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Coach Rald Ricafort said the team used both matches to prepare for the PVL Invitational Conference, which starts Aug. 31.

NBA stars Amar’e Stoudemire and longtime coach Glenn “Doc” Rivers joined seven other basketball figures and teams inducted into the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame on Saturday.

Alex Eala advanced to the third round of the Cincinnati Open on Sunday after Romania’s Elena-Gabriela Ruse retired with an injury while trailing the Filipina, 6-1, 3-0, in their second-round match in Mason, Ohio.

Alas Pilipinas standout Xyz Rayco believes the Philippines’ historic campaign in the FIVB Girls U17 World Championship can lay the foundation for a stronger future for the country’s volleyball program.

Gilas Pilipinas coach Tim Cone will lead separate preparations for the Fiba World Cup Asian Qualifiers and the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games as the national team faces a busy stretch over the next month.

Filipino flyweight Miel Fajardo is preparing for his first world title opportunity after the International Boxing Federation ordered champion Masamichi Yabuki of Japan to make a mandatory defense of his 112-pound belt.

Converge survived a late scare from import-less NLEX, 112-110, on Friday at the Smart Araneta Coliseum to post its second straight win in the PBA Governors’ Cup.

Alex Eala will receive a first-round bye at the Cincinnati Open after rising to No. 20 in the world, giving the 21-year-old Filipino her first chance to enter a WTA 1000 tournament without qualifying or relying on a wild card.

The Los Angeles Lakers have agreed to a $12.5 billion sale to businessmen Josh Kushner and Bob Iger, setting a record for the highest price paid for a U.S. professional sports team, according to a person familiar with the deal who spoke to The Associated Press on Wednesday.

San Miguel Beer moved closer to securing a PBA Governors’ Cup quarterfinal berth after routing Titan Ultra Giant Risers, 143-113, on Wednesday at the Ynares Center in Antipolo.