ALLAN THE MAN

The locker room of the UE Red Warriors was like a