In a must-win game, rookie Louie Sangalang scattered a career-high against the NorthPort Batang Pier to lead the Terrafirma Dyip to a crucial PBA Philippine Cup win Wednesday.
By BRIAN MAHONEY PHILADELPHIA — Jalen Brunson had just finished the highest-scoring game of his playoff career, the highest ever by a New York Knicks player in the postseason, and he was impressed. Not by his own performance. Brunson loathes talking about that. He meant by the Knicks fanbase, which came into Philadelphia, took over […]
Jalen Brunson scored a career playoff-high 47 points, added 10 assists and the Knicks beat the 76ers 97-92 on Sunday to take a 3-1 lead in their first-round playoff series.
Anthony Edwards scored 40 points, and Minnesota pulled away late to beat Phoenix and sweep the first-round playoff series.
Edwards’ dunk caps Minnesota’s 112-116 win in Game 4Timberwolves roar to first playoff sweep in team historyAnthony Edwards scored 40 points, Karl-Anthony Towns added 28 and the Minnesota Timberwolves pulled away late to beat the Phoenix Suns 122-116 on Sunday night and sweep the first-round playoff series.Edwards scored 31 of his points in the second half and finished 13 of 23 from the field, including 7 of 13 from three-point range. Continuing his ascent into superstardom, the 22-year-old...
Minnesota Timberwolves guard Anthony Edwards had a little fun with an official during their Game 2 win over the Suns Tuesday night at Target Center as they pulled away in the third quarter after a sluggish start.Edwards provided the third quarter entertainment, and fueled a run that gave the Timberwolves the lead after a sluggish first half. He tried to dap up one of the officials in the process. Edwards blocked a shot in the lane, stared down Suns’ guard Bradley Beal and then shook hands with...
As he racked up K after K Saturday evening, the only downside for Jordan Hicks was his climbing pitch count. His split-finger fastball dipping at the last second tantalized and mesmerized batters, finishing off eight of Hicks’ career-high nine strikeouts. The San Francisco Giants, as is so often their wont, could do little with a gem of an outing from Hicks. Between their minimal offense and their occasionally erratic bullpen, they fell 4-3 to Pittsburgh in 10 innings at Oracle Park. They’ve...
On Friday evening, the Minnesota Timberwolves defeated the Phoenix Suns (in
Joel Embiid (and Triple H) would be proud of Ant for this one.
Phoenix Suns guard and the NBA’s 3-point percentage leader, Grayson Allen, is questionable for the Suns’ Game 3 in their first-round series against the Minnesota Timberwolves at Footprint Center on Friday. Allen said at Thursday’s practice after he re-aggravated the injury suffered in Game 1 with 9:37 left in the second quarter of the team’s 105-93 loss in Game 2. Allen is someone the Suns will need to roar back from a quiet offensive start to this series. He is yet to be a factor but Phoenix is...
Anthony Edwards thrust himself back into the forefront of the national conversation on Saturday when he poured in 33 points to go with nine assists and six boards in a Game 1 victory over the Phoenix Suns in the first round of the playoffs. He also jawed with Kevin Durant as he made his way down the floor after splashing a triple in the future Hall of Famer’s face.
Dessers brace powers Rangers to the Scottish Cup final Ejuke, Dele-Bashiru also on target Super Falcons captain Rasheedat Ajibade led the line of Nigerian stars abroad this weekend with her Player-of-the-Match performance, just as the men also made their presence felt, ABIODUN ADEWALE writes SUNDAY ENGLAND OLA AINA (FOREST) Aina was involved in Read More