Giannis banned for one game
Florida--Reigning NBA Most Valuable Player Giannis Antetokounmpo was suspended for one game after head-butting Washington Wizards center Moritz Wagner during a game, the league said Wednesday.
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Still clean inside the NBA bubble
"In the event that a player on the NBA campus returns a confirmed positive test in the future, he will be isolated until he is cleared for leaving isolation under the rules established by the NBA and the Players Association," the NBA said in a statement.
Japan-bound Thirdy works from home
"So everything's sane, everyone is sane at home, we got to work out because we're all used to having our own respective practices and trainings just because, you know, my brother's a professional basketball player, and my sister's a volleyball player for the university as well," said Ravena, referring to Kiefer and Dani.
They want Kai to be like Pao, Bynum
Although the 7-foot-2 young center is on the right track of fulfilling his ultimate dream to become the first full-blooded Filipino to make it to the NBA, G League Select team coach Brian Shaw knows that Sotto's development at this stage will take a little more time.
Tabal sets sights on Tokyo Olympics despite pandemic
DESPITE a long hiatus forced by the coronavirus pandemic, marathon champion Mary Joy Tabal is keeping her sights on the 2021 Tokyo Olympics and other major international competitions.
Pinoy chessers open fire in Online Olympiad
That's how things stand for the Philippines when it opens its campaign against Kyrgyzstan, Indonesia and Germany on the first day of competitions in Division 2 of the FIDE Online Chess Olympiad 2020 on Friday.
Masterpiece
Tuesday's combination of results elsewhere left everything to play for heading into the final round of seeding games on Thursday, with Portland, Memphis, the Phoenix Suns and San Antonio Spurs still mathematically in with a chance of claiming eighth or ninth place.
New leader of the band
"I was talking to Matthew via Zoom a few weeks back. He told me after watching the Last Dance twice or thrice that he's very eager to return to practice. He told me he won't be nice to his teammates. He's ready to push his teammates, especially the younger guys," said Intal in the recent episode of Beyond the Game with The Dean webcast.
Sisi relishes online talk with ‘beach' icon
SISI Rondina-led Creamline beach volleyball team was up for a treat yesterday after world champion Sarah Pavan gave the Filipina players an inspirational talk on how to be successful in the sport.<
‘Rizal’, PhilSports on lockdown
FIVE employees of the Philippine Sports Commission have tested positive for the coronavirus, forcing the government agency in charge of sports to put the old Rizal Memorial Sports Complex and PhilS
Ignored in SEA Games, OJ makes heads turn this time
Delos Santos scored a 25-24.9 victory over Garcia, for the 30-year old standout’s fourth gold medal while essaying his first win against his Portugese following defeats in the SportsData E-Tournament World Series in May and Adidas Karate World Open Series #2 early this month.
SEAG sambo champ in UFC stint
In a report by Aaron Bronsteter of Canada's sports website TSN, Striegl will make his UFC Fight Night debut against fellow newcomer Timur Valiev of Russia in the bantamweight division on August 22 in Las Vegas, Nevada that will serve as one of the appetizers in main card between bantamweight contenders Frankie Edgar and Pedro Munhoz.
FEU standout joins ‘United’
"First of all po blessed and I feel overwhelmed. Really excited kasi madami akong matututunan sa mga magagaling na makakasama ko," said Bugas, who was also called up to represent the Philippines' under-23 team in the 30th Southeast Asian Games last year.
Zugzwang
That’s how some analysts now describe the Philippines, which opens its campaign in the FIDE Online Chess Olympiad 2020 in a make-or-break situation starting Friday.
Tabal, Sotto at TOPS
WHAT'S the latest on marathon champion Mary Joy Tabal and her campaign to earn a ticket to next year's Tokyo Olympics?