DALLAS -- Nikola Jokic scored 33 points, including a go-ahead layup with 7.9 seconds left, and the visiting Denver Nuggets beat the Dallas Mavericks 107-106 on Wednesday night.

US NCAA Division 1 coaches Andrew Larkin of UCLA, Richard Mueller of Columbia University and Christopher Massoleti of UC Berkeley expressed admiration for the 35 young Filipino golfers who joined the DreamBig Gold Series Golf Camp at Orchard Golf & Country Club, Dasmariñas, on Dec. 16 and 17.

FOLLOWING an eventful 2019 that had him learning a lot both as an individual and as a fighter, Danny “The King” Kingad intends to put the lessons he got into good use as he begins another year with ONE Championship.

THE late industrialist, businessman and delegate to the 1971 Constitutional Commission Domingo M. Guevara Sr. is honored every year by his family with a golf tournament that brings together the close friends and business partners of the family. This month, the DMG Memorial Cup will be having its milestone 20^th year.

Tom Brady’s presser in the aftermath of the Patriots loss to the Titans last week was laced with uncertainty. In part, his inability to answer queries on his future with any modicum of certainty stemmed from an unexpected ouster from the playoffs prior to the divisional round -- a first in a whole decade. In larger measure, it was a natural offshoot of his status as a would-be free agent at 42, and for the first time in his career. And given the deflating end to a season that began with promise and progressed with expectations of a successful Super Bowl defense, he understandably needed to process his situation before moving on.

OUTLASTED in Game One of their best-of-seven Philippine Basketball Association Governors’ Cup final series on Tuesday, the Meralco Bolts look to bounce back against the Barangay Ginebra San Miguel Kings in Game Two, hopefully with help from their bench.

ALREADY a steady supporter of Philippine sports the past few years, Chooks-to-Go is set to expand its sporting thrust with a planned 3-on-3 basketball league for women beginning in February.

TOP local club football team Ceres-Negros FC begins its 2020 campaign next week, starting with the preliminary stage of the AFC Champions League (ACL).

NEW YORK -- Chris Paul scored 28 points and hit two clutch shots in overtime as the surging Oklahoma City Thunder outlasted the slumping Brooklyn Nets 111-103 Tuesday night in New York in the second night of a back-to-back for both teams.

KENNETH Chua claimed an unprecedented five-straight Prima Pasta Bowler of the Year award recently during the 2019 Team Prima Annual Awards at the V Corporate Centre in Makati City.

Five years ago Carlsen won both the Rapid and Blitz Chess Championships in the same year -- this was in 2014 Dubai. Since he was also Classical World Champion at that time he became a “Triple Crown” winner. Garry Kasparov compared the feat to “winning tennis slams on clay, grass and hard court.” Well, he has done it again! Two days after winning the Rapid he tied with Hikaru Nakamura for the Blitz title and won the playoff. He is now the reigning World Champion in classical, Rapid and Blitz.

Kevin Love had an outstanding game yesterday. It was by far his most productive in recent memory, and the Cavaliers needed every single one of his 30 points on 15 shots (along with nine rebounds and four assists) to keep pace with the undermanned Pistons, who nonetheless managed to snatch victory from apparent defeat with resilient play. Needless to say, his elevated numbers vis-a-vis his season averages stemmed from an avowed desire to let his playing do the talking following a spate of events in which he displayed unprofessional behavior. “I wasn’t acting like a 31-year-old. I was acting like a 13-year-old,” he admitted. “That was not me.”