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WATCH: Lakers bid farewell to Kobe Bryant with tribute video
MANILA, Philippines - The Los Angeles Lakers marked the end of Kobe Bryant's historic career with a video tribute to the 5-time NBA champion before his final game on Thursday, April 14.Bryant was...
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Floyd Mayweather: ‘It’s time to move over to MMA’
MANILA, Philippines – Floyd Mayweather Jr earned a tremendous amount of fortune as a professional boxer for 19 years, retiring in 2015 with a total net worth of $350 million.The 39-year-old celebrated...
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Lakers fans pay emotional farewell to Kobe Bryant
LOS ANGELES, USA - Legions of Los Angeles Lakers fans turned out to bid farewell to Kobe Bryant on Wednesday, April 13 (US time) in a purple-and-gold display of mass adulation for the retiring NBA...
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WATCH: Kobe Bryant’s farewell speech
LEGAZPI CITY, Philippines – Moments after dropping 60 points and leading the Lakers to a win over the Jazz in his final ever NBA game, 5-time NBA champion Kobe Bryant took the middle of the Staples...
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Not just sports: Mimaropa's 'Clean and Green' program at Palaro
LEGAZPI CITY, Philippines – Aside from fierce competition on the pitch, court, track, mat, or pool, the 18 regions also have a different battles at billeting areas – the race to becoming the cleanest...
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WATCH: Kobe Bryant torches Jazz for 60 in final NBA game
MANILA, Philippines - Every basketball fan had the date of Kobe Bryant's final NBA game circled on their calendar. What few of those fans could have imagined is that Kobe Bryant would have one of the...
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Negros Island Region sweeps secondary volleyball group, enters quarters
DARAGA, Philippines – Fueled by determination to bring home the 2016 Palarong Pambansa volleyball title, the new Negros Island Region (NIR) pummeled host Bicol Region, 25-13, 25-17, on Thursday, April...
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PH athletes react to Kobe Bryant's 60-point finale on social media
LEGAZPI CITY, Philippines – Kobe Bryant had a farewell game to remember, dropping 60 points to lead the Lakers past the Jazz in the final time we see him play an NBA match.Kobe’s scoring explosion,...
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Inside Bilibid, sports means life. And hope.
MANILA, Philippines – It’s rather unusual that Cebu native Marlon Cabullon loves tennis more than basketball. The Queen City of the south has produced many a national basketball player, including...
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In his dramatic finale, Kobe Bryant again proves he’s more hero than villain
LEGAZPI CITY, Philippines – I want you to take a moment and embrace the absurdity of the next sentence you’re about to read. At age 37, with more than 48,000 minutes of basketball to his name, Kobe...
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Bicol DOH releases health report midway through 2016 Palaro
LEGAZPI CITY, Philippines – The Department of Health Bicol Region reported consultations as of Thursday, April 14, that were done from the billeting areas and playing venues, as well as reports from...
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Soccsksargen gold medalist to young athletes: ‘Make family your inspiration’
LEGAZPI CITY, Philippines – First time Palarong Pambansa gold medalist Marjun Sulleza from Koronadal City, South Cotabato is one of the many faces of young athletes in Palaro who play to give their...
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All regions secure gold medals after Day 4 of #Palaro2016
LEGAZPI CITY, Philippines – No region will leave this city without a gold medal.Last year's cellar dwellers Ilocos Region – as well as Zamboanga Peninsula and CARAGA – finally snatched gold medals at...
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BJ Penn faces Dennis Siver at UFC 199
MANILA, Philippines – BJ Penn’s comeback bout has now a date and venue as he is slated to square off with German featherweight Dennis Siver on the undercard of the UFC 199 pay-per-view event on June 4...
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UFC cancels Lyoto Machida’s bout after admission of using banned substance
MANILA, Philippines - The Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) was forced to cancel the rematch between Dan Henderson and Lyoto Machida on Sunday, April 17 (PH Time) after the latter’s disclosure of...
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ONE Championship forms partnership with ABS-CBN
MANILA, Philippines - ONE Championship will now be a staple of Philippine free television as Asia’s largest mixed martial arts (MMA) organization inked an exclusive broadcast partnership with...
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WATCH: MMA fighter Geje Eustaquio calls for unity after May 9 elections
MANILA, Philippines – Mixed martial arts and politics are two different fields, but it did not prevent homegrown talent Geje Eustaquio from delivering a strong message regarding the Philippine general...
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Blind Palaro athlete has clear vision for future
LEGAZPI CITY, Philippines – Hellen Keller once said, "One can never consent to creep, when one feels an impulse to soar."This inspires Maria Ellyza Espieras, a blind and orthopedically impaired...
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'Dear Kobe' - NBA's thank you letter to Bryant
LOS ANGELES, USA - The National Basketball Association published a letter of gratitude to Kobe Bryant on Thursday after the Los Angeles Lakers legend said farewell to the sport with a fairytale...
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Karl, Wittman among NBA coaching casualties
LOS ANGELES, USA - The Sacramento Kings made it official on Thursday, sacking head coach George Karl a day after completing a 33-49 season and missing the NBA playoffs."After evaluating the team's...
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