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NBA: Suns emerge from back-and-forth game to beat Knicks

Field Level Media, Reuters
May 08 02:59 PM

Jae Crowder had a strong return after missing eight consecutive games with an ankle injury by making six 3-pointers and finishing with 18 points in the Phoenix Suns' 128-105 win over the visiting New York Knicks on Friday night. Read more »

NBA: Luka Doncic reaches milestone in Mavs' win over Cavs

Field Level Media, Reuters
May 08 02:56 PM

Luka Doncic had 24 points, grabbed eight rebounds and passed the 5,000-point plateau for his career as the Dallas Mavericks defeated the visiting Cleveland Cavaliers 110-90 Friday night. Read more »

NBA: Blazers edge Lakers as teams battle in West standings

Field Level Media, Reuters
May 08 02:55 PM

Damian Lillard recorded 38 points and seven assists to lead the Portland Trail Blazers to a crucial 106-101 victory over the visiting Los Angeles Lakers on Friday night. Read more »

NBA: Spurs down Kings, enhance play-in chances

Field Level Media, Reuters
May 08 02:45 PM | Updated May 08 03:22 PM

DeMar DeRozan scored 25 points and Lonnie Walker IV made key baskets in the decisive stretch as the visiting San Antonio Spurs defeated the Sacramento Kings 113-104 on Friday. Read more »

NBA: Bojan Bogdanovic's career-high 48 points carries Jazz past Nuggets

Field Level Media, Reuters
May 08 02:32 PM

Bojan Bogdanovic scored a career-high 48 points, Jordan Clarkson had 21 points and eight assists, and the host Utah Jazz beat the Denver Nuggets 127-120 in Salt Lake City on Friday night. Read more »

NBA: Hornets bounce back with home win over Magic

Field Level Media, Reuters
May 08 02:26 PM

Terry Rozier posted 28 points and rookie guard LaMelo Ball pumped in 27 points as the Charlotte Hornets turned in an impressive bounce-back performance in a 122-112 victory against the visiting Orlando Magic on Friday night. Read more »

NBA: Balanced scoring lifts Bucks to high-scoring win over Rockets

ABS-CBN News
May 08 02:21 PM

Red-hot shooting, balanced scoring and a dominant third quarter powered the Milwaukee Bucks to their fifth consecutive win in a 141-133 defeat of the Houston Rockets, Friday in Milwaukee. Read more »

NBA: Balanced scoring lifts Bucks to high-scoring win over Rockets

Field Level Media, Reuters
May 08 02:14 PM

Red-hot shooting, balanced scoring and a dominant third quarter powered the Milwaukee Bucks to their fifth consecutive win in a 141-133 defeat of the Houston Rockets, Friday in Milwaukee. Read more »

NBA: Nikola Vucevic's triple-double propels Bulls past Celtics

Field Level Media, Reuters
May 08 02:09 PM

Nikola Vucevic scored 18 points, grabbed 14 rebounds and dished 10 assists to record his fourth career triple-double, and the host Chicago Bulls cruised to a 121-99 win over the Boston Celtics on Friday night. Read more »

NBA: Sixers survive battle with shorthanded Pelicans

Field Level Media, Reuters
May 08 02:03 PM

Joel Embiid had 37 points and 13 rebounds and the host Philadelphia 76ers held on for a 109-107 victory over the short-handed New Orleans Pelicans on Friday. Read more »

NBA: Heat climb East standings with win over Timberwolves

Field Level Media, Reuters
May 08 01:57 PM

Tyler Herro scored 27 points to spark the host Miami Heat during a 121-112 victory over the Minnesota Timberwolves on Friday night. Read more »

Nothing can stop Olympics from going ahead: IOC's Coates

Agence France-Presse
May 08 11:25 AM

International Olympic Committee Vice President John Coates was adamant Saturday that nothing could stop the Tokyo Olympics from going ahead, despite ongoing risks from COVID-19.   Read more »

