When University of Santo Tomas opened the season with two straight wins—convincing ones over the protagonists of last year’s championship battle—everybody talked about how the UAAP men’s basketball tournament was no longer a two-school race. Then National U and Ateneo entered the picture, building wins over tough programs (the Eagles routed rival La Salle early
SACRAMENTO, California — Sacramento Kings forward Keegan Murray will be sidelined for more than a month after injuring his left thumb in an exhibition game. The Kings said Sunday that Murray has a torn ulnar collateral ligament of the left thumb after getting hurt in the first half of Friday night’s game against the Portland
MANILA, Philippines—Mark Gojo Cruz is still getting used to playing his new role for Perpetual Help. But if the Altas’ most recent outing was any indication, he seemed to be getting the hang of it. Behind Gojo Cruz, the Altas kept their record clean with a 72-67 win over the Arellano Chiefs on Saturday at
MANILA, Philippines—Jose Rizal University coach Nani Epondulan downplayed his team’s early wins over league juggernauts Letran and San Beda in the NCAA Season 101 men’s basketball tournament. The Heavy Bombers, who beat the Knights in their season-opener last week, stunned the Red Lions, 67-66, on Friday at Mall of Asia Arena–a big bounce-back victory after
Olsen Racela expected Perpetual Help to be competitive in the NCAA Season 101 men’s basketball tournament. It didn’t matter that he missed out on keeping the best player of the Altas’ powerhouse high school program—six players did stick around to join the seniors squad. “And that was huge for us,” the legendary PBA playmaker and
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
UAAP SCHEDULE: Season 88 basketball tournament MANILA, Philippines—This early in the UAAP Season 88 men’s basketball tournament, Adamson’s tendency to falter in the clutch has surfaced more times than the Soaring Falcons would like. That flaw showed up again on Wednesday at Mall of Asia Arena, where the Falcons fell short against National University, 56-54.
MANILA, Philippines–Earning membership to the Mythical First Team should give Robert Bolick reasons to chase bigger accolades going into the PBA season. But Bolick insists that he’s more concerned about putting NLEX in a situation of exceeding what it had achieved in the Philippine Cup when the Road Warriors came up one win short of
MANILA, Philippines–Sonny Estil had a solid PBA debut for Barangay Ginebra amid nerves of playing on the ultimate stage of his career. But that was dampened by a dismal start that eventually led to an 80-73 loss to the Magnolia Hotshots on Sunday at Smart Araneta Coliseum. READ: PBA: Magnolia turns back Ginebra in LA
The LA Lakers and Golden State Warriors began their preseason on Sunday at the Chase Center in San Francisco, California.
