Former UFC middleweight champion Anderson "The Spider" Silva made a successful return to the Octagon by beating Nick Diaz via unanimous decision in the main event of UFC 183 Saturday at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas (Sunday in Manila).
As John Wall spent his Saturday night nearly recording a triple-double, his head pounded and he avoided light at all costs. When the Washington Wizards starting lineup was announced before the game, he used his hand to block the beaming light shining on him. During the game, a 120-115 overtime loss to the Toronto Raptors, he draped a towel over his head when he sat on the bench. And after the game, he purposefully averted the radiant bulbs glittering just a few feet from his face.Read full article >>
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NFL 6:30 p.m. Super Bowl XLIX: New England vs. Seattle » WRC (Ch. 4), WBAL (Ch. 11), WJFK (106.7 FM) NHL1 p.m. St. Louis at Washington» NBC Sports Network, WJFK (106.7 FM), WFED (1500 AM) MEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALLRead full article >>
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Showtime executive Stephen Espinoza made it clear that a mega-fight between Manny Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather remains far from a done deal despite reports claiming that the bout was already set.
PHOENIX — You’ve never seen Tom Brady in a moment of honest panic. Oh, you’ve seen him get hit, and be furious about it. But have you actually seen him in a state in which his heart rate clearly doubled? No, you haven’t. That’s the whole issue in this Super Bowl: whether the Seattle Seahawks can fluster a man who plays the game as confidently as if he is modeling trousers.Read full article >>
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Katie Ledecky set a national high school record Saturday night under the most unlikely of circumstances.It didn’t seem possible. Not at a dimly lit pool in Prince George’s County. Not without a cast of collegiate and pro swimmers pushing her. Not when the second of two individual events was scheduled to begin 10 minutes after the end of her first.Read full article >>
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John Wall looked up at the Verizon Center rafters, shook his head, then bent over with his hands on his knees. The exhaustion was as evident as the frustration. Amir Johnson was about to make the free throw that would seal the Washington Wizards’ fate, a disheartening 120-116 defeat to the Toronto Raptors. Read full article >>
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MANILA – Ateneo dominated defending champion National University from wire to wire to sweep the elimination round of the UAAP juniors basketball tournament and advance to the Finals outright Saturday at the Blue Eagle Gym.
American superstar Floyd Mayweather Jr. shot down reports that he has reached a deal with the camp of Filipino legend Manny Pacquiao for a May 2 super fight.
PHOENIX — Late linebacker Junior Seau, a standout for his hometown San Diego Chargers and later a respected veteran and Super Bowl participant with the New England Patriots, led an eight-member class elected Saturday to the Pro Football Hall of Fame.Read full article >>
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CHARLOTTESVILLE — Many believed Saturday’s Duke-Virginia matchup would showcase Blue Devils’ standout freshman center Jahlil Okafor against the Cavaliers’ post traps. Instead, it turned into a chess match between guards — and Duke had the final answer.Read full article >>
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MANILA, Philippines – Top seed Serena Williams clinched her 19th Grand Slam title with a victory over Maria Sharapova in the final of the Australian Open.
MANILA -- Adamson University registered yet another dominating win as they only needed four innings to defeat the University of the Philippines, 8-1 in the UAAP Season 77 Softball tournament last Saturday, January 31, 2015 at the Rizal Memorial Stadium.
MELBOURNE - Maria Sharapova's dreams of a sixth grand slam title were ended by Serena Williams and her wrecking ball serve in the Australian Open final on Saturday, but the Russian was adamant she would some day have the American's measure.
MANILA -- The University of the Philippines picked up its sixth win of the season and regained the top seed in the UAAP Season 77 Men's Football standings with a 1-0 squeaker over National University on Saturday at the Moro Lorenzo Field in Ateneo de Manila University.
MANILA, Philippines - Talk n Text takes on Blackwater and import replacement Marcus Douthit while Barako Bull tangles with Barangay Ginebra with the Texters and the Energy both shooting for a second straight win in the PBA Commissioner’s Cup at the Alonte Sports Arena in Biñan, Laguna today.
SYDNEY - Substitute James Troisi scored halfway through extra time in a pulsating final to give tournament hosts Australia their maiden Asian Cup title with a 2-1 victory over South Korea on Saturday.
