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Who is American heptathlon star Annie Kunz?

PVL: Nxled averts third set meltdown, repels Capital1

MANILA, Philippines–Camille Victoria and Ivy Lacsina saved Nxled from a third-set meltdown to shatter Capital1, 25-13, 25-23, 25-22, in the PVL All-Filipino Conference on Tuesday at PhilSports Arena. Victoria led the Chameleons with 17 points from 14 attacks and three blocks while Lacsina added 12 points, 11 coming from attacks, to power Nxled to its fourth win in 10 games. “Yung third set na yun, dun mo masasabi na lahat ng team lumalaban,...

COLUMN: Jorge Gallent isn't getting the credit he absolutely deserves

Take a bow, coach

Tyrese Maxey is NBA Most Improved Player

Philadelphia 76ers guard Tyrese Maxey is the NBA Most Improved Player, the league announced Tuesday evening. A first-time All-Star selection this season, Maxey won the award over finalists Coby White of the Chicago Bulls and Alperen Sengun of the Houston Rockets. Maxey had 51 first-place votes (worth five points), 18 for second place (worth three) and 10 for third (worth one) for 319 total points. White (32 first-place votes) had 305 points, and...

World champ in vault, Carlos Yulo goes after Paris Olympics glory

(Second of a series) Aside from the floor exercise, Carlos Yulo will also seek glory in the vault. The Filipino star gymnast, however, isn’t singling this discipline out on a whim. After winning the floor exercise in the 2019 world championships in Stuttgart, Germany, Yulo secured his second world title in the men’s vault during the 2021 worlds in Kitakyushu, Japan. And while everyone was referring to the floor exercise as Yulo’s pet event, it...

Basketball championship game, nauwi sa rambol ng mga player at tagasuporta | UB

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NCAA volleyball: Mapua, Perpetual gain share of fourth

MANILA, Philippines—The Final Four race in the NCAA Season 99 women’s volleyball tournament intensified with Mapua and Perpetual Help tallying wins to create a logjam for the last semifinal slot on Tuesday. The Lady Altas squeaked by San Beda, 20-25, 25-13, 22-25, 25-17, 15-6, at San Juan Arena. Shaila Omipon powered Perpetual Help with 26 big points while Mary Rhose Dapol and Winnie Bedana scored 17 and 16 points, respectively to give the Lady...

Booted! North American cities that lost sports franchises

Fans of the NHL's Arizona Coyotes are still hurting after the team they've followed with dedication for nearly three decades is being relocated to Salt Lake City ahead of the 2024-2025 season. Of course, it's not the first time sports fans have had to deal with the news that their favorite team is no longer to be based in their home city. In fact, since the 1940s, dozens of sports franchises across North America have made the decision to relocate, usually to be rebranded as a result. But what are some of the more high-profile and controversial moves that have taken place over the last several decades or so? Click through and discover the cities that lost sports franchises.

Olympics: USADA wants investigation into China swimming, welcomes WADA lawsuit

The head of the United States Anti-Doping Agency demanded on Monday an investigation into the World Anti-Doping Agency’s (WADA) handling of 23 positive tests by Chinese swimmers and welcomed the global body’s threat of legal action. During a nearly two hour Zoom call with the media WADA fired back at critics and provided detailed explanation […]

Will Manny fight again?

There’s a lot of buzz in boxing circles about eight-division world champion Manny Pacquiao making a comeback in a serious fight, not an exhibition, and from what’s in the air, it appears that he’s not ruling out anything at the moment. The word is Pacquiao will run for Senator in next year’s elections so if he intends to return to the ring, it has to happen soon before the campaign trail rolls out. Pacquiao, 45, was set to face Muay Thai legend...

Lady Bulldogs gun for semis bonus vs Tams

THE NU Lady Bulldogs look to clinch one of the two Final Four twice-to-beat incentives as they face the FEU Lady Tamaraws in the UAAP Season 86 women's volleyball tournament at the Smart Araneta Coliseum today, April 24. A Lady Bulldogs win over the Lady Tamaraws in the 4 p.m. clash would have the Norman Miguel-coached team finish the 14-game elimination round at least as second seed with a 12-2 record, securing one of those twice-to-beat...

