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SPORTING CHANCE
Knowing how to ‘stop press’
by Joaquin M. Henson - July 8, 2026 - 12:00am
In news media, the term “stop press” means accommodating a late-breaking development just before the printing process of the paper begins. In basketball, the term “press break” means cracking...
Martin dares Inoue, Casimero
by Joaquin M. Henson - July 7, 2026 - 12:00am
WBO No. 1 superbantamweight Carl Jammes Martin isn’t worried about getting smacked by either the Japanese “Monster” Naoya Inoue or the heavy-handed “Quadro Alas” JohnRiel Casimero....
One that got away
by Joaquin M. Henson - July 5, 2026 - 12:00am
Time was down to 14 seconds and Gilas had possession to either tie the game or win it on a triple or a three-point play.
Rising above trials
by Joaquin M. Henson - July 3, 2026 - 12:00am
Tears rolled down Dallas guard Kyrie Irving’s eyes as he took two free throws after a fall in the first quarter of an NBA game against Sacramento on the Mavericks home court in March last year.
Kyrie returns to Southeast Asia
by Joaquin M. Henson - July 2, 2026 - 12:00am
Jakarta’s high-end Pondok Indah Mall City Hall was transformed into a basketball paradise as NBA star Kyrie Irving presided in a 2 1/2 hour event marking his return to Southeast Asia on an ANTA-sponsored World...
Yuri never backs off
by Joaquin M. Henson - July 1, 2026 - 12:00am
At the sidelines of the ANTA Kyrie Irving World Tour here, San Beda University men’s basketball head coach Yuri Escueta spoke about the coming NCAA season where the Red Lions are the defending champions on...
Keep growing, achieving for Alex
by Joaquin M. Henson - June 30, 2026 - 12:00am
There’s very little advice that 1993 SEA Games tennis doubles gold medalist and 19-time Federation Cup veteran Francesca LaO can offer to Alex Eala because at only 21, the WTA No. 30 has accomplished more than...
Before Alex, there was LaO
by Joaquin M. Henson - June 28, 2026 - 12:00am
Francesca LaO was once the highest-ranked Philippine tennis player in the WTA at No. 386 and that was when she was 18 in 1994. The year before, she teamed with Eva Olivarez to bag gold in women’s doubles at...
From Bears to Pandas
by Joaquin M. Henson - June 26, 2026 - 12:00am
They were known as the Macau Black Bears in EASL and The Asian Tournament. Then, they were the Macau Black Knights in the just-concluded PBA Commissioner’s Cup. Now, they’ll be called the Macau Giant...
Kyrie pumped up for ‘Return
by Joaquin M. Henson - June 25, 2026 - 12:00am
Irving’s partnership with ANTA has produced a line of signature footwear, apparel and accessories with the “KAI” collection a popular must-have among sports enthusiasts. 
In the company of greatness
by Joaquin M. Henson - June 24, 2026 - 12:00am
The Magnificent Seven was enshrined as Philippine Sports Hall of Famers in induction rites at the PSC House, Rizal Memorial Sports Complex last Saturday and witnessing the ceremony were high-ranking officials from...
The transformer strikes again
by Joaquin M. Henson - June 23, 2026 - 12:00am
It took a month on a 24/7 workload to turn the abandoned PNB branch within the confines of the Rizal Memorial Sports Complex into a vibrant event place/VIP lounge called PSC House. And on its inauguration, the PSC...
Time to man up
by Joaquin M. Henson - June 21, 2026 - 12:00am
The Ateneo tragedy in Aurora has created an uproar across the country with the school’s students and faculty staging a “solidarity” walkout to demonstrate their indignation in the call for transparency,...
Tab to surface before DOLE
by Joaquin M. Henson - June 19, 2026 - 12:00am
DOLE Secretary Francis Tolentino has been assured by Tab Baldwin’s lawyer Janella Flordeliza of the Villanueva, Tiansay, Darvin Law Offices that the resigned Ateneo men’s basketball team head coach will...
Patriots a darkhorse in Cebu 3x3
by Joaquin M. Henson - June 18, 2026 - 12:00am
It’s a wide-open field in the 12-team Cebu Hustle 3x3 International Invitational Tournament at the SM Seaside City on June 20-21 but all eyes will be on the TOL Patriots as the darkhorse with a souped-up roster...
Retain or regain?
by Joaquin M. Henson - June 17, 2026 - 12:00am
Tonight, the PBA Commissioner’s Cup will end and a new champion will be crowned.
Homecourt advantage a myth?
by Joaquin M. Henson - June 16, 2026 - 12:00am
New York is back in the NBA saddle after a long wait of 53 years and the Knicks exposed the homecourt advantage as a myth in the playoffs.
End or extend?
by Joaquin M. Henson - June 14, 2026 - 12:00am
Barangay Ginebra is a win away from dethroning TNT and the war for the PBA Commissioner’s Cup crown could end in Game 6 of the Finals at the Smart Araneta Coliseum tonight.
Nothing is impossible
by Joaquin M. Henson - June 12, 2026 - 12:00am
It would’ve been the easy thing to do for New York to just surrender and preserve legs for the next outing on the road after San Antonio opened a 29-point lead, 81-52, in the third quarter of Game 4 of the...
Never again an Aurora tragedy
by Joaquin M. Henson - June 11, 2026 - 12:00am
The whole nation, not just the sports community, is in shock and dismay over the tragic passing of two Ateneo men’s basketball players during a team-building exercise in Aurora last Monday. Rene Clert...
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