Luka Doncic, Slovenia head to Olympic qualifying semifinals. Giannis Antetokounmpo, Greece await
Luka Doncic and Slovenia still have Olympic hopes. And so does the Philippines, much to its own surprise.
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Blu Girls blank Ireland to finish 5th in Under-18 Women’s Softball World Cup
MANILA, Philippines – The Philippines smashed Ireland, 4-0, Tuesday to salvage some measure of pride with a fifth-place finish in the WBSC Under-18 Women’s Softball World Cup in Dallas, Texas.
Hurricane Ernesto barrels toward Bermuda as wealthy British territory preps for storm
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Hurricane Ernesto charged toward Bermuda on Friday as officials on the tiny island in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean prepared to open shelters and close government offices.
Gilas boys no match for Aussies, end up winless in FIBA U17 World Cup
MANILA, Philippines -- The Gilas Pilipinas boys ended the FIBA U17 World Cup as the worst squad in the 16-team tournament after getting drubbed by Australia, 115-53, in another blowout loss Sunday afternoon (Manila time) at the Ahmet Comert Sports Hall in Turkiye.
Hurricane Beryl roars through open waters as a monstrous Category 5 storm
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Hurricane Beryl roared through open waters on Tuesday as a monstrous Category 5 storm on a path that would take it near Jamaica and the Cayman Islands after earlier making landfall in the southeast Caribbean, killing at least four people.
Brownlee cut above the rest
There are at least 10 naturalized players not born in the countries they represent with no blood line in the four FIBA Olympic Qualifying Tournaments that end today in Latvia, Greece, Puerto Rico and Spain. This excludes those with no lineage but were born in the countries they play for, like Greece’s Giannis and Kostas Antetokounmpo (Nigerian heritage), Italy’s Awudu Abbas (Ghana/Nigerian heritage) and Spain’s Usman Garuba (Nigerian heritage).
Alas Pilipinas eyes historic Women’s Volleyball Nations League appearance
MANILA, Philippines -- Alas Pilipinas is eyeing to accomplish what has never done before — thread the proverbial eye of the needle and gate-crash into FIVB Women’s Volleyball Nations League.
Gilas Youth joins Spain, Puerto Rico, Lithuania in FIBA U17 World Cup group
MANILA, Philippines – The battlefield — and the stacked opposition on the way — is set for the Gilas Pilipinas youth in its anticipated return to the FIBA U17 World Cup in Turkey on June 29 to July 7.