RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AP) — No. 1-ranked Aryna Sabalenka reached the title match at the WTA Finals for the first time in three years after overcoming Amanda Anisimova, 6-3, 3-6, 6-3, in the semifinals on Friday, Nov. 7. Sabalenka will play first-time finalist Elena Rybakina on Saturday. No. 6...
By ANGELO CAPARAS Intern Poy Erram has been officially ruled out for the remainder of the PBA Philippine Cup Finals against San Miguel after sustaining an injury in TNT’s Game 4 loss. The veteran big man confirmed that he will miss the rest of the series, as he is set to undergo surgery to repair...
By ANGELO CAPARAS San Miguel head coach Leo Austria made it clear that the team should move on from the controversial Game 1 and instead focus on the task ahead against a determined and Grand Slam-seeking TNT side. The players responded well and took it to their hearts in Game 2, with the Beermen...
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Kevin Durant and Tyrese Haliburton entered their respective NBA Finals elimination games with strained right calves. Each wound up leaving early with torn right Achilles tendons. Durant, a perennial All-Star and the league 's 2014 MVP, missed the whole next season as he...
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — The promise came three years ago from Oklahoma City general manager Sam Presti. It might have been overlooked for a couple of reasons. One, the Thunder were awful at the time. Two, he was speaking Latin. “Labor omnia vincit,” Presti said after the 2021-22 season, quoting...
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — He 's the most valuable player. The scoring champion. And now, an NBA champion along with NBA Finals MVP. All in one season. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander has entered one of the game’s most elite clubs. The 26-year-old Canadian is atop the basketball world now in almost...
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Indiana star Tyrese Haliburton was starting a move toward the basket, and his right leg didn 't seem to move with him. And the ensuing scene was heartbreaking for the Pacers. The Pacers quickly determined that Haliburton would be ruled out for the rest of Game 7 with a...
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The run lasted about 12 minutes, roughly the span of a full quarter. When it started, Oklahoma City was down by just one point. And when it ended, plans for Game 7 were being made. There was no championship celebration for the Thunder on Thursday night — and their first...
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Tyrese Haliburton jumped into the passing lane for a steal and tiptoed his way along the sideline before spinning and throwing a no-look pass to Pascal Siakam for a dunk over a pair of Oklahoma City defenders. And then he stopped to slap a few hands of well-wishers in the...
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Difficult as it may seem, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander is desperately trying to not think about what may await the Oklahoma City Thunder. The MVP, scoring champion and Thunder star doesn 't want to think about the end of the NBA Finals. Or how the Larry O 'Brien Trophy...
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Given the way Indiana guard Tyrese Haliburton was limping on his way out of the postgame news conference after Game 5 of the NBA Finals, it 's safe to assume he 's a fan of the schedule right about now. Put simply, he could use a couple of days off — at least....
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Game 5 was starting to look like Game 1 all over again. Oklahoma City, at home, takes a huge lead. Indiana comes roaring back in the fourth quarter. Indiana won that one. This time, the Thunder crafted a different ending — and a 3-2 lead in the NBA Finals was their reward....
