New York Yankees in stunning Devin Williams trade after losing out on Juan Soto

It's another eye-catching move from the Yankees after losing Juan Soto to the New York Mets.

Doug Kramer looks back on Ateneo days as he returns to campus

Doug Kramer looked back on his days as a student-athlete when he returned to Ateneo de Manila University for a basketball game. On Instagram, the Team Kramer patriarch said it was “so nice to visit the place that started my basketball journey.” “I still remember the countless hours of trying to improve in this exact gym, Moro Lorenzo,” he said. Doug recounted his daily routine from way back: classes, workouts at the gym, shooting practice, and...

TAKEAWAYS: Hotshots ice cold so far in PBA Commissioner's Cup

Ginebra, meantime, was off to a strong start

Playing through nightmare, La Salle ends up with dream Game 2 win

There were only two ways Game 2 of the UAAP Season 87 men’s basketball tournament title series could have ended for La Salle coach Topex Robinson. “It’s every coach’s dream or nightmare,” he said. No middle ground. No gray area. And until late in the fourth quarter, the Archers looked like a team eager to wake up from a bad dream. Until Kevin Quiambao took over. Trailing by five points, the La Salle program cornerstone sank two clutch...

Topex emptying La Salle's clip to match UP's backcourt firepower

Don't discount the Green Archer guards

Austria insists no bad blood with Gallent after SMB switch

Gallent vows to reciprocate help as Austria assumes SMB coaching job

Ranked: The 15 best defenders in NBA history

San Miguel snaps 2-game losing skid

San Miguel Beer flipped the switch in the fourth quarter and walloped Terrafirma, 106-88, snapping a two-game slide in the PBA Commissioner's Cup on Friday at the Ninoy Aquino Stadium. Former Dyip gunner Juami Tiongson joined hands with CJ Perez and Don Trollano in whipping the Beermen's furious 33-22 fourth exchange to get back on the winning track as Leo Austria made a triumphant return to the head coaching post. Austria, who led the Beermen...

Elreen Ando replicates Olympic feat with 6th place finish in World C’ships in Bahrain

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Cebuana Olympian Elreen Ando delivered a solid performance at the 2024 International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) World Championships in Bahrain, closely matching her results from the Paris Olympics last August. Ando, who led the Philippine weightlifting team in the competition, competed in the 64kg division and lifted a total of 229 kilograms. Her performance placed her sixth overall, just 1 kg shy of her total lift...

NBA: Officials made correct calls in Warriors-Rockets game

Coach Steve Kerr’s blistering criticism of a foul call that went against his Golden State Warriors in the final 11 seconds of their loss to the host Houston Rockets was unwarranted, the NBA announced on Thursday night. The play in question was a scramble for a loose ball after the Warriors’ Stephen Curry missed a 3-point attempt with Golden State leading 90-89 and 11.1 seconds to go. Golden State’s Gary Payton II got to the loose ball first and...

Sofronio Vasquez had markings of a ‘true champion,’ says Gary Valenciano

If there’s anyone who has seen Sofronio Vasquez‘s potential as a true champion, it would be Gary Valenciano, who was among the judges of the “Tawag ng Tanghalan” (TNT) segment of “It’s Showtime” where the former competed in 2019. Vasquez was named the winner of “The Voice US” Season 26. Speaking to reporters, Valenciano praised Vasquez for his resilience despite having lost the competition, saying this was evidently just a stepping stone for...

Cesafi MVP Raul Gentallan eyes longer reign for UV Green Lancers

CEBU CITY, Philippines – Raul Gentallan, the newly crowned Cebu Schools Athletic Foundation, Inc. (Cesafi) Season 24 Men’s Basketball Finals Most Valuable Player, believes the University of the Visayas (UV) Green Lancers will be the league champion for a longer time. Gentallan played a pivotal role in securing UV’s 16th Cesafi men’s basketball title by sweeping the University of Cebu (UC) Webmasters in their best-of-three finals series earlier...

