Sports

PVL: Galeries Towers denies Gerflor with reverse sweep, notches franchise breakthrough

November 30, 2023

Galeries Towers finally broke through, overcoming a 0-2 deficit against the struggling Gerflor, securing an 18-25, 24-26, 25-23, 25-18, 15-11 victory for its first franchise win in a battle of two already-eliminated teams in the Premier Volleyball League Second All-Filipino Conference at the Philsports Arena on Thursday. The Highrisers started the game slowly, dropping the […]
The post PVL: Galeries Towers denies Gerflor with reverse sweep, notches franchise breakthrough appeared first on Tiebreaker Times.

Elvis, Blackpink, Eraserheads, Super Mario among themes for UAAP CDC squads

November 30, 2023

Justin Valencia

Last year’s podium finishers are expected to be the favorites anew in the UAAP Season 86 Cheerdance Competition happening on Saturday at the SM Mall of Asia Arena. Of course, there is the NU Pep Squad, which just regained supremacy in the biggest special event of the league last season with its “Cheerobics” routine that […]
The post Elvis, Blackpink, Eraserheads, Super Mario among themes for UAAP CDC squads appeared first on Tiebreaker Times.

NBA: Clippers’ 3-point shooting too much for Kings

November 30, 2023

GMA News Online / Sports

Kawhi Leonard went for a team-high 34 points, James Harden led a 3-point barrage with five en route to 26 points, and the Los Angeles Clippers took advantage of an emotionally drained Sacramento Kings team en route to a 131-117 victory.

NBA: Grizzlies get first home win of season, rout Jazz

November 30, 2023

GMA News Online / Sports

Jaren Jackson Jr. scored 20 points, David Roddy added 19 and the host Memphis Grizzlies snapped a four-game losing streak with a 105-91 win over the visiting Utah Jazz on Wednesday night.

NBA: Scottie Barnes scores 23 to help Raptors end Suns’ win streak

November 30, 2023

GMA News Online / Sports

Scottie Barnes scored 23 points - 12 in the fourth quarter - and the Toronto Raptors defeated the visiting Phoenix Suns 112-105 Wednesday night.

NBA: Nuggets get stars back, club Rockets

November 30, 2023

GMA News Online / Sports

Nikola Jokic recorded his seventh triple-double of the season and Michael Porter Jr. scored a season-high 30 points as the Denver Nuggets never trailed in a 134-124 win over the visiting Houston Rockets on Wednesday.

UP blows past La Salle in Game 1, nears UAAP crown

November 30, 2023

By NIKOLE JAVIER What was expected to be a dogfight turned into a walk in the park for University of the Philippines as the Maroons executed their well-planned defensive scheme to near perfection and scored a masterful 97-67 win over the La Salle Arche...

Defiant ‘Mamu’: Despite losses, Rain or Shine shows promise against PBA giants

November 30, 2023

Gian Mamuyac remains defiant even as Rain or Shine absorbed its fifth loss in as many outings in the PBA Season 48 Commissioner’s Cup, Wednesday. The sophomore winger opted to stick to the positives after dropping another tight affair, this time a 115-110 decision to San Miguel, offering that the youth-laden squad is showing that […]
The post Defiant ‘Mamu’: Despite losses, Rain or Shine shows promise against PBA giants appeared first on Tiebreaker Times.

San Miguel, Phoenix stretch win streaks to 3 with rout of Rain or Shine, Terrafirma

November 29, 2023

Marcio Lassiter comes through the clutch and tows San Miguel past Rain or Shine, while Johnathan Williams dominates in Phoenix’s 19-point beating of Terrafirma

June Mar Fajardo shrugs off wrist injury: ‘Malayo sa bituka’

November 29, 2023

June Mar Fajardo hopes that he suffered nothing serious after hurting his left wrist during San Miguel’s eventual win over Rain or Shine in PBA Season 48 Commissioner’s Cup action on Wednesday night. The league’s reigning seven-time MVP was in a bit of a rush leaving the SMART Araneta Coliseum moments after their 115-110 victory […]
The post June Mar Fajardo shrugs off wrist injury: ‘Malayo sa bituka’ appeared first on Tiebreaker Times.

Quiambao, La Salle driven out of comfort zone in blowout Game 1 loss to UP

November 29, 2023

La Salle stalwart Kevin Quiambao admits the Green Archers got surprised by the ‘different looks’ the UP Fighting Maroons threw at them in the UAAP finals series opener

Alarcon relieved to rediscover scoring groove as UP inches closer to UAAP crown

November 29, 2023

Delfin Dioquino

Harold Alarcon matches his season-high mark in points to help lift the UP Fighting Maroons to a 1-0 lead in the UAAP finals against the La Salle Green Archers

UP’s convincing win shakes La Salle, Michael Phillips: ‘We can’t let this break us’

November 29, 2023

Lorenzo del Carmen

Michael Phillips wants the De La Salle Green Archers to remember one thing. The last time they lost to the UP Fighting Maroons in the UAAP Season 86 Men’s Basketball Tournament, it paved the way for a nine-game winning streak that catapulted them into the Finals for the first time since Season 80. Phillips, who […]
The post UP’s convincing win shakes La Salle, Michael Phillips: ‘We can’t let this break us’ appeared first on Tiebreaker Times.

