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A 15-0 sweep of the tournament and a third straight PVL All-Filipino crown. That is the mission Creamline is looking to accomplish in Game Two of the 2023 PVL 2nd All-Filipino Conference best-of-three finale against Choco Mucho at the Smart Araneta Colisum in Quezon City today, December 16. BENCH BOUND …

PENN State University (PSU) has accepted the application of top Filipino fencer Samantha Catantan to enter its Master of Accounting program in 2024, allowing her to continue fencing for the school in her final year of eligibility as a student-athlete in 2025. Catantan, gold medalist in the 2021 Vietnam Southeast …

RAIN or Shine big man Beau Belga has signed a one-year extension deal with the Elasto Painters on Thursday, December 14. The veteran slotman out of Philippine Christian University inked a fresh contract in the presence of Rain or Shine team governor Atty. Mamerto Mondragon, team manager Jireh Ibanes and …

Reigning Masters champion John Rahm last week joined LIV in a deal worth hundreds of millions of dollars in a huge coup for the upstart tour. AFP  London—LIV Golf chief executive Greg Norman says that Jon Rahm’s move to the Saudi-backed circuit will “create a domino effect” of more high-profile …

Eric Jed Olivarez. (STAR / File)  MANILA, Philippines — Eric Jed Olivarez faces a formidable challenge in pursuit of back-to-back men’s singles crown as he top-bills the Dagitab Festival National Open, which unwraps today at the City of Naga courts in Cebu. Coming off a dominant performance in last week’s …

DEFENDING champion Barangay Ginebra tries to get back on the winning track when it clashes with struggling sister team San Miguel Beer in the main game of the 2023-24 PBA Commissioner’s Cup on Friday, December 15, at the Smart Araneta Coliseum in Quezon City. The Gin Kings enter the game …

Kayla Sanchez  KAYLA Sanchez, now eligible to compete internationally as a Filipino, will be part of a seven-member Philippine national team seeking qualification to the Paris 2024 Olympics this February. Batangas Rep. Eric Buhain (first district), the secretary general of the Philippine Swimming Inc., said he has entered Sanchez’s name …

MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN – DECEMBER 13: Giannis Antetokounmpo #34 of the Milwaukee Bucks drives to the basket against Myles Turner #33 of the Indiana Pacers during the second half at Fiserv Forum on December 13, 2023 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and …

THREE-TIME PBA Scoring champion Terrence Romeo has started practicing with San Miguel Beer (SMB), a good sign for the Beermen, who entered Season 48 hit by the injury bug. Romeo has been out for nearly a month since sustaining bone contusion on his leg, which he sustained during the Beermen’s …

F2 Logistics (Facebook / PVL)  MANILA, Philippines – The F2 Logistics Cargo Movers have been disbanded, the team announced, as they aim to “shift their focus to the grassroots.” In a social media post, the team said that they “prioritized health over victories” in the past few years, as injuries …