National Basketball Association commissioner Adam Silver was his usual candid self in his annual preseason presser yesterday. He responded to queries — even the most sensitive ones — from prying and persistent members of the media directly and with purpose. And he wasn’t doing so to score brownie points with the public, although they were invariably positive offshoots. He was simply being, well, himself, a decided advantage for a league whose status as the most progressive sports organization in the world hasn’t insulated it from the havoc wreaked by the spread of the novel coronavirus.

WITH the countdown for the country’s hosting of the 2023 International Basketball Federation  (FIBA) Basketball World Cup now under way, the Samahang Basketbol ng Pilipinas (SBP) has also begun prepping up to have itself ready for the big event.

SOUTH Korean world number one Ko Jin-young used a string of late birdies to pull away from the chasing pack and claim a clinical five-shot victory at the Ladies Professional Golf Association’s (LPGA) season-ending Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) Group Tour Championship in Naples, Florida, on Sunday.

WHEN the inaugural season of the Professional Chess Association of the Philippines (PCAP) unfolds early next year, expect the Palawan Queen’s Gambit team as among the groups making waves.

WHILE recognizing the urgency for national athletes to resume their training for competitions amid the coronavirus pandemic, the Philippine Sports Commission (PSC) asserted that such should not be done at the expense of proper health and safety protocols.

CARLOS Hyde scored on a 50-yard run and the Seattle Seahawks held off a late rally to clinch a playoff berth with a 20-15 victory against the host Washington Football Team on Sunday afternoon in Landover, Maryland.

MANCHESTER, England — Manchester United crushed Leeds United (6-2), while Leicester City handed Tottenham Hotspur a second straight defeat in the Premier League on Sunday.

ELITE women’s sports are predicted to generate $1 billion in revenue in 2021.

TIGER Woods has enjoyed a dominant golfing career, but added a new memory after he and 11-year-old son Charlie finished five shots back of world number three Justin Thomas and his father during an exhibition event in Orlando, Florida, on Sunday.

APART from the coronavirus pandemic, another development that hit the local sporting scene this year was the non-renewal of the franchise of ABS-CBN Corp., home to some of the top leagues, including the two biggest collegiate sports associations in the country.

FILIPINO boxer Reymart Gaballo claimed the World Boxing Council (WBC) interim bantamweight title belt after edging Emmanuel Rodriguez of Puerto Rico in their clash on Sunday (Manila time) at the Mohegan Sun in Connecticut.

WORLD basketball governing body FIBA welcomed a new key global partnership with Smart Communications, Inc. for the next four years ahead of the International Basketball Federation (FIBA) Basketball World Cup 2023, where the Philippines is one of the host nations.