EL SEGUNDO, California -- Mitch Kupchak writes the Los Angeles Lakers’ roster with a marker on a white board in his office. On Friday, April 15, morning, the general manager decided it was time to formally erase Kobe Bryant.
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The verdict was a lopsided victory by Manny Pacquiao over Timothy Bradley in the two welterweights’ third meeting on April 9 at MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas.
Ian Lariba has made a name for herself as the first ever table tennis Olympian from the Philippines.
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LAS VEGAS -- Manny Pacquiao may no longer be a punching machine, but he’s still capable of throwing them in bunches.
Adrianne Haslet lost her left leg during the Boston Marathon bombing in 2013, but that didn’t stop her from crossing the finish line of the annual run in Eastern Massachusetts on Monday, April 19.
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LAS VEGAS -- Filipino boxing champion Manny Pacquiao stepped inside his RV, led a convoy of dozens of cars that included a huge bus with his image painted all over it and drove into the i-15 for Los Angeles, leaving this neon-lit gambling and entertainment capital one final time.
Former champions will grace the Jr. NBA/Jr. WNBA Philippines 2016 National Training Camp this weekend.
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HOLLYWOOD -- The lights are on as health buffs exercise and boxers train at Wild Card Gym on Monday, April 11, night.
ANCIENT OLYMPIA, Greece -- The Olympic flame has been kindled at the birthplace of the ancient games in Greece, heralding the start of a 15-week journey leading to the Aug. 5 opening ceremony in Rio de Janeiro.
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DESPITE his willingness to play, Jordan Clarkson will not be in the Gilas Pilipinas squad that will vie in the Olympic qualifier here in July.