LA Clippers set franchise records in routing of Mavericks, 154-111
PAUL GEORGE and Kawhi Leonard made sure the Los Angeles Clippers had short memories in Game 5 of their Western Conference first-round series against the Dallas Mavericks on Tuesday night near Orlando.
PBA to strictly monitor conduct of team workouts
OFFICIALLY back to doing activities after being inactive for nearly half a year because of the coronavirus pandemic, the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) said it would strictly monitor the teams to make sure that the league’s push to resume is a success.
UST athletic director steps down amid bubble controversy
RIGHT in the midst of an investigation on the alleged training bubble held in Sorsogon by the University of Santo Tomas (UST) men’s basketball team, the school’s athletic director, Fr. Jannel Abogado, O.P., stepped down from his post.
United City partners with Monte’ Athletics for kits, merchandise
NEW Philippines Football League entrant United City Football League recently unveiled its home and away kits for the 2020-2021 season done in partnership with Monte’ Athletics.
Antetokounmpo named NBA Defensive Player of the Year
MILWAUKEE Bucks star forward Giannis Antetokounmpo was named NBA Defensive Player of the Year on Tuesday.
GM Mark Paragua eyes another online chess title in GM Balinas Cup
GRANDMASTER (GM) Mark Paragua will be seeking another online chess title when the Baby Uno Chess Challenge dubbed as Grandmaster Rosendo Carreon Balinas Jr. online chess championship set on Sept. 6, 2020 at 11 a.m. at the lichess.org.
Turkey back on F1 calendar as Chinese GP is axed
LONDON — Formula One (F1) fleshed out its 2020 calendar to 17 races on Tuesday, with the Chinese Grand Prix cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic but Turkey back on for the first time since 2011 and Bahrain handed two rounds.
Barca in new turmoil after Messi tells club he wants to leave
BARCELONA — Captain Lionel Messi has told Barcelona he wishes to leave the club immediately, a source confirmed on Tuesday, deepening the turmoil within the Catalan side less than two weeks after their humiliating 8-2 defeat by Bayern Munich.
Djokovic rolls on at Western and Southern Open; Murray eliminated
TOP SEED Novak Djokovic made quick work of Tennys Sandgren at the Western and Southern Open on Tuesday, never dropping serve en route to a 6-2 6-4 win over the American, while big-serving Milos Raonic enjoyed a straight sets win over Andy Murray.
NBL and WNBL now professional leagues
THE Games and Amusements Board (GAB) has approved the application of the National Basketball League (NBL) and the Women’s National Basketball League (WNBL) to turn professional.
PBA looking at bubble in tournament return
WITH team workouts resuming on Tuesday, the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) is mulling its next moves in its return-to-activities, including the possibility of mounting a league bubble that would host the resumption of the currently suspended season.
Thunder even series with Rockets at 2-2
DENNIS SCHRODER converted a key turnover into a layup and the Oklahoma City Thunder evened their Western Conference first-round series with a 117-114 victory in Game 4 over the Houston Rockets in AdventHealth Arena at the ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex near Orlando.