IRONMAN 70.3 Lapu-Lapu Cebu: Safe, successful amid extreme heat

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Despite the scorching heat IRONMAN 70.3 Lapu-Lapu Cebu only tallied one case of dehydration among the 1,385 triathletes from 54 countries who joined the race on Sunday, April 21, at the Mactan Newtown. This was according to the chief organizer Princess Galura of the IRONMAN Group and Sunrise Events Inc. Galura, in the post-race interview, said that their intensive preparation to keep the participants hydrated and cool in...

Streaking NU gets first crack at UAAP playoff protection

A straight sets loser in its opening day match, bamboozled by the defending champions late in the first round. And yet, it is National University (NU) which has the chance to grab the first twice-to-beat slot in the Final Four of the UAAP Season 86 women’s volleyball tournament, with the two squads that dealt the Lady Bulldogs sound beatings before left in a virtual elimination match later in the week. The Lady Bulldogs have not tasted defeat...

Boatwright learning Filipino culture

AS Bennie Boatwright continues to process his papers to become a naturalized Filipino citizen, the former University of South California Trojan gets to learn Filipino culture. A story on the Instagram page of the Samahang Basketbol ng Pilipinas (SBP) showed him trying out halo-halo at a restaurant in Makati City, where he ate along with SBP president Al Panlilio, national team manager Richard del Rosario, executive director Erika Day and head...

Ferrari "made too many mistakes" for podium fight at F1 Chinese GP

Ferrari "made too many mistakes" at Formula 1's Chinese Grand Prix to fight at the front, reckons team boss Fred Vasseur.

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Tolentino out for rest of season?

MANILA, Philippines — Is Choco Mucho standout Kat Tolentino returning for the Premier Volleyball League All-Filipino Conference semifinals slated next week? Flying Titans coach Dante Alinsunurin said they have set their minds that she may not. “Hindi pa namin alam kung kailan siya makakabalik,” said Alinsunurin referring to his talented opposite spiker, sidelined for weeks now due to “auditory issues” and could still be out when they take on...

MLB tragedy: Former Red Sox World Series winner dies

Marquez: Rossi-like Acosta can't be ruled out of MotoGP title fight

Marc Marquez says Pedro Acosta reminds him of MotoGP legends like Valentino Rossi and Casey Stoner and is not ruling out the rookie from fighting for the title this year.

Hornets, Kings win NBA Draft tie-break

NEW YORK: The Charlotte Hornets have the third-best odds of capturing the top pick in next month's NBA Draft Lottery after winning a random tie-breaker drawing on Monday (Tuesday in Manila), the league announced. The drawings settled some selection order issues for the NBA Draft, set for June 26-27 in New York, while setting the odds for each club in next month's NBA Draft Lottery for capturing the top pick. The May 12 draft lottery will include...

Brownlee celebrates 36th birthday with win in Indonesia

MANILA, Philippines: Justin Brownlee celebrated his 36th birthday by serving as one of Pelita Jaya's spark plugs as the Indonesian club team opened round 2 of the Basketball Champions League Asia with a 94-79 spanking of NS Matrix on Tuesday at the Britama Arena in Jakarta.The sweet-shooting Gilas naturalized player had an all-around effort of 11 points, eight rebounds, four assists and a steal in a turnover-free game. The 6-foot-4 Brownlee has...

McLaren "surprised" by China F1 race pace after sprint struggles

McLaren team principal Andrea Stella says McLaren's Chinese Grand Prix pace was particularly surprising after a more muted Formula 1 sprint performance.

UAAP: UST heads into clash vs La Salle with Poyos healthy again

University of Santo Tomas (UST) was on the losing end of two revenge games in the UAAP Season 86 women’s volleyball tournament. National University (NU) and Far Eastern University got the Golden Tigresses’ number in the second round, making them determined not to allow a third side do that to them with the stakes now truly high.And instead of feeling pressure ahead of their final preliminary round clash against La Salle, the Tigresses are...

COLUMN: Can the Lakers ever solve the Nuggets' riddle?

Don't count on it

La Salle's Laput, Maglinao named UAAP Players of the Week

MANILA, Philippines: Shevana Laput and Vince Maglinao delivered the goods as De La Salle University posted big-time wins in the homestretch of the UAAP Season 86 women's and men's volleyball tournaments. The two ace spikers clicked from all cylinders to help the Taft-based squads go 2-0 in the crucial period entering the final week of the wild tourney with major playoff implications on the line. Their heroics proved more than enough as Laput and...

