Kevin Durant no longer needs any audition to prove his worth heading into free agency. When he is officially free from his contract with the Warriors in July, he will be fielding offers from the rest of the National Basketball Association. Indeed, he’s that good; outside of -- and, arguably, even more than that of -- the on-the-decline LeBron James, he has the game that would suit any type of system. He certainly made the two-time defending champions even better with his presence; not for nothing was he named Most Valuable Player in their last two Finals appearances.

THE Philippine Premier League finally kicks off today, April 27, with a pair of matches at the Rizal Memorial Stadium.

THEIR spots in the next round of Season 81 of the University Athletic Association of the Philippines already assured as the elimination round closes, top teams Ateneo Lady Eagles and De La Salle Lady Spikers are not to hold back and instead have bowed to continue working to see their respective championship aspirations through.

HAVING turned their fortunes around in the semifinals of the ongoing PBA Philippine Cup, the Magnolia Hotshots Pambansang Manok go for the clincher today that would allow them to advance to the finals.

REIGNING International Boxing Federation super flyweight champion Jerwin “Pretty Boy” Ancajas is set to return to the ring on May 4 for his seventh title defense. And the Filipino titleholder said he is coming in “more prepared” and bent on churning out a convincing victory.

GO FOR GOLD Philippines has opened the door of opportunity for those who wish to join its growing stable of accomplished athletes from a variety of sports.

LOS ANGELES -- Lou Williams responded to the Golden State Warriors taking their first lead of the second half with a four-point play with 2:32 remaining Wednesday night, igniting a late run that gave the Los Angeles Clippers a 129-121 victory over the two-time defending champions in Game 5 of their Western Conference first-round series at Oakland, Calif.

NEW YORK -- From snack companies to carmakers, a wide range of brands is trying to reach one of the hottest demographic groups around: esports fans.

MAKATI Football Club (MFC) is making young football players’ dreams come to reality.

A bad shot was how Paul George characterized Damian Lillard’s three-point buzzer beater that booted the Thunder out of the 2019 National Basketball Association Playoffs. He actually doubled down in his post-mortem, referring to it as “a bad, bad shot.” And had Game Five of their first-round series operated in a vacuum, he may well have been right; after all, it was taken from 37 feet out and reasonably contested despite separation efforts through a “pound dribble,” sidestep, and timely gather.

THE Ateneo Lady Eagles secured a twice-to-beat advantage in the Final Four of Season 81 of the University Athletic Association of the Philippines after shutting out the Adamson Lady Falcons, 25-16, 28-26 and 25-17, in their league match on Wednesday at the FilOil Flying V Arena in San Juan City.

LOS ANGELES -- Kyle Lowry scored Toronto’s first nine points as part of a game-opening, 12-1 flurry Tuesday night to propel the Raptors to a 115-96 blowout win over the visiting Orlando Magic and a 4-1 win in an Eastern Conference first-round playoff series.