PBA: Lassiter spoils Mamuyac’s career game as San Miguel escapes ROS for share of second

November 29, 2023

Marcio Lassiter threw the haymaker as San Miguel took down Rain or Shine in a slugfest, 115-110, for its third successive win in the PBA Season 48 Commissioner’s Cup, Wednesday at the SMART Araneta Coliseum. The veteran sniper broke the 108-all deadlock with a booming trifecta against the defense of Jhonard Clarito with 43.6 seconds […]
The post PBA: Lassiter spoils Mamuyac’s career game as San Miguel escapes ROS for share of second appeared first on Tiebreaker Times.

Jeremy Lin lifts New Taipei past Meralco in EASL

November 29, 2023

Former NBA star Jeremy Lin fires 25 points for the New Taipei Kings as they hand the Meralco Bolts their second straight loss in the East Asia Super League

KQ plots bounce back after disappointing Game 1 outing: ‘Ibang Kevin Quiambao ang makikita niyo’

November 29, 2023

Justin Valencia

On the day the statistical points were released that put Kevin Quiambao as the presumptive UAAP Season 86 MVP, he failed to show up for De La Salle University in one of the most important games of his collegiate career. The UP Fighting Maroons ran through the Green Archers by 30 points, 97-67, to move […]
The post KQ plots bounce back after disappointing Game 1 outing: ‘Ibang Kevin Quiambao ang makikita niyo’ appeared first on Tiebreaker Times.

Reyland Torres puts clamps on good pal Kevin Quiambao in Game 1

November 29, 2023

Justin Valencia

Presumptive MVP Kevin Quiambao was put in shackles as University of the Philippines completely dominated De La Salle University in Game One of the best-of-three Finals of the UAAP Season 86 Men’s Basketball Tournament. The 6-foot-8 triple-double threat was held to just 11 points on 4-of-10 shooting from the field, six rebounds, and three assists. […]
The post Reyland Torres puts clamps on good pal Kevin Quiambao in Game 1 appeared first on Tiebreaker Times.

Francis Lopez shows no fear in first-ever Finals game, helps UP dominate the boards

November 29, 2023

Lorenzo del Carmen

Francis Lopez made the most out of his first finals appearance for University of the Philippines in the UAAP Season 86 Men’s Basketball Tournament. The 20-year-old presumptive Rookie of the Year produced 15 points and 11 rebounds for the Fighting Maroons in their dominant 97-67 Game One win over the De La Salle Green Archers. […]
The post Francis Lopez shows no fear in first-ever Finals game, helps UP dominate the boards appeared first on Tiebreaker Times.

UP arrests La Salle streak in dominant Game 1 show, nears UAAP crown

November 29, 2023

Delfin Dioquino

(2nd UPDATE) After a frenetic opener, the UP Fighting Maroons take full to control to halt the La Salle Green Archers' nine-game winning streak and move within a win of reclaiming the UAAP men’s basketball crown

UP smothers La Salle in most one-sided UAAP MBB Finals game in 25 years

November 29, 2023

Justin Valencia

University of the Philippines moved on the cusp of regaining the UAAP Men’s Basketball crown it lost last season. What many expected to be a dogfight turned out to be the most lopsided finals game in 25 years. The Fighting Maroons crushed the De La Salle Green Archers, 97-67, in Game One of the Season […]
The post UP smothers La Salle in most one-sided UAAP MBB Finals game in 25 years appeared first on Tiebreaker Times.

Perpetual-Kinto, PGJC-Navy complete Spikers Turf quarters cast

November 29, 2023

Perpetual-Kinto Tyres and PGJC-Navy completed the quarterfinals cast in the 2023 Spikers’ Turf Invitational Conference. The Altas clinched the second quarterfinals spot in Pool A after escaping the Don Pacundo-DLSU Dasmarinas Patriots in five sets, 25-10, 19-25, 25-16, 19-25, 15-6 while the Sealions swept the Alpha Omega Elite Spikers, 25-14, 25-17, 25-13, on Wednesday night […]
The post Perpetual-Kinto, PGJC-Navy complete Spikers Turf quarters cast appeared first on Tiebreaker Times.

PBA: Phoenix Super LPG torches Terrafirma, gains solo second

November 29, 2023

Phoenix Super LPG caught fire in the second quarter on the way to sending Terrafirma skidding, 103-84, for its third win in a row in the PBA Season 48 Commissioner’s Cup, Wednesday at the SMART Araneta Coliseum. Johnathan Williams set the pace with 29 points and 13 rebounds. And the former Los Angeles Laker spearheaded […]
The post PBA: Phoenix Super LPG torches Terrafirma, gains solo second appeared first on Tiebreaker Times.

