MANILA, Philippines — Jerrick Ahanmisi caught fire as Gilas Pilipinas 3×3 stayed alive and advanced to the quarterfinals, outlasting Chinese Taipei, 21-13, in the Fiba 3×3 Asia Cup on Saturday night in Singapore. Facing a must-win situation after a loss to top seed Mongolia earlier, Ahanmisi erupted for 10 straight points, including four deuces, to […]
MANILA, Philippines–Gilas Pilipinas Women secured a spot in the quarterfinals before getting overpowered by defending champion Australia, 21-10, in the Fiba 3×3 Asia Cup on Saturday in Singapore. The Filipinos clinched their entry into the knockout phase after taking down Tonga, 19-10, earlier. READ: Kacey Dela Rosa, Gilas Women begin their Fiba 3×3 Asia Cup bid […]
Luka Doncic is almost certainly going to win the NBA scoring title this season. And it’s now very possible that he doesn’t make the All-NBA team. That’s rare, but it might be this season’s reality. READ: NBA: Luka Doncic out for rest of Lakers’ regular season The roster of award-caliber players who won’t be winning […]
Pedro Taduran retained his IBF minimumweight title with a seventh-round stoppage of Gustavo Perez Alvarez of Mexico on Saturday (Manila time) at Pechanga Resort Casino in Temecula, California. The 29-year-old Taduran impressed in his U.S. debut, scoring a technical knockou that moved him closer to a potential unification bout with Oscar Collazo. “I’m honored to […]
MANILA, Philippines— Emmanuel “Jimuel” Pacquiao Jr. notched his first professional victory with a technical knockout of Darrick Gates on Saturday (Manila time) at Pechanga Resort Casino in Temecula, California. Pacquiao stopped the 36-year-old Gates in the second round of their four-round lightweight bout, part of the undercard of the IBF minimumweight title fight between Pedro […]
After crashing his SUV last week in Florida, Tiger Woods took out his phone and told a deputy, “I was just talking to the president,” according to body camera footage released Thursday showing Woods’ arrest on a DUI charge. The phone conversation was not captured on video, but Woods could be heard saying, “Thank you […]
MANILA, Philippines — Karl Eldrew Yulo barged into the floor exercise final of the FIG Artistic Gymnastics World Cup Series Cairo Leg in Egypt on Saturday (Philippine time). The 18-year-old Yulo advanced to the final round after finishing fifth in the qualifiers. He tallied 13.900 points on 5.400 degree of difficulty and scored 8.500 on […]
MANILA, Philippines — Jaja Santiago, who now carries the name of Sachi Minowa as a Japanese, won’t be renewing with SV.League team Denso AiryBees after her contract expires at the end of May. Denso announced that Santiago and other players will be parting ways with the team after the 2025-26 season. In her first and […]
MEMPHIS, Tennessee — RJ Barrett scored 25 points, Brandon Ingram had 17 points and seven rebounds and the Toronto Raptors built a first-half lead, extended it in the third and coasted to a 128-96 victory over the Memphis Grizzlies in the NBA on Friday night. Rookie Collin Murray-Boyles, the ninth overall pick last summer, added […]
DALLAS— Cooper Flagg didn’t get a call, and his coach and a teammate got kicked out of the game trying to stick up for the rookie No. 1 pick of the Dallas Mavericks. Less than a quarter later, Flagg was the first teenager to score 51 points in an NBA game in Dallas’ 138-127 loss […]