Caitlin Clark heads into second WNBA season as Time Magazine Athlete of the Year

Seamless Sabete position shift helps Petro Gazz past PLDT

Jonah Sabete, lost early on in the relentless player-shuffling style of Petro Gazz coach Koji Tsuzurabara, just proved that no task is big enough for her for the needs of the team. Sabete played as an opposite hitter—also to her surprise—and proved quite effective at it on Tuesday, scoring 17 points to help the Angels pull out a come-from-behind 12-25, 25-14, 25-22, 25-20 victory over PLDT in the PVL All-Filipino Conference eliminations at...

NorthPort spoils debut of Converge rookie Baltazar

NorthPort spoiled the PBA debut of top rookie pick Justine Baltazar after holding off the Converge FiberXers, 109-101, in their Season 49 Commissioner's Cup battle on Thursday at the Ninoy Aquino Stadium in Malate, Manila. Joshua Munzon fired 13 of NorthPort's blazing fourth quarter offensive, leading to a 33-25 exchange to seal his team's fifth straight win to start the conference. Converge dropped to an even 2-2 record. Munzon went on to...

Rosario wants to win more PBA championships

AT age 32, Troy Rosario knows the window of opportunity to win another PBA championship is slowly shutting down. His previous team Blackwater is still in the rebuilding stage under coach Jeff Cariaso. That is why when his contract with Blackwater ended months back, the thought of exploring the free agency market and look for a team where he can be positioned to win more PBA titles. Lucky enough, Barangay Ginebra was in search for a big man to...

Clint Escamis goes full circle with retro sneakers

MANILA, Philippines—Mapua star Clint Escamis finished his pursuit for NCAA greatness in the same way his basketball journey began. Winning the NCAA championship was historic for the Cardinals and a full-circle moment for Escamis. Aside from keeping the same company on his road to the NCAA Season 100 men’s basketball title, Escamis kept one more thing along for the strenuous ride. READ: Redemption tour complete for Clint Escamis, Mapua From the...

SMB beats Terrafirma in coach Leo Austria's first game back

Rousing welcome for returning coach

Oftana torches Magnolia with career-high 42 points as TNT seals 1st win

MANILA, Philippines — Calvin Oftana and import Rondae Hollis-Jefferson joined hands in a big scoring outburst as TNT finally broke into the win column via its 103-100 win against Magnolia in the PBA Commissioner's Cup on Wednesday at the Ninoy Aquino Stadium. Oftana erupted for career-highs both in points and three-point field goals made in a game that the newly-crowned Governors' Cup needed after a 0-2 start for the conference. The Gilas...

NBA: Heat knock off Raptors for fourth straight win

Bam Adebayo scored 21 points and grabbed a game-high 16 rebounds, leading the host Miami Heat to a 114-104 win over the Toronto Raptors in the NBA on Thursday night. Raptors star RJ Barrett made just 5-of-18 shots, but he had a triple-double with 13 points, 11 rebounds and 10 assists. Miami, which won its season-best fourth straight game, also got a game-high 23 points from Tyler Herro. The Heat also received important bench contributions from...

Bianca Bustamante wraps up two-year F1 Academy journey

Filipino American racing sensation Bianca Bustamante capped off her F1 Academy season with a strong showing at the Yas Marina Circuit in Abu Dhabi, representing ART Grand Prix in what marked the final chapter of her two-year stint in the groundbreaking racing series. In an Instagram post, the first Filipina McLaren Development driver reflected on the highs and lows of her season, describing it as a journey of immense growth and learning. “I gave...

Charles Leclerc on top as F1 test wraps up 2024 season

ABU DHABI–Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc was top of the timesheets as Formula One wrapped up the season with a final test in Abu Dhabi on Tuesday. His departed teammate Carlos Sainz had a first full day with new employers Williams, and was second fastest, while a cast of young hopefuls replaced race regulars to get valuable track time in the latest machinery. Sainz did the second most laps, a total of 146 equivalent to more than two and a half races...

