Jazz sign Finland's Markkanen to 5-year NBA extension
LOS ANGELES – Lauri Markkanen, a 2023 NBA All-Star forward, has signed a five-year contract extension with the Utah Jazz, the club revealed on Wednesday (Thursday Manila time).
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Kahanga-hangang tagumpay | Pilipino Star Ngayon
MATAPOS pagdaanan ang mga hirap, hamon at intriga ng mga nakaraang taon, nagtagumpay na si Carlos Yulo, hindi lang isang beses kundi dalawa. Agad siyang lumikha ng kasaysayan na hindi makakalimutan sa mga darating na taon. Dalawang gintong medalya ang nakamit ni Yulo sa 2024 Paris Olympics. Kahanga-hangang tagumpay.
Team USA leads final four cast
MANILA, Philippines — The United States overwhelmed Brazil 122-87 on Tuesday to book an Olympic basketball semifinal against comeback kings Serbia as hosts France lined up a last-four clash with World Cup champions Germany.
Billy Bean, second openly gay ex-MLB player, dies at 60
NEW YORK (AP) — Billy Bean, who became the second former Major League Baseball player to come out as gay in 1999 before becoming the sport’s senior vice president for diversity, equity and inclusion, has died. He was 60.
Los Angeles earthquake: Magnitude 5.2 quake rattles Southern California
LOS ANGELES (AP) — An earthquake northwest of Los Angeles shook a large swath of Southern California on Tuesday night, but there were no immediate reports of damage.
Still waters ahead for Joanie
MANILA, Philippines — The forecast is still and smooth waters for Camarines Sur rower Joanie Delgaco to make waves in women’s single sculls all the way to the Los Angeles Olympics in 2028. That’s what Philippine Rowing Association president Patrick Gregorio has in mind for Delgaco after she finished Top 20 in the world, No. 1 in Southeast Asia and No. 2 in Asia at the Paris Olympics.
Djokovic says gold 'probably biggest success', eyes 2028 Olympics
PARIS – Novak Djokovic described his Olympic gold medal triumph on Sunday as "probably" his "biggest sporting success" and revealed he may defend the title at the 2028 Los Angeles Games when he will be 41.
Gone but not forgotten: Before Carlos Yulo, there was Teofilo Yldefonso
MANILA, Philippines – Carlos Yulo’s incredible feat in the Paris Olympics flung him into the higher echelons of Filipino athletes in history.