IGNITE, the recently launched team for elite National Basketball Association (NBA) Draft-eligible players, begins its NBA G League campaign in February in a tournament “bubble” to be held at the ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex at Walt Disney World Resort near Orlando, Florida.

MOE Chulani, who co-founded Ronda Pilipinas with Dino Araneta, passed away yesterday due to cardiac arrest.

THE Tampa Bay Lightning and Toronto Raptors will play without fans in their home arena until at least Feb. 5 because of a surge in coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) cases in the Tampa, Florida area.

Head coach Doc Rivers was most certainly being disingenuous when he called attention to the National Basketball Association’s decision to push through with the Sixers’ homestand against the Nuggets yesterday. “I don’t think we should [play], but it’s not for me to express that,” he argued. He just did, of course, with his convenient sidestep enabling him to steer clear of possible sanction from the Commissioner’s Office for speaking his mind on a development that, for all his protestation, followed standing health and safety protocols.

IF plans push through as expected, Filipino athletes vying for a spot in the rescheduled Olympic Games could begin returning to face-to-face training beginning this weekend.

ARMED with the lessons of the previous year, Filipino mixed martial arts fighter Lito “Thunder Kid” Adiwang is looking at 2021 with much excitement and hope.

BILBAO, Spain — Lionel Messi was at the top of his game as Barcelona earned a 3-2 win at Athletic Bilbao on Wednesday to move up to third in La Liga.

JOEL Embiid scored 38 points and hit all 13 of his free throws to lift the host Philadelphia 76ers past the Washington Wizards 141-136 on Wednesday.

PILIPINAS E-Sports Organization (PESO), the National Sports Association for esports in the country recognized by the Philippine Olympic Committee, recently formalized a partnership with Pillar Digital E-Commerce, Inc., the parent company of Mineski Philippines, to officially accredit Mineski’s Youth Esports Program (YEP) as one of PESO’s flagship activities in 2021 to promote the growth of esports among its local stakeholders.

MANCHESTER, England — Manchester City reached their fourth straight League Cup final as second-half goals from John Stones and Fernandinho gave Pep Guardiola’s side a 2-0 win over Manchester United in Wednesday’s semi-final at Old Trafford.

For National Football League fans, Week 17 has always been hotly anticipated. It’s when playoff seedings are decided, when the scrambling for continued relevance becomes most pronounced, when the run-up comes to a head. And, all things considered, the current season’s iteration didn’t disappoint. Yet, as much as the flurry of activity invariably brought celebration to some quarters and disappointment to others, the spotlight most shone on a development engineered by protagonists whose immediate fate wasn’t affected.

PLAYERS who performed well in the lone Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) tournament last season will be spotlighted in awarding ceremonies later this month.