Earlier this week, T.C. Williams junior Noah Lyles took to his Twitter account and predicted there would be a new U.S. No. 1 following Saturday’s 300-meter dash at this weekend’s Virginia Tech High School Invitational in Blacksburg. Read full article >>
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It’s been 30 years since a women’s basketball team from the Big Ten went undefeated over 18 conference games. Fifth-ranked Maryland is halfway there in its inaugural season and showing it’s by far the class of the conference after having beaten three of the other four ranked Big Ten schools.Read full article >>
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BY THE NUMBERS26Teams in NBA history that have had a winning streak of at least 16 games in a season13Read full article >>
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Watching people play video games doesn’t sound like the most exciting way to spend 11 minutes of your time, but when it’s late night host Conan O’Brien, Seattle Seahawks running back Marshawn Lynch and New England Patriots tight end Rob Gronkowski playing the yet-to-be released game “Mortal Kombat X,” you might wish the video was 22 minutes long. (Warning: The language and subject matter are PG-13.)Read full article >>
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عينت الكونفدرالية الافريقية لكرة القدم الحكام الذين سيديرون لقاءات دور ربع نهاية كأس افريقيا للأمم المقررة يومي السبت والاحد. وسيقود مباراة الكونغو الديمقراطية مع الكونغو برازافيل
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MANILA, Philippines – Defending champion Ateneo de Manila University (AdMU) came up with a solid game to easily dispose University of the Philippines (UP) and secure a seat in the UAAP women’s volleyball semifinals on Saturday.
Forward Amir Johnson had the go-ahead putback layup with 41.5 seconds remaining in overtime and the Toronto Raptors withstood a fourth-quarter collapse for a wild 127-122 road victory over the Brooklyn Nets.
All-Star forward Paul Millsap led six Atlanta Hawks players in double-figures, fueling Atlanta's 18th straight win, a 105-99 victory over the Portland Trail Blazers.
NEW YORK - Versatile young U.S. runner Mary Cain aims to show off her speed over 800 meters in a New York homecoming performance at the Armory Track Invitational on Saturday.
Champe has long been searching for a marquee win since the school opened its doors three years ago. Getting a victory over Loudoun Valley would certainly fit the bill, given that first place in Conference 28 was on the line during Friday night’s matchup in Aldie. Read full article >>
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St. John’s girls’ basketball Coach Jonathan Scribner saw junior Sarah Overcash grab her leg in pregame warm-ups and figured it would add to the growing list of maladies that completely altered the trajectory of the Cadets’ season. Read full article >>
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One week ago, the world of NASCAR suffered a blow when Jeff Gordon announced that this year would be his last as a full-time driver. On Thursday, the circuit got just about the best news possible: Dale Earnhardt Jr. isn’t going anywhere, anytime soon.Read full article >>
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For 24 minutes, five sets of blue, two-toned Nike high-tops were a barely discernible blur. Springbrook feasted on tempo, thriving in transition and pushing the pace on both ends of the hardwood.But as the fourth quarter commenced Friday in Silver Spring, with his team leading visiting Richard Montgomery by a single point, Blue Devils Coach Darnell Myers reminded his squad they had a little leg left in them.Read full article >>
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With his team trailing by three late in the third quarter, Broadneck forward Will Schwob saw a crease in the Annapolis defense, slid through it and leaped for a layup. Panthers forward Charles Meiklejohn jumped, too, but he timed it a split-second after Schwob. The two crashed in the air, and Meiklejohn was called for the foul as the ball tumbled through the basket.Read full article >>
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Early in Friday night’s hockey game, Stone Bridge’s Cade Groton picked up the puck deep in the defensive zone and brought it dangerously close to the front of his own net while under pressure from forechecking Woodbridge forwards. Then, Groton sped down the left side of the ice past all five opposing skaters before firing a shot on net. The powerful display of acceleration and speed was a warning that the Vikings’ defense was unable to heed as No. 3 Stone Bridge outlasted No. 5 Woodbridge for a 4-2 victory at Prince William Ice Center.Read full article >>
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Luka Garza needed a moment. Foul trouble had limited Maret’s leading scorer to just a handful of shot attempts in Friday’s game at St. Andrew’s, so with the Frogs trailing by one in the final two minutes, the sophomore took an especially deep breath and flicked his wrist into the air before stepping to the foul line.Read full article >>
