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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

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

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

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

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

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

‘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

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

With Pingris around, Super League hopes to make a difference
THE Pilipinas Super League, the newest and hottest play-for-pay league in the country, hopes to make a big difference starting with the opening of its

Wild Bunch at Wild Card Gym
LOS ANGELES. Unless he makes a drastic u-turn from his official retirement announcement, the great Manny Pacquiao isn’t walking back inside the Wild Card gym

Pilipinas Super League top officials to grace SOA Weekly
MANILA – The newest professional basketball league — the Pilipinas Super League– will be the main topic in the fifth “Sports On Air Weekly” program

Gov’t must prepare support for PHL women’s football team for first its World Cup game
MANILA – Less than 18 months until the Philippine women’s national football team will debut in the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup, senatorial candidate Gilbert