Tempo Desk

Booker, Durant anchor Suns over Clippers

November 1, 2024
By ASSOCIATED PRESS   INGLEWOOD, Calif. (AP) — Devin Booker scored 40 points, Kevin Durant added 18, and the Phoenix Suns rallied from a 21-point deficit to beat the Los Angeles Clippers 125-119 on Thursday night, Oct. 31. Booker made a corner 3-p...

NU frustrates FEU for first UAAP win

September 14, 2024
By NIKOLE JAVIER   National University recovered from a sluggish start to turn back Far Eastern University, 62-60, for its first victory in the UAAP Season 87 men’s basketball tournament on Saturday night, Sept. 14, at the Smart Araneta Coliseum. ...

Blazers clobber Generals for solo lead

September 14, 2024
By ASSOCIATED PRESS   Tony Ynot and Allen Liwag joined forces on both ends as College of St. Benilde clobbered Emilio Aguinaldo College, 77-55, to seize the solo lead in NCAA Season 100 men’s basketball at the Filoil EcoOil Centre in San Juan City...

Pastor reported dead and buried returns home

August 18, 2024
By LIEZLE BASA INIGO BURGOS, Pangasinan – A church pastor previously reported deceased and interred in a cemetery unexpectedly returned to his family in Sual, this province, reports on Saturday, August 17, said. His son, Eduardo Gille Jr., contacted th...

Chua runner-up in Euro billiard joust

August 12, 2024
By MARK REY MONTEJO   Filipino pool ace Johann Chua failed to ride the momentum from his previous matches as he stumbled against Denmark’s Mickey Krause, 13-8, in the final round of the European Open 9-Ball Championship at the Hotel Esperanto in F...

Lydia Ko finally gets Olympic gold

August 12, 2024
By ASSOCIATED PRESS   SAINT-QUENTIN-EN-YVELINES, France (AP) — One gold short of the Olympic medal collection, one win away from the LPGA Hall of Fame, Lydia Ko pondered what it would be like to knock out both at the same time and said when she ar...

Olympian Catantan graduates from Penn State

August 12, 2024
By MARK REY MONTEJO   Samantha Catantan is one happy and proud athlete today: after a memorable debut in the Paris Olympics, she returned to the US and earned her diploma in accountancy at the Pennsylvania State University. “Olympian [to] Accounta...

Dennis the menace

August 12, 2024
By NEIL RAMOS Dennis Trillo is set to make his debut appearance in GMA’s period drama “Pulang Araw” on August 21, playing a pivotal character, a multi-lingual Japanese military leader named Col. Yuta Saitoh. According to Dennis, fans would definitely d...

Catantan’s next target: LA 2028

August 6, 2024
By MARK REY MONTEJO   Fencer Sam Catantan vowed to come back stronger and make every day count toward her redemption bid for the Los Angeles Olympics in 2028. For now, the 22-year-old Penn State standout is focusing on her wellness as she gives he...

Malabuyo relishes maiden Olympic stint

August 6, 2024
By MARK REY MONTEJO   Fil-American gymnast Emma Malabuyo expressed her gratitude for the opportunity to represent the Philippines in the 2024 Paris Olympics. In a social media post, Malabuyo said her maiden appearance at the sports’ biggest stage ...

EJ hosting a tournament in PH

August 6, 2024
By REY C. LACHICA   PARIS —  For EJ Obiena, life must go on. First in his agenda after his failed bid in the Paris Olympics is tournament he will be hosting in the Philippines soon. The tentative date in on Sept. 20 but still have little det...

Yulo vaults to double gold

August 5, 2024
By REY C. LACHICA   PARIS – As far as the Philippines is concerned, every Juan dela Cruz can now proudly call the 2024 Paris Olympics by its other name — the Great Carlos Yulo show. And why not. The 4-foot-11 dynamo stood tallest anew, winni...