Legendary great Arnold (Red) Auerbach, who piloted the Boston Celtics to nine NBA championships in 10 trips to the NBA Finals from 1957-66, once named his 12 players he had most wanted for his team in the playoffs in an interview with prominent Sports Illustrated reporter Jack McCallum.
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When we were young and careless (progressives is a better description), Erwin Tulfo, now one of the country’s leading public servants, told me that he would not let me down.
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McCullough will don the jersey of Strong Group for the 43rd William Jones Cup, scheduled to take place from July 13 to 21, 2024, in Taipei, Taiwan.
The Liaoning Flying Leopards have secured their spot at Basketball Champions League Asia (BCL Asia) 2024 after winning the 2023-24 Chinese Basketball Association (CBA) Finals.
The Yco-Ysmael Steel rivalry was the fiercest rivalry in the commercial leagues from 1958 to 1967.
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The Minnesota Timberwolves have reached the Western Conference Finals, the second time they have done so in franchise history.
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MAPAMASA, a conglomeration of Philippine Taekwondo Association (PTA) instructors from Marikina-Pasig-Mandaluyong-San Juan, is set to hold the 2024 MAPAMASA Taekwondo Championships on Sunday, May 19, starting at 7:00 a.m.
The Philippine Fencing Association (PFA) is set to stage the first leg of its minime ranking for 2024 on May 18 and 19 at the Upper Ground B, Quantum Skyview of Gateway 2 in Araneta City starting at 10:00 a.m.
The AIA 7s Super League will be staging a special event on Sunday, May 19, with an all-star match with each team headed by former Philippine Azkals players at the McKinley Hill Stadium.
The 2024 NBA draft lottery, featuring the teams that failed to make the playoffs or those that own the first-round draft selections of a non-playoff team, will be held on Monday Manila time.