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The San Miguel Beermen buried the Sports Rev Thailand Slammers in a 42-24 hole at the half and never looked back, taking game two of their semifinals series, 91-60, on Saturday at the PhilSports Arena.

Away from the prizefighting ring, basketball is a refuge for Manny Pacquiao. Pacquiao, who has won world titles in a record-setting eight divisions, finds solace on the court, where he can get in a cardiovascular workout in a competitive setting without the risk of being punched.

The Philippine national women's football team, the Malditas, crushed host country Bangladesh 4-0 on Saturday, at the Bangabandhu National Stadium in Dhaka, but failed to advance past the qualification stage of the 2014 AFC Women's Asian Cup.

South African Paralympic champion Oscar Pistorius, who is charged with murdering his girlfriend, will not compete in any events this year, local media reported on Monday.

(Updated 7:43pm) Roi Sumang and the “new” UE Red Warriors bested the De La Salle University Green Archers, 60-53, on Saturday at the FilOil Flying V Arena in San Juan, as part of the elimination round of the FilOil Flying V Hanes Premier Cup.

(Updated 11:06pm) Germany's Nico Rosberg scorched to his third successive Formula One pole position with teammate Lewis Hamilton completing a front row lockout for Mercedes at the Monaco Grand Prix on Saturday.

I wonder if the need to find luggage space for, perhaps, a PBA Best Import Trophy or, maybe, a pile of championship shirts would’ve made the bothersome chore of packing more bearable for Vernon Macklin. A critic might say he’s stuffing his bags with stuff, yet he’s going home empty-handed. He didn’t win the Best Import Award. He didn’t win a PBA championship.

Next week's Memorial tournament at Muirfield Village in Dublin, Ohio will feature one of the season's strongest fields with the world's top six players all taking part in the PGA Tour event hosted by Jack Nicklaus.