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From Olympic hero to disgraced drug cheat: The rise and fall of Ben Johnson

The tragic story of Yago Lamela

Magnolia seeks to extend hot start to six wins vs Blackwater

Six games into the season and the Hotshots are within reach of a guaranteed quarterfinal berth

Suns coach livid over timeout awarded to LeBron late in Lakers win

'You can't call a timeout o n a loose ball,' says Vogel. KD sees it differently, though

Tsunoda pays tribute to “biggest supporter” Tost after AlphaTauri F1 exit

Yuki Tsunoda has paid tribute to “biggest supporter” Franz Tost, the outgoing AlphaTauri Formula 1 boss who stopped the driver from ‘getting lost’ during his formative seasons.

HD Spikers complete PVL Final Four cast

(UPDATE) MANILA, Philippines: CIGNAL kept Gerflor winless and completed the 2023 PVL 2nd All-Filipino Conference semifinal cast with a 25-22, 25-11, 25-10 win at the PhilSports Arena on Tuesday, December 5.Gel Cayuna dished out 16 excellent sets and notched five points to lead the HD Spikers, who engaged the Defenders in a tight first set before pulling away in the last two. Cignal improved to 8-3 with 25 points, getting that last semis berth...

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Gritty UST Tigresses end NU Lady Bulldogs' seven-year reign

Crowning glory for new queens of UAAP basketball

Undermanned TNT tangles with Anyang, eyes 1st win in EASL

An undermanned TNT shoots for its first win when it clashes with the Rhenz Abando-led Anyang Jung Kwan Jang Red Boosters in the 2023-24 East Asia Super League home-and-away tournament at the Anyang Gymnasium in Korea. Game time is 7 p.m. The Tropang Giga though won't have veteran star Jayson Castro who is out with a hip injury he sustained in his their previous game against the NorthPort Batang Pier last week. "Jayson is out, he strained his hip...

The biggest one-hit wonders in women's tennis

The Powerhouse Sisters Behind Wildflour Open a New Pizzeria in BGC

Pizza Sisters is its own entity, not a rebranded Wildflour Italian.

Haliburton's triple double, late four-point play help Pacers oust Celtics

Unbeaten Pacers march on to Vegas Final Four

Is Nick Kyrgios' career coming to an end?

Gold hits record high as equities weaken

Gold hits record high as equities weaken

Creamline turns back Galeries, sweeps elims

MANILA, Philippines: Creamline turned back Galeries, 18-25, 25-16, 25-14, 25-13, at the PhilSports Arena on Tuesday, December 5 to sweep the 2023 PVL 2nd All-Filipino Conference. Jema Galanza poured 12 points to lead the defending champs Cool Smashers, who also secured the top spot with an 11-0 slate. The Cool Smashers, who decided to sit out Alyssa Valdez in the game, thus face the fourth seed Chery Tiggo Crossovers in the semifinals which...

Did Marcus or Jeffrey Jordan come close to living up to Michael Jordan’s name in basketball?

Topex's audacity, Quiambao humility made bold La Salle gambit pay off

Topex Robinson makes the bold, tactical move to relegate his best player to an off-the-bench role - and Kevin Quiambao is humble enough and trusts his coach enough to make it work

2023 Bar exams: List of successful examinees

READ: LIVE UPDATES: 2023 bar exam results MANILA, Philipines–Below are the 3,812 test takers who passed the 2023 Bar Examinations as announced by the Supreme Court on Tuesday, December 5. 1. ABAD, John Paul Ruedas 2. ABADIA, Mitzi Marie Tiu 3. ABAJAR, Gille Rosa 4. ABALAJON, Laila Marie Posadas 5. ABAN, Cheenelyn Tupas 6. ABANDO, Rubilyn Medina 7. ABANILLA, Virgil Kit Augustin Hilvano 8. ABANTAS, Sharief Abbas 9. ABARQUEZ, Shaina Mae Neri 10....

How San Beda revived its NCAA Season 99 campaign and moved closer to title redemption

The San Beda Red Lions could have easily conceded defeat in the NCAA Season 99. First off, five key players chose not to return following their Final Four exit in the previous season with veterans James Kwekuteye and JB Bahio making the jump to the pros and promising stars Tony Ynot, Justine Sanchez, and Gab Cometa all transferring to De La Salle-College of Saint Benilde. The quintet comprised of most of the core of the Mendiola crew in Season...

