MARCUS Morris, Sr. scored 22 points, and the refreshed Los Angeles (LA) Clippers routed the visiting New Orleans Pelicans 119-100 on Sunday night to clinch the eighth spot in the Western Conference heading into the play-in tournament.

SPANISH 14th seed Carlos Alcaraz capped a dream run at the Miami Open with a 7-5, 6-4 win over Norwegian world number eight Casper Ruud in the final on Sunday to secure the biggest win of his young career.

RHENZ Abando showed he’s worth the investment as he dished out an MVP performance to power Letran to a 68-57 dismantling of University of Perpetual Help System DALTA (UPHSD) on Sunday and into the top of the 97th NCAA basketball tournament at the La Salle Greenhills Gym in Mandaluyong.

ENJOYING a whopping 3-0 upperhand against Meralco head-to-head in the PBA Governors’ Cup finals doesn’t in any way give Barangay Ginebra a false sense of security heading into their latest titular duel.

UAAP teams can’t wait to enjoy the true school spirit once again after playing in a deafening silence for a week as the league welcomes the return of its roaring fans starting this week at the Mall of Asia Arena.

LONDON — Manchester City maintained their slim advantage at the top of the Premier League with a routine 2-0 win at Burnley on Saturday as Liverpool eased past Watford 2-0 to keep their title ambitions very much alive.

JENNIFER Kupcho fired an 8-under-par 64 to open a six-shot lead on Saturday in the third round of The Chevron Championship in Rancho Mirage, CA.

POLAND’S Iga Świątek will take over the world number one ranking in style as she kept her remarkable winning run intact with a 6-4, 6-0 win over Japan’s Naomi Osaka in the Miami Open final on Saturday.

JIMMY Butler scored 22 points, and Kyle Lowry added 19 points and a game-high 10 assists as the Miami Heat defeated the host Chicago Bulls 127-109 on Saturday night.

“The big picture is that it was pretty much a must-win for us, and we didn’t get the job done,” LeBron James noted in the aftermath of a disappointing homestand against the Pelicans.

FOURTH installment of the Barangay Ginebra-Meralco Philippine Basketball Association  (PBA) Governors’ Cup championship rivalry or first “Manila Clasico” Last Dance in 25 years?

CIGNAL tries to sustain its magical run as it clashes with Petro Gazz even as sister teams Creamline and Choco Mucho collide on Friday at the start of the Premier Volleyball League (PVL) Open Conference semifinals at the Filoil Flying V Center in San Juan.