Bucks, Kings, Celtics advance to KO stage of In-Season

November 29, 2023

MIAMI (AFP) – Giannis Antetokounmpo scored 33 points and Damian Lillard added 32 as the Milwaukee Bucks beat Miami, 131-124, on Tuesday to reach the knockout rounds of the NBA In-Season Tournament. On the final night of group-stage play in the NBA&#821...

Escamis, Hernandez hope to end Mapua’s 32-year wait

November 29, 2023

By MARK REY MONTEJO Mapua is marching on to the NCAA Season 99 Finals with one goal in mind – to end an agonizing 32-year long wait to finally bring the crown back to the Cardinals’ nest. No less than their top gunners in rookie st...

Blackpink, Elvis Presley among themes for UAAP Season 86 Cheerdance Competition

November 29, 2023

Delfin Dioquino

Defending champion NU Pep Squad hopes to capture its eighth title in 10 seasons, but the UST Salinggawi Dance Troupe, FEU Cheering Squad, and the rest of the field look to change the status quo

La Salle’s Quiambao set to win coveted MVP plum

November 29, 2023

By NIKOLE JAVIER La Salle’s Kevin Quiambao is poised to win the Most Valuable Player award following a dominant performance in his sophomore year in the UAAP Season 86 men’s basketball tournament. His coronation will happen in Game 2 of t...

LIVE UPDATES: UP vs La Salle, UAAP Season 86 finals Game 1 – November 29

November 29, 2023

The UP Fighting Maroons zero in on a second UAAP men's basketball title in three seasons after a 30-point thrashing of the La Salle Green Archers in Game 1 of the finals

Kings stun Warriors, advance to in-season tourney quarterfinals

November 29, 2023

Steph Curry and the Warriors blow a 24-point lead to lose for the eighth time in their last 10 games as the Kings lean on Malik Monk’s heroics

Damian Lillard, Bucks beat Heat, march to in-season KO round

November 29, 2023

Damian Lillard delivers another classic clutch performance as the Bucks rule East Group B to advance to the knockout round of the NBA in-season tournament

UST stuns 7-time champ NU, nears UAAP women’s hoops crown

November 29, 2023

Banking on a balanced charge, the UST Tigresses move within a win of their first UAAP women’s basketball crown in 17 years after a Game 1 upset of seven-time champion NU Lady Bulldogs

EJ Obiena hailed as ‘Sports Idol’ in Siklab Awards

November 29, 2023

Asian pole vault king Ernest John “EJ” Obiena will share the spotlight with 57 other young athletes from 33 sports during the third Siklab Youth Sports Awards on Dec. 4 at the Market! Market! Activity Center in Taguig City. Obiena, the World No. 2 pole...

Filipino racing prodigy Iñigo Anton eyes grand Formula 4 debut

November 29, 2023

By REYNALD MAGALLON Teen racing prodigy Iñigo Anton of BlackArts Racing is looking to make heads turn when he makes his Formula 4 debut in the South East Asia Championships set on Dec. 1 to 3 at the Sepang International Circuit in ...

NCAA Final Four: Twice-to-beat Mapua, LPU eye finals berths in clashes vs. Benilde, San Beda

November 27, 2023

GMA News Online / Sports

Favorites Mapua University and Lyceum of the Philippines University will look to capitalize on their twice-to-beat bonus when they take on De La Salle-College of Saint Benilde and San Beda University, respectively, in the NCAA Season 99 Final Four on T...

Two Pinoys see action at ONE Friday Fights 43

November 27, 2023

GMA News Online / Sports

Carlos Alvarez of Team Lakay and Dave Bangguigui will make their return inside the ring on the undercard of ONE Friday Fights 43 this Friday, December 1 at Lumpinee Boxing Stadium in Bangkok, Thailand.

Chris Koon, Mason Amos hold heads up high despite Blue Eagles’ elimination

November 27, 2023

GMA News Online / Sports

For Chris Koon and Mason Amos, there is nothing to be ashamed of despite Ateneo de Manila University being dethroned as UAAP men's basketball champions.

Letran’s Kurt Reyson bids farewell to tough NCAA Season 99

November 27, 2023

GMA News Online / Sports

Colegio de San Juan de Letran senior Kurt Reyson remained grateful despite going through a difficult stretch to end to his collegiate career in NCAA Season 99.

NBA: Darius Garland scores 24 to carry Cavaliers past Raptors

November 27, 2023

GMA News Online / Sports

Darius Garland scored 24 points and the Cleveland Cavaliers defeated the visiting Toronto Raptors 105-102 Sunday night.

NBA: Nets pour in 25 3-pointers, rally past reeling Bulls

November 27, 2023

GMA News Online / Sports

Spencer Dinwiddie scored 24 points as the host Brooklyn Nets hit an NBA season-high 25 3-pointers and stormed back from a 21-point deficit for an 118-109 victory over the skidding Chicago Bulls on Sunday night.