Selena Costabile is hoping to hit all the right notes when she makes her Pan Am Games debut for Canada in Santiago, Chile. Costabile will compete alongside fellow Canadians Alena Sharp, Myles Creighton and Etienne Papineau when the tournament tees off Thursday at the Prince of Wales Country Club. Classically …
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Broncos shock NFL champion Chiefs while Niners fall to Bengals
WASHINGTON (AFP) — Russell Wilson threw three touchdown passes to lead Denver in a stunning 24-9 upset of reigning NFL champion Kansas City on Sunday, Oct. 29, while the San Francisco 49ers dropped another shocker to Cincinnati. Russell Wilson of the Denver Broncos runs for yards during the second quarter …
Read More »Cool Smashers eye to regain solo PVL lead
The Cool Smashers have a chance to jump back to a familiar place — the top. (PVL Media Bureau) Games Tuesday (Filoil EcoOil Arena) 2 p.m. – Chery Tiggo vs Gerflor 4 p.m. – Farm Fresh vs Creamline 6 p.m. – Cignal vs Akari MANILA, Philippines – Creamline will try …
Read More »Ancajas-Inoue bout postponed as Japanese champ suffers rib injury
At a Glance The fight is initially set on Nov. 15 at the Ryokogu, Kokugikan in Tokyo but will be moved to a still undecided later date. Jerwin Ancajas’ bid for a world title may still have to wait a little more. Promotional poster for the Takuma Inoue-Jerwin Ancajas bout. …
Read More »Maroons survive Blue Eagles comeback to draw payback
Gerry Abadiano led the Maroons with 22 points, three rebounds and two assists. (UAAP Media Bureau) MANILA, Philippines – The UP Fighting Maroons weathered a huge run by the Ateneo Blue Eagles to exact revenge against their rivals, pulling off a 65-60 win in their UAAP Season 86 second-round showdown …
Read More »Pagdanganan’s rally falls short, loses by 1 after 66
Bianca Pagdanganan MANILA, Philippines – Bianca Pagdanganan roared with the day’s best backside 32 but still came one stroke short of her title crack as local bet Vivian Hou matched the former’s closing 66 to win the Wistron Ladies Open by one in Taoyuan, Taiwan Sunday. Pagdanganan recovered from a …
Read More »Lillard fires 39 in Bucks debut
Damian Lillard of the Milwaukee Bucks drives to the basket against Joel Embiid of the Philadelphia 76ers. (AFP) Lakers down Suns Los Angeles — NBA superstar guard Damian Lillard made a spectacular debut with the Milwaukee Bucks, scoring 39 points on Thursday to spark a 118-117 home victory over Philadelphia. …
Read More »Ginebra taps former Meralco import Tony Bishop as Brownlee replacement
At a Glance Kings head coach Tim Cone confirmed on Friday, Oct. 27 that the team is tapping the services of former Meralco import Tony Bishop as the team’s reinforcement for the 2023 PBA Commissioner’s Cup. For the first time in five years, Barangay Ginebra is fielding an import not …
Read More »Obiena moves on, shifts focus on Paris Olympics
FILIPINO pole vault ace Ernest John “EJ” Obiena said he’s now shifting his full attention to his 2024 Paris Olympics preparation, having cleared his name from doping allegations that hounded him for almost two weeks. For Obiena, the doping issue is already water under the bridge as he revealed that …
Read More »Davis, LeBron power Lakers past Durant-led Suns
LeBron James of the Los Angeles Lakers drives to the basket as he is triple-teamed by Jusuf Nurkic, Grayson Allen and Eric Gordon of the Phoenix Suns during the second half of their NBA game at the Crypto.com Arena on October 26, 2023 in Los Angeles, California. (Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images/AFP) …
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