Covering the week’s most noteworthy sports news impacting the Filipino-American and Global Filipino community.
FILIPINA weightlifter Hidilyn Diaz is the Philippines’ first Olympic gold medalist. The 30-year-old Diaz defeated other competitors, including world record holder Liao Qiuyun of China, when she set a new…
FILIPINA American Lee Kiefer made history at the Tokyo Olympics on Sunday, July 25 as she became the first American to win a gold medal in individual foil. The 27-year-old…
The summer games are officially underway. The 2020 Tokyo Olympics — pushed back one year due to the pandemic — began on Friday, July 23 and are set to end…
SINCE it first participated in the Olympics in 1924, the Philippines has managed to take home a total of 10 medals, of which three were silver and seven were bronze….
FILIPINA tennis ace Alex Eala is now the second best junior player in the world after dominating the junior grade A tournament in Milan, Italy last week. As per the…
FILIPINO boxing icon and Senator Manny “Pacman” Pacquiao revealed that he picked American boxer Errol “The Truth” Spence Jr. as his opponent because he wanted a “real fight” when he…
FILIPINO boxing icon and Senator Manny Pacquiao has brushed off the lawsuit filed by sports agency Paradigm Sports against him which seeks to stop his upcoming bout with American boxer…
A Filipino American food truck that was recently vandalized with anti-Asian graffiti is set to serve customers again, thanks to Utah Jazz guard Jordan Clarkson. The Fil-Am basketball star showed…
By Ritchel Mendiola and Caroline Giovanie FILIPINA Japanese golfer Yuka Saso has made history as the first player from the Philippines to win a golf major. Saso, 19, claimed victory…
FILIPINO American boxer Nonito Donaire on Saturday, May 29 cemented his Hall of Fame credentials after knocking out Nordine Oubaali for the World Boxing Council bantamweight title in Carson, California….
FILIPINO boxing icon and Senator Manny Pacquiao has announced his return to the boxing ring with a fight set for August 21. Pacquiao on Saturday, May 22, posted on social…
FILIPINO American basketball star Jordan Clarkson has become the first Utah Jazz player to win the NBA’s Sixth Man of the Year Award. Clarkson on Monday, May 24, was named…
FILIPINO American Remy Martin has declared for the 2021 NBA Draft, following his four-year stint with the Arizona State Sun Devils. In a video posted on the Sun Devils’ Instagram…
NLEX Road Warriors guard Kiefer Ravena has joined the iconic Jordan Brand. Ravena made the announcement on Tuesday, May 4, becoming the first Filipino athlete to become a member of…
COMPETITIVE Filipino American athletes, Pamela Price and Justin Nucum, are set to compete on the hit TV show, “WIPEOUT,” airing on TBS Network. Their specific episode will air on Thursday,…
JOURNEY at Pechanga hosted Character Media’s 14th Annual Pro-am Golf Tournament last April 5 and 6, 2021. This marks the 8th year the championship course set amid the Temecula rolling…
FILIPINO American coach Mike Magpayo is the recipient of the annual Joe B. Hall award given to the top first-year head coach in college basketball. Magpayo on Thursday, April 1,…
FILIPINO American Ron Harper Jr., son of NBA champion Ron Harper, has declared for the NBA Rookie Draft. Harper Jr., who has been with Rutgers University (RU) for three seasons,…
FILIPINA American sprinter Kristina Knott bagged the silver medal in the 93rd Clyde Littlefield Texas Relays in Austin, Texas, as she begins her qualifying bid for the Tokyo Olympics. The…
March Madness is upon us and sports fans across the country are excited after missing out on the tournament last year due to the pandemic. A total of 68 men’s…
FILIPINA American guard Chanelle Molina revealed that she wants to play for the Philippine women’s national basketball team “when the time is right.” In an Instagram Live interview with FilAm…
FILIPINA American Chanelle Molina is one step closer to making it to the Women’s National Basketball Association (WNBA). The WNBA’s Indiana Fever this week announced that Molina has been signed…
THE COVID-19 pandemic has altered people’s lifestyles in the past year. With the shifting pandemic guidelines, many have had to follow the most basic ones, which include wearing face masks,…
LAS Vegas Raiders running back Josh Jacobs has been named to the 2021 NFL Pro Bowl roster. The NFL on Monday, December 21, announced its 2021 AFC Pro Bowl roster,…
MANILA — It would’ve been the stage to showcase his rediscovered killer’s instinct and new-found fountain of youth but Nonito Donaire Jr. said that he’s not griping over the cancellation…
BACK in July, Filipino American coach Mike Magpayo made history by becoming the first U.S. NCAA Division 1 head coach of Asian descent. He was named head coach of University…
FILIPINO AMERICAN Remy Martin on Wednesday, November 11, was one of six players named to the Associated Press’ 2020-21 preseason All-America team. Martin is the second player from Arizona State…
It’s almost too saccharine, as an Angeleno, to think about the perfectness of the Los Angeles Dodgers winning the World Series in the same year that the Lakers won the…
LOS ANGELES — When it became clear that the Los Angeles Lakers would clinch their 17th NBA Championship, Josemaria Esteban began to cry tears of joy. The 38-year-old registered nurse…
FILIPINO American Sage Tolentino announced that he was offered a spot in Auburn University’s basketball program. “I am humbled and honored to receive an offer from Coach Bruce Pearl and…
