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Celtics incinerate Heat to clinch series

Boston Celtics core players Jayson Tatum (0) and Al Horford (42). (Courtesy: Boston Celtics/Instagram)  Los Angeles, United States—The Boston Celtics crushed the Miami Heat 118-84 to complete an emphatic 4-1 series victory Wednesday and book their place in the second round of the NBA playoffs. The postseason top seeds—upset by …

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Cool Smashers recover, trounce Angels to stay alive

Jema Galanza was the heart that kept on beating for Creamline as she practically willed her team back to critical deficits in the last two sets en route to the win./PVL Media Bureau  Games Sunday (Smart Araneta Coliseum) 4 p.m. – Creamline vs Chery Tiggo 6 p.m. – Choco Mucho …

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Maxey magic fires Sixers past Knicks

NEW YORK CITY: Tyrese Maxey produced a 46-point gem as the Philadelphia 76ers stunned the New York Knicks, 112-106, in overtime to keep their NBA Eastern Conference playoff hopes alive on Tuesday (Wednesday in Manila). Maxey led the Sixers back from the brink of defeat in the fourth quarter with …

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San Miguel retires Arwind Santos’ No. 29 jersey

Arwind Santos (in blue suit) had his iconic number 29 jersey retired./PBA Images  MANILA, Philippines — The jersey of “The Spiderman” is now officially hanging from the rafters. Arwind Santos’ iconic No. 29 jersey has officially been retired by the San Miguel Beermen on Wednesday. The jersey ceremony was done …

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Yulo eyes redemption in Paris Olympics

CARLOS Yulo aims to channel all his frustrations from his previous Olympics stint in his revenge tour at the upcoming Paris 2024 Olympics. The decorated gymnast is keen on avenging his previous finish in the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, where he came up short to be in the podium. “All of …

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Beermen close in on elims sweep

AFTER putting a lock at the No. 1 seeding, San Miguel Beer now sets its sight at completing a sweep of its elimination round assignment starting with Blackwater today, May 1, as the PBA Philippine Cup nears the homestretch at the PhilSports Arena. The Beermen improved to a tournament-best 9-0 …

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Over P50-M artificial grass football turf to rise in Victorias City

FOOTBALL PITCH. A design perspective of the artificial-grass football field that will soon rise at the Victorias National High School campus in Victorias City, Negros Occidental. It will be the first 11-a-side synthetic turf soccer pitch to rise in Western Visayas. (Screenshot from Victorias City government video) BACOLOD CITY – The City of Victorias in …

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Choco Mucho bucks Creamline curse

It was also Choco Mucho’s breakthrough triumph over its elder sister after dropping their first 12 outings, including an excruciating 25-17, 25-22, 25-19 elimination round setback on April 19 at the Big Dome./PVL Media Bureau  Games Thursday (PhilSports Arena) 4 p.m. – Petro Gazz vs Creamline 6 p.m. – Chery …

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Cebuanos rule Milo National Marathon Manila Leg

MANILA, Philippines: Cebuanos Florendo Lapiz and Lizane Abella ruled the men’s and women’s 42K categories, respectively, in the 2024 Milo National Marathon held along Roxas Boulevard on Sunday, April 28. Lapiz, who hails from Carcar, timed 2:42:33 to top the men’s side while Abella of Minglanilla clocked 3:21:05 to emerge …

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