Heading into Game Five of the Western Conference Finals, pundits were all too ready to consider LeBron James’ mortality. They had cause, to be sure: Even as he finished the regular season second in Most Valuable Player voting, he likewise saw himself relying on an All-Star teammate more than ever for the first time in his career. And as the Lakers plowed through the playoffs, the increased contributions of Anthony Davis, juxtaposed with his noticeable tiring in the crunch of outings, gave rise to valid contentions pointing to his losing battle with Father Time.

ROOKIE Tyler Herro — 20 years old — scored a career-high 37 points, Jimmy Butler added 24, and the Heat held off the Boston Celtics 112-109 in Game 4 of the Eastern Conference finals Wednesday night near Orlando, moving Miami within one win of an NBA Finals berth.

Philippine Basketball Association action is set to come back beginning next month after the government approved the league’s request to hold a tournament “bubble” and resume its currently suspended season.

WORLD BOXING ORGANIZATION (WBO) bantamweight champion John Riel Casimero of the Philippines is set to defend his title this weekend against Duke Micah of Ghana in a fight that the Filipino should like his chances in, according to a local fight analyst.

WHILE they are still awaiting government approval of the Philippine Basketball Association’s  (PBA) request to resume its currently suspended season, the 12 competing teams of the league are already girding for entry into the tournament “bubble” which could happen next week.

The Philippine Badminton Association (PBA) is throwing its support to a new variation of the sport -- air badminton.

US Open champion Naomi Osaka, American soccer player Megan Rapinoe and Super Bowl MVP Patrick Mahomes were among the athletes named on the 2020 “Time 100” list of the most influential people in the world.

For a while there, it looked as if the basketball gods were conspiring to alter the outcome of Game Four of the Eastern Conference Finals yesterday. The Heat were up nine with less than a minute to go in the match, seemingly poised to claim their third win in the series. As things turned out, they needed to go through the veritable wringer to secure the victory. And it wasn’t simply because the Celtics refused to give up. So-called breaks appeared to keep going against them en route, testing their limits and challenging their resolve to prevail.

THE DENVER NUGGETS played their way back into the Western Conference finals on Tuesday night, riding 28 points from Jamal Murray, a postseason career-high 26 from Jerami Grant and a key late defensive stand to a 114-106 victory over the top-seeded Los Angeles Lakers in Game 3 near Orlando.

APART from restarting their currently suspended season, the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) view the league’s targeted restart next month as opening up possibilities both for local sports and the economy amid the coronavirus pandemic.

SATISFIED with how he has been steering the Philipppine national men’s football team, the tenure of English coach Scott Cooper has been extended.

TOUTED as “Asia’s first fully integrated end-to-end esports digital platform made in the Philippines,” Kalaro is set to be launched in October.