QUEZON CITY, Philippines (Eagle News) – Alaska Aces forward Calvin Abueva finally showed he was human behind his beastly exterior. The former San Sebastian College standout bagged his second individual trophy in the PBA as the Commissioner’s Cup Best Player of the conference awardee. Right before the crucial Game 4 of their finals series on Wednesday, the 28-year old Abueva admitted he was teary-eyed as his name was called to receive the trophy. However, he […]
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PBA: Alaska thumps Rain or Shine in Game 4, avoids finals sweep
By Diego de la Paz QUEZON CITY, Philippines (Eagle News) – Alaska made sure Rain or Shine stashed its broom in the closet for another day, avoiding a series sweep via a 111-99 victory in Game 4 of the 2016 PBA Commissioner’s Cup finals series on Friday at the Smart Araneta Coliseum. Alaska managed to gain cruise control in the first three quarters, thanks to its stingy defense and a revised game plan that pushed […]
Football: FIFA congress seeks to clean up mess
MEXICO City (AFP) — FIFA’s new president Gianni Infantino will preside over world football’s annual congress in Mexico City on Friday to push through reforms aimed at rehabilitating the scandal-tarred organization. Infantino — who was elected in February after his predecessor Sepp Blatter was brought down by the corruption crisis — wants to turn the page and put the focus back on football. “We will show to the world we are serious with the reforms, […]
NBA: Durant the spur as Thunder roll San Antonio
LOS ANGELES , United States (AFP) — Kevin Durant scored 37 points as the Oklahoma City Thunder completed a 4-2 series victory over the San Antonio Spurs to advance to a Western Conference finals showdown with the Golden State Warriors on Thursday. Durant left the game to a standing ovation after a superb personal contribution which also included nine rebounds and two assists. The Thunder’s 113-99 victory means they will advance to the Western Conference […]
NBA: Skiles resigns as Magic coach
MIAMI , United States (AFP) — Orlando Magic head coach Scott Skiles resigned on Thursday, stepping down after a single season in charge that saw his team fail to reach the playoffs. A statement from Orlando general manager Rob Hennigan said the team had reluctantly accepted Skiles resignation. “After much thought and careful consideration, I and I alone, have come to the conclusion that I am not the right head coach for this team,” Skiles […]
Pregnant women should avoid Rio Olympics due to Zika risk: WHO
GENEVA , Switzerland (AFP) — The World Health Organization on Thursday urged pregnant women not to travel to Rio for the Olympics and urged athletes and visitors to the Games to take precautions to avoid Zika infection. Acknowledging the widespread anxiety surrounding the threat of mosquito-borne Zika, which is rampant in Brazil and which experts agree causes the birth defect microcephaly in babies born to women infected with the virus, WHO issued its first guidelines […]
NBA: Deng questionable for Heat with bruised left wrist
MIAMI , United States (AFP) — Britain’s Luol Deng, a key playmaker for the Miami Heat, was declared questionable by the NBA club on Thursday for Friday’s crucial home playoff matchup against the Toronto Raptors. The 31-year-old Sudanese-born forward underwent an MRI exam that revealed no fracture in showing the extent of the injury, which was suffered in Wednesday’s 99-91 loss at Toronto. That result gave the Canadian club a 3-2 lead in the best-of-seven […]
Christabel Martes wins 2 gold medals in Asia Masters
QUEZON City, Philippines – Philippine marathoner Christabel Martes is back in the Philippines after winning two gold medals in the 19th Asia Masters Athletics Championship in the National Stadium in Singapore. (Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing by Jericho Morales, Uploaded by MRFaith Bonalos)
NBA: Warriors eliminate Blazers in game five
SAN FRANCISCO , United States (AFP) — Stephen Curry was honored with his second-consecutive league MVP award before leading Golden State to a 125-121 victory over Portland as the Warriors advanced to back-to-back conference finals. The night started with Curry’s award for the first unanimous MVP trophy and ended with the superstar capping his 29-point performance with four free throws in the final 18 seconds to give the Warriors a 4-1 series victory over the […]
Olympics: New head of 2018 Winter Games elected
SEOUL , South Korea (AFP) — The newly-elected chief organiser of the 2018 Winter Olympics in South Korea vowed Thursday to quell concerns prompted by the sudden departure of his predecessor less than two years before the Games. Lee Hee-Beom, a former commerce minister, took over from Korean Air chairman Cho Yang-Ho who resigned last week to focus on his ailing shipping business. Cho had been in the job since July 2014 and was largely […]
NBA: DeRozan shines as Raptors take 3-2 series lead
OTTAWA, Canada (AFP) — DeMar DeRozan tallied 34 points as the Toronto Raptors seized a 3-2 lead in their Eastern Conference series with a 99-91 win over the Miami Heat on Wednesday. Toronto guard Kyle Lowry scored 25 points, including five in the final minute as the Raptors fended off a late Miami surge. The Raptors started quickly and led by as many as 16 points in the first quarter and were ahead by 20 […]
Rain or Shine survives late comeback by Alaska to take a 3-0 lead in the PBA Commissioner’s Cup Finals
Quezon City, Philippines (Eagle News) – The Rain or Shine Elastopainters dodged a bullet as the Alaska Aces’ late charge came short before sealing the win, 112-108, to take a commanding 3-0 lead in the 2016 PBA Commissioner’s Cup Finals as they draw a win away from the championship. The game deadlocked at the end of the first quarter at 28-all but Rain or Shine revved up their engines and started firing six three point […]
