D’ANGELO Russell scored 25 points, including three key free throws in the final seconds, to lead the visiting Minnesota Timberwolves to a 116-111 victory over the Utah Jazz on Saturday night in Salt Lake City.

TOM BRADY threw four first-half touchdown passes and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers clinched a playoff berth by pounding the host Detroit Lions 47-7 on Saturday.

RECOGNIZING their common push for excellence, Holcim Philippines, Inc. recently tapped mixed martial arts (MMA) champion Brandon “The Truth” Vera for its newest campaign — “Built to Excel.”

C.J. BEATHARD threw two touchdown passes to Kyle Juszczyk, Jeff Wilson Jr. rushed for a career-best 183 yards and Ahkello Witherspoon thwarted a late Arizona Cardinals threat with an end-zone interception Saturday afternoon, lifting the visiting San Francisco 49ers to a 20-12 victory in Glendale, Arizona.

MANCHESTER — Arsenal ended their seven match winless run in the Premier League with a surprise 3-1 London derby victory over Chelsea at the Emirates Stadium on Saturday while Manchester United were held to a 2-2 draw at Leicester City.

When the Buccaneers went after Tom Brady in the offseason, they were dead set on breaking the second-longest playoff drought in the National Football League (NFL). They understood the risks; even as they knew the pluses of getting arguably the best player in history, they acknowledged that he was likewise all of 43 and on the downside of a long pro journey. And it was precisely his extraordinary body of work that made him a question mark moving forward; with 20 extended seasons’ worth of pounding compelling the Patriots to part ways with him, how much more of a beating could he still take?

HAD his career hit early this year because of the coronavirus pandemic, Filipino mixed martial arts fighter Rolando “Dy Incredible” Dy managed to finish 2020 strong, recently awarded the Brave Combat Federation (CF) Fighter of the Year.

AS a player, Steve Nash built himself a Hall-of-Fame career, punctuated by two National Basketball Association (NBA) most valuable player awards. It is the same success he wants to achieve as he begins a new basketball journey — this time as head coach of the Brooklyn Nets.

A BRAND-NEW season of the National Basketball Association (NBA) is upon us; a modified version to adapt to the prevailing conditions with the coronavirus pandemic.

NBA commissioner Adam Silver addressed the topic of expansion on Monday, something that he has dismissed in previous years.

ONE of the stalwarts of Baguio-based Team Lakay, bantamweight fighter Harold Banario makes sure he honors his team and what it stands for every time he competes.

BARCELONA — Lionel Messi has admitted the ill feeling between him and Barcelona over his attempt to leave the club in the close season has affected his form this season, in which he has posted his lowest goal and assist tallies in 13 years.