WASHINGTON (AFP) -- Nikola Jokic scored a season-high 42 points and grabbed 12 rebounds to power the reigning NBA champion Denver Nuggets over Washington, 113-104, on Sunday, Jan. 21. Nikola Jokic of the Denver Nuggets shoots in front of Marvin Bagley III of the Washington Wizards during the second...
WASHINGTON (AFP) -- Italian forward Danilo Gallinari and US center Mike Muscala were traded from the Washington Wizards to the NBA-worst Detroit Pistons on Saturday, Jan. 13, for forwards Isaiah Livers and Marvin Bagley III. Italy's Danilo Gallinari (AFP) The Wizards, second-worst in the Eastern...
WASHINGTON (AFP) -- The NBA's Washington Wizards and NHL's Washington Capitals plan on moving to a proposed new arena in suburban Virginia in 2028, ownership group chairman Ted Leonsis announced on Wednesday, Dec. 13. Monumental Sports & Entertainment CEO Ted Leonsis speaks during the...
LOS ANGELES (AFP) -- Joel Embiid shrugged off the lingering effects of illness to score 50 points as the Philadelphia 76ers defeated the Washington Wizards, 131-126, on Wednesday, Dec. 6. Joel Embiid of the Philadelphia 76ers shoots over Daniel Gafford of the Washington Wizards. (AFP) Reigning NBA...
LAOAG CITY, Ilocos Norte – Ilocos Norte Gov. Matthew Marcos Manotoc honored five young mathematics wizards from Sarrat National High School (SNHS) who bagged awards at the Hong Kong International Mathematical Olympiad from August 25 to 28. They are Brian Jansen Vallejo, Allen Iver...
WASHINGTON (AFP) -- Qatar's sovereign wealth fund is seeking to acquire a stake in the group that owns the NBA's Washington Wizards, an NBA spokesman confirmed on Thursday, June 22. *NBA commissioner Adam Silver. (AFP)* The proposed deal would see the Qatar Investment Authority buy a minority stake...
LOS ANGELES (AFP) — The Los Angeles Lakers have signed Japanese international Rui Hachimura in a deal that sends guard Kendrick Nunn and multiple draft picks to the Washington Wizards, the Lakers said Monday. The 6ft 8in (2.0m) Hachimura has made 30 appearances for the Wizards this season,...
WASHINGTON (AFP) -- Giannis Antetokounmpo scored a career-high 55 points to spark the Milwaukee Bucks in a revenge victory over Washington 123-113 on Tuesday, Jan. 3, while NBA-best Boston was upset in Oklahoma City. Giannis Antetokounmpo of the Milwaukee Bucks drives to the basket against Kyle...
Students from Metro Manila emerged as the winners at the 24th Philippine Mathematical Olympiad (PMO) national finals. The winners were announced during an online awarding ceremony held on March 20 and streamed on the PMO Facebook page. 24th PMO champion Raphael Dylan Dalida (center), first...
Spencer Dinwiddie of the Washington Wizards shoots the ball against the Philadelphia 76ers on February 2, 2022 at Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (AFP) Spencer Dinwiddie delivered a triple-double of 14 points, 12 rebounds and 10 assists to power the short-handed Washington Wizards...
Young Filipino math wizards successfully bagged a total of 28 medals and 16 awards at the Indonesia International Mathematics Competition (IIMC). The 39-member Philippine team won three golds, seven silvers, 18 bronze medals, and 16 merit awards in the 30-nation online competition held last July 27...
Russell Westbrook (AFP) Russell Westbrook joined LeBron James and Anthony Davis on the Los Angeles Lakers in a blockbuster NBA trade deal with the Washington Wizards according to multiple reports on Thursday. The 32-year-old guard joins playmaker James and dominant big man Davis on the 2020...
