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Thunder ace Westbrook out for month after knee surgery

Agence France-Presse
Sep 13 07:59 AM | Updated Sep 13 06:25 PM

LOS ANGELES - Oklahoma City Thunder guard Russell Westbrook, the 2017 NBA Most Valuable Player, will miss the next four weeks recovering from arthroscopic right knee surgery, the team announced Wednesday. Read more »

'A result of miscommunication': All's well now between Pacquiao, Top Rank

ABS-CBN News
Sep 13 07:42 AM

MANILA - It seems a rift between boxing champ Manny Pacquiao and Top Rank has been patched up.    Read more »

NCAA: Lyceum eyes win No. 12 against EAC

ABS-CBN News
Sep 13 05:54 AM

Lyceum looks to take one more step towards an elimination round sweep when it faces off against Emilio Aguinaldo College in the NCAA Season 94 men’s basketball tournament on Thursday at the FilOil Flying V Centre in San Juan. Read more »

Tatak Noypi: Meet 'the Philippines' strongest woman'

ABS-CBN News
Sep 13 02:21 AM | Updated Sep 13 02:44 AM

Lakas at tibay ng loob ang puhunan ng "Philippines' Strongest Woman" para magtagumpay at magdala ng karangalan sa bansa. Read more »

To keep amateur status, Yuka Saso, medal-winning Pinay golfers will donate bonuses

ABS-CBN News
Sep 13 12:19 AM | Updated Sep 13 01:20 AM

Saso, Bianca Pagdanganan and Lois Kaye Go have decided instead to donate their money to the Philippine national golf program. Read more »

MMA: Teammates see Joshua Pacio winning vs Japanese champion

ABS-CBN News
Sep 12 11:23 PM

Pacio battles reigning ONE strawweight champion Yoshitaka Naito in a ONE Championship card in Jakarta on September 22. Read more »

Bonus ng mga 2018 Asian Games gold medalist, umakyat na sa tig-P8 milyon

ABS-CBN News
Sep 12 10:27 PM

Bukod sa naunang bonus na nagkakahalagang P6 milyon, mayroon pang P2 milyon ang idadagdag ng Malacañang sa iuuwi ng mga gold medalist. Read more »

UAAP: Olsen Racela, FEU chalk up UST loss to experience

Camille B. Naredo, ABS-CBN News
Sep 12 09:41 PM

The Tamaraws coach essentially said his team was outhustled by a UST side that’s starting to learn from Aldin Ayo’s aggressive approach. Read more »

UAAP: UP coach Bo Perasol explains his actions — ‘Parang sunod-sunod na’

Camille B. Naredo, ABS-CBN News
Sep 12 09:17 PM

Perasol apologized to his team following his ejection in the fourth quarter of their game against Ateneo on Wednesday, which the Blue Eagles won 87-79. Read more »

PVL: Lady Maroons top Lady Tamaraws to win Collegiate Conference title

ABS-CBN News
Sep 12 09:09 PM | Updated Sep 12 10:12 PM

UP defeated FEU 25-20, 25-18, 23-25, 20-25, 15-13 on Wednesday for the school's first major volleyball title since the early 1980s. Read more »

Tab Baldwin expects Ateneo’s execution to improve as UAAP progresses

Camille B. Naredo, ABS-CBN News
Sep 12 09:04 PM

The champion coach said he liked the Blue Eagles' intensity in their victory against UP on Wednesday. Read more »

Duterte dabs with Asian Games gold winner Margielyn Didal

ABS-CBN News
Sep 12 07:27 PM | Updated Sep 13 07:48 AM

Athletes who won medals at the 2018 Asian Games visited the President at Malacañang to receive their performance incentives. Read more »

UAAP: Ateneo downs UP in ‘Battle of Katipunan’

Camille B. Naredo, ABS-CBN News
Sep 12 06:56 PM | Updated Sep 12 07:39 PM

Ateneo took Round 1 of the Battle of Katipunan after fending off University of the Philippines 87-79 on Wednesday. Read more »

WATCH: Juan Gomez De Liano with a tomahawk; Thirdy Ravena with a tip-dunk

ABS-CBN News
Sep 12 05:49 PM | Updated Sep 12 07:12 PM

The first half of the Ateneo-University of the Philippines game on Wednesday was a dunk show between 2 of the most entertaining players in the league. Read more »

UAAP: New coach Aldin Ayo emotional after UST’s first win — ‘They deserve this’

Camille B. Naredo, ABS-CBN News
Sep 12 05:16 PM

It took only 2 games for the Tigers to match their win total last season. Read more »

PVL: UP’s Isa Molde takes home Collegiate Conference MVP

ABS-CBN News
Sep 12 05:05 PM | Updated Sep 12 05:19 PM

The fourth-year UP player averaged 15.14 points per game in the elimination round. Read more »

UAAP: UST on board after upsetting FEU

Camille B. Naredo, ABS-CBN News
Sep 12 04:30 PM | Updated Sep 12 04:55 PM

The Tigers barged into the win column of the Season 81 men's basketball tournament in style, as they stunned the Tamaraws 76-74 Wednesday. Read more »

UAAP: FEU, Ateneo improve to 2-0 in women’s hoops

ABS-CBN News
Sep 12 03:53 PM

Far Eastern University and Ateneo de Manila University gained a share of the lead after posting contrasting victories in the UAAP Season 81 women’s basketball tournament on Wednesday at the Araneta Coliseum.   Read more »

Davao cancels trip of Batang Pinoy delegates due to bad weather

ABS-CBN News
Sep 12 03:52 PM

Bad weather prompted Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte to cancel the trip of 301 of its athletes for the Batang Pinoy Sports Competition in Baguio City. Read more »

Ankle injury delays Slaughter's return to national team

ABS-CBN News
Sep 12 12:29 PM | Updated Sep 12 04:43 PM

Although he is already cleared to play as a local, Greg Slaughter can't suit up for the Philippines just yet as he is still recovering from an ankle injury. Read more »

UP seeks breakthrough volleyball crown

ABS-CBN News
Sep 12 11:38 AM

University of the Philippines has momentum on its side when it goes for a sweep of a beleaguered Far Eastern University side in the PVL Collegiate Conference on Wednesday at the FilOil Flying V Centre in San Juan. Read more »

Spain humiliate Croatia with thumping Nations League win

Reuters
Sep 12 10:50 AM

Spain showed their remarkable potential under new coach Luis Enrique by destroying World Cup runners-up Croatia 6-0 on Tuesday to hand the visitors their biggest ever defeat and take control of their Nations League group. Read more »

PH's 12-man line-up vs. Iran unveiled

ABS-CBN News
Sep 12 09:42 AM | Updated Sep 12 01:14 PM

(2nd UPDATE) Christian Standhardinger will be the naturalized player, and Scottie Thompson will make his long-awaited debut for the men's senior team when the Philippines plays Iran in the FIBA World Cup Asian Qualifier on Thursday. Read more »

Serena 'out of line' but both sides share blame, says King

Reuters
Sep 12 09:24 AM

Former world number one Billie Jean King has softened her initial stance on the controversy over Serena Williams, who was "totally out of line" when she vehemently disputed calls by chair umpire Carlos Ramos during Saturday's U.S. Open final.   Read more »

USA women's hoop dynasty names 16 finalists for World Cup

Agence France-Presse
Sep 12 08:55 AM

Four-time Olympic champion guards Sue Bird and Diana Taurasi were among 16 roster finalists named Tuesday for two-time defending champion United States ahead of this month's Women's Basketball World Cup. Read more »