NBA suspends Hawks’ Collins for violating drug policy
ANKARA — Atlanta Hawks forward John Collins has been suspended for 25 games for violating the National Basketball Association’s (NBA) anti-drug policy, the league announced on Tuesday. “The NBA announced Collins, 22, tested positive for Peptide-2. He is Atlanta’s leading rebounder and second-leading scorer,” the NBA said in a statement. The statement said Collins is […]
Newly-refurbished RMSC to produce new sports heroes
MANILA – Members of House committee on youth and sports development on Wednesday lauded the Philippine Sports Commission (PSC) for rehabilitating the Rizal Memorial Sports Complex (RMSC), hoping the 84-year-old sports facilities will produce more new sports legends. “It took us 80 plus years to see massive improvement and hopefully this would be the dawning […]
Saulong to fight Laurel Nov. 10
DAVAO CITY–Orthodox Ernesto “Chocolate” Saulong of Mindoro Occidental will fight southpaw Alie “Demolition Man” Laurel of General Santos City for the vacant World Boxing Organization Oriental super bantamweight title on Nov. 10 at the Southern Quezon Convention Center in Gumaca, Quezon. Saulong (22W-5L-2D, 9KO) won the vacant Philippine Boxing Federation super bantamweight title over Junjie […]
Kaya Iloilo draws with Stallion Laguna to seal top seed
BINAN — Kaya Iloilo and Stallion Laguna finished their group stage campaign in the Copa Paulino Alcantara with a 1-1 draw at the Binan Football Stadium on Wednesday. However, the stalemate was enough for Kaya Iloilo to nail the top seed in Group B on a superior goal difference over Stallion Laguna, which finished their […]
UST knocks out FEU in UAAP stepladder playoffs
MANILA—University of Santo Tomas moved on to the next round of the UAAP men’s basketball stepladder semifinals after ousting Far Eastern University, 81-71, at the Smart Araneta Coliseum in Quezon City on Wednesday night. The Growling Tigers zapped the Tamaraws, 28-12, in the second quarter to open a 26-point halftime lead, 54-28. UST, however, still […]
Ravena replaces Castro in Gilas Men pool
MANILA — Kiefer Ravena makes a return to Gilas Pilipinas Men as he was named into the pool on Monday night. “The SBP has approved and got the Southeast Asian Games’ approval for him to be on the 15 [-man pool],” coach Tim Cone confirmed. Team manager Gabby Cui added, “The SBP said that he […]
Gilas Men pips Alab in closed-door battle
MANILA — Gilas Pilipinas Men prevailed over Alab Pilipinas, 98-95, in a closed-door tuneup game at the Meralco Gym in Pasig City on Monday night. Gilas Men held Alab to only 16 points in the second quarter before keeping its opponent at bay down the stretch. Junemar Fajardo made 21 points, while RR Pogoy added […]
Ex-wushu champ returns to SEA Games after 18 years
BAGUIO CITY – Jearome Calica earned a gold medal in the 2001 Southeast Asian (SEA) Games wushu sanda competition, along with Team Lakay founder Mark Sangiao, but for nearly 18 years, he was practically under the radar until his name popped up as among those competing in this year’s biennial meet. Calica will not be […]
PH to field largest delegation in 30th SEA Games
MANILA — The Philippines will have the biggest delegation in the 30th Southeast Asian Games which the country will host from Nov. 30 to Dec. 11 this year. The country will be represented by 1,115 athletes and 753 coaches and officials. Indonesia, the 2011 SEA Games overall champion, has the second biggest delegation with 1,702 […]
Gilas Pilipinas: Tim Cone pinalitan si Jayson Castro para kay Kiefer Ravena, nag-explain kung bakit
