Tag: win
Pritchard scores career-high 38 in Celtics win over Wizards
Boston Celtics guard Payton Pritchard (11) drives toward the basket past Washington Wizards forward Deni Avdija (8) in the first half of an NBA basketball game, Sunday, April 14, 2024, in Boston. (AP Photo/Steven Senne) BOSTON — Payton Pritchard scored a career-high 38 points and the NBA-best Boston Celtics rested their entire starting lineup in…
Read MoreBeijing half marathon probes ’embarrassing’ win by Chinese runner
FILE–Gold medalist China’s He Jie celebrates after the end of the men’s marathon final athletics event during the 2022 Asian Games in Hangzhou in China’s eastern Zhejiang province on October 5, 2023. (Photo by WILLIAM WEST / AFP) Beijing half marathon organizers said Monday they were investigating after footage shared widely online appeared to show…
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Even with first win streak, Victolero reminds Hotshots to keep working hard
Chito Victolero. MARLO CUETO/INQUIRER.net Magnolia coach Chito Victolero is hopeful that their first winning streak is a sign that a difficult start to their Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) Philippine Cup campaign is finally behind his Hotshots. And what he wants from his charges, who on Sunday posted a 107-93 victory over the Phoenix Fuel Masters…
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Bella Belen plays through back injury in NU win over La Salle
NU Lady Bulldogs’ Bella Belen against La Salle Lady Spikers in the UAAP Season 86 women’s volleyball tournament.–MARLO CUETO/INQUIRER.net MANILA, Philippines—It’s mind over matter for Bella Belen, who still played a crucial role in National University’s win over La Salle on Sunday in the UAAP Season 86 women’s volleyball tournament despite nursing a back injury.…
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Creamline bounces back with straight-set win over Nxled
Creamline Cool Smashers in the PVL All-Filipino Conference. –PVL PHOTO MANILA, Philippines–Creamline bolstered its PVL All-Filipino Conference semifinal bid with a 25-22, 25-12, 25-20 bounce-back win against eliminated Nxled on Saturday at PhilSports Arena. Tots Carlos produced 18 points from 14 attacks and four of the Cool Smashers’ five aces to lift her crew to…
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The Masters 2024: Rory McIlroy feels he can still win at Augusta National despite swing ‘feeling horrific’ in round two | Golf News
Rory McIlroy still believes he has “half a chance” of winning The Masters and completing the Grand Slam despite a birdie-less five-over 77 leaving him 10 shots of the halfway lead and his swing feeling “horrific” late in his second round. The world No 2 carded three bogeys and a double bogey at a wind-ravaged…
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Mondilla posts three-shot Caliraya win
Clyde Mondilla –CONTRIBUTED PHOTO Clyde Mondilla closed out with a two-under-par 70 on Friday and won on the Philippine Golf Tour for the first time this year, his three-shot victory over Angelo Que in the ICTSI Caliraya Springs Championship just the perfect confidence boost he needs as he preps for a stint in the Japan…
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Jazz snap 13-game skid with win over Rockets
Houston Rockets forward Dillon Brooks (9) fouls Utah Jazz forward Luka Samanic (19) during the second half of an NBA basketball game Thursday, April 11, 2024, in Salt Lake City. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer) SALT LAKE CITY— Luka Samanic scored a season-high 22 points to help the Utah Jazz snap a 13-game losing streak with a…
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PVL: Laure sisters pace Chery Tiggo in crucial win over Cignal
Chery Tiggo Crossovers’ Pauline Gaston, Alina Bicar and Eya Laure in the PVL All-Filipino Conference. –MARLO CUETO/INQUIRER.net Laure sisters Eya and EJ powered Chery Tiggo to a crucial 26-24, 25-20, 26-24 triumph over Cignal in the PVL All-Filipino Conference Thursday night at PhilSports Arena. Eya led the Crossovers with 16 points from 11 attacks, two…
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The Masters: Akshay Bhatia qualifies for Augusta National with nervy win at Texas Open; Rory McIlroy finishes third | Golf News
Akshay Bhatia fended off a birdie blitz from Denny McCarthy to secure the final spot at The Masters after completing a nerve-jangling wire-to-wire victory at the Valero Texas Open, with Rory McIlroy finishing an encouraging third in San Antonio. Bhatia needed to win in Texas to earn an invite to Augusta National from Thursday and…
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