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UAAP: Adamson holds off cold-shooting DLSU to stay first place

ABS-CBN News
Oct 20 04:21 PM | Updated Oct 20 04:55 PM

Sean Manganti scored 9 of his 19 points in the fourth quarter, as Adamson came away with a 57-50 in UAAP men's basketball on Saturday. Read more »

UAAP: Ria Nabalan’s 40 points keys Lady Bulldogs’ 72nd straight win

ABS-CBN News
Oct 20 03:40 PM

Nabalan scored 40 points to lead National University to a wire-to-wire 111-64 win over La Salle in UAAP women's basketball on Saturday. Read more »

Tennis: Wozniacki seeks repeat at wide-open WTA Finals

John O'Brien, Reuters
Oct 20 02:06 PM

SINGAPORE - The women's tennis season concludes at the WTA Finals in Singapore next week and, like a majority of tournaments during the 2018 campaign, picking a winner from a wide-open field seems a near impossible task. Read more »

NBA: Warriors complete rally over Jazz on Jonas Jerebko's tip-in

Reuters
Oct 20 01:51 PM

Jerebko tipped in a missed basket by Durant with 0.3 seconds left to help the visiting Warriors escape with a 124-123 victory over the Jazz on Friday.   Read more »

NBA: Tobias Harris, Danilo Gallinari help Clippers rally past Thunder

Reuters
Oct 20 01:34 PM

Harris scored 26 points and grabbed 10 rebounds, as the Clippers started fast but still needed a second-half rally Friday for a 108-92 victory over the visiting Thunder. Read more »

NBA: Antetokounmpo's double-double leads Bucks past Pacers

Reuters
Oct 20 12:03 PM

Antetokounmpo scored 26 points and grabbed 15 rebounds, as the Bucks opened up their new home on Friday with a 118-101 win over the Pacers.   Read more »

NBA: Despite boos, Wolves’ Jimmy Butler hits 33 to beat Cavaliers

Reuters
Oct 20 12:03 PM

Butler scored 33 points on 10-of-12 shooting during his first home contest of the season to help the Timberwolves post a 131-123 victory over the Cavaliers on Friday.   Read more »

NBA: Temple pours in 30 as Grizzlies cruise past Hawks

Reuters
Oct 20 11:54 AM

Garrett Temple scored 30 points and helped the Memphis Grizzlies set a pair of franchise scoring records in their 131-117 win over the visiting Atlanta Hawks on Friday. Read more »

NBA: Mirotic's career-high 36 lifts Pelicans in blowout win over Kings

Reuters
Oct 20 11:47 AM

Nikola Mirotic scored a career-high 36 points as the New Orleans Pelicans set a franchise record for points in their second consecutive high-scoring rout to the start the season, winning their home opener against the Sacramento Kings 149-129 Friday night. Read more »

NBA: Kawhi, Raptors heat up in second half, sink Celtics

Reuters
Oct 20 11:07 AM

Leonard scored 31 points - 22 in the second half -- and added 10 rebounds to help the Toronto Raptors defeat the visiting Boston Celtics 113-101 Friday. Read more »

NBA: Caris LeVert's last-second layup leads Nets over Knicks

Reuters
Oct 20 10:32 AM

LeVert scored 15 of his career-high 28 points in the fourth quarter, as the Brooklyn Nets made their home opener a success with a 107-105 victory Friday. Read more »

F1: Vettel grid penalty boosts Lewis Hamilton's fifth title bid

Agence France-Presse
Oct 20 10:21 AM

Lewis Hamilton was given a helping hand in his pursuit of a fifth world title at the United States Grand Prix on Friday when flagging rival Sebastian Vettel was hit with a three-place grid penalty for Sunday's race. Read more »

Football: Thai cave survivors train with Galaxy, Ibrahimovic

Agence France-Presse
Oct 20 10:16 AM | Updated Oct 20 01:52 PM

The Thai junior football team who were rescued from a flooded cave after being trapped for more than two weeks trained with the Los Angeles Galaxy and their star striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic on Friday in the latest stop of an international tour. Read more »

NBA: Kemba Walker scores 26, as Hornets rout Magic

Reuters
Oct 20 09:56 AM

Kemba Walker scored 26 points, all in the first three quarters, and the Charlotte Hornets continued their mastery over the host Orlando Magic with a dominant 120-88 victory on Friday night. Read more »

Adrien Broner to Pacquiao: ‘Come get what you looking for’

ABS-CBN News
Oct 19 10:36 PM

Pacquiao describes the status of his fight with Adrien Broner as "90 percent" done and it is expected to be held in the US, possibly Las Vegas. Read more »

PBA: Meralco tops Magnolia as race out of the bottom heats up

ABS-CBN News
Oct 19 09:28 PM | Updated Oct 19 09:57 PM

Allen Durham tallied 20 points and 17 rebounds, and Meralco edged Magnolia 94-88 in the PBA Governors' Cup on Friday. Read more »

Mayweather-like Adrien Broner perfect tune-up for Pacquiao: analyst

Dennis Gasgonia, ABS-CBN News
Oct 19 09:25 PM

Adrien Broner's defensive habits mirror Mayweather's, a characteristic that makes Broner an ideal opponent for Pacquiao. Read more »

PBA: Thanks to Dyip win, Alaska, Blackwater, Phoenix advance

ABS-CBN News
Oct 19 07:44 PM

Alaska, Blackwater and Phoenix are through to the quarterfinals, joining league leaders Magnolia and Barangay Ginebra. Read more »

Tennis: No more marathon matches, as Wimbledon brings in final-set tiebreak

Reuters
Oct 19 07:11 PM

The decision means there will be no repeat of the record-breaking Wimbledon marathon match in 2010, which lasted 11 hours and five minutes over three days. Read more »

PBA: Columbian Dyip upsets Rain Or Shine to end slump

ABS-CBN News
Oct 19 06:40 PM | Updated Oct 19 07:47 PM

Nothing-to-lose Columbian Dyip overwhelmed a short-handed Rain Or Shine 100-84 in the PBA Governors' Cup at Ynares Center in Antipolo on Friday. Read more »

MMA: Can Folayang beat Khan? Honorio Banario thinks his ‘kuya’ can

ABS-CBN News
Oct 19 05:23 PM

Having fought Amir Khan, former MMA champion Honorio Banario believes Eduard Folayang is capable of beating the Singaporean fighter. Read more »

NU’s Dave Ildefonso concedes UAAP rookie of the year race

Camille B. Naredo, ABS-CBN News
Oct 19 04:44 PM

The race for top rookie honors is between Dave Ildefonso and CJ Cansino of UST, but Ildefonso believes Cansino deserves to win the award more. Read more »

NCAA: Coach Topex Robinson gets 5-year extension with Lyceum

ABS-CBN News
Oct 19 04:36 PM | Updated Oct 19 08:07 PM

Topex Robinson, credited with bringing the Pirates to new heights in the NCAA, will continue to manage the Lyceum basketball program for the next five years. Read more »

NBA: Portland spoils LeBron's Lakers debut

Field Level Media via Reuters
Oct 19 01:43 PM

LeBron James collected 26 points, 12 rebounds and six assists in his first game as a Laker.  Read more »

Baseball: Red Sox KO Astros to reach World Series

Reuters
Oct 19 12:13 PM

 J.D. Martinez and Rafael Devers clubbed home runs, David Price twirled six scoreless innings, and the Boston Red Sox eliminated the defending champion Houston Astros with a 4-1 victory in Game 5 of the American League Championship Series on Thursday. Read more »