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UAAP: NU stays in softball Final 4 hunt, La Salle earns semis bonus

ABS-CBN News
Mar 18 05:22 PM

National University kept its Final 4 hopes alive after an abbreviated 8-1 victory over University of the Philippines in the UAAP Season 81 softball tournament on Monday at the Rizal Memorial Baseball Stadium. Read more »

PBA D-League: Letran outplays McDavid for 2nd straight win

ABS-CBN News
Mar 18 05:12 PM

Petron-Letran showed its character to claim an 89-64 triumph over McDavid – its second straight victory in the 2019 PBA D-League.  Read more »

NLEX's Galanza is PBA Player of the Week

ABS-CBN News
Mar 18 04:24 PM | Updated Mar 18 05:25 PM

NLEX gunner Bong Galanza is making the most of his second chance in the PBA.  Read more »

UAAP: Ateneo captain De Leon earns Player of the Week honor

ABS-CBN News
Mar 18 03:45 PM

After a slow start in UAAP Season 81, Ateneo captain Bea de Leon has gotten her rhythm for the Lady Eagles in the women's volleyball tournament.  Read more »

UAAP: NU Bulldogs remain undefeated in men's lawn tennis

ABS-CBN News
Mar 18 03:25 PM

National University swept its weekend ties to remain unbeaten in the men's division of the UAAP Season 81 lawn tennis tournament. Read more »

Golf: McIlroy wins $2-M, as thoughts turn to another type of green

Reuters
Mar 18 03:12 PM

Rory McIlroy has won four of the five biggest events in golf after his one-stroke victory at the Players Championship in Florida on Sunday and is slowly turning his sights on the fifth -- next month's Masters at Augusta National.  Read more »

PBA: Patrimonio hails PBA's new 'Iron Man'

ABS-CBN News
Mar 18 01:51 PM

PBA legend Alvin Patrimonio was all praises for Barangay Ginebra's LA Tenorio, after the point guard surpassed his longstanding record for most consecutive games played in the league. Read more »

Volleyball: Espejo reiterates commitment to national team

Camille B. Naredo, ABS-CBN News
Mar 18 12:56 PM

Marck Espejo was grateful to have been given a slot in the Philippine men's national volleyball team pool this year, even with his inability to attend tryouts. Read more »

NBA: Rockets go deep to knock off Timberwolves

Field Level Media/Reuters
Mar 18 12:46 PM

The host Houston Rockets turned a blistering third-quarter shooting display into a 117-102 victory over the Minnesota Timberwolves on Sunday. Read more »

NBA: Clippers come back from 19 down, trim Nets at buzzer

Field Level Media/Reuters
Mar 18 12:37 PM

Reserve Lou Williams hit a 3-pointer at the buzzer as the host Los Angeles Clippers pulled out a dramatic 119-116 victory over the Brooklyn Nets on Sunday night. Read more »

UAAP: FEU tops men's football table after first round

ABS-CBN News
Mar 18 12:21 PM

FEU carved out a 2-1 triumph over La Salle on Sunday, propelling the Tamaraws to the top of the table after the first round of the UAAP Season 81 men's football tournament. Read more »

Football: Everton win stifles Chelsea boss Sarri's top-four hopes

Ian WHITTELL, Agence France-Presse
Mar 18 11:24 AM

Maurizio Sarri endured a frustrating afternoon as his Chelsea side's second-half collapse saw them suffer a 2-0 Premier League defeat at mid-table Everton. Read more »

Football: Fantastic Messi hat-trick blows away Betis

Thomas ALLNUTT, Agence France-Presse
Mar 18 11:19 AM

Even the Real Betis fans were applauding by the end as Lionel Messi scored another spectacular hat-trick to fire Barcelona to a 4-1 victory on Sunday and leave them with one hand on the La Liga trophy. Read more »

Football: Liverpool survive Fulham scare to go top of Premier League

Kieran CANNING, Agence France-Presse
Mar 18 10:58 AM

Liverpool usurped Manchester City to take top spot in the Premier League but needed a James Milner penalty nine minutes from time to see off lowly Fulham 2-1 at Craven Cottage on Sunday. Read more »

NBA: Magic clip Hawks, stay alive for final playoff spot

Field Level Media/Reuters
Mar 18 10:55 AM

The Orlando Magic remained in the chase for the final playoff spot in the Eastern Conference with a 101-91 win over the visiting Atlanta Hawks on Sunday. Read more »

Tennis: Thiem rallies to deny Federer sixth Indian Wells title

Agence France-Presse
Mar 18 10:47 AM

Dominic Thiem denied Roger Federer a record sixth Indian Wells title, beating the Swiss great 3-6, 6-3, 7-5 on Sunday to claim his first ATP Masters 1000 crown. Read more »

Tennis: Teenager Andreescu stuns Kerber to win Indian Wells title

Reuters
Mar 18 10:38 AM

Canadian teenager Bianca Andreescu stunned three-times Grand Slam champion Angelique Kerber 6-4 3-6 6-4 to win the BNP Paribas Open and capture her first career title in Indian Wells on Sunday. Read more »

Golf: McIlroy wins Players Championship by one stroke in Florida

Reuters
Mar 18 10:28 AM

Rory McIlroy celebrated St Patrick's Day in style by becoming the first player from Northern Ireland to win the Players Championship, emerging as the last man standing to beat Jim Furyk by one stroke. Read more »

NBA: Thunder star Westbrook hit with one-game suspension

Agence France-Presse
Mar 18 10:21 AM

Oklahoma City Thunder All-Star Russell Westbrook was slapped with a one-game ban Sunday for taking out his frustrations on an opponent in a 110-88 NBA loss to the Golden State Warriors. Read more »

NBA: Lakers squander late 11-point lead, lose to Knicks

Field Level Media/Reuters
Mar 18 09:53 AM | Updated Mar 18 10:48 AM

The NBA-worst New York Knicks erased an 11-point deficit late in the fourth quarter for a 124-123 victory over the visiting Los Angeles Lakers on Sunday afternoon. Read more »

NBA: Kings end losing streak by rolling past Bulls

Field Level Media/Reuters
Mar 18 09:25 AM

Buddy Hield made his only 3-pointers of the game in a 14-point, second-quarter flurry that propelled the host Sacramento Kings to a 129-102 victory over the Chicago Bulls on Sunday afternoon. Read more »

NBA: Blazers' McCollum out at least one week

Field Level Media/Reuters
Mar 18 07:44 AM

Portland Trail Blazers guard CJ McCollum dodged a more serious knee injury but will miss at least one week with a popliteus strain in his left knee, the team announced Sunday. Read more »

NBA: 76ers down Bucks to clinch playoff spot

Field Level Media/Reuters
Mar 18 07:20 AM

Joel Embiid scored 40 points and grabbed 15 rebounds to lead the visiting Philadelphia 76ers past the Milwaukee Bucks 130-125 on Sunday. Read more »

NBA: Pistons’ win completes season sweep of Raptors

Field Level Media/Reuters
Mar 18 07:17 AM

Blake Griffin scored 25 points to lead the Pistons to a 110-107 win over visiting Toronto on Sunday, helping Detroit sweep the three-game regular season series against the Raptors. Read more »

Stallone says McGregor is at a crossroad in his life

Reuters
Mar 18 07:15 AM

Actor Sylvester Stallone says he believes Conor McGregor is at a crossroad in his life after the MMA fighter's latest arrest and an earlier loss to Khabib Nurmagomedov. Read more »