RODRIGUEZ, Rizal—Juan Gomez de Liano registered a triple-double in his debut as Converge pounced on the loss of Calvin Abueva to clobber Titan Ultra, 129-92, on Saturday in the PBA Philippine Cup at Ynares Center II here. Gomez de Liano finished with 15 points, 10 rebounds and 11 assists as he led the FiberXers to
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PVL: Anna DeBeer powers ZUS Coffee past Chery Tiggo
DASMARIÑAS, Cavite — Anna DeBeer finally got to show what she’s capable of and led ZUS Coffee past Chery Tiggo EV, 25-15, 19-25, 25-20, 25-23, in the PVL Reinforced Conference on Saturday at Dasmariñas Arena. DeBeer, who was forced to sit out the Thunderbelles’ win over the Akari Chargers last Tuesday’s opener due to the
NBA GMs pick OKC Thunder to repeat, Erik Spoelstra as best coach
NEW YORK — NBA general managers overwhelmingly expect the Oklahoma City Thunder to be the league’s first repeat champion in nearly a decade, while Denver’s Nikola Jokic is their pick to reclaim the MVP award and Miami’s Erik Spoelstra was once again the pick as best coach. Those were among the findings of the league’s
Lakers’ LeBron James will miss NBA opening due to sciatica
EL SEGUNDO, California — LeBron James will miss opening night of his record 23rd NBA season due to sciatica that will be re-evaluated in three to four weeks, the Los Angeles Lakers announced Thursday. The 40-year-old superstar will be sidelined at least until the end of October with sciatica — pain in the nerves running
PVL: Eli Rousseaux fires 38 as Farm Fresh slips past Nxled
PVL SCHEDULE: 2025 Reinforced Conference DASMARIÑAS, Cavite — Eli Rousseaux dazzled in her PVL debut, tallying 38 points to lead Farm Fresh past Nxled, 22-25, 25-23, 25-19, 25-21, in the 2025 Reinforced Conference on Thursday at Dasmariñas Arena here. Rousseaux poured in 31 kills, four aces, and three blocks on top of 15 excellent receptions
UAAP: No letdown, just poor execution in Ateneo loss, says Baldwin
UAAP SCHEDULE: Season 88 basketball tournament MANILA, Philippines—Ateneo coach Tab Baldwin found no excuses for his team’s collapse in the 83-69 loss to University of the Philippines in the UAAP Season 88 men’s basketball tournament on Wednesday. The Blue Eagles saw their four-game winning streak snapped with Baldwin saying his team couldn’t execute a way
PBA: NLEX rallies past San Miguel sans Robert Bolick
ANTIPOLO—NLEX bucked the absence of Robert Bolick to pull off a come-from-behind 85-84 victory over defending champion San Miguel Beer on Wednesday at Ynares Center here. Jonnel Policarpio, JB Bahio, Brandon Ramirez and Kevin Alas were among those instrumental in the Road Warriors’ fightback from a double-digit deficit that spoiled the start of the Beermen’s
KBL: Arvin Tolentino, SK Knights now 2-0; Carl Tamayo drops 25
MANILA, Philippines—Filipino imports Arvin Tolentino and Carl Tamayo emerged victorious in the Korean Basketball League (KBL) over the weekend. Tolentino and the Seoul SK Knights made easy work of the Suwon KT Sonicboom, 104-64, at Jamsil Students Gymnasium. READ: Arvin Tolentino’s PBA teammates happy with his KBL move The PBA Mythical First Team member, who
PBA: LA Tenorio grateful but grounded after Magnolia win
MANILA, Philippines–LA Tenorio was quick to deflect the full credit for emerging triumphant in his debut as Magnolia coach in the PBA Philippine Cup on Sunday, which came at the expense of his former team Barangay Ginebra. Tenorio could only praise his players after the 80-73 victory for the way they were able to jump