THE campaign of the Letran Knights in National Collegiate Athletic Association Season 95 is still alive after they outdueled the San Sebastian Stags in their knockout step-ladder semifinal match, 85-80, on Tuesday at the Cuneta Astrodome in Pasay City.

STRUGGLING-of-late San Miguel Beermen look to put a stop to their funk when they return to Philippine Basketball Association Governors’ Cup action today against the Blackwater Elite.

COMPETITION in Season 82 of the University Athletic Association of the Philippines enters the high-stakes phase beginning today with the step-ladder semifinals.

THE National Basketball Association announced on Tuesday an expansion of existing partnerships with Globe Telecom (Globe), Smart Communications Inc. (Smart) and PLDT, Inc., leading digital services and telecommunications providers, to distribute NBA League Pass, the league’s premium live game subscription service, to their more than 213 million total subscribers nationwide.

FILIPINO sportswear company Team Rebel Sports Pilipinas has expanded to the United States market, angling to make available its products to a wider clientele.

LOS ANGELES -- Devin Booker scored a season-high 40 points on Monday (in US), and Ricky Rubio added 21 points and 10 assists as the host Phoenix Suns handed the Philadelphia 76ers their first loss of the season, 114-109.

NEW YORK -- Dak Prescott threw two of his three touchdown passes in the fourth quarter Monday night as the Dallas Cowboys finally pulled away for a 37-18 win over the New York Giants in East Rutherford, N.J.

The last few weeks have been a busy one in the Philippine Basketball Association for trades with a number of players finding themselves in new homes as the ongoing season hits the homestretch.

Disappointment was evident in coach Bill Belichick’s words even though they registered in a whisper. In fact, the dismay with which he met the Patriots’ loss the other day was underscored precisely by his soft delivery. “We did a lot of things we need to do better [in],” he told the assembled media. It wasn’t simply that they suffered their first setback in 13 outings spanning parts of two seasons and including Super Bowl LIII. It was how they did so, never mind that they faced the highly regarded Ravens on the road. They looked sluggish and out of sorts from the get-go, and even through a spirited second-half run that briefly made the set-to competitive.

AFTER a break of two weeks, the National Collegiate Athletic Association resumes action with the championship rounds of Season 95, beginning with the first rung of the step-ladder semifinals today at the Cuneta Astrodome in Pasay City.

KANSAS CITY -- Harrison Butker booted a 44-yard field goal as time expired Sunday, giving the Kansas City Chiefs a 26-23 victory over the Minnesota Vikings at Kansas City, Mo.

LAST WEEK the Alaska Aces was a party to a deal that sent their All-Star guard Chris Banchero to the Magnolia Hotshots Pambansang Manok, a deal that Aces coach Jeffrey Cariaso described as something they had to do in their bid to return to heightened competitiveness in the Philippine Basketball Association.