Creamline guns for record 5-peat PVL crown against Petro Gazz

CREAMLINE eyes a record five-peat feat and an 11th Premier Volleyball League (PVL) title overall while Petro Gazz shoots for its third crown and first All-Filipino Conference championship when they collide on Tuesday at the start of their best-of-three title showdown at the Smart Araneta Coliseum.

UPHSD Junior Altas eye NCAA high school cage championship

UNIVERSITY of Perpetual Help System DALTA (UPHSD) relied on a big second quarter run to overcome a slow start in downing San Beda University,...

Undermanned Meralco Bolts hurdled first two games in Philippine Cup title defense

VETERAN Allein Maliksi has been ruled out of Meralco’s Philippine Cup title defense, leaving the Bolts without one of the stalwarts from their champion...

Kings keep postseason hopes alive with win over Cavaliers

ZACH LAVINE made seven 3-pointers, including three in the fourth quarter, to finish with a game-high 37 points as the visiting Sacramento Kings pushed...

Lakers pour in 22 3-pointers to thrash Thunder

LUKA DONCIC scored 30 points to lead the Los Angeles Lakers to a 126-99 road win over the Oklahoma City Thunder on Sunday. The Lakers...

UConn crushes South Carolina for record-extending 12th title

THE University of Connecticut (UConn) thrashed South Carolina 82-59 to claim a record-extending 12th national championship in NCAA women’s basketball on Sunday, the first...

FEU Lady Tamaraws beat UP Lady Maroons, share UAAP third place

FAR EASTERN UNIVERSITY (FEU) wasn’t to be left behind in an arms race for the coveted second seed and twice-to-beat edge.

Anthony and Howard head 2025 Hall of Fame class

FORMER NBA STARS Carmelo Anthony and Dwight Howard, along with former women’s star Sue Bird, highlighted a decorated group named to the Naismith Basketball...

Pegula beats Alexandrova to set up Charleston Open final against compatriot Kenin

TOP SEED Jessica Pegula survived a tough test to beat Ekaterina Alexandrova 6-2, 2-6, 7-5 in a topsy-turvy Charleston Open semifinal on Saturday and...

Blazers, Spurs square off with fleeting postseason hopes on the line

THE Portland Trail Blazers and San Antonio Spurs look to keep their waning postseason chances alive when they square off on Sunday in a...

LA Clippers keep pace in West, wipe out Dallas Mavericks

JAMES HARDEN and Kawhi Leonard each scored 29 points as the Los Angeles (LA) Clippers finished off a convincing 135-104 victory over the Dallas...

Play-in tourney

By Anthony L. Cuaycong
If there’s something the National Basketball Association got right, it’s the play-in tournament. For the West, in particular, the scrambling figures to go on...