NBA: Russell Westbrook tallies triple-double; Washington Wizards down Detroit Pistons
WASHINGTON (AP) — Russell Westbrook had his 25th triple-double of the season, Bradley Beal scored 37 points and the Washington Wizards beat the Detroit Pistons 121-100 on Saturday night. Westbrook finished with 15 points, 14 rebounds and 11 assists in the fourth straight win for Washington (23-33), which continues its late-season push. He has 17 […]
NBA: Jordan Clarkson leads Utah Jazz with 27 but Los Angeles Lakers wins in OT
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Dennis Schröder hit the tying basket to force overtime and finished with 25 points, and the Los Angeles Lakers held off the Utah Jazz 127-115 on Saturday in a game between short-handed teams. Schröder got by Royce O’Neale for a layup with 3 seconds remaining to tie it at 110 and […]
Hidilyn Diaz, weightlifting team, triathletes gun for Olympic slots
MANILA – April will see at least two national teams in international meets pursuing their chances at Olympic slots. The weightlifting squad, led by 2016 Rio de Janeiro Games silver medalist Hidilyn Diaz, left for Tashkent, Uzbekistan to participate in the Asian Weightlifting Championships, a qualifying event. Diaz is joined by eight other hopefuls in […]
NBA: Jimmy Butler calling Miami Heat teammates ‘soft’, pushes ‘bully ball’
MIAMI (AP) — The Miami Heat are losing, and their highest-paid player isn’t happy. Jimmy Butler labeled the reigning Eastern Conference champions as “soft” after a loss in Minnesota on Friday night, Miami’s third straight defeat and one that dropped the Heat to 28-28 with 16 games left in the regular season. It was Miami’s […]
VisMin Cup: Tabogon late rally sparks win over Dumaguete
ALCANTARA— Tabogon overcame a slow start with a blistering second half performance that proved enough to defeat Dumaguete, 86-78, in the 2021 Chooks-to-Go Pilipinas VisMin Super Cup, Saturday night at the Civic Center here in Southern Cebu. The Voyagers trailed by 12 late in the second stanza but turned things around in the second half. […]
