Which are the most popular NBA teams in the Philippines?
MANILA, Philippines – There are 30 teams in the NBA, but there are obviously some that stand out as the most popular of the crew.That’s also the case in the Philippines, where team support could be...
View ArticleRain or Shine sends Ginebra crashing out of quarterfinals
MANILA, Philippines – The Rain or Shine Elasto Painters showed grit defensively, grinding their way through Barangay Ginebra San Miguel, 102-89, to reach the semifinals for the 9th straight time on...
View ArticlePalaro's fastest female runner is also an academic achiever
LEGAZPI CITY, Philippines – Samantha Gem Limos of Central Visayas stole the spotlight after she was hailed as the fastest female runner in this year's Palarong Pambansa for clinching gold in the...
View ArticleAlaska clips TNT to force quarters rubber match
MANILA, Philippines – The Alaska Aces forced a winner-take-all game 3 in the best-of-3 quarterfinals after withstanding defending champions Tropang TNT, 85-81, in the 2016 PBA Commissioner's Cup on...
View ArticleGood news for Steph Curry after ankle scan
OAKLAND, USA - A scan of Stephen Curry's injured right ankle on Tuesday did not reveal "anything of concern," the Golden State Warriors said.Curry, who missed the Warriors' victory over Houston in...
View ArticleMavs' Nowitzki, Williams face injury woes ahead of Game 3
LOS ANGELES, USA - Dirk Nowitzki faces a battle to be fit for the Dallas Mavericks when they face the Oklahoma City Thunder on Friday, April 22 in a crucial Game 3 of their best-of-7 playoff...
View ArticleConor McGregor retires in shock announcement
MANILA, Philippines - UFC featherweight champ Conor McGregor shocked the sports world Wednesday, April 20, announcing his retirement and withdrawing from his fight at UFC 200 in Las Vegas.The popular...
View ArticleLeBron brushes off Van Gundy 'shenanigans'
LOS ANGELES, USA – LeBron James played down talk of a feud with Detroit Pistons coach Stan Van Gundy on Tuesday as the Cleveland Cavaliers targeted a 2-0 lead in their Eastern Conference playoff...
View ArticleNBA: Spurs thrash Grizzlies, Hawks batter Celtics
LOS ANGELES, USA – The San Antonio Spurs thrashed the Memphis Grizzlies on Tuesday, April 19 (Wednesday, April 20 in Manila) to take a 2-0 lead in their play-off series as Atlanta also cruised past...
View ArticleSan Beda faces NCAA champ Letran on Season 92 opening day
MANILA, Philippines – San Beda College will have the opportunity to avenge its heartbreaking loss to Colegio de San Juan de Letran as both schools are set to meet on opening day of the 92nd season of...
View ArticleLa Salle locks finals showdown with Ateneo at FEU's expense
MANILA, Philippines (UPDATED) – The Green and White are back in the finals for the 8th straight year.The De La Salle Lady Spikers finally got rid of the FEU Lady Tamaraws in their Final Four knockout...
View ArticleChooks-to-Go backs UP’s UAAP Season 79 campaign
MANILA, Philippines – The University of the Philippines (UP) has found a willing and generous company to support the school’s bid in the 79th season of the University Athletic Association of the...
View ArticleWilkerson erupts for 46 as San Miguel nips Star for semis spot
MANILA, Phlippines – Tyler Wilkerson may or may not have found out about the comment coach Leo Austria said about him, but either way, the import came to play Wednesday night, April 20.After an...
View ArticleMadrid, Barca win but Ronaldo injures hamstring
MADRID, Spain - Barcelona bounced back from their worst run of La Liga defeats for 13 years in emphatic fashion as Luis Suarez scored 4 in an 8-0 thrashing of Deportivo la Coruna on Thursday, April 21...
View ArticleBasketball great Pearl Washington dies after 21-year battle with cancer
LOS ANGELES, USA - Dwayne "Pearl" Washington, a basketball superstar at Syracuse University who went on to a brief NBA career, has died of brain cancer at the age of 52, Syracuse officials said...
View ArticleNeymar to play in Olympics, miss Copa America
BARCELONA, Spain - Barcelona's Brazilian star Neymar will miss the Copa America Cetenario in the United States in June, but will be released to represent his country at the Rio Olympics in August, the...
View ArticleWestbrook 'dances' around feud over pre-game ritual
LOS ANGELES, USA - With Oklahoma City's first-round NBA playoff series against Dallas knotted at one-game apiece, Thunder point guard Russell Westbrook apparently wants to keep the focus on basketball,...
View ArticleKenya avoids Olympics ban with anti-doping bill
NAIROBI, Kenya - Kenyan legislators passed a new law on Tuesday in accordance with a demand from the World Anti-doping Agency that will allow the athletics powerhouse to take part at August's Olympic...
View ArticleWATCH: Wade connects with Whiteside in Heat’s Game 2 win
MANILA, Philippines – The Miami Heat took a 2-0 lead over the Charlotte Hornets in their best-of-7 series following an impressive 115-103 victory in Game 2 on Thursday, April 21. Miami, which also...
View ArticleWATCH: LeBron dunks over Bullock as Cavs go up 2-0
MANILA, Philippines – After winning a close series-opener, the Cleveland Cavaliers celebrated a more comfortable victory in Game 2 over the Detroit Pistons, 107-90, to go up 2-0 in their best-of-7...
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