Cignal, Petro clash in PVL yearender

MANILA, Philippines — End the year with a bang. This will be the goal of Cignal when it clashes with dangerous Petro Gazz in the last PVL All-Filipino Conference playdate of 2024 at the PhilSports Arena. The HD Spikers are on top alongside the Creamline Cool Smashers with pristine 4-0 records and could reclaim the solo lead with a victory over the Angels, who are breathing down the leaders’ necks with a 4-1 card. “Mindset is to keep working and...

LIVE UPDATES: PVL All-Filipino Conference December 12

PVL All-Filipino Conference schedule December 12, Thursday – Philsports 4pm – Creamline Cool Smashers vs ZUS Coffee Thunderbelles 6:30pm – Choco Mucho Flying Titans vs Farm Fresh Foxies PVL: Long conference? Creamline knows what to do With its stars returning to action, there’s no doubt that Creamline is back to its usual championship form. And a 3-0 start to zoom to the top of the PVL All-Filipino Conference is a clear indication of that. The...

Stephen Holt proves to be the ideal 'Bolick stopper' for Ginebra

Aside from scoring 26 points, Ginebra's rangy guard also held the usually high-scoring Bolick to 18 points on 4-of-12 shooting

UAAP Finals: ‘Happy to play in Game 3,’ says Quentin Millora-Brown

MANILA, Philippines—University of the Philippines’ key big man Quentin Millora-Brown remained in high spirits even after the Fighting Maroons’ loss in Game 2 of the UAAP Season 87 men’s basketball Finals at Mall of Asia Arena on Wednesday. Instead of winning the Season 87 crown outright, UP will have to win one more game against La Salle in order to win the men’s basketball title–but that doesn’t faze the trusty big man. READ: UAAP Finals:...

PBA: Ginebra crushes Phoenix for back to back wins

Barangay Ginebra starved Phoenix in the final period on Friday night on the way to hacking out a 94-72 win in the PBA Commissioner’s Cup. The Gin Kings, buoyed by their defensive chops, held the Fuel Masters to just seven points in the payoff period at Ninoy Aquino Stadium in Manila to score another win—their second in a packed schedule this month since their debut last Wednesday. “That’s basically our philosophy: We’re a defensive team first....

Quiambao saved La Salle from jaws of defeat

(UPDATE) THERE were multiple reasons why Kevin Quiambao won back-to-back Most Valuable Player (MVP) awards in the UAAP men's basketball tournament. One is for making clutch plays. Quiambao came through in pressure-packed moments on Wednesday as La Salle escaped with a 76-75 come-from-behind win against University of the Philippines in Game 2 of the best-of-three finals before 17,112 boisterous fans at the Mall of Asia Arena in Pasay City. The...

UAAP: UST star Nic Cabañero ‘100% sure’ wants to return next season

MANILA, Philippines — Nic Cabañero plans to run it back next year after receiving his first mythical team award for leading the University of Santo Tomas to a Final Four return and bronze medal finish in the UAAP Season 87 men’s basketball tournament. Cabañero is raring to lead UST to the finals in the school’s hosting of Season 88 in 2025 but he said he would still talk to coach Pido Jarencio and his staff to map out their plans in building...

UAAP Finals: Coach Goldwin shrugs off UP’s apparent ‘Game 2 curse’

MANILA, Philippines — University of the Philippines coach Goldwin Monteverde believes there’s no Game 2 curse, saying “basketball is basketball,” after the Fighting Maroons missed another chance to wrap up the title with a sweep in the UAAP men’s basketball Finals. For the fourth straight time, Monteverde will be coaching UP in a winner-take-all finals game– just like his first three title series appearances where they couldn’t close out the...

NCAA: After twists and turns, Chris Hubilla finds winning moment in Mapua

MANILA, Philippines—Chris Hubilla’s collegiate career didn’t start the way he envisioned it to be. Coming out of San Beda’s high school program, Hubilla was a prospect eyed by several schools only for those talks to go down the drain. As it turned out, those twists and turns would lead up to Hubilla’s sweetest moment at Mapua in the Cardinals’ ultimate triumph in the NCAA Season 100 men’s basketball tournament. READ: NCAA: Mapua rookie Chris...