NBA: Bulls welcome home fans back to arena for Celtics' visit

Field Level Media/Reuters
May 08 03:43 AM

Bulls welcome home fans The Chicago Bulls will play in front of fans on their home court for the first time in more than a year when they host the Boston Celtics on Friday night. Read more »

NBA: Hornets aim for bounce-back game against Magic

Field Level Media/Reuters
May 08 02:38 AM

The Charlotte Hornets will meet another team outside the playoff mix when the Orlando Magic pay a visit Friday night. Read more »

NBA: Luka Doncic, Mavericks meet reeling Cavaliers

Field Level Media/Reuters
May 08 02:28 AM

The Dallas Mavericks, who have won five of their past six games, face the visiting Cleveland Cavaliers Friday night in their continuing quest for a favorable playoff seeding.   Read more »

Japan extends COVID emergency in Tokyo, PM Suga says Olympics still going ahead

Reuters
May 08 12:04 AM

TOKYO - Japan extended on Friday a state of emergency in Tokyo and three other areas until the end of May to stem a surge in coronavirus cases, but Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga reiterated that it is still possible to host Tokyo Olympics this summer. Read more »

Boxing: Casimero says one mistake by Rigondeaux might end Cuban's career

Dennis Gasgonia, ABS-CBN News
May 07 11:55 PM

After resting in his home province, WBO bantamweight champion John Riel Casimero flew to Manila to kick off his preparations for his title match against Cuban fighter Guillermo Rigondeaux. Read more »

VisMin Cup: KCS-Mandaue now a win away from Visayas leg crown

ABS-CBN News
May 07 11:50 PM

Shaq Imperial came to the rescue and lifted KCS Computer Specialist-Mandaue past MJAS Zenith-Talisay City, 67-66, in Game One of the Chooks-to-Go Pilipinas VisMin Super Cup-Visayas Leg finals, Friday at the Alcantara Civic Center in Cebu. Read more »

NBA: Anthony Davis could miss Lakers' crucial game vs. Blazers

Field Level Media/Reuters
May 07 08:50 PM

The slumping Los Angeles Lakers could be without both LeBron James and Anthony Davis when they visit the Portland Trail Blazers in Friday's crucial Western Conference contest. Read more »

VisMin Cup: Jaymar Gimpayan is Visayas leg MVP

ABS-CBN News
May 07 08:43 PM

MJAS Zenith-Talisay's Jaymar Gimpayan was named as the Most Valuable Player of the 2021 Chooks-to-Go Pilipinas VisMin Super Cup's Visayas leg. Read more »

Basketball: Fil-Am Remy Martin declares for 2021 NBA Draft

ABS-CBN News
May 07 07:05 PM

Filipino-American baller Remy Martin has declared he will be joining the 2021 NBA draft after playing four years at Arizona State.   Read more »

PBA gets green light from IATF to hold 5-on-5 scrimmages

ABS-CBN News
May 07 05:22 PM

It looks like the league might get its wish to stage live games in June. Read more »

IATF approves PH hosting of FIBA Asia Cup qualifiers in Clark

Karl Cedrick Basco, ABS-CBN News
May 07 04:05 PM | Updated May 07 04:40 PM

The government has given the Samahang Basketbol ng Pilipinas the green light to host the third window of the FIBA Asia Cup qualifiers in Clark, Pampanga in June. Read more »

Anti-Olympics petition receives over 200,000 signatures in 2 days

Kyodo News
May 07 03:50 PM

A Japanese online petition calling for the cancellation of this summer's Tokyo Olympics had received over 200,000 signatures as of Friday, just 2 days after its launch, as public fears over the coronavirus pandemic grow with the rapid spread of highly contagious variants. Read more »

NBA: Balanced scoring leads Pistons past Grizzlies

Field Level Media, Reuters
May 07 03:04 PM

Cory Joseph engineered a balanced attack with 18 points and 11 assists and the host Detroit Pistons snapped a four-game losing streak by defeating the Memphis Grizzlies 111-97 on Thursday. Read more »