GABE Vincent scored 27 points as the Miami Heat posted a 111-95 victory over the visiting Milwaukee Bucks on Saturday afternoon. Bam Adebayo led the charge down low, finishing with his 21st double-double of the season by collecting 20 points and 13 rebounds. Victor Oladipo scored 20 points and Jimmy Butler added 16. Both teams […]
KYRIE Irving scored 21 of his 27 points in the first half as the Brooklyn Nets took control early and easily extended the NBA’s longest winning streak to 12 games with a 139-103 rout of the San Antonio Spurs on Monday in New York. Brooklyn remained unbeaten since a home loss to the Boston Celtics […]
JAKE Amparo failed in his bid for the World Boxing Association (WBA) Asia minimumweight belt after a split decision defeat against defending champion Huu Toan Le on Nov. 30, 2022 at the Spaceplus Bangkok RCA in Bangkok, Thailand. Amparo, 25, fell short in the eyes of the judges. Two judges scored it for Le with […]
LA SALLE secured a Final Four ticket while unbeaten and reigning champion National University (NU) posted win No. 107 in the resumption of UAAP Season 85 women’s basketball tournament on Sunday at the UST Quadricentennial Pavilion. The Lady Archers scraped past Adamson, 54-48, to solidify hold of second spot at 9-2 for a sure place […]
PAUL George made a contested 15-foot baseline jumper with 6.2 seconds left to give the Los Angeles Clippers a 95-93 victory over the visiting Houston Rockets on Monday night. Mr. George had 35 points, nine rebounds, eight assists and six steals for the Clippers, who scored the game’s final seven points to break a four-game […]
LEBRON JAMES scored 26 points, Anthony Davis added 23 to go along with 15 rebounds and the host Los Angeles Lakers beat the Denver Nuggets 121-110 on Sunday night for their first win of the season. Lonnie Walker IV scored 18 points, as did reserve Russell Westbrook, who also had eight rebounds and eight assists […]
ROTHERHAM, England — France defender Eve Perisset scored a penalty in extra time to earn a 1-0 win over holders the Netherlands on Saturday and a place in the semi-finals of the Women’s European Championship for the first time where they face Germany. France, whose last three appearances at the Euros ended in the quarter-finals, […]
BOSTON — Still angry over a blowout loss in Miami that cost them a home-court advantage in the Eastern Conference finals, the Heat jumped to a 25-point, first-half lead over the Boston Celtics in Game 3.Then Bam Adebayo made sure it was enough—just barely—to give Miami a 2-1 lead in the best-of-seven series.The Heat center […]
MIAMI — Kevin Durant scored 23 points, Seth Curry added 17 and the Brooklyn Nets overwhelmed Miami 110-95 on Sunday (PH time), sending the Heat to their season-worst fourth consecutive loss.Andre Drummond had 13 points and 11 rebounds for Brooklyn, which got 11 points from Kyrie Irving — who will play his first home game […]
LOS ANGELES — LeBron James scored a season-high 56 points and the Los Angeles Lakers beat the Golden State Warriors 124-116 on Sunday (PH time) to snap a four-game losing streak.James had his third-most points in a regular-season game, finishing with at least 50 for the 13th time. He had a career-best 61 for Miami […]
PORTLAND — Damian Lillard scored a season-high 39 points to help the Portland Trail Blazers beat the Philadelphia 76ers 118-111 on Sunday (PH time). CJ McCollum added 18 points, Norman Powell had 17, and Jusuf Nurkic finished with 11 points and 11 rebounds. Portland improved to 8-1 at home and, at 9-8, is above .500 […]
THE Azkals Development Team (ADT) earned a trip to the semifinals after a 9-0 drubbing of Mendiola FC 1991 in Group B of the Philippines Football League (PFL) Copa Paulino Alcantara last Nov. 13, 2021 at the Philippine Football Federation (PFF) Training Center in Carmona, Cavite. ADT was led by skipper Jarvey Gayoso, who scored […]
LOS ANGELES — The Los Angeles Clippers shut down Karl-Anthony Towns, and the Minnesota Timberwolves disappeared with him. Paul George scored 23 points, Reggie Jackson added 21 points and the Clippers won 129-102 on Sunday (PH time) for their seventh victory in a row. Towns was held to eight points on 3-of-11 shooting in his […]
STEPHEN Curry scored an NBA season-high 50 points with nine 3-pointers, 10 assists and seven rebounds, almost single-handedly leading the Golden State Warriors past the Atlanta Hawks 127-113 on Nov. 9 (PH time). Only Hall of Famers Wilt Chamberlain and Rick Barry had registered a game with 50 points and 10 assists in Warriors franchise […]
MEMPHIS— Jimmy Butler scored 27 points, Tyler Herro added 22 and the Miami Heat used a strong shooting performance to rout the Memphis Grizzlies 129-103 on Sunday (PH time). Duncan Robinson and Kyle Lowry scored 15 points apiece. Lowry added eight assists and the Heat made 21 3-pointers, one short of the franchise record set […]
SAN ANTONIO — Khris Middleton scored 28 points, Giannis Antetokounmpo added 21 and the Milwaukee Bucks held on to beat the San Antonio Spurs 121-111 on Sunday (PH time). Coming off a 137-95 loss in Miami on Thursday, the Bucks were able to stave off a series of rallies from the young Spurs. “Just find […]
THE eighth-seeded Kapatagan Buffalo Braves lived to fight another day as they beat the third-seeded Pagadian Explorers, 96-82, in the 2021 Chooks-to-Go Pilipinas VisMin Super Cup quarterfinals at the Pagadian City Gymnasium on Thursday. Faced with a twice-to-win disadvantage, the Buffalo Braves pulled out all the stops to force a deciding rubber match on Friday […]
Don’t look now but Jerwin Ancajas (33-1, 22KOs) may be fast approaching Pinoy boxing icon status. This talented Davao del Norte native just notched his ninth successful defense of the IBF superflyweight title over the weekend as he scored a unanimous decision victory over Jonathan Javier Rodriguez (22-2, 16 KOs). THE FIGHT. Often tagged as […]