Bucks hold off Magic to advance to NBA Cup semi-finals

LOS ANGELES — Giannis Antetokounmpo scored 37 points to lead the top-seeded Milwaukee Bucks in a hard-fought 114-109 victory over the depleted but determined Orlando Magic in the quarter-finals of the NBA Cup on Tuesday. Damian Lillard scored 15 of his 28 points in the fourth quarter and handed out nine assists for the Bucks, who had all they could handle from Orlando despite the absence of injured Magic stars Paolo Banchero and Franz Wagner....

Hawks, Rockets reach NBA Cup semifinals

(UPDATE) NEW YORK — Trae Young had 22 points and 11 assists, De'Andre Hunter and Jalen Johnson outplayed the Knicks frontcourt and the Atlanta Hawks took their surprising NBA Cup run all the way to the semifinals in Las Vegas, beating New York, 108-100, on Wednesday (Thursday in Manila). Hunter scored 24 points and Johnson had 21 points, 15 rebounds and seven assists for the Hawks, who were perhaps the surprise team of the tournament after...

UAAP: 2-time MVP Kacey Dela Rosa hungry to win title with Ateneo

MANILA, Philippines — Becoming a two-time UAAP MVP only fueled Kacey Dela Rosa’s desire to deliver a championship to Ateneo. Dela Rosa led the Blue Eagles to the playoffs but lost in the first game of the stepladder semifinals to eventual bronze medalist Adamson in overtime. “Siyempre ako super happy po kasi nakuha ko yung back-to-back MVP. And siguro hindi pa rin ako satisfied kasi marami pa akong kulang din sa games ko. Kasi naglu-look talaga...

UAAP Finals: Francis Lopez offers no excuse for endgame blunders

MANILA, Philippines — Francis Lopez offered no excuse for his costly missed free throws and turnovers that allowed La Salle to drag University of the Philippines to another Finals rubber match in the UAAP Season 87 men’s basketball tournament. After Mike Phillips put La Salle ahead with a 76-75 lead with a minute remaining, Lopez missed four straight free throws that could have given UP back the crucial advantage. HIGHLIGHTS: UAAP Season 87...

TAKEAWAYS: Are NorthPort Batang Pier for real or just Introvoys 2.0?

Unbeaten through five games, the Batang Pier's mettle will be tested by coming games against SMB, Ginebra, Meralco, Rain or Shine, and Eastern

NBA: LeBron James unlikely to player in Lakers vs Timberwolves

Taking an eight-day break to rest his sore left foot is the apparent plan for LeBron James with a return to the Lakers this weekend in the NBA. ESPN reported James, who turns 40 on Dec. 30, is unlikely to play Friday against the Timberwolves. He started 22 games this season before missing his first game of the season on Dec. 8 against Portland because of the foot injury. The Lakers’ next game is Sunday against the Memphis Grizzlies in Los...

PVL: Creamline escapes tough ZUS Coffee challenge to stay unbeaten

Creamline averted disaster against ZUS Coffee and salvaged a 25-22, 28-30, 26-24, 17-25, 15-13 win in the PVL All-Filipino Conference on Thursday at PhilSports Arena. The Cool Smashers leaned on Alyssa Valdez and Bernadeth Pons, who each had 17 points, to end their schedule this year on a high note along with a four-game winning streak in as many games. “It’s not something that we’re proud of also kasi it extended into five sets but knowing ZUS...

Cristiano Ronaldo lands a brand new £164,000 BMW as the Al-Nassr star and his team-mates benefit from a new sponsorship deal with the German manufacturer

Ronaldo and his Al-Nassr team-mates were pictured receiving luxury vehicles outside the club's training centre, following a recent sponsorship agreement reached by the Saudi club with BMW.