Converge brings in Jamil Wilson as it finally lets go of Vordanovich

Finally, an import change for Converge

UAAP basketball trophy finally returns to Espana, thanks to Tigresses

Tigresses earn their stripes

PBA makes revision to All-Star voting process in bid to lessen 'snubs'

Four more All-Stars to be voted in by coaches, media

With right pieces to the puzzle, Mapua hopes to quench 32-year title wait

What makes Clint Escamis special isn't his ability to put up incredible statlines next to his name nor his penchant to knock down impossible shots against a tough defense. What makes the 5-foot-11 rookie guard special is his ability to make those around him better. Prior to Escamis' homecoming in Season 99, Mapua University was a struggling team and was still finding its identity back. The Cardinals surprisingly made it to the finals of Season...

Magic Johnson’s forgotten basketball comeback in Sweden

Cardinals, Red Lions begin NCAA finals duel

(UPDATE) MAPUA tries to end an excruciatingly long title wait while San Beda aims to relive its dynastic reign the last two decades as the two open their best-of-three NCAA Season 99 championship showdown today at the MOA Arena in Pasay. The Cardinals made quick work of the College of St. Benilde Blazers to advance to the finals while the Lions needed two epic victories to overcome the Lyceum of the Philippines University Pirates in arranging...

MPBL MVP Justine Baltazar says no desire to join PBA draft

Baltazar says his heart belongs to Pampanga and the Kapampangan

Maliksi returns from injury layoff for Meralco game vs NorthPort

Allein Maliksi to wear mask as a precaution

Hotshots eye 6th straight win vs Bossing

UNBEATEN Magnolia Chicken Timplados guns for its sixth straight win when it clashes with struggling Blackwater today in the 2023-24 PBA Commissioner's Cup at the PhilSports Arena in Pasig. The Hotshots are coming off a 99-72 demolition of the NLEX Road Warriors last week for their fifth straight win in as many games in Season 48. Magnolia will look to add the reeling Blackwater to its growing list of victims this season when both squads collide...

Converge signs one more rookie in JL delos Santos

Youth revolution continues at FiberXers camp

Mapua vs. San Beda: By the Numbers

Mapua University and San Beda University will face off in the NCAA Season 99 basketball finals starting on Wednesday as one of them will be the new kings of NCAA hoops. This is a finals series which took more than three decades in the making and here's a look at where the two teams are stats-wise. Streaks and standings Mapua ended the elimination round on top with 15 wins and three losses as the Cardinals took the twice-to-beat advantage in the...

Enoch Valdez inks two-year deal with NLEX

Enoch Valdez has signed a two-year contract with NLEX shortly after ending his colorful collegiate stint with Lyceum of the Philippines University in the NCAA Season 99. The Road Warriors announced Valdez' signing on Tuesday alongside fellow rookie Jhan Nermal. The two were the 18th and the 21st overall picks of the Road Warriors during the recent PBA Draft. "We are thrilled to welcome Enoch Valdez and Jhan Nermal to the NLEX Road Warriors...

"A wound that will not heal": What happened to the Seattle SuperSonics?

Marko: Tension and money prevent Hamilton/Verstappen F1 driver line-up

Red Bull motorsport advisor Helmut Marko has said having Lewis Hamilton alongside Max Verstappen at Red Bull’s Formula 1 team would never work – on tension and cost grounds.

Everton's point deduction explained and the other harshest punishments in sports

SC to VP Sara: Answer petition on constitutionality of OVP’s P125M CF

MANILA, Philippines — Supreme Court (SC) has ordered Vice President Sara Duterte to respond to the petition challenging the constitutionality of the Office of the Vice President’s P125-million confidential fund in 2022. In a two-page notice made public Monday, the High Tribunal also directed Executive Secretary Lucas Bersamin and Budget Secretary Amenah Pangandaman to comment on the matter. SC has not yet acted on the petition, as it first wants...

