Ginebra hung tough down the stretch, forging a winner-take-all match after nipping Talk N’ Text, 104-101, Friday in game four of their taut semifinals series in the 2013 PBA Commissioner’s Cup.
Luol Deng scored 20 points, Carlos Boozer had 18 and the Chicago Bulls overcame the absence of starting center Joakim Noah to earn an 87-84 victory over the Indiana Pacers on Saturday night.
Jess Melliza completed a hattrick to steer third seed Far Eastern University to a compelling 5-1 win over No. 2 University of the Philippines Thursday in the UAAP season 75 men’s football final four.
College of St. Benilde scored a 25-7, 25-14, 25-13 drubbing of listless Mapua Tuesday in the NCAA Season 88 women’s volleyball tournament at the FilOil Flying V Arena in San Juan.
Niño Cañaleta knew what he needed to do to make sure his squad gets that crack at the quarterfinals.
Kiefer Ravena did almost everything in the payoff period and lifted Ateneo past rival La Salle, 66-63, booking a trip to the finals for the fifth straight year at the 75th UAAP men’s basketball tournament Saturday.
Jeremy Lin is finally getting his own bed.
The 6-foot-3 point guard, who became an international phenomenon during one dazzling month with the Knicks last season, went through his first workout with the Houston Rockets on Tuesday.
La Salle kept its composure all game and nabbed a crucial 63-56 win over Far Eastern University Sunday in the 75th UAAP men’s basketball finals at the Mall of Asia Arena.
Josesito Lopez threw every punch he could muster at Saul Alvarez, and Canelo Alvarez barely flinched. A few moments later, Lopez was seated on the canvas with a sore midsection and a growing sense of doom.
LITTLE DIOMEDE ISLAND, Alaska — Quadruple amputee Philippe Croizon swam between islands in the icy Bering Strait Friday to cross from America to Asia in the final part of a quest to link all continents. The Frenchman braved strong currents and near-freezing temperatures in a roughly four kilometre (2.5 mile) swim between the US [...]
CINCINNATI, Ohio — World No. 1 Roger Federer moved closer to a fifth ATP and WTA Cincinnati Masters crown on Friday as the Swiss star crushed American Mardy Fish 6-3, 7-6 (7/4) to reach the semi-finals. Federer, seeking his sixth title of the year, was in regal form as he beat Fish for the eighth [...]
The last Filipino standing at the 30th London Olympics was first on the ramp but ended up second to last in the standings. And he wasn’t worried about it.
British heptathlete Jessica Ennis didn’t disappoint the 80,000 fans who got up early to cram the Olympic stadium on the first day of athletics at the London Games.
