Credit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Wed, 11 May 2022 23:09:32 +0000
By REYNALD MAGALLON Mapua is back in the NCAA Finals for the first time in 31 years. Thanks to the steely nerves of Toby Agustin, the Cardinals brought down the San Beda Red Lions, 70-67 in their sudden-death semifinals match Wednesday at the FilOil Flying V Arena in San Juan. Shrugging off the jeers, Agustin […]
Read moreCredit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Wed, 11 May 2022 07:01:56 +0000
MIAMI (AFP) – Top seeds Miami and Phoenix moved to within one win of the NBA conference finals on Tuesday after scoring blowout victories against Philadelphia and Dallas. In Miami, Jimmy Butler scored 23 points in a balanced offensive effort as the Heat thrashed the Philadelphia 76ers, 120-85, to seize control of their best-of-seven Eastern […]
Read moreCredit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Wed, 11 May 2022 06:07:53 +0000
By CARLO ANOLIN Ange Kouame of Ateneo bagged his first Most Valuable Player (MVP) plum while University of the Philippines forward Carl Tamayo was hailed Rookie of the Year in the UAAP Season 84 men’s basketball tournament.Kouame pulled away with 69.214 statistical points while Tamayo tallied 57.642 SPs in 14 games.The 6-foot-11 naturalized Filipino, who […]
Read moreCredit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Tue, 10 May 2022 09:46:38 +0000
By CARLO ANOLIN University of the Philippines is just a win away from reaching history and its faithful is hoping the coronation will be on Wednesday. So expect a large crowd of UP supporters to troop the Mall of Asia Arena in Pasay City as the Fighting Maroons go for a sweep against the Ateneo […]
Read moreCredit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Tue, 10 May 2022 09:24:14 +0000
BY REYNALD MAGALLON Expect fireworks and lots of physicality as San Beda and Mapua collide for the last Finals spot in their sudden-death match Wednesday at the FilOil Flying V Arena in San Juan. The Red Lions hope to ride the momentum of their thrilling 73-67 overtime win last Sunday which forced the do-or-die match […]
Read moreCredit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Tue, 10 May 2022 08:54:23 +0000
LOS ANGELES (AFP) – Stephen Curry scored 32 points as the Golden State Warriors survived a scare to defeat the Memphis Grizzlies, 101-98, and move to the brink of the Western Conference playoff finals on Monday. Curry poured in 18 points in the final quarter as an out-of-sorts Warriors reeled in the Grizzlies with less […]
Read moreCredit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Mon, 09 May 2022 08:11:57 +0000
By CARLO ANOLIN University of the Philippines head coach Goldwin Monteverde designed a play late in the payoff period that eventually turned the tables for the Fighting Maroons.Monteverde knew that James Spencer was hot from beyond the arc. With full confidence and zero hesitation at all, he did not disappoint.Spencer fired a crucial three-pointer to […]
Read moreCredit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Mon, 09 May 2022 07:37:27 +0000
LOS ANGELES (AFP) – The Dallas Mavericks rained 20 three-pointers and again neutralized Phoenix point guard Chris Paul to beat the top-seeded Suns, 111-101, on Sunday and knot their NBA playoff series at two games each. Star guard Luka Doncic scored 26 points and Dorian Finney-Smith added 24 for Dallas, who have won two games […]
Read moreCredit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Mon, 09 May 2022 00:51:29 +0000
By CARLO ANOLIN University of the Philippines showed steely resolve and completed another great comeback story against defending champion Ateneo in Game 1 of the UAAP Finals Sunday at the Mall of Asia Arena in Pasay City. The initial offering of the title series dubbed as Battle of Katipunan produced heroes of different sizes as […]
Read moreCredit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Sat, 07 May 2022 08:43:39 +0000
BY CARLO ANOLIN Defending three-time champion Ateneo and a revved up University of the Philippines squad start off their best-of-three affair in the UAAP Season 84 men’s basketball finals Sunday at the Mall of Asia Arena. Tipoff is set at 4 p.m. with the Blue Eagles entering the last stage of their title-retention bid and […]
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