Sam Presti has always been an astute general manager. The moves he makes haven’t always struck gold. For instance, he let go of James Harden in 2012 even though a little financial creativity and, yes, a handful of hard choices could have allowed the Thunder to keep him. Then again, nobody bats a hundred percent, and he has arguably come closest out of all the front-office honchos in the National Basketball Association despite otherwise-debilitating small-market constraints. And what he hasn’t seen in stability of late, he more than makes up for with reputation, resiliency, and resourcefulness.

THE Meralco Bolts booked their place in the semifinals of the PBA Philippine Cup for the first time in franchise history. But while they are happy with it, they know the job is not done yet and bound to get tougher as waiting for them in the next round are familiar tormentors, the Barangay Ginebra San Miguel Kings.

AUGUSTA, GA — Dustin Johnson finally clinched an elusive second major title with a five-stroke victory at the Masters on Sunday, staving off self-doubt as he overcame a shaky start to his final round to end with a tournament-record low score at Augusta National.

VISAYAN skater Johnpaul Horteza topped the recently held Red Bull DIY Solo Competition, beating four others from different parts of the country for the top prize.

THE Philippines fell short in its quest to make it back-to-back championships in the Southeast Asia/Oceania conference of the FIBA Esports Open after being swept by Australia in their best-of-three finals on Sunday.

SINCE its inception in late 2016, Brave Combat Federation (CF) has grown from a mere upstart with dreams of bringing its own brand of mixed martial arts to the mainstream, into a combat sports powerhouse taking key markets by storm.

DEANDRE Hopkins caught a 43-yard scoring pass from Kyler Murray with two seconds remaining to give the Arizona Cardinals a stunning 32-30 victory over the Buffalo Bills on Sunday in Glendale, Ariz.

ISTANBUL — Britain’s Lewis Hamilton shed tears of joy as he won a record-equalling seventh Formula One world championship in Turkey on Sunday and became the most successful driver in the sport’s history.

AUGUSTA, GA — Dustin Johnson had one arm in the Green Jacket after charging to a four-shot lead with a near-perfect seven-under-par 65 in the third round at the Masters on Saturday.

AFTER nearly a decade of operating under a semi-professional setting, the Premier Volleyball League (PVL) is all set to go full time as a professional league as it continues to bat for the growth of volleyball in the country.

THE first team to book a spot in the PBA Philippine Cup semifinals, the Barangay Ginebra San Miguel Kings welcome the extra time to rest and prepare before plunging back into action.

ON Friday, the Samahang Basketbol ng Pilipinas (SBP) released the names of players making up the pool for the Gilas team seeing action at the International Basketball Federation (FIBA) Asia Cup 2021 qualifiers later this month in Manama, Bahrain.