he San Beda Red Lions erupt in celebration at the buzzer, with the team beating the Mapua Cardinals, 76-66, in NCAA Season 99 title decider last night at the Smart Araneta Coliseum. (Jun Mendoza) MANILA, Philippines — San Beda needed just five years to reclaim its old place on top …
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Bills end Dallas win streak but Cowboys reach NFL playoffs; Ravens advance
WASHINGTON (AFP) — Buffalo quarterback Josh Allen made NFL history to ignite the Bills’ 31-10 rout of Dallas on Sunday, Dec. 17, to snap a five-game win streak even as the Cowboys clinched a playoff berth. Josh Allen of the Buffalo Bills attempts a pass while Stefon Diggs of …
Read More »Best of the lot: Meneses authors Cool Smashers’ historic sweep
Creamline players hug at midcourt after their PVL title conquest. There he was, surrounded by his players amid a victorious atmosphere that enveloped the room, a radiant smile gracing his face as he spoke to the press, the echo of success reverberating in his words. “Sa lahat ng interview ko …
Read More »Warriors hold off Nets, Thunder stun NBA champion Nuggets
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – DECEMBER 14: Stephen Curry #30 of the Golden State Warriors at Crypto.com Arena on December 14, 2023 in Los Angeles, California. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and/or using this photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions of the …
Read More »Creamline Cool Smashers triumphs in thrilling, record-breaking PVL finals against Chocho Mucho
Before a new record crowd, Creamline is back on the Premier Volleyball League throne, repelling a game Choco Mucho side in an epic 22-25, 25-20, 29-27, 24-26, 15-12 victory that sent the Cool Smashers’ legion of fans into a frenzy but left the equally fervent Flying Titans’ supporters in disappointment. …
Read More »Rodriguez stops Edwards in 9th to unify WBO, IBF flyweight world titles
LOS ANGELES (AFP) — American Jesse “Bam” Rodriguez stopped Sunny Edwards in the ninth round on Saturday, Dec. 16, to add the previously unbeaten Briton’s International Boxing Federation flyweight world title to his own World Boxing Organization crown. Sunny Edwards (right) of Great Britain throws a right on Jesse Rodriguez …
Read More »Creamline eyes tournament sweep, 3rd straight All-Filipino crown
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 …
Read More »Catantan can still fence for Penn State until 2025
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 …
Read More »Belga inks contract extension
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 …
Read More »LIV’s Norman: More apples will fall after Rahm’s move
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 …
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