Sanni Hakala paralyzed after head-first collision in latest ice hockey injury

Blackwater gets fresh blood as Kwekuteye, Concepcion come in

James Kwekuteye signs two-year deal

Meralco import Su Braimoh undergoes surgery to repair torn Achilles

Get well soon, Su

Rappler’s highlights: Marawi bombing, UAAP Finals, Gillian Vicencio | The wRap | December 4, 2023

Today on Rappler – the latest news in the Philippines and around the world: - Islamic State claims responsibility for deadly Marawi bombing- Coast Guard: China swarms Julian Felipe Reef in West Philippine Sea- Zubiri urges House to continue SMNI probe- Israel says ground forces operating across Gaza Strip as offensive builds- Eldrew Yulo dominates in Thailand tiff, bags 6 medals- La Salle stays alive, spoils UP party in strong Game 2 fightback- Gillian Vicencio denies involvement in Kathryn Bernardo, Daniel Padilla split https://www.rappler.com/video/daily-wrap/december-4-2023/

Kai Ballungay leaves Ateneo for pro stint

MANILA, Philippines: Come UAAP Season 87 next year, the Ateneo Blue Eagles will be without one of their key players in the past two UAAP men's basketball seasons. Kai Ballungay, a pivotal piece in Ateneo's Season 85 conquest last year, is leaving the Blue Eagles' nest to pursue professional basketball albeit he did not identify where or which league he will play at. Ballungay himself made the announcement in a lengthy letter posted on his...

Abando, Korea champ look to heap more misery on depleted TNT in EASL

Jayson Castro won't be around when TNT faces reigning Korean league champions

Converge guard Mac Tallo out indefinitely with partial tendon tears

Docs rule out major injury

Mapua moves on brink of first NCAA title in over three decades

Cardinals regroup to survive a late Red Lions comeback

2023 Bar topnotcher says he’s dreamt of being lawyer for the longest time

MANILA, Philippines — The culmination of a dream. That is how Ephraim Porciuncula Bie described the feeling of passing the 2023 Bar examinations when results were announced on Tuesday. But little did he know that he would be named the topnotcher of this year’s examinations, scoring 89.2625 percent among 3,812 passers out of 10,387 examinees. “I’ve dreamt of being a lawyer for the longest time. This is like the culmination of a long journey for...

NBA In-Season Tournament pairings: Four games to decide Vegas semifinalists

It's Suns vs Lakers, Celtics vs Pacers, Bucks vs Knicks, Kings vs Pelicans to decide who get a shot at the $18M Vegas jackpot

La Salle, UP go for broke

De La Salle University and University of the Philippines are out to lay it all on the line, colliding in the decider of the UAAP Season 86 men's basketball best-of-three Finals series at the Smart Araneta Coliseum today. Game 3 of the first-ever La Salle-UP Finals series is set at 6 p.m., with the Big Dome expected to be filled to the brim anew after drawing a massive 20,863 gate attendance in Game 2. La Salle avenged its 97-67 Game 1 loss to UP...

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PMI’s Floriezyl Echavez-Podot now a lawyer

CEBU CITY, Philippines — PMI Bohol Boxing Promotions’ top honcho Floriezyl Echavez-Podot isn’t just reaping success in the ring, but also in the world of lawyering. Podot was one of the 3,812 examinees who passed the grueling 2023 Bar examination. A total of 10,387 examinees took the Bar exams this year. Before passing the Bar Exams, the Boholano boxing patron was already a Certified Public Accountant (CPA), adding another feather to his already...

The Marquez problem Yamaha is about to face with its MotoGP superstar

Having gone from champion to title runner-up to nowhere across three years, Yamaha’s dip in form is badly timed, as it coincides with its ace Fabio Quartararo’s contract coming to an end. He has proven himself cut above the rest of the Yamaha's stable since coming to MotoGP, and now the marque faces a race against time to secure him beyond 2024

Cignal keeps Gerflor winless, completes semis cast

MANILA, Philippines: Cignal kept Gerflor winless and completed the 2023 PVL 2nd All-Filipino Conference semifinal cast with a 25-22, 25-11, 25-10 win at the PhilSports Arena on Tuesday, December 5. Gel Cayuna dished out 16 excellent sets and notched five points to lead the HD Spikers, who engaged the Defenders in a tight first set before pulling away in the last two. Cignal improved to 8-3 with 25 points, getting that last semis berth and...