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Jimmy Butler of the Miami Heat battles Derrick White of the Boston Celtics during the third quarter in Game 6 of the Eastern Conference Finals at Kaseya Center on Saturday, May 27, 2023, in Miami, Florida. AFP PHOTO  MIAMI: After an astonishing Game 6 finish that left the Boston Celtics …

Daniel Atienza PBA PHOTO  Preseason pickup Daniel Atienza is in cloud 9 these days. For one, his once dying basketball dream suddenly got resuscitated when Phoenix coach Jamike Jarin admitted him to the Fuel Masters as a practice player, and eventually, enlisting the 5-foot-8 point guard’s name into the roster …

On the outside looking in majority of the way, Jhonnel Ababa charged back with a kind of resolve that fuel big-time results, hitting three key late birdies then bucking a slip on No. 17 to edge Guido van der Valk and Joenard Rates by one with a 71 for the …

PRURide Philippines made a solid comeback after a three-year hiatus, with over 4,000 cyclists and families gathered at Clark Global City, Pampanga. This year’s PRURide is a milestone as it marks Prudential’s 175th-anniversary celebration, including its first 100 years in Asia. “PRURide Philippines 2023 is a celebration of life with …

Miami (AFP) –With a dramatic, buzzer-beater from Derrick White, the Boston Celtics forced their NBA Eastern Conference Finals series with the Miami Heat to a winner-take-all game seven with a 104-103 win in South Florida on Saturday. The Celtics became just the fourth team in NBA history to level a …

Jen Nierva UAAP PHOTO  Jen Nierva joined the Chery Tiggo Crossovers, the team announced on its social media pages on Saturday, May 27. “Player #19, our new libero,” captioned Chery Tiggo in its video post. As it turned out, Nierva is the second player to the left in the five …

    The Cebuana Lhuillier-backed Philippine team bagged the silver medal after bowing to unbeaten Chinese-Taipei, 8-2, in the championship match of the Co-ed Slow-Pitch Softball Asia Cup on Saturday, May 27, in Pattaya, Thailand. Three World Cup slots are at stake in the tournament and the Philippines, by virtue …

Jordan Clarkson FIBA PHOTO  With Gilas Pilipinas set to hold camp and series of scrimmage games in Europe, the next step is to get Utah Jazz star Jordan Clarkson on board as the team looks forward to working with 2021 NBA Sixth Man of the Year in preparation for the …

Grant Williams (12) of the Boston Celtics and Jimmy Butler (22) of the Miami Heat battle for ball control during the fourth quarter in game five of the Eastern Conference Finals at TD Garden on Thursday, May 25, in Boston, Massachusetts (Friday, May 26, in Manila). PHOTO BY MADDIE MEYER …

BOCAUE – The results of the sixth and final window of the FIBA World Cup Asian qualifiers offered more questions than answers especially when it comes to who will be playing as the naturalized player for the 2023 World Cup. Justin Brownlee (left) and Jordan Clarkson (FIBA Photos) NBA star …