MILWAUKEE’S Khris Middleton scored a game-high 36 points and hit a pair of free throws with 2.2 seconds left in overtime as the Bucks staved off elimination and delivered a 118-115 victory over the Miami Heat in Game 4 of their Eastern Conference semifinal series Sunday near Orlando.

AFTER six well-fought legs, the top 10 teams of the PBA 3x3 led by No. 1 Limitless and No. 2 TnT battle it out for the ultimate prize in the Second Conference Grand Finals on Wednesday at the Smart Araneta Coliseum.

ENTERING Season 82 of the University Athletic Association of the Philippines, the Adamson Soaring Falcons knew they have their work cut out for them not only because of the souped-up competition but also the retooling they made which has resulted in them parading one of the younger teams in the league.

For pro hoops fans, any doubt Eric Bledsoe has played his last game for the Suns faded away after general manager Ryan McDonough lit...

AFTER its policy on allowing its players to play in international tournaments was taken to task, the National Basketball Association (NBA) decided to grant a “one-time exception” for those seeing action in the 18^th Asian Games in Indonesia.

Wesley So has a bad score against world champion Magnus Carlsen. In 12 previous classical chess encounters he had lost 4 and drawn the rest. The 4 losses included this bad beating from the Bilbao Masters 2016 where he was outplayed like a child.

FIL-AM RICO HOEY finished in a tie for third in the Shriners Children’s Open en route to his biggest paycheck on the PGA Tour...

THE Rain or Shine (ROS) Elasto Painters scored a big win over the Blackwater Elite, 82-71, on Sunday at the Angeles University Foundation (AUF) Arena in Pampanga to give their PBA Philippine Cup playoff push added muscle.

SAINT PETERSBURG -- A battered and bruised Neymar will aim to get Brazil’s World Cup campaign back on track here Friday as the pre-tournament favorites seek to re-assert their title credentials with victory over Costa Rica.

PETRO Gazz leaned on a herculean effort by Fil-Am Brooke Van Sickle as it overpowered an upset-conscious Farm Fresh, 25-21, 27-25, 25-19, on Thursday that boosted its semifinal stock in the Premier Volleyball League All-Filipino Conference at the PhilSports Arena.

IN THE FINAL tuneup for the FIBA World Cup, Team USA rebounded from a loss to Australia with an 84-68 victory over Canada.

SWEDEN’S Armand Duplantis broke his own pole vault world record when he cleared 6.26 meters at the second attempt at the Silesia Diamond League...