MANILA, Philippines—Jerom Lastimosa drew praise for his shooting after Magnolia lost to Meralco in their PBA Commissioner’s Cup quarterfinals matchup on Saturday night at Ynares Center in Antipolo. “Sky’s the limit for him,” said guard Chris Newsome, who helped the Bolts reach the semifinals against the TNT Tropang 5G, “He shows that he’s capable of […]
Read MoreMANILA, Philippines—NLEX import Cady Lalanne had his best offensive outing for the Road Warriors in their PBA Commissioner’s Cup quarterfinals decider against TNT at Ynares Sports Center in Antipolo on Sunday. Yet, even that wasn’t enough to tow his squad out of trouble as TNT advanced to the semifinals after a 118-112 victory with Bol […]
Read MoreMINNEAPOLIS — Once the Minnesota Timberwolves had conceded defeat midway through the fourth quarter of their series-clinching loss to the San Antonio Spurs, Anthony Edwards came out of the game and sat down next to Donte DiVincenzo. All those double-teams Edwards faced in the second round once he crossed halfcourt could’ve been a lot easier […]
Read MoreMANILA, Philippines—TNT’s locals didn’t have the best showing in the PBA Commissioner’s Cup elimination round. But when it mattered most, they showed up in TNT’s 118-112 quarterfinal win over the top-seeded NLEX on Saturday at Ynares Sports Center. “We just needed to step up like this. It can’t all be Bol (Bol),” said Pogoy in […]
Read MoreANTIPOLO–TNT became the lone team to overcome a twice-to-beat disadvantage after eliminating top-seeded NLEX, 118-112, in the quarterfinals of the PBA Commissioner’s Cup on Saturday at Ynares Sports Center here. “The key was finally getting the lineups we wanted on the floor,” coach Chot Reyes said. “I think that was big in our turnaround. They […]
Read MoreMANILA, Philippines—Rain or Shine became the first team to advance to the PBA Commissioner’s Cup semifinals after defeating San Miguel Beer in the quarters, 113-104, at Ynares Sports Center in Antipolo on Friday. The Elasto Painters maximized their twice-to-beat advantage and denied the Beermen a chance to force a decider. San Miguel actually held a […]
Read MoreLOS ANGELES— Kelsey Plum scored 18 of her 25 points in the second half and the Los Angeles Sparks had a fast start before holding off the Toronto Tempo 99-95 on Friday night for their first win of the WNBA season. The expansion Tempo (1-2), in their first road game, trailed by 20 in the […]
Read MoreMANILA, Philippines—Barangay Ginebra Scottie Thompson had one thing in mind during the Gin Kings’ PBA Commissioner’s Cup quarterfinals affair with Phoenix. Following Ginebra’s 112-81 domination of the Fuel Masters at Ynares Sports Center in Antipolo on Friday, Thompson said his eagerness to end the series in just one game served as fuel for his stellar […]
Read MoreMANILA, Philippines—Rain or Shine became the first team to advance to the PBA Commissioner’s Cup semifinals after defeating San Miguel Beer in the quarters, 113-104, at Ynares Sports Center in Antipolo on Friday. “We earned the twice-to-beat advantage but we knew that if we got to Sunday, we wouldn’t be able to beat SMB. This […]
Read MoreGREENBURGH, N.Y.— OG Anunoby could only participate in some parts of practice when the New York Knicks returned to work Wednesday. With at least a few more days before the Knicks would start the NBA Eastern Conference finals, they can be patient with Anunoby’s recovery from a hamstring injury that forced him to miss the […]
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