Rondae Hollis-Jefferson (center): “I need to be more focused.” —AUGUST DELA CRUZ Rondae Hollis-Jefferson is aware of how Philippine fans see him—a dead ringer for the late Kobe Bryant—who shares the same gung-ho type of two-way game with the NBA and LA Laker great. The TNT import is also aware of the record and clutch […]

Maz Pacheco will be a valuable piece for the Filipinas in the future. —CONTRIBUTED PHOTO The much-anticipated debut of Maz Pacheco for the Philippine women’s football team will have to wait a bit longer after she was scratched in the match against Jordan on late Saturday in the Pink Ladies Cup in Turkiye. Coach Mark

Buddy Hield #7 of the Golden State Warriors motions to a teammate during the second half of a game against the Utah Jazz at Delta Center on October 25, 2024 in Salt Lake City, Utah. Alex Goodlett/Getty Images/AFP SALT LAKE CITY — Buddy Hield scored 27 points, Steph Curry added 20 and the Golden State

Houston Rockets guard Jalen Green, right, drives to the basket as Memphis Grizzlies center Jay Huff defends during the first half of an NBA basketball game Friday, Oct. 25, 2024, in Houston. (AP Photo/Eric Christian Smith) HOUSTON — Jalen Green scored 22 points and six other Houston players scored in double figures in the Rockets’

TNT import Rondae Hollis-Jefferson during the PBA Finals press conference.–PBA IMAGES MANILA, Philippines—Rondae Hollis-Jefferson takes notes and never forgets. If there’s one word to describe the TNT import aptly–it’s vindictive. “I still hold on to my senior high school loss to Lower Merion, Kobe’s high school. I still hold on to that to this day,”