Basketball
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OKC Thunder Tops West in Cinderella Finish; Phoenix Stuns Minnesota, Gains 6th Seed
The Oklahoma City Thunder routed the visiting Dallas Mavericks, 135-87 and completed a Cinderella finish by topping the Western Conference at the close of the 2023-24 NBA regular season. It was the…
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Denver Shoots Self in Foot, Loses to SA in Upset, 121-120
As was feared, the Denver Nuggets went down in an upset on the road, losing 121-120 to the San Antonio Spurs (not Utah Jazz as reported yesterday) dropping down to third in…
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Nuggets Still Can’t Coast to the Finish
Denver needs to win its remaining two games against Utah and Memphis to avoid any complications to its disadvantage should Minnesota and Oklahoma manage to force a tie at the top at…
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Nuggets Beat T-Wolves to tie Series, Regain Western Leadership
The biggest news of the day was the Denver Nuggets coming from behind to defeat the Minnesota Timberwolves at home, 116-107, to tie their season series at two games each and most…
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Mavs Officially Oust Rockets; Sixers Win Again to Move to 7th
The Dallas Mavericks officially eliminated the Houston Rockets, winning in overtime at home, 147-136 thereby ensuring their place in the playoffs at #5, the worst as sixth seed. Meanwhile, the Philadelphia 76ers…
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Warriors Slam Door on Rockets; Sixers Nip Heat in Play-in Preview
The Play-In cast in the West is now all but complete as the visiting Golden State Warriors defeated the Houston Rockets, 133-110 virtually killing the latter's bid for a tie for the…
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PSL Davao set to start on April 6
DAVAO CITY – The 24 teams in the Pilipinas Super League Davao City qualifying leg are already divided into two pools for the opening on April 6 at the Las Terrazas Gym…
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Nuggets, T-Wolves, Warriors Take Must Win Games; Joel Embiid Powers Sixers to Win in Comeback
76ers' Joel Embiid returns. The biggest story of the day was the return of Joel Embiid who played just long and hard enough to lead the struggling Philadelphia 76ers to a 109-105…
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West Leadership Race Still On; Mavericks Biggest Gainers
All three contenders for Western Conference leadership played today, with only two winning. Yet they remained just half a game to one game off each other ensuring that the race for the…
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Atlanta Repeats Over Boston, 123-122 Becomes First Team to Beat Celts Twice
In another intense meeting many were saying as having a playoff feel, the Atlanta Hawks again defeated the Boston Celtics, this time, in overtime, 123-122 at their State Farm Arena. The Hawks…
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Wild, Wild Western Conference
While the NBA East top ten team cast led by the mighty Boston Celtics looks somehow settled at this late stage, it remains a wild, wild Western Conference as eleven teams are…
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Visiting Teams All Won vs Hosts; Boston Finally Loses
With the jockeying for playoff positions intensifying, all visiting teams from the West won today laying to waste the supposed advantage of the home teams, some by a rout even. The Oklahoma…
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GM Joey Antonio’s 20 points help PTC World Basketball team to win vs IIEE
Chess Grandmaster Rogelio "Joey" Antonio Jr. played a crucial role in the victory of the PTC World Team over the Institute of Integrated Electrical Engineers (IIEE) team during their exhibition match at…
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Battle for Sixth Seeding Also Tight in the West
With only half a game separating them, three teams are also locked in the battle for the sixth seeding in the Western Conference. The Phoenix Suns were currently on the inside track…
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Indiana Pacers Beat GS Warriors, Fortify Hold of Sixth Spot in the East
With merely a dozen games left before the regular season ends, every game matters and every win counts for automatic spots in the playoffs. The Indiana Pacers strengthen their hold of the…
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24 teams in PSL Davao Leg
DAVAO CITY – Twenty-four teams are confirmed to play in the Pilipinas Super League Davao City qualifying leg set to start on April 6 at the Las Terrazas Gym in Maa. This…
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Suns Eclipse the Sixers, 115-102
It was a game where both teams needed to win to put themselves in a better position in the jockeying for the automatic playoff spot in their respective Conference: The Phoenix Suns…
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Sixers Get Back at Sixth in the East
A combination of Philadelphia 76ers' 98-91 home win over the Miami Heat and a home defeat by the Indiana Pacers, 108-103, to the Cleveland Cavaliers puts the Sixers back to magic six…
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DMMA, UM top Araw volley tourney
DAVAO CITY – DMMA College of Southern Philippines and host University of Mindanao ruled the 87th Araw ng Dabaw Inter-Collegiate Men's and Women's Volleyball League held last week at the UM Matina…
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Davis’ Eye Injury Spoils LAL-GS Play-In Game Preview
What was potentially a preview of the post season play-in between the Los Angeles Lakers and the Golden State Warriors was spoiled by an unfortunate eye injury to Lakers center Anthony Davis…
