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NBA Thunder withstand Pacers rally to take 3 2 Finals lead Sports

NBA: Thunder withstand Pacers rally to take 3-2 Finals lead

OKLAHOMA CITY — Jalen Williams scored 40 and Shai Gilgeous-Alexander added 31 to lead the Oklahoma City Thunder to a 120-109 win over the Indiana Pacers in Game 5 of the NBA Finals on Monday. The Thunder lead the series 3-2, moving themselves within a game of the franchise’s first NBA title since the team moved to Oklahoma City. […]

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NCAA to stage Mobile Legends Bang Bang tournament Sports

NCAA to stage Mobile Legends: Bang Bang tournament

The NCAA is set to launch a special event that features Mobile Legends: Bang Bang, one of the most popular esports in the country, before formally closing out Season 100. NCAA management committee chairman Hercules Callanta of Lyceum of the Philippines University shared that the ML:BB tournament will fire off on June 28 with the […]

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Alex Eala outlasts French foe in first round of Nottingham Open qualifiers Sports

Alex Eala outlasts French foe in first round of Nottingham Open qualifiers

Filipina tennis ace Alex Eala outlasted Varvara Gracheva of France, 6-3, 3-6, 6-3, in the first round of the Nottingham Open qualifiers on Saturday in England. The tournament against the world no. 110 Gracheva came a day after Eala made a quarterfinals exit in the Ilkley Open. World no. 77 Eala will face Romania’s Anca […]

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Alas Pilipinas advances to AVC Nations Cup finals at expense of Chinese Taipei Sports

Alas Pilipinas advances to AVC Nations Cup finals at expense of Chinese Taipei

Alas Pilipinas booked a slot in the AVC Nations Cup finals after defeating Chinese Taipei, 25-17, 25-21, 18-25, 15-25, 15-12 in the tournament’s semifinals on Friday in Vietnam. Eya Laure proved to be crucial in the final set as she made six out of her nine points in the said frame alone. Tied at six […]

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Jeremy Pacatiw returns to action at ONE Fight Night 34 Sports

Jeremy Pacatiw returns to action at ONE Fight Night 34

Jeremy Pacatiw of Lions Nation MMA is set to see action for the second time this year when he takes on the unbeaten Russian Elbek Alyshov on the undercard of ONE Fight Night 34 on August 2 at Lumpinee Stadium in Bangkok, Thailand. Pacatiw, rated as the no.5 bantamweight in the world, is coming off […]

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NBA: Backups bring down the house, Pacers take 2-1 Finals lead

INDIANAPOLIS — Backup guards Bennedict Mathurin and T.J. McConnell helped Indiana’s bench break out with 49 points as the Pacers topped the Oklahoma City Thunder 116-107 on Wednesday to claim a 2-1 lead in the NBA Finals. Thanks to 27 points from Mathurin and the kind of pyrotechnics the Pacers have grown to adore from reserve point […]

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Oklahoma City NBA Finals Game 2 ratings: Thunder vs Indiana Pacers during Game 2 of the 2025 NBA Finals Sports

NBA Finals Game 2 Ratings Hit 18-Year Low (Excluding Pandemic Year)

NBA Finals Game 2 Ratings Despite high-stakes action in the 2025 NBA Finals Game 2 Ratings between the Oklahoma City Thunder and the Indiana Pacers recorded the lowest television ratings for a Game 2 in nearly two decades, excluding the anomaly of 2020 during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic. According to Nielsen, Game 2 […]

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NBA Grizzlies Zach Edey to undergo ankle surgery —report Sports

NBA: Grizzlies’ Zach Edey to undergo ankle surgery —report

Memphis Grizzlies center Zach Edey is expected to miss some time at the start of the 2025-26 season after undergoing surgery for a sprained ankle, ESPN reported Saturday.  After a solid rookie season, Edey was injured in an offseason workout earlier this week. “After consulting with the Grizzlies and multiple specialists, we decided this is […]

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NLEX completes comeback vs Magnolia secures twice to beat bonus Sports

NLEX completes comeback vs Magnolia, secures twice-to-beat bonus

Playoff-bound NLEX secured a twice-to-beat bonus after completing a come-from-behind victory against Magnolia, 107-99, on Friday in the PBA Philippine Cup at the Ninoy Aquino Stadium in Manila. The Hotshots led 32-13 before the first period ended but the Road Warriors recovered and trailed 46-44 by halftime. NLEX then pulled away in the third period […]

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Adam SilverNBA should explore league expansion Sports

Adam Silver: NBA ‘should explore’ league expansion

NBA Commissioner Adam Silver said he believes the league should explore the question of expansion when the subject comes up for discussion at a board of governors meeting next month. Silver, speaking in his annual news conference ahead of the NBA Finals, said he expected the possibility of creating new franchises should be examined given […]

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