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Being a vital part of the national men’s team that restored the country’s pride in Southeast Asian Games basketball proved to be the right time for Christian Standhardinger to hang up his Gilas jersey. And Standhardinger did just that, four days after Gilas Pilipinas completed its mission of redemption and …

Los Angeles Lakers forward LeBron James (6) scores past Denver Nuggets forward Aaron Gordon (50) in the first half of Game 3 of the NBA basketball Western Conference Final series Saturday, May 20, 2023, in Los Angeles. AP PHOTO LOS ANGELES: Jamal Murray scored 37 points, Nikola Jokic added 24 …

URCC’s Aleksandr Sofronov (middle) joins fighters Shidjiroh Delantar, Dondon Serrano, Allen Wycoco, Jerald Villarde, John Vallega, Dave Morata, Gemil Clarinio, Dan Ascano, Gerado Sismondo and Paolo Cruz. CONTRIBUTED PHOTO INTERIM Welterweight Champion Will “The Kill” Chope aims for revenge when he takes on Filipino challenger Brian Paule in Universal Reality …

LOS ANGELES: Jimmy Butler led a fourth-quarter fightback as the Miami Heat stunned the Boston Celtics, 111-105, to take a 2-0 lead in their NBA Eastern Conference finals series on Friday (Saturday in Manila).  Jimmy Butler (right) of the Miami Heat drives to the basket againstDerrick White of the Boston …

NFL LEGEND Jimmy Brown (32), running back for the Cleveland Browns, is shown in action against the New York Giants in Cleveland, Ohio, on Nov. 14, 1965. NFL legend, actor and social activist Jim Brown passed away peacefully in his Los Angeles home on Thursday night, May 18, 2023, with …

Justin Brownlee (left) and Jordan Clarkson FIBA PHOTOS  AS Gilas Pilipinas head coach Chot Reyes starts mapping a game plan on the Philippines’ campaign in the 2023 FIBA World Cup, the national mentor said a decision has not been reached on who to tap as the team’s naturalized player. Will …

LOS ANGELES: Jamal Murray scored 23 of his 37 points in the fourth quarter as a furious finale carried the Denver Nuggets to a 108-103 win over the Los Angeles Lakers on Thursday (Friday in Manila) and a 2-0 lead in their NBA Western Conference final series. Two-time NBA Most …

TOUGHER FIGHT AHEAD The Philippine men’s basketball team celebrate after winning the gold medal against host Cambodia on Tuesday, May 16, 2023, at the Southeast Asian Games. PHOTO BY RIO DELUVIO FOLLOWING the gold medal redemption campaign at the Southeast Asian Games, Gilas Pilipinas is now focusing all its attention …

LAS PIÑAS CITY: University of Perpetual Help System Dalta (UPHSD) has tapped Joph Cleopas as the new head coach of the Junior Altas basketball team for Season 99 of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) that will begin in two months. Joph Cleopas FILE PHOTO  The 36-year-old Cleopas, who played …

MR. PLAYOFFS Jimmy Butler of the Miami Heat is defended by Marcus Smart of the Boston Celtics during the first quarter of Game 1 of the Eastern Conference Finals at TD Garden on Wednesday, May 17, 2023, in Boston, Massachusetts.PHOTO BY ADAM GLANZMAN/AFP LOS ANGELES: Jimmy Butler’s 35 points and …