Japan brushed aside Taiwan 92-56 Sunday as the FIBA Basketball World Cup co-host ended the two-game friendly series with a perfect record against its Asian neighbor.

After losing to Puerto Rico in the Semi-Final of the 2021 edition of the FIBA Women’s AmeriCup and finishing fourth, Canada got their revenge with a 80-73 win to claim the bronze medal at the 2023 Women’s AmeriCup on Sunday evening at Domo de la Feria in León, Guanajuato, Mexico.

The Cardinal became the first No. 1 seed to be eliminated from the women's tournament with a loss to the Rebels in the second round. Stanford, which reached the Final Four last year and won the national title in 2021, will miss the Sweet 16 for the first time since 2007.

In the life of every UP student-athlete, there is much sacrifice involved — from grueling training to time management — in order to achieve their dreams in both sports and academics.

For those who hail from the provinces and overseas, there is also the added layer of being away from their family and loved ones for most of the calendar year.

CHOOKS-TO-GO Pilipinas 3x3 has signed two versatile players to beef up its pool for the second half of the 2022 FIBA 3x3 Pro Season.

Vince Tolentino and Dave Ando signed three-year deals to be full-time 3x3 basketball players with the country’s premier pool on Tuesday evening.

The signing was held at Bounty Agro Ventures, Inc.’s office at Taipan Place in Ortigas Center.

Oklahoma City Thunder (13-27, 14th in the Western Conference) vs. Brooklyn Nets (26-14, second in the Eastern Conference)

Penny Hardaway believes the new name, image and likeness rules helped him land another top recruiting class at Memphis.

Hardaway said Tuesday the NIL rules helped ease the strain on players weighing their options between earning money by going to the NBA’s G League or going to college. Now Hardaway can add NIL options when aggressively pitching himself, his staff and what he’s building at his alma mater.

USA Basketball will face Puerto Rico, Mexico and Cuba in the first round of qualifying for the 2023 Basketball World Cup. The Americans, who won a fourth consecutive Olympic gold medal in Tokyo but finished only seventh at the most recent Basketball World Cup two years ago, found out their qualifying opponents Tuesday when the draw was held at FIBA headquarters in Mies, Switzerland.

Jrue Holiday has already had gold in his grasp.

It belongs to his wife, Lauren, who won two gold medals as a member of the U.S. women’s soccer team. The latter was in 2012, when Holiday went to London to cheer her on.

Luka Doncic and Slovenia need one win for a medal in their Olympic basketball debut.