DENVER — Nikola Jokic snapped out of his prolonged funk with a triple-double, Spencer Jones provided a key spark and the Denver Nuggets staved off elimination with a chippy 125-113 win over the injury-riddled Minnesota Timberwolves in Game 5 of their playoff series Monday night. Jokic had 27 points, 16 assists and 12 rebounds for […]
Read MoreMANILA, Philippines—Gian Mamuyac took the spotlight in Rain or Shine’s 91-82 win over Magnolia in the PBA Commissioner’s Cup on Saturday at Ninoy Aquino Stadium. After a tough loss to Phoenix, Mamuyac carried his wards to the bounce-back win that kept the Elasto Painters at the top seed with an 8-1 record. “They (Hotshots) had […]
Read MorePORTLAND, Oregon — Victor Wembanyama had 27 points, 11 rebounds and seven blocks in his return from a concussion and the San Antonio Spurs took a 3-1 lead in their first-round series against the Portland Trail Blazers with a 114-93 victory on Sunday. The Spurs announced about an hour before the game that Wembanyama, the […]
Read MorePHOENIX — Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 42 points in a brilliant shooting performance, Ajay Mitchell added 15 in place of the injured Jalen Williams and the Oklahoma City Thunder beat the Phoenix Suns 121-109 on Saturday to take a 3-0 lead in the Western Conference first-round series. Gilgeous-Alexander — the league’s reigning MVP — hit 15 […]
Read MoreMANILA, Philippines—Gian Mamuyac took the spotlight in Rain or Shine’s 91-82 win over Magnolia in the PBA Commissioner’s Cup on Saturday at Ninoy Aquino Stadium. After a tough loss to Phoenix, Mamuyac carried his wards to the bounce-back win that kept the Elasto Painters at the top seed with an 8-1 record. “They (Hotshots) had […]
Read MorePORTLAND, Oregon— Stephon Castle had 33 points and the San Antonio Spurs overcame the absence of Victor Wembanyama to beat the Portland Trail Blazers 120-108 on Friday night for a 2-1 series lead in the NBA playoffs. Dylan Harper added 27 points and 10 rebounds for the Spurs, who trailed by 15 points in the […]
Read MoreMANILA, Philippines—Barangay Ginebra turned back Blackwater, 115-108, in the PBA Commissioner’s Cup at Smart Araneta Coliseum on Friday night. The Gin Kings hiked their winning streak to four to improve to a 6-2 card, sufficient for a two-way tie with NLEX for second place in the standings. “We just had the attitude of winning this […]
Read MoreMANILA, Philippines — Arah Panique redeemed herself by leading National University to the No.2 spot ahead of the UAAP Season 88 women’s volleyball stepladder semifinals, anchoring the defending champion’s five-set comeback against University of Santo Tomas on Wednesday night at Smart Araneta Coliseum. Last Sunday, Panique’s costly net fault sealed La Salle’s five-set win to complete […]
Read MoreMANILA, Philippines–Creamline scaled its toughest mountain yet to complete a sweet title redemption run in the 2026 PVL All-Filipino Conference. In its toughest road to the Finals yet, Creamline fulfilled its mission of capturing an 11th championship, stamping its class against Cignal, 25-23, 22-25, 25-16, 16-25, 15-11 for a series sweep in Game 2 on […]
Read MoreMANILA, Philippines — Angge Poyos admitted that blowing a two-set lead hurt for the University of Santo Tomas as they missed the outright chance to clinch a berth to the UAAP Season 88 women’s volleyball stepladder semifinals. “The loss hurts, but we have to move on right away. We’ll come in more confident on Saturday […]
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