NorthPort ends drought
MANILA, Philippines — Arvin Tolentino-spearheaded NorthPort took care of business in its last assignment in the PBA Philippine Cup eliminations, nipping Blackwater, 115-113, yesterday at the Caloocan Sports Complex.
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Golden Tigresses down Lady Spikers to seize semis bonus
MANILA, Philippines -- The UST Golden Tigresses clinched the final twice-to-beat advantage after edging the La Salle Lady Spikers, 22-25, 25-23, 25-16, 25-15, Saturday at the Smart Araneta Coliseum.
MMDA fines 105 in road clearing operation
MANILA, Philippines — One hundred five people were fined at least P1,000 each for leaving obstructions such as tables, chairs and vehicles as well as food carts and stalls during a road clearing operation yesterday in preparation for the closure of the EDSA-Kamuning flyover on May 1.
Lakers season on the brink
LOS ANGELES — The Denver Nuggets rallied to push LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers to the brink of elimination from the NBA playoffs on Thursday as the Philadelphia 76ers, fueled by 50 points from Joel Embiid, clawed back a win against the Knicks.
Joel Embiid scores 50 points to lead 76ers past Knicks 125-114 to cut deficit to 2-1
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Joel Embiid is suffering from Bell’s palsy and played Game 3 with a bulky knee brace to sturdy the 7-footer after dealing with injuries all season.
Heat scorch Celtics, Thunder rip Pelicans
LOS ANGELES – The Miami Heat unleashed a barrage of three-pointers to score a series-leveling 111-101 upset over the top-seeded Boston Celtics in their NBA Eastern Conference playoff duel on Wednesday.
Hidilyn’s dilemma in Phuket
In attempting to qualify for her fifth Olympics, the Philippines’ one and only Summer Games gold medalist Hidilyn Diaz was faced with the dilemma of bringing down her weight to 49kg or moving up to 59kg because of the realignment of weightlifting divisions for Paris. She struck gold in the 55kg ranks at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics but as the women categories were cut from seven to five, Paris organizers reclassified weights.
Beermen, Hotshots clash in crucial rematch
MANILA, Philippines — Seventy-two days after their title dispute in the previous conference, San Miguel Beer and Magnolia face off again today in a gigantic PBA Philippine Cup duel of rampaging squads at the Smart Araneta Coliseum.