Tiger Woods knew he had no chance of claiming victory at the Memorial Tournament even before he walked to the first tee for his final 18 yesterday. He looked to be in position to contend early on in the third round, making the turn at 32 following birdies on the odd-numbered holes, but found his aim for a provisional spot close to the leaders stunted by a double bogey on the 10^th. He limped with an even-par showing from then on, leaving himself in the mid-20s and 11 strokes off the pace. As he noted in his post-mortem, “I’m so far back ... I’m not going to win.”

BLACKWATER ELITE’s slip-up in the Philippine Basketball Association Commissioner’s Cup was capped at one game after bouncing back with a 98-92 victory over the Rain or Shine Elasto Painters on Sunday at the Ynares Center in Antipolo City.

MADRID -- Liverpool ended an incredible season by winning Europe’s biggest prize after beating Tottenham Hotspur 2-0 in Saturday’s all-English Champions League final, earning sweet redemption after agonizingly missing out on the Premier League title.

DEFENDING Philippines Football League (PFL) champion Ceres-Negros FC is back in familiar territory of leader in the standings after a huge on 8-0 victory over Global Cebu City on Saturday league fixture at the Philippine Football Federation Training Center in Carmona, Cavite.

THE 2018-19 season of the National Basketball Association proved to be a banner year for The Association in the country as it experienced growth across various fronts.

BOUYED his success in the recent 2019 National Senior Chess Championship (Standard competition) at the Philippine Academy for Chess Excellence (PACE) at 56 Mindanao Ave., Project 6, Quezon City last Friday, 8-times Illinois, USA chess champion International Master (IM) Angelo Abundo Young once more is set to take the world stage in the 2019 World Senior Chess Championships in Bucharest, Romania to be held on Nov. 11 to 24.

UP-AND-COMING women’s 3x3 basketball players in the country converged at the weekend for the second edition of the SBP-Smart 3x3 women’s tournament.

All eyes are on the Warriors now. Even diehard fans, ultra-confident of victory heading into Game One of the Finals, find themselves shaken by the ensuing turn of events to wonder how -- or even if -- the defending champions can recover. And it isn’t because the status of top two-way stalwart Kevin Durant remains iffy moving forward; they are, after all, still loaded and experienced enough to overcome hurdles en route to their expected finish. Rather, it’s due to their inability to be themselves in the face of solid coverage from the long, wiry, crafty, and mostly interchangeable Raptors.

PHILIPPINE Cup semifinalists Phoenix Pulse Fuel Masters and Rain or Shine Elasto Painters make their debut in the ongoing PBA Commissioner’s Cup in the scheduled double-header today at the Mall of Asia Arena.

TORONTO -- The Toronto Raptors are playing in their first NBA Finals, and that makes the Golden State Warriors’ fifth consecutive appearance slightly different.

TORONTO -- Kawhi Leonard loses zero sleep pondering his place in the pantheon of NBA greats. The Toronto Raptors’ All-Star is restlessly pursuing only one thing: a championship ring.

GREEN ARCHERS United FC barged into the win column of the ongoing season of the Philippines Football League (PFL) after hacking out a hard-earned 1-0 victory over Global Cebu FC on Wednesday at the Rizal Memorial Football Stadium.