, four blocks and an ace. The Filipino-American