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UAAP: Who are the favorites to win the women's volleyball MVP?

ABS-CBN News
Apr 18 10:11 PM

Volleyball analyst Denice Dinsay shares her thoughts on the UAAP Season 81 MVP race. Read more »

NBA: Pelicans boss feels Anthony Davis is open to staying in New Orleans

Field Level Media/Reuters
Apr 18 07:07 PM

David Griffin, the Pelicans' president of basketball operations, said he hasn't yet spoken to Davis but will in the near future. Read more »

NBA: Behind Harden's triple-double, Rockets rout Jazz again

Reuters
Apr 18 04:13 PM

Harden totaled 32 points, 13 rebounds and 10 assists in the wire-to-wire victory. After Utah utilized an unorthodox defensive approach against Harden in the series opener, Harden exploded for 25 first-half points Wednesday on 8-of-15 shooting, including 5-of-9 accuracy on 3-point attempts. Read more »

NBA: Bucks send Pistons to 12th straight playoff loss

Reuters
Apr 18 04:10 PM | Updated Apr 18 04:15 PM

Giannis Antetokounmpo sparked the decisive run in Game 2 of the Eastern Conference quarterfinals Wednesday night, scoring the Bucks' first 7 points of the second half in Milwaukee's 120-99 win over the Detroit Pistons. Read more »

NBA: Celtics rally past Pacers for 2-0 series lead

Reuters
Apr 18 10:25 AM | Updated Apr 18 06:25 PM

Jayson Tatum buried a go-ahead 3-pointer with 50.8 seconds remaining Wednesday night, allowing the host Boston Celtics to overcome a late Indiana Pacers flurry and pull out a 99-91 victory in Game 2 of their Eastern Conference first-round playoff series. Read more »

Golf looks to a Tiger Woods boom 2.0

Kevin Draper, The New York Times
Apr 17 09:03 PM | Updated Apr 17 09:04 PM

Now that Woods is back on top, the question is whether the sport can take advantage of his twilight years to build something that survives when his career finally does end. Read more »

FIBA World Cup: For coach Guiao, ‘destiny’ played key role in Gilas return

ABS-CBN News
Apr 17 08:10 PM

Looking back at how Gilas Pilipinas was able to make it to the 2019 FIBA World Cup, Guiao feels fate played a hand in his return as national-team head coach. Read more »

FIBA 3x3: Pasig Kings, 1Bataan set to face best teams in World Tour Masters

ABS-CBN News
Apr 17 07:56 PM

After four years, the Philippines is back in the FIBA 3x3 World Tour Masters, the top 3x3 circuit in the world.  Read more »

Boxing: Contender Aston Palicte set for world-title fight on June 19

ABS-CBN News
Apr 17 07:55 PM

Aston Palicte gets another chance to fight for a world crown when he takes on Japan’s Kazuto Ioka for the WBO junior bantamweight title vacated by Donnie Nietes. Read more »

LOOK: Ginebra's Thompson shows off fruit of his labor

ABS-CBN News
Apr 17 06:51 PM

Barangay Ginebra's Scottie Thompson has a lot to be proud of. And that includes his dream house.  Read more »

Messi hails Barca demolition of United, but laments slow start

Agence France-Presse
Apr 17 05:22 PM

Lionel Messi said Barcelona put on a spectacle in their victory over Manchester United on Tuesday, but warned his teammates they cannot afford any more slow starts if they are to win the competition. Read more »

Djokovic survives Kohlschreiber scare in Monte Carlo

Bill Scott, Agence France-Presse
Apr 17 05:19 PM

Novak Djokovic was severely tested before securing a 6-3, 4-6, 6-4 win over Philipp Kohlschreiber to survive his opening match at the Monte Carlo Masters on Tuesday.   Read more »

Miller returns 'adverse finding' before Joshua bout - Hearn

Reuters
Apr 17 05:16 PM

American Jarrell Miller has returned an "adverse finding" in a voluntary drug test ahead of his world heavyweight title fight with Britain's Anthony Joshua, boxing promoter Eddie Hearn said on Wednesday.   Read more »

NBA: Murray's big fourth lifts Nuggets past Spurs to even series

Field Level Media/Reuters
Apr 17 12:01 PM

Jamal Murray scored 21 of his 24 points in the fourth quarter, and the host Denver Nuggets rallied from down 19 to beat the San Antonio Spurs 114-105 in Game 2 of their Western Conference first-round playoff series on Tuesday night. Read more »

NBA: Leonard scores 37 as Raptors draw level with Magic

Field Level Media/Reuters
Apr 17 11:00 AM

Kawhi Leonard scored 37 points on 15-for-22 shooting from the field, and the Toronto Raptors defeated the visiting Orlando Magic 111-82 Tuesday night to even their first-round Eastern Conference playoff series at one game apiece. Read more »

UAAP: Veteran Lady Warriors vow to give their all in duels with top teams

Camille B. Naredo, ABS-CBN News
Apr 17 05:38 AM

UAAP Season 81 is already one for the books for University of the East, as the Lady Warriors have secured their most successful season in seven years. Read more »

NBA: Warriors’ Cousins expected to miss rest of postseason

Field Level Media/Reuters
Apr 17 03:23 AM

Cousins is expected to miss the rest of the postseason with a significant quadriceps injury sustained in the Warriors' loss Monday night. Read more »

PBA: Standhardinger fined P20,000 for ‘accidental’ low blow to Calvin Abueva

ABS-CBN News
Apr 16 10:28 PM

Standhardinger was a meted a flagrant foul—penalty 2 for the hit and ejected from the game. Read more »

PBA: Magnolia tops Rain Or Shine in Game 3 for breakthrough semis win

ABS-CBN News
Apr 16 09:27 PM | Updated Apr 16 09:50 PM

Ian Sangalang scored all of his 16 points in the second half to help Magnolia score its first victory against Rain Or Shine in their best-of-7 semifinal series in the PBA Philippine Cup at Araneta Coliseum. Read more »

MPBL: San Juan downs Davao Occidental, a win away from Datu Cup title

ABS-CBN News
Apr 16 09:18 PM | Updated Apr 17 12:00 AM

The San Juan Knights—Go for Gold beat the visiting Davao Occidental Tigers—Cocolife 67-62 to take a 2-1 in their best-of-5 title series on Tuesday. Read more »

Veteran 3x3 basketball player to replace Troy Rike at World Tour Masters

ABS-CBN News
Apr 16 07:42 PM

Replacing Troy Rike is former top-ranked French 3x3 cager Angelo Tsakaragis. Read more »

RP Blu Girls to compete in Women’s Softball Asia Cup

ABS-CBN News
Apr 16 06:30 PM

The top 6 teams will move on to the Asia-Oceania Softball Olympic Qualifier in Shanghai, China.  Read more »

Analysis: How Lady Spikers executed vs Lady Eagles

ABS-CBN News
Apr 16 06:28 PM

Dzi Gervacio and Synjin Reyes break down DLSU’s recent win against Ateneo in The Score.  Read more »

PBA D-League: Ateneo limits McDavid to record low

ABS-CBN News
Apr 16 05:30 PM

Cignal-Ateneo came one point shy of tying the record for the biggest margin of victory in the PBA D-League as they clobbered McDavid, 106-31, on Tuesday at the JCSGO Gym in Cubao.  Read more »

PBA D-League: CEU remains unbeaten after downing Marinero

ABS-CBN News
Apr 16 04:58 PM

Centro Escolar University got its act together in time to hammer Marinerong Pilipino, 93-76, and thus stayed unbeaten in the 2019 PBA D-League on Tuesday at the JCSGO Gym in Cubao.   Read more »