Troy says 'inner child,' shot at winning titles prompted move to Ginebra

Troy Rosario says Ginebra - the last team to talk to him in free agency - has always been No. 1 in his heart since he was a kid

Justine Baltazar drags feet in debut, vows to bounce back strong

Justine Baltazar, the PBA’s top pick in the last Draft, and veteran Troy Rosario had contrasting results in their much-awaited debuts for their respective clubs. Both, however, believe in the same thing as they chart different paths, with one pro career just starting and the other entering its final half: Things will only get better from here on out. Baltazar could have wished for a better first game last Thursday after Converge fell to red-hot...

Creamline survives five-set grind

MANILA, Philippines — Creamline, load managing Tots Carlos, survived a feisty ZUS Coffee, 25-22, 28-30, 26-24, 17-25, 15-13, yesterday to catch Cignal at the helm of the Premier Volleyball League All-Filipino Conference at the PhilSports Arena. The Cool Smashers nearly got punished for resting Carlos, one of their best, if not their best, and had to parry every attempt by the Thunderbelles to pull off a mammoth upset. They squeezed through to...

PVL: Choco Mucho back on track after tough win vs Farm Fresh

Choco Mucho snapped a two-game skid in the PVL All-Filipino Conference after surviving a marathon against Farm Fresh, 25-20, 25-21, 21-25, 25-27, 15-12, Thursday night at PhilSports Arena. “We’re happy with our win, even though we know we still have some shortcomings; we managed to secure the victory,” coach Dante Alinsunurin said. “Although we expected that Farm Fresh would put up a strong fight, for us, it was really about working together—not...

190KQ: Kevin Quiambao greatly rewarded for second straight MVP

The ultimate prize, however, remains two wins away

Youngest world chess champ eyes 'greatness'

SINGAPORE — Newly crowned world chess king Gukesh Dommaraju said becoming a champion was a dream that was more than a decade in the making, as he underlined his ambition to strive for "greatness." Gukesh was just seven when he watched compatriot Viswanathan Anand lose the world chess title in November 2013 to challenger Magnus Carlsen of Norway — a match that fired up his dream to bring the crown back to India. Eleven years later in Singapore on...

Leo Austria returns as coach, Beermen immediately rediscover form

Leo Austria admitted he hardly had any sleep after being thrust back to his old role as coach of the San Miguel Beermen. “Nabigla ako (I was surprised),” Austria said after guiding the Beermen to a 106-88 rout of the Terrafirma Dyip on Friday that snapped a two-game slide for powerhouse San Miguel in the PBA Commissioner’s Cup at Ninoy Aquino Stadium. READ: PBA: Leo Austria back as San Miguel head coach Once everything sinks in, however, Austria...

Blackwater breaks through, deals All-Filipino Meralco first loss

Sedrick Barefield, George King deliver the goods for the Bossing

Arteta says Saka 'keeps surprising us' with how he keeps stepping up

Mikel Arteta says Bukayo Saka 'keeps surprising us' with how he continues to step up his game for Arsenal

Quiambao crowned UAAP Season 87 MVP

(UPDATE) DE La Salle University's Kevin Quiambao bagged his second straight Most Valuable Player (MVP) award in the UAAP Season 87 men's basketball tournament. The top individual plum for the season was officially given to Quiambao on Wednesday afternoon, moments before his Green Archers face the UP Fighting Maroons in Game 2 of the Finals at the Mall of Asia Arena. Quiambao and the rest of the defending champs were looking to extend the series...

B.League: Ray Parks stars in Osaka win over Kiefer Ravena, Yokohama

MANILA, Philippines—Ray Parks Jr. answered the call for Osaka Evessa in the squad’s 89-84 win over the Yokohama B-Corsairs in the Japan B.League at Yokohama International Pool on Wednesday. Parks Jr. exploded for 18 points in 30 minutes to push Evessa to an 11-8 record, helping Volodymyr Gerun, who scored 23 points, in the win. READ: B.League: Ray Parks stellar outing goes to waste in Osaka loss On the other end, fellow Filipino import Kiefer...