NEW YORK (AFP) -- Miami Heat scoring leader Jimmy Butler was among five players suspended by the NBA on Sunday, Feb. 25, for their roles in an on-court brawl between the Heat and New Orleans Pelicans. Naji Marshall of the New Orleans Pelicans and Jimmy Butler of the Miami Heat are involved in an...
TACLOBAN CITY – A farmer died of cardiac arrest due to intense heat in Barangay Cambadbad, Matag-ob, Leyte, recently. The victim was identified as Rogelio Sumpino. Sumpino was carrying firewood when he suddenly collapsed. Rescuers arrived and brought him to the Rural Health Unit in Matag-ob....
Summertime in the Philippines brings more than just fun in the sun; it also brings with it oppressive heat and humidity that can be difficult to cope with. (Photo by Jhames Pineda) Everyone needs to stay cool and safe, locals and visitors alike, as temperatures rise and humidity levels soar. That...
LAS VEGAS (AFP) -- An under-strength Miami Heat thrashed the struggling Milwaukee Bucks 123-97 on Tuesday, Feb. 13, while Jayson Tatum scored a 41-point double-double as the Boston Celtics cruised past the Brooklyn Nets. Giannis Antetokounmpo of the Milwaukee Bucks is defended by Bam Adebayo of the...
LOS ANGELES (AFP) -- The Boston Celtics, fueled by a near triple-double from Jayson Tatum, held off the short-handed but determined Miami Heat 110-106 in an NBA clash that turned testy in a tense fourth quarter on Sunday, Feb. 11. Kristaps Porzingis of the Boston Celtics drives to the basket...
LOS ANGELES (AFP) -- Zion Williamson and C.J. McCollum combined for 51 points as the New Orleans Pelicans upset the Western Conference-leading Minnesota Timberwolves 117-106 in the NBA on Wednesday, Jan. 3. Jaime Jaquez Jr. of the Miami Heat dunks past LeBron James of the Los Angeles Lakers as Max...
LOS ANGELES (AFP) -- Jimmy Butler scored 36 points to help the Miami Heat shake off a slow start and beat the Brooklyn Nets 122-115 on Thursday, Nov. 16, pushing their NBA winning streak to seven games. Jimmy Butler slams the ball for the Miami Heat. (AFP) The Heat, with Tyler Herro still sidelined...
LOS ANGELES (AFP) -- Four-time NBA champion LeBron James will open his official museum on November 25 in his hometown of Akron, Ohio, the James Family Foundation announced on Thursday, Nov. 9. Four-time NBA champion LeBron James (AFP) "LeBron James' Home Court" is described on its website as...
LOS ANGELES (AFP) -- Bam Adebayo's celebration of Miami's first 20-rebound triple-double turned out to be premature after an NBA statistical review took away one of the rebounds he had been credited with in Monday's 108-107 win over the Los Angeles Lakers. Miami Heat center Bam Adebayo (AFP) "My...
SAN NICOLAS, Pangasinan – Twenty-six Grade 11 students here were taken to the hospital due to heat exhaustion on Thursday, September 21. Police said that they received a call from a concerned citizen informing them that students from San Felipe Integrated School felt dizzy and lost...
Heat indices in 20 areas across the country were categorized under “danger” level on Friday, Sept. 8 based on the monitoring of the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA). (ALI VICOY / FILE / MANILA BULLETIN) PAGASA recorded the...
(Photo courtesy of Pixabay) Heat indices in 14 areas reached the “danger” level on Tuesday, Aug. 15, but they were lower than the “extreme” heat index recorded in Casiguran, Aurora the day before. The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical, and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA)...
