When was the last time you’ve seen Bicol participating in the regional basketball scene?

For all the tumult the departure of erstwhile top dog LeBron James created, the Cavaliers had no choice but to reaffirm their commitment to lone remaining All-Star Kevin Love. With Quicken Loans Arena undergoing a costly $140-million upgrade and such notables as the Celtics, Raptors, and Sixers slated to contend at the top, they had to show all and sundry that they weren’t in any mood to go the rebuilding route, hence their designation of a cornerstone moving forward.

ATENEO Blue Eaglets’ Kai Sotto and La Salle Greenies’ Joel Cagulangan lead the cast of players seeing action at the 2019 National Basketball Training Center All-Star Game happening later this month.

Wesley So is the first official World Fischer Random Chess Champion of the world -- and he did this in the most impressive way possible, by defeating Magnus Carlsen, world champion in classical and blitz chess, also former world champion in rapid. In other words Carlsen is or was world champion in all time controls in chess and this Fischer Random version is the only form that eludes him. As Magnus puts it: “Whenever there are titles to be had, I wanna have them. That’s my general mindset (smiles).”

FACING what could be the biggest games in its current iteration, Gilas Pilipinas is heading into the sixth and final window of the 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup (WC) Asian Qualifiers with excitement and determination.

AMONG the players selected late in the recently held Philippine Basketball Association Rookie Draft, Al Josef Benedict “Job” Cariaga knows that he still needs to prove that he belongs with the big boys in Asia’s first play-for-pay league.

France and Croatia face off at the World Cup final on Sunday, July 15, an unexpected match-up that pairs one of the European Union’s...

PROTAGONISTS in the crossover semifinals of the 2019 Copa Paulino Alcantara were made known on Wednesday following the conclusion of the single-round group play.

The 17^th Asian Continental Chess Championships started Monday last week in the Tiara Oriental Hotel in Malugay Street, Makati City. This was sort of a rush affair – the hosting of the event was just awarded to the Philippines some time in late October and the organizers had to scramble to put it together, what with it being Christmas with most hotels and function rooms unavailable for a straight 2-week booking.

THE Alaska Aces kept their Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) Governors’ Cup playoff hopes alive after carving a 106-99 victory over the Northport Batang Pier in Sunday league action at the Smart Araneta Coliseum.

APART from being a noted singer and theater performer, Nyoy Volante also loves to play basketball, both for recreation and as a way to...

THE quarterfinal phase of the PBA Philippine Cup concludes today with a pair of rubber matches to determine the last two cast members in the semifinals of the season-opening Philippine Basketball Association tournament.