‘I’m reminding myself that I’m ready to do this,’ says Philippine record holder Lauren Hoffman as the Fil-Am hurdler debuts in the Olympics

‘We know that he's going to do whatever it takes to help our team,’ says Converge coach Aldin Ayo of No. 1 pick and former La Salle ward Justine Baltazar

‘She’s always been the one we requested for us, for the national team,’ says Alas Pilipinas head coach Jorge de Brito of pro volleyball star Tots Carlos

‘We really needed to be put in a tough situation to be able to come together and win as a team,’ says outside hitter Eric Loepkky as Canada gears up for the Final Eight just a year after a dismal VNL run

Led by Yuki Ishikawa, the Japanese men's volleyball team aims to put on a show as it returns to the Philippines for the Manila leg of the Volleyball Nations League

Debuting for Alas Pilipinas, and playing a new position at that, La Salle star spiker Angel Canino shows that no matter the challenge, she’s more than ready for the international stage

Despite a vocal minority of volleyball fans questioning her Filipina roots, newly-crowned PVL MVP Brooke Van Sickle vows to give her all for the Philippine women's volleyball team as she processes her federation switch away from the USA

Sisi Rondina and Choco Mucho pull off a sweep of the round-robin semifinals to set up a PVL championship rematch with sister team Creamline

Tots Carlos and the Creamline Cool Smashers return to their stomping ground – the PVL championship round – after wrapping up their semifinal stint with a dominant victory over Chery Tiggo

Playing with a ‘huge goal,’ the Chiba Jets complete a perfect season as the Japanese basketball club narrowly escapes Korea’s Seoul SK Knights to bag the East Asia Super League crown

Rhenz Abando admits he’s still feeling the pain from a back injury, opting to sit out as his Korean team Anyang bags the bronze in the East Asia Super League

As the last two teams standings, Japan's Chiba Jets and Korea's Seoul SK Knights go all out in the knockout East Asia Super League finale

Rhenz Abando picks up right where he left off, even winning Player of the Game honors in his first game back in Korea since suffering a gruesome injury last December

‘It's a great experience for me, it's been a long time coming,’ says Thirdy Ravena as the Japan B. League Asian import rides his best season yet, helping San-En rise from cellar-dweller to surprise league-leader

Former UP star Carl Tamayo returns to Manila next week, hoping to ‘maximize his potential’ with other Japan B. League teams after leaving champion Ryukyu Golden Kings

Months after TNT terminated his contract, Mikey Williams figures in another controversy as the star guard fails to show up in Strong Group’s practice for a Dubai tournament

Former NBA champion Dwight Howard, who’s open to playing as an import in the PBA, says the local league may see ‘twin towers in the Philippines’ if it rethinks its rules

Robert Bolick joins the skidding NLEX after an aborted stint in Japan, while Don Trollano reunites with his former Adamson coach and San Miguel active consultant Leo Austria in a PBA trade that also involves NorthPort

Suleiman Braimoh Jr. powers his way to 37 points as Meralco puts to waste a 47-point outing from TNT import Rondae Hollis-Jefferson

Carl Tamayo and defending champion Ryukyu post dominating wins even as Toyama’s AJ Edu drops big numbers in Japan B. League action

Injured Adamson star Jerom Lastimosa still wants to see out the Falcons' UAAP campaign, even if he’s just cheering from the sidelines

Kean Baclaan takes over in the second half as the NU Bulldogs rally from a double-digit deficit to clip the Adamson Falcons and wrap up their first-round run at No. 2