Sprint legend Lydia de Vega succumbs to cancer
By Filipino sprint legend Lydia de Vega-Mercado died on Wednesday at 57 after her bout with cancer, her daughter has announced.De Vega's daughter Stephanie Mercado-de Koenigswarter said the 1980s sprint sensation died at the Makati Medical Center.“On behalf of our...
Bowling legend Bong Coo named PSC commissioner
By Olivia "Bong" Coo, a Filipino bowling legend, has been appointed commissioner of the Philippine Sports Commission (PSC).President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. made the appointment on Tuesday, July 19.PSC Executive Director Guillermo Iroy Jr. welcomed Coo to her...
Marcos Jr. congratulates PH women’s football team on AFF championship
By President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. has extended his congratulations to the Philippine women's football team for bagging its first Asean Football Federation (AFF) Women’s Championship title on Sunday.The Filipinas outclassed Thailand in the finals, 3-0, to...
Curry wins first Finals MVP award as Warriors topple Celtics to win title
By (Photo from @Warriors/ Twitter) Stephen Curry put up 34 points in the Golden State Warriors’ championship-clinching 103-90 victory against the Boston Celtics on Friday (PH time), which gave the franchise its fourth title in eight years.Antetokounmpo, who also had...
IATF bans spectators in non-contact sports events
The Inter-Agency Task Force (IATF) for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases has barred spectators from attending non-contact sports events and exercises in areas under general community quarantine (GCQ) and modified GCQ (MGCQ).
Timeless (basketball) values from ‘The Bullet’ Dindo Pumaren
As fast as the game of basketball is evolving, it’s good to go back to the good, old-school values, for these values are the reasons the game remains relevant until now.
Confidence key to Renren Ritualo’s success
There’s no denying that Renren Ritualo made a mark in Philippine basketball during his college days. But he would not have been one of the deadliest shooters in the country if the “Rain Man” himself didn’t believe in his craft.
L.A. Tenorio the best in Gilas – Marcus Douthit
There were a lot of Filipino players who wowed Marcus Douthit in his stint as the naturalized player of the Philippine national team, but one player stood out in his mind when he reminisced his playing days with Gilas Pilipinas.
NBA: 16 of 302 players in 22 teams to enter Disney World bubble test positive for Covid-19
The National Basketball Association and its players union have announced that 16 players have tested positive for Covid-19 in the league’s first phase of testing.
3-time UAAP Finals MVP Thirdy Ravena signs with Japan B.League team
Thirdy Ravena, who just recently capped off his UAAP collegiate career, is set to join San-En NeoPhoenix in the Japan B.League.
UAAP to award UST general championship; mulls condensed Season 83
The UAAP will crown the University of Santo Tomas (UST) as the general champion of its abruptly ended Season 82 in an online awarding ceremony.
In defense of Coach Tab Baldwin
OPINION: “I find watching the National Team being thrashed by more than 50 points in the international arena more hurtful than what he said.”
‘An uninformed display of hypocrisy’: Filipino coaches decry Baldwin’s statements
The Basketball Coaches Association of the Philippines in two separate statements denounced Gilas Pilipinas program director Tab Baldwin’s comments calling out the “tactical immaturity” of local coaches. They also questioned Baldwin’s “expensive” clinics.
National Academy of Sports to open in New Clark City
The new law would provide full scholarships and access to sports facilities, housing and other amenities to qualified student-athletes.
NCAA Season 96 to open early 2021 with only four events
The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) said Thursday its 96th season will begin “in [the] early months of 2021” and will include only basketball, volleyball, swimming and track and field.
NBA return official; new competitive format introduced
The NBA Board of Governors has voted to approve a new competitive format to resume the unfinished 2019-20 season in Disney’s ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex in Orlando, Florida on July 31, the league announced Friday morning (Philippine time).