NBA: Concerns hound playoffs-bound Chicago Bulls
CHICAGO — Since their first-round exit from the 2017 NBA playoffs, the Chicago Bulls have posted win totals of 27, 22, 22, (COVID-shortened season) and 31 in the seasons that followed. With the final week of the NBA’s 75th regular season underway, the organization has already achieved 45 wins, with three games left to play. […]
NBA: Phoenix Suns eclipse Golden State Warriors in duel between West elites
SAN FRANCISCO LOS ANGLES — The sign outside the massive, $1.4 billion Chase Center on Wednesday night said it was Golden State Warriors versus Suns. It was a slight understatement. The game, which had a feel of bruising playoffs battle, resembled more like a preview of the Western Conference showdown between the two powerhouses somewhere […]
Boxing: Mark Magsayo reports back to LA
LOS ANGELES — A rejuvenated Mark Magsayo has returned to the city of angles after a relaxing, well-earned 19-day vacation in his hometown of Bohol, a paradise disguised as an island province in the Philippines. But even when he was laregly on “chill” mode, Magsayo assured reporters that he still trained in between and carefully watched what he ate. Back […]
Jimuel Pacquiao off to a great start
LOS ANGELES— Sons, like movie sequels, rarely live up to their fathers, so goes the old saying. But in the pursuit of following in his famous father’s footsteps, Emmanuel Pacquiao Jr’s journey into boxing is looking a lot like a very good production right now. Jimuel, the son of the famous Filipino icon Manny Pacquiao, […]
In defeat, Jerwin Ancajas shows the grace of a champion
LOS ANGELES — Boxing’s longest reigning champion surrendered his belt last Saturday when Jerwin Ancajas lost a unanimous decision battle against Fernando Martinez at The Chelsea inside The Cosmopolitan hotel on the world-famous Las Vegas strip.. Ancajas was making the 10th defense of his IBF junior bantamweight title when he met the fate of a tornado from Argentina. Despite […]
NBA: Utah Jazz edge Houston Rockets, 132-127, in Filipino Heritage Night duel
HOUSTON – On Wednesday night in front of a crowd of 13,583, the NBA celebrated the fourth and final time two Filipino-American players shared the court during this historic regular season. The Rockets hosted its second Filipino-American Heritage night of the season and treated fans to the national anthem sung by Filipino-American dance-pop singer, Jocelyn […]
NBA: Kyrie Irving shines as Brooklyn Nets polish Milwaukee Bucks
MILWAUKEE – When two Eastern Conference contenders locked horns on Saturday night at Fiserv Forum, it was the Nets who emerged victorious following a hard-earned upset over the Milwaukee Bucks, 126-123. Kyrie Irving took charge and carried Brooklyn on his back by racking a season-high 38 points (14-26 FG) with 5 rebounds and 5 assists. […]
Celebrity-studded 2022 NBA All-Star Weekend kicks off in Cleveland
CLEVELAND — What cold? The frigid, wintry February weather in Cleveland thawed in the heat of the NBA’s annual All-Star Weekend, which kickes off on Friday at the Rocket Mortgage Fieldhouse, home of the Cleveland Cavaliers. Among the festivities that took place included the Rising Stars Challenge, which showcased the league’s top 48 rookies and sophomores led […]
‘Asero’ seeks knockout win vs ‘The Jackal’
MANILA – FIT as a fiddle. That’s how Filipino champion Vincent “Asero” Astrolabio describes himself exactly nine days before his much-awaited World Boxing Council (WBC) International Bantamweight title fight against two-time Olympian Guillermo “The Jackal” Rigondeaux of Cuba on February 26 at the Emirates Golf Club in Dubai. Astrolabio, ever so eager to make his presence […]
Support Gilas Pilipinas in FIBA World Cup 2023 Qualifiers, tickets go on sale February 17
MANILA – The Philippines is set to face its legendary rival South Korea twice in the FIBA World Cup 2023 Qualifiers. As basketball fans and the whole country recall, Gilas Pillipinas pulled off one of its historic victories after breaking the ‘Korean Curse’ in the 2013 FIBA Asian Championships, winning 86-79. We again dominated our […]