Flying Titans outlast gritty Foxies in five-set thriller

MANILA, Philippines: Disaster averted for the Choco Mucho Flying Titans as they outlasted the gritty Farm Fresh Foxies in a five-set affair, 25-15, 24-26. 21-25, 25-21, 15-12, in the Premier Volleyball League (PVL) 2024 All-Filipino Conference at the PhilSports Arena in Pasig on Tuesday, April 23. The Flying Titans banked on Sisi Rondina's double-double performance of 29 points on 24 attacks and five blocks, and also tallied 18 excellent...

Jamal Murray buzzer-beater lifts Nuggets over Lakers

LOS ANGELES: Jamal Murray fired the game-winner at the buzzer as the NBA champion Denver Nuggets erased a 20-point deficit to beat the Los Angeles Lakers 101-99 on Monday (Tuesday in Manila) and take a 2-0 lead in their Western Conference playoff series. The drama in Denver followed a scintillating comeback by the New York Knicks, who scored eight points in the final half-minute to stun the Philadelphia 76ers 104-101 for a 2-0 lead in their...

Why Five-Time NBA Champ and Lakers Legend Derek Fisher Returned to Manila

Fisher was back in town for a short visit that included a reunion with his Filipino fans.

Al Panlilio on Bennie Boatwright: 'We've found the right guy'

SBP chief left impressed after his first meeting with Gilas naturalization target

China F1 upgrades in full, from tweaked headrests to new floors

The intensity of Formula 1 sprint weekends means teams are reluctant to bring major upgrades because there is a lack of time to properly test them.

Alex Eala stuns world No. 41 for first win in Madrid Open

MANILA, Philippines: Filipina tennis ace Alex Eala has clinched her first win in the Madrid Open in Spain. In the first round of the tournament on Tuesday, Eala had upset world number 41 Lesia Tsurenko of Ukraine in three sets, 2-6, 6-4, 6-4. Eala, currently ranked 170th in the world as of Monday, trailed at the first set before battling back in the second and third to pull the upset victory over Tsurenko. According to the Rafa Nadal Academy,...

Farewell Kelly Slater: the 11-time World Champion retires from surfing

Tropa, Dyip, Batang Pier shoot for fifth win

MANILA, Philippines — The time to make headway in the tight race for the PBA Philippine Cup playoffs is now, especially for those in the fringes of the Magic 8. Sixth-running TNT (4-4), No. 7 Terrafirma (4-5) and No. 8 NorthPort (4-5) shoot for a pivotal fifth win while No. 10 Phoenix (3-5) looks to keep its quarterfinals drive alive in today’s double-header at the Ninoy Aquino Stadium. The Tropang Giga, who were stalled by Barangay Ginebra...

Playoff race heats up for NorthPort, Terrafirma, TNT, Phoenix

Pressure just doubled for PBA strugglers

Aro shifts to Ando

MANILA, Philippines — Elite performance nutritionist coach Jeaneth Aro will head back to the Olympics, this time to guide 59kg qualifier Elreen Ando of Cebu in her quest for a podium finish. Aro was in Hidilyn Diaz’ team when the four-time Olympian brought home the country’s first-ever gold medal in the Tokyo Summer Games. When Aro left Diaz’ camp last month, she shifted to Ando. “It’s a new mission for me, a new Olympic dream with Elreen but...

Hamilton: Norris would have been better off conceding in Turn 1

Lewis Hamilton thinks Lando Norris would have been better off conceding position in their Turn 1 battle in Formula 1’s China sprint, as he had the pace to overtake later.

Iloilo declares state of calamity amid drought

Iloilo City is placed under a state of calamity due to drought brought by the El Niño phenomenon. Full story: https://www.rappler.com/nation/visayas/iloilo-declares-state-calamity-drought-april-22-2024/

Why everyone is talking about Mexican referee Katia Itzel García

Report: NBA looking into alleged actions of Nikola Jokic's brother

The NBA is investigating a brother of Denver Nuggets star Nikola Jokic, who was shown on video appearing to punch someone following the Nuggets' win over the Los Angeles Lakers on Monday night, The Athletic reported. A video of Strahinja Jokic made the rounds after the Nuggets beat the Lakers 101-99 in Game 2 of the Western Conference first-round playoff series. It appears to show Strahinja and another Jokic brother, Nemanja, confront two men in...

