‘Window’ and Asiad squads helping each other get Gilas Pilipinas in fighting form

Gilas Pilipinas spent Monday preparing both the team that will compete in this weekend’s fourth window of the Fiba World Cup Asian Qualifiers and the squad for the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games by having them face each other in a tuneup game. The scrimmage was held at the Mall of Asia Arena, where coach Tim Cone

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Alex Eala, Auger-Aliassime begin mixed doubles bid vs husband-wife pair

The moment she crashed the top 20 of the WTA world rankings, Alex Eala knew things would only get tougher from that point. “The gap [between ranking spots] is much wider,” she said. She’ll have to work double time to keep her momentum going, and the US Open will provide her opportunities to do so

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Ex-NBA center Enes Kanter Freedom ejected from WNBA game

CHICAGO — Former NBA center Enes Kanter Freedom was ejected from Sunday night’s Indiana-Chicago WNBA game after Sky guard Natasha Cloud yelled and pointed in his direction late in the third quarter. Freedom was sitting along the baseline. He had on a black shirt that read “WOMAN noun. adult human female.” READ: WNBA denounces ‘bad-faith’

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Don’t expect Alex Eala to change approach, even in rich US Open

No matter how the draw turns out, Alex Eala could be headed for a windfall at the US Open as she participates in two of the events, with a record payout for the tournament at the Flushing Meadows in Queens, New York. That will be the farthest thing in the mind of the Filipino superstar,

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Cool Smashers embrace expectations with Jaja on board

VICTORIAS, Negros Occidental—Jaja Santiago-Minowa is determined to make the most of her limited time with Creamline when the PVL Invitationals fires off next week at the Smart Araneta Coliseum. “The Invitational will be different because we’ll be facing teams from Vietnam and Thailand,” Minowa said in Filipino. “The On Tour has been good preparation for

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Easy does it: Clark carves out another bogey-free round to set pace

ST. LOUIS—Wyndham Clark made it through another bogey-free round at Bellerive on Friday, posting a second straight 6-under 64 to build a one-shot lead over Gary Woodland going into the weekend at the BMW Championship. He might need to brace for another gallery supporting the other guy. Woodland grew up just under four hours away—one

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NBA: Klay Thompson intends to join Heat after Mavericks buyout

DALLAS– The Dallas Mavericks and Klay Thompson have agreed on a contract buyout, ending a two-year NBA tenure that was wrecked by the shocking trade of Luka Doncic. Thompson intends to sign with the Miami Heat once he clears waivers, according to a person familiar with the five-time All-Star’s plans. The person spoke to The

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