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By the Associated Press WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump mostly stuck to sports Monday while honoring the World Series champion Washington Nationals, who had a handful of players skip the White House visit. Members of the Washington Nationals gather during an event with President Donald Trump to honor the 2019 World Series champion Nationals baseballContinue reading “Donald Trump honors World Series champion Nationals at White House”

By the Associated Press ATLANTA— Trae Young scored 28 of his 29 points in the second half, Jabari Parker added 19 points and the Atlanta Hawks moved past the suspension of John Collins to snap a three-game losing streak with a 108-100 victory over the San Antonio Spurs on Tuesday night. Atlanta Hawks guard TraeContinue reading “NBA: Trae Young dazzles in 2nd half as Hawks beat Spurs without John Collins”

By the Associated Press CHICAGO — LeBron James had 30 points, 11 assists and 10 rebounds for his third consecutive triple-double, and the Los Angeles Lakers rallied to beat the Chicago Bulls 118-112 on Tuesday night for their sixth straight victory. Los Angeles Lakers’ LeBron James, right, drives to the basket past Chicago Bulls’ OttoContinue reading “NBA: LeBron James posts 3rd straight triple-double as Lakers rally past Bulls”

By Kristel Satumbaga Games Wednesday (Smart Araneta Coliseum) 12 noon – FEU vs Adamson (women’s) 4 p.m. – FEU vs UST (men’s) Far Eastern University and University of Santo Tomas resume their title bids today when they clash in the stepladder semifinals of the UAAP season 82 men’s basketball at the Smart Araneta Coliseum. UST’sContinue reading “UAAP: FEU, UST battle in stepladder Final Four”

Alyssa Valdez and the Creamline Cool Smashers start their title duel against the PetroGazz Angels in the PVL Open Conference today in The Arena in San Juan. (Sports Vision Images) By WAYLON GALVEZ Games Wednesday (The Arena, San Juan) 4:00 p.m. – Motolite vs Bank-Perlas 6:00 p.m. – Creamline vs PetroGazz Defending champion Creamline and back-to-backContinue reading “PVL Open: Creamline, PetroGazz start title showdown”

By Jonas Terrado San Miguel Alab Pilipinas coach Jimmy Alapag expressed satisfaction with his team’s performance despite a losing effort against Gilas Pilipinas in their tune-up match last Monday at the Meralco Gym. San Miguel Alab Pilipinas coach Jimmy Alapag addresses his team after Monday’s tune-up match against Gilas Pilipinas at the Meralco Gym. (JonasContinue reading “Jimmy Alapag satisfied with Alab’s performance vs Gilas”

By Jonas Terrado The national women’s baseball team is setting its sights on a podium finish in the Women’s Baseball Asian Cup set Nov. 9 to 15 in Zhongshan, China. Members of the national women’s baseball team prepare for their training session at the Rizal Memorial Baseball Stadium. (Jonas Terrado) Coach Egay delos Reyes expressedContinue reading “Women’s baseball team eyes podium finish in Asian Cup”

By the Associated Press EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — First, the black cat ran on the field. Then the Dallas Cowboys scampered past the New York Giants. Dallas Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott (4) congratulates wide receiver Michael Gallup (13) after Gallup scored a touchdown against the New York Giants during the fourth quarter of an NFLContinue reading “Prescott throws for 3 TDs as Cowboys beat Giants again”

The national women’s volleyball team flexed its muscles Tuesday, pulling off a 25-14, 25-18, 25-16 win over PSL Shine in the Philippine Superliga Super Cup night at the Filoil Flying V Centre Arena in San Juan. Aby Maraño, right, lobs the ball over Fiola Ceballos’ defense. Alyssa Valdez and Jia Morado didn’t see action, butContinue reading “Super Cup: Nationals breeze past PSL Shine”

By WAYLON GALVEZ Games Friday (Cuneta Astrodome, Pasay City) 1 p.m. – SSC-R vs Lyceum (Jrs) 4 p.m. – Lyceum vs Letran (Srs) Letran’s Bonbon Batiller goes no-look with a pass against San Sebastian’s JM Calma, left, and Ken Villapando in the NCAA Season 95 stepladder match Tuesday at the Cuneta Astrodome. (Rio Deluvio)  Continue reading “NCAA: Knights send off Stags, set up do-or-die with Pirates for right to face Red Lions in finals”