Yulo open for new foreign coach

FILIPINO Olympic gymnast Carlos Yulo has been training and competing without an "official" head coach for about nine months now after he parted ways with long-time Japanese trainer Munehiro Kugiyama. And while he's open for a new one, he said that the current setup he has with coaches Aldrin Castañeda and Hazel Calawod are working just fine, feeling that they're working well as a team. "I'm okay with my team now but I'm open if there's going to...

Already out of it all, Nxled continues PVL fight with passion

The one thing that Nxled hasn’t lost in a Premier Volleyball League (PVL) All-Filipino Conference where it didn’t win much is its passion to be better in the game. And the Chameleons showed exactly that as they avoided a disaster in the final set of a 25-13, 25-23, 25-22 rout of also-ran Capital 1 on Tuesday. “What we showed in the last set is our heart,” Ivy Lacsina said in Filipino after a solid performance in that set to help Nxled climb out...

PBA: NorthPort slump leaves Arvin Tolentino stumped

NorthPort ace Arvin Tolentino had little to say about the Batang Pier’s four-game slump that had the club looking different from the mighty team it was at the start of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) Philippine Cup. “I really don’t know, too,” he told reporters in Filipino on Sunday night, shortly after his team figured on the nasty end of a 120-100 blowout at the hands of San Miguel at PhilSports Arena in Pasig City. “I think our...

NBA: Nets name Spaniard Jordi Fernandez as new head coach

Jordi Fernandez, who guided Canada to a bronze medal in last year’s World Cup, was named as the new head coach of the NBA’s Brooklyn Nets on Monday. The 41-year-old Spaniard, who had served as associate head coach of the Sacramento Kings for the past two seasons, will replace interim coach Kevin Ollie, who took over after Jacque Vaughn was fired in February. “We’re thrilled to announce Jordi Fernandez as Brooklyn’s new head coach,” Nets general...

What happened to Dutch footballing legend Frank Rijkaard?

State of the Nation Part 1 & 2: Road to Olympics; Bumagsak na tulay; Ultimate Crossover; atbp.

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NBA: Zion Williamson says return vs. Thunder 'realistic'

Sounding more than just optimistic, New Orleans Pelicans forward Zion Williamson said Tuesday that it is "realistic" he can return from a left hamstring injury and join his team in the playoffs. It is a bold statement, especially when considering the Pelicans are already in a 1-0 first-round hole to the Oklahoma City Thunder, who have home-court advantage. The Thunder, top seed in the Western Conference, earned a 94-92 victory in the series...

NBA: 76ers to file protest officiating in Game 2 loss to Knicks

NEW YORK — The Philadelphia 76ers plan to file a grievance related to the officiating during their NBA playoff series against the New York Knicks, a team spokesman said early Tuesday. The 76ers lost both games in New York, with the Knicks rallying in the final 30 seconds for a 104-101 victory on Monday night. The Knicks got the go-ahead 3-pointer from Donte DiVincenzo with 13 seconds left, a possession that started when they stole the ball from...

British football mourns the death of Leighton James

Ginebra fishing for forwards

With injuries to thoroughbreds Jamie Malonzo and Jeremiah Grey and veteran swingmen Aljun Mariano and Jared Dillinger, Barangay Ginebra is currently on a fishing expedition for forwards. The scuttlebutt points to the crowd darlings targeting former Gin King Arvin Tolentino, Ginebra draftee Javi Gomez De Liano, and even Converge FiberXers rookie Schonny Winston as potential targets for a trade, but so far head coach Tim Cone has only confirmed...

Choco squeaks past farm fresh

MANILA, Philippines — It wasn’t the ending Choco Mucho wanted. But the Flying Titans were just grateful enough to get through victory, albeit a close one, that should give them some confidence entering the Premier Volleyball League All-Filipino Conference semifinals. It came via a nerve-wracking 25-15, 24-26, 21-25, 25-21, 15-12 squeaker over gritty Farm Fresh last night that closed Choco Mucho’s elimination-round campaign on a high note after...