Hibbert fined $75,000 (P3M)

Pacers center apologizes for gay remarks, but Stern unmoved INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana (AFP) – The NBA slapped Indiana center Roy Hibbert with a $75,000 fine Sunday for his post-game tirade after the Pacers’ game-six playoff victory over the Miami Heat. Hibbert was disciplined for “inappropriate language’’ after he used a gay slur in one answer and swore in another during a press... 

Heat almost there

CHICAGO (AP) – LeBron James scored 27 points and the Miami Heat nearly matched a franchise record for points allowed in a playoff game, pounding the listless and short-handed Chicago Bulls 88-65 on Monday night to take a 3-1 lead in the Eastern Conference semifinals.  Read More »

ICTSI Sherwood golf on today

Manila, Philippines – Frankie Miñoza and Jay Bayron clash in an early duel of the fancied bets while Miguel Tabuena slugs it out with Mhark Fernando and Japanese qualifier Toru Nakajima at the start of the rich ICTSI Sherwood Hills Class today at the wind-swept Sherwood Hills layout in Trece Martirez, Cavite. Miñoza, coming off a playoff victory over the Bayron brothers, including... 

Tiger returns to Torrey Pines

SAN DIEGO, California (AFP) – Tiger Woods returned to Torrey Pines, the site of some of his greatest triumphs, for a practice round Tuesday ahead of his US PGA season debut at the $6.1 million Farmers Insurance Open. “I feel comfortable here. There’s no doubt about that,” Woods said. “There are a few courses like that where I’ve had my share of success.”... 

Gialon barges into Top 10

Manila, Philippines – Rookie pro Zanie Boy Gialon jumped from No. 18 to seventh in the Order of Merit race on the ICTSI Philippine Golf Tour, his surge bolstered by his playoff victory over frontrunner Tony Lascuna in the rain-shortened ICTSI Negros Occidental Classic in Bacolod last week.  Read More »

Spoelstra: Living in Riley’s shadow

MIAMI (AP) – Pat Riley’s 34th playoff victory as coach of the Miami Heat brought the franchise’s first championship. If Erik Spoelstra got his 34th playoff victory in this year’s NBA Finals, Miami would have another title. That’s just one of many parallels between Riley ­ the patriarch of the Heat sideline ­ and Spoelstra, his handpicked successor.  Read More »

Bosh won’t play against Pacers

MIAMI (AFP) – Miami Heat forward Chris Bosh has been sidelined indefinitely with a strained abdominal muscle and his teammates are not expecting him to return in their ongoing NBA playoff series against Indiana. The NBA team announced Bosh’s status on Monday after the results of an MRI exam were studied.  Read More »

Grizzlies edge Clippers, force KO

LOS ANGELES (AP) – This time, the fourth quarter belonged to the Memphis Grizzlies. Long the domain of the Clippers’ Chris Paul, it was the Grizzlies who rallied in the closing minutes to beat Los Angeles 90-88 and force a decisive seventh game in their playoff series.  Read More »

Magnificent Minoza

Ageless wonder rallies from 7 strokes, nails 2nd playoff hole Manila, Philippines – Frankie Miñoza pulled off one of the most stirring comebacks on the ICTSI Philippine Golf Tour, foiling Davaoneos Rufino Bayron and Elmer Saban in the second playoff hole to capture the hotly-disputed P2.5 million ICTSI Wack Wack Championship crown at WW’s East course yesterday. Miñoza rallied... 

Ababa eyes 3rd ICTSI win

MANILA, Philippines – In-form Jhonnel Ababa gears up for another crack at the crown on the ICTSI-Philippine Golf Tour as he heads the pack in the P1 million ICTSI Sherwood Hills Golf Classic slated Sept. 28-30 at the Sherwood Hills Golf Club. The tough, windy par-72 course in Trece Martires, Cavite poses almost the same challenge as that of Riviera’s layout where Ababa booked...