GIVEN how difficult it is to land a coaching job in Division 1 basketball in the United States, Filipino-American coach Mike Magpayo is just grateful to be given an opportunity to be thrust in such a position.

WITH the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic putting the sporting world largely to a standstill, stakeholders are made to reassess their push and adapt to the “new normal” the current conditions have brought forth.

THE Philippine Basketball Association (PBA)is currently acting on violations of the Blackwater team when apparently the Elite returned to training prematurely.

TORONTO — Jon Rahm used a sizzling finish on a steamy hot afternoon at the Memorial Tournament to power four shots clear at the top of the leaderboard at Muirfield Village on Saturday, setting himself up for a run at the number one world ranking.

Mikee Cojuangco-Jaworski made history on Friday when she was voted to the International Olympic Committee (IOC) Executive Board, becoming the first Filipino and Asian to be a member of the powerful sports body.

Filipino-American basketball player Ella Fajardo is ticking off another item on her bucket list as she committed to play Division 1 basketball at Fairleigh Dickinson University (FDU) in New Jersey.

Brazilian Deiveson Figueiredo became the new Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) flyweight champion after topping American Joseph Benavidez by technical submission (rear-naked choke) in the opening round of their headlining fight on Sunday on the “Fight Island” in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.

The National Basketball Association is ramping up its operations inside the bubble environment at the ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex. Even as a cacophony of social media posts have shown players engaging in various pastimes at the Walt Disney World Resort, the increasing number of practice sessions leading to the start of exhibition games this week underscores the focus of franchises on the ultimate objective. It’s right to push for progression, to be sure; outside of restricted, albeit supervised, workouts at home, those slated to burn rubber when the 2019-20 season resumes at the end of the month practically went on hibernation for close to four months. Going full bore from full stop is a recipe for disaster. Even the truncated run-up presents not inconsiderable risk.

BLACKWATER ELITE dropped a bombshell late Wednesday when it made known of their intention to exit the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).

TOKYO Olympics-bound boxer Eumir Felix Marcial made his dreams of becoming a professional fighter a reality, signing with Manny Pacquiao (MP) Promotions.

ABS-CBN Sports will cease to exist effective Aug. 31 as a result of the non-renewal of the network’s franchise by the House of Representatives last week.

TORONTO — Rory McIlroy had planned to play last week’s event at Muirfield Village but after a slow start in the PGA Tour’s return from a COVID-19 break needed time off to hone his swing ahead of this week’s Memorial Tournament, he said on Wednesday.