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D.C. United opened the preseason schedule Friday night with a 1-1 draw against MLS expansion club Orlando City at IMG Academy in Bradenton, Fla.In the first of six tuneups before the CONCACAF Champions League quarterfinals begin in four weeks, Chris Pontius put United ahead in the 14th minute with a glancing header to the far corner off Taylor Kemp‘s cross from the left flank. Carlos Rivas scored the equalizer in the 68th minute on a 22-yard free kick past goalkeeper Diego Restrepo, a former University of Virginia star attempting to earn a roster spot.Read full article >>
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The blue chair tilted forward on two legs. South Lakes senior forward Princess Aghayere sat on the edge.Aghayere had been dominant in a back-and-forth game against No. 17 Fairfax, but in the third minute of the third quarter Friday night on the road, Aghayere picked up her fourth foul and plopped herself down.Read full article >>
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PHOENIX — Rookie backup quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo was very much in the public conversation about the New England Patriots in the aftermath of their stunningly dreadful performance in a loss at Kansas City on a Monday night four games into the 2014 season.Read full article >>
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For his first three years in the NBA, injuries and losses defined John Wall. Now in his fifth season, the Washington Wizards are winning and he has avoided significant setbacks. He has played 178 games in a row — he last missed one on Jan. 7, 2013 — and takes great pride in his reliability. Read full article >>
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MANILA – Defending champion Ateneo is in the home stretch of a hectic schedule that sees them play three games in seven days, a grind that team captain and reigning MVP Alyssa Valdez calls a "challenge."
Georgetown men’s basketball Coach John Thompson III is plenty familiar with the transition process after the departure of a foundational player for the NBA. First came Jeff Green in 2007. The next year it was Roy Hibbert, and Greg Monroe followed in 2010. So Thompson speaks with a hint of fellowship when discussing the tribulations this season of his counterpart for Saturday afternoon’s game against Creighton. Read full article >>
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Stay in the loop with TJ Manotoc on the Pacman-Floyd Mayweather bout update, UFC coming to Manila, the necrological service Friday for the 44 PNP Special Action Force (SAF) commandos killed in Mamasapano, and a viral video of a girl pole dancing in Thailand's MRT. -- January 30, 2015
The 13 foreign teams vying in the 2015 Le Tour de Filipinas were all accounted for in Balanga, Bataan on Friday— two days before the sixth edition of the race celebrating 60 years of multi-stage road cycling in the Philippines gets going.
Check out the highlights of Kobe Paras’ 10-point performance when the LA Cathedral Phantoms steamrolled past the St. Bernard Vikings, 74-42, on Wednesday.
أعلن نادي ستوك سيتي الإنجليزي لكرة القدم، أمس الخميس، عن تجديد تعاقده مع المهاجم بيتر كراوتش لموسمين جديدين، لينتهي في يونيو 2017. وذكر موقع النادي على
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Zach Randolph posted his 11th consecutive double-double with 15 points and 17 rebounds to lead the Memphis Grizzlies to a 99-69 victory over the Denver Nuggets.
SYDNEY - The Asian Cup final between hosts Australia and South Korea at the 80,000-seat capacity Stadium Australia in Sydney on Saturday is a sellout, organisers said.
BEIJING - The National Basketball Association and Tencent Holdings Ltd said Friday the Shenzhen-based Internet giant will be the only company in China to stream the league's online content.
PHOENIX - Federal authorities and the National Football League have seized $19.5 million worth of fake sports memorabilia as part of a year-long crackdown on counterfeit goods, they said on Thursday.
Andy Murray has defended his fiancee after she was caught on camera during his tense Australian Open semi-final win apparently swearing at the Tomas Berdych camp courtside.
SCOTTSDALE, Arizona - While Tiger Woods struggled in his first PGA Tour start of the season, Keegan Bradley birdied four of his last eight holes to seize an early one-shot lead at the Waste Management Phoenix Open on Thursday.
One week ago, the world of NASCAR suffered a blow when Jeff Gordon announced that this year would be his last as a full-time driver. On Thursday, the circuit got just about the best news possible: Dale Earnhardt Jr. isn’t going anywhere, anytime soon.Read full article >>
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