Sixers head coach Doc Rivers was at a loss for words. He had just gone through a tough Game Seven at the Wells Fargo Center, and he had yet to fully process his charges’ inability to translate their status as playoff top seeds to an Eastern Conference Finals berth.

SAN DIEGO, CA — Jon Rahm became the fourth Spanish major champion when he finished with two brilliant birdies to capture the US Open on Sunday.

HARD work and commitment to improve pay off — a lesson that is very clear for Filipino tennis ace Alex Eala.

THE journey towards improvement continues for Gilas Pilipinas following a successful campaign in the recently concluded International Basketball Federation (FIBA) Asia Cup Qualifiers (ACQ).

FILIPINO boxer Michael “Hot and Spicy” Dasmariñas had it rough in his first fight in the United States, torn down with body shots by undefeated Japanese champion Naoya “Monster” Inoue in three rounds of their scheduled 12-rounder title fight on Sunday.

PHOENIX Suns general manager (GM) James Jones was named National Basketball Association (NBA) executive of the year on Sunday.

KEVIN Huerter scored a playoff career-high 27 points, Trae Young added 21 points and 10 assists and the fifth-seeded Atlanta Hawks stunned the host Philadelphia 76ers 103-96 in Game 7 of the Eastern Conference semifinals on Sunday.

THE Philippine national men’s basketball team finished its International Basketball Federation (FIBA) Asia Cup Qualifiers (ACQ) campaign unblemished after beating Korea, 82-77, on the final day of competition on Sunday at the Angeles University Foundation gym in Pampanga.

UNDEFEATED champion Naoya “Monster” Inoue of Japan retained his World Boxing Association (WBA) super bantamweight and International Boxing Federation (IBF) bantamweight world titles after making short work of Filipino challenger Michael “Hot and Spicy” Dasmariñas in their title fight on Sunday (Manila time) in Las Vegas.

GIANNIS Antetokounmpo scored 40 points, including the tying basket in overtime and Khris Middleton hit the go-ahead shot with 40.7 seconds left as the Milwaukee Bucks pulled out a 115-111 victory over the host Brooklyn Nets Saturday night in Game 7 of the Eastern Conference semifinals.

RUSSELL Henley has company atop the leaderboard through three rounds of the US Open and there are plenty of contenders with star power in pursuit.

MUNICH — Three-times European champions Germany shrugged off their opening game loss and announced their arrival as serious contenders at Euro 2020 with an emphatic 4-2 win over highly-rated Portugal in their Group F match on Saturday.