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Walking from his apartment to classes and then to the University of Florida’s basketball facility, Olivier Rioux poses for dozens — sometimes hundreds — of pictures a day. Vertical shots, of course. Rioux won’t fit in the frame any other way. At 7 feet, 9 inches (2.4 meters), Rioux is the ultimate BMOC. He’s actually…
Around 300-350 shooters are expected to join the 46th Southeast Asian Shooting Association Championships from Nov. 24 to Dec. 14. The tournament features practical shooting, sporting clays, bench rest, and Olympic shotgun which includes both trap and skeet shooting. “It’s almost like a fiesta. We’re pretty excited about it, although a bit tiring to prepare,”…
Italy’s tennis world number one Jannik Sinner said Tuesday that he was pulling out of the Paris Masters because of an intestinal virus. “I’m sorry that I can’t take the court,” the 23-year-old Australian and US Open champion said in a video message on his Instagram profile. “I came here early to prepare but I…
The National University (NU) relied on Lanz Zafra to dethrone Ateneo de Manila University, 3-0, in the UAAP Season 87 men’s badminton finals at the Rizal Memorial Badminton Hall in Manila on Wednesday. Zafra, who sat out last season due to injury, took the first singles over Season 86 Rookie of the Year Lance Vargas,…
Defending champion National University (NU) outplayed the University of the East (UE), 25-14, 25-20, 25-17, Wednesday to end the round-robin phase of the playoffs with a 2-1 record in Pool E. Reigning Most Valuable Player Alyssa Solomon, Bella Belen, and Evangeline Alinsug delivered double-digit scores as the Lady Bulldogs earned a twice-to-beat advantage in the…
Quietly, Kelly Williams achieved yet another milestone in his PBA career during Game 1 of the PBA Governors Cup finals between TNT and Barangay Ginebra. The former MVP grabbed his 5,000 career rebound during the 104-88 win by the Tropang Giga against the Kings. He achieved the record early in the first quarter and went…
La Liga condemned racist remarks from the Real Madrid stands directed towards Lamine Yamal during El Clasico and announced on Sunday that it would file a formal complaint with the National Police Information Brigade’s Hate Crimes Section. During the El Clasico against Barcelona on Saturday, Real Madrid fans hurled racist insults at Yamal. “In light…
Arsenal and Liverpool played to a 2-2 draw in a thrilling Premier League matchup on Sunday, with late drama keeping Liverpool in second place. Arsenal broke the deadlock with a close-range finish from Bukayo Saka in the ninth minute but Liverpool leveled the game with a header from Virgil van Dijk in the 18th minute…
Before his first regular season game as the Lakers head coach, JJ Redick made a prediction. “It’s going to drive me crazy if we lose,” he said. “I will tell you that.” It took a week for the Lakers to get to see what that looked like. Redick, in his postgame news conference, took accountability for the…
Dwyane Wade has seen the jokes and the criticism. He just doesn’t care. The former Miami Heat star spoke on Monday about the new statue depicting him outside of the team’s arena in South Florida, which drew plenty of condemnation and jokes after many thought it didn’t look like him at all once it was unveiled…