LOS ANGELES -- Zach LaVine made a go-ahead layup with 2.0 seconds remaining and sank a free throw to complete a three-point play, and the Chicago Bulls emerged with a 109-106 win over the visiting Los Angeles Clippers on Saturday night.

FOLLOWING the Philippines’ smashing victory in 30^th Southeast Asian Games, it’s time to celebrate the shining achievements of Filipino athletes.

GIVING back to the sport that they love, the BanKo-Perlas Spikers conducted a volleyball outreach workshop to kids at Odiongan, Romblon over the weekend.

IN the lead-up to the just-concluded 30^th Southeast Asian Games, concerns were floated around over facilities built for it, particularly those in the New Clark City complex in Capas, Tarlac, ending up as white elephants.

LOS ANGELES -- The visiting Atlanta Falcons hope to do to the San Francisco 49ers what they did to the New Orleans Saints on an earlier trip to Louisiana, when they get another crack at an NFC heavyweight Sunday afternoon.

The Heat weren’t looking forward to the second of a back-to-back set that had them going up against West powerhouses over the weekend. After having absorbed a hard-fought loss to the Lakers at home, the last thing they needed was an encounter versus the Mavericks on the road. Still, they were determined to show their best; true to their fight-to-the-end culture, they saw the twin tests as opportunities to prove they deserve to be mentioned alongside the acknowledged league elite. And, in this regard, the outcomes mattered to them only in the context of the work they put in en route. If they’re going to be beaten, then so be it; let it not be said, though, that they didn’t give their all.

THE Philippines dropped the curtains on the 30^th Southeast Asian Games on Wednesday, a competition that the host country dominated right from the get-go. And how!

ACTION resumes in the Philippine Basketball Association with the start this weekend of the semifinals of the Governors’ Cup at the Smart Araneta Coliseum.

FOR the love of family and the sport of basketball, three collegiate superstars dared to leave their comfort zones to make their dreams come true.

ZAGREB -- Manchester City striker Gabriel Jesus netted a superb hat-trick as they came from behind to beat Croatian title holders Dinamo Zagreb 4-1 away in an entertaining Champions League Group C clash on Wednesday.

NEW YORK -- The Yankees just landed the biggest catch on the free agent market, right-hander Gerrit Cole is headed to New York on a nine-year, $324 million deal, multiple media outlets reported late Tuesday night.

FOR the Philippine volleyball teams, their drought of medals at the SEA Games for over a decade is a huge challenge to overcome -- especially after a long, storied history of victory and domination in the regional tournament back in the ‘80s and ‘90s.