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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 …

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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 …

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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 …

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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. …

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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 …

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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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