Right direction
By Anthony L. Cuaycong
In retrospect, Ron Rivera’s tenure stood on shaky ground as soon as hedge fund billionaire David Tepper became the new owner of the Panthers last year. For all his accomplishments, he proved inconsistent at best in nine years with the franchise. The strides he made as two-time National Football League Coach of the Year and Super Bowl 50 finalist ultimately served as fillers for a sideline run marked by mediocrity that the record $2.275-billion purchase did not support and could not continue to countenance.
Celtics end two-game skid, knock off Phoenix despite 45-10 from KD
JAYSON TATUM had 29 points, 10 rebounds and seven assists, and Jaylen Brown finished with 27 points to help the visiting Boston Celtics avoid...
Houston Rockets top LA Lakers as tempers flare late
LOS ANGELES -- James Harden scored 36 points and Chris Paul added 28 points with 10 assists as the visiting Houston Rockets spoiled LeBron James’ home opener with the Los Angeles Lakers by earning a high-intensity 124-115 victory Saturday night.
Danish teen Holger Rune outlasts Djokovic in Paris to claim first Masters title
PARIS — Danish teenager Holger Rune fought back from a set down to beat hot favorite Novak Djokovic 3-6 6-3 7-5 and win his first Masters title in Paris on Sunday.
POC electoral commission chief to resolve protests ahead of polls
THE Philippine Olympic Committee’s (POC) electoral commission vowed to resolve several protests filed by both the two parties running against each other before the...
Spurs use stingy defense to down Hornets
LOS ANGELES -- Pau Gasol and LaMarcus Aldridge combined for 34 points as the San Antonio Spurs completed a two-game season sweep of the...
Local club football PFL reboots as Philippine Premier League
THE local club football scene has been rebooted with the launch of a new top-tier league -- the Philippine Premier League (PPL).
James’ Lakers crew
By Anthony L. Cuaycong
It says a ton about the Lakers’ decision making in free agency that their grade has so far been pegged at middling. Any offseason that nets LeBron James should automatically be rated an A+, and yet they’re seen to have produced an incomplete at best. At question is what they did after the finest of the brightest of the National Basketball Association by far committed to joining them, and for the medium term. With him on board, their intrinsic advantages tied to robust salary cap space figured to lure in vital cogs. Instead, they wound up with a bunch of third-tier players possessing questionable fit.
PHL Azkals face Nepal Gorkhalis in international friendly match at Rizal Memorial Stadium pitch
THE PHILIPPINE Azkals return to the Rizal Memorial Stadium pitch against Nepal tonight in an international friendly they intend to use as a jump-off point for a targeted renaissance.
Converge’s Justine Baltazar beefs up Gilas Pilipinas frontline ahead of FIBA World Cup Asian...
GILAS PILIPINAS has called up Converge’s Justine Baltazar as the Nationals deal with frontline issues ahead of the second window of the FIBA World...
Blackwater bounces back with 98-92 win over ROS
BLACKWATER ELITE’s slip-up in the Philippine Basketball Association Commissioner’s Cup was capped at one game after bouncing back with a 98-92 victory over the Rain or Shine Elasto Painters on Sunday at the Ynares Center in Antipolo City.
Wimbledon: Former champs Sharapova, Kvitova crash out; Nadal, Djokovic through in first round
Wimbledon: Former champs Sharapova, Kvitova crash out; Nadal, Djokovic through in first round