THE National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) is determined to push through with its new season despite the challenges presented by the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.

FILIPINO tennis ace Alex Eala failed to move past the first round of the Miami Open qualifiers, bowing to Slovakian Viktória Kužmová (6-4, 4-6, 2-6) in Florida, this early Tuesday morning (Manila time).

SPANIARD Jon Rahm said on Tuesday he would not miss the birth of his first child and was prepared to walk away from the Masters at a moment’s notice to ensure he would be by his wife’s side for the special occasion.

BAYERN Munich’s Alphonso Davies is the standout talent in a Canada squad that takes its first steps on the long road to the 2022 Qatar World Cup this week with CONCACAF region qualifying games against Bermuda and Cayman Islands.

BRANDON Ingram scored 36 points and Zion Williamson added 27 as the host New Orleans (NO) Pelicans routed the depleted Los Angeles (LA) Lakers (128-111) on Tuesday night.

EXPLORING various opportunities in esports and connecting various stakeholders in Asia are at the center of an online summit happening next month.

THE revamped Manila Chooks TM squad will try to enter the 2021 International Basketball Federation (FIBA) 3X3 World Tour Doha Masters by way of the backdoor against tough opponents.

THE Apprentice: ONE Championship Edition had its Asian television premiere last week, expanding the sports media property’s roster of offerings and ONE’s push to represent the region in more ways than one.

SELECTED by the Barangay Ginebra San Miguel Kings and Terrafirma Dyip, respectively, in the recent Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) rookie draft, Filipino foreign players Brian Enriquez and Joshua Munzon begin the process of finding their place and making it work with their mother teams.

Don’t for a moment be fooled by the Raptors’ victory over the Nuggets yesterday. For all the celebrating they did following their brush with success against hitherto-surging opponents, they remain, for lack of a better term, lost and, evidently, in transition. They hadn’t won in a close to a month, with the unfamiliar swoon wreaking havoc on the camaraderie that fueled their championship run in 2019. Just recently, head coach Nick Nurse and acknowledged linchpin Pascal Siakam even had a confrontation that required others to step in after they suffered an eighth straight setback.

TOKYO — The Olympic torch relay will start in Fukushima on Thursday, kicking off a four-month countdown to the Summer Games in Tokyo, delayed from 2020 and the first ever organized during a global pandemic.

DONOVAN Mitchell contributed 27 points, seven assists and six rebounds to guide NBA-leading Utah past the short-handed Brooklyn Nets (118-88) on Wednesday night in Salt Lake City, giving the Jazz their first three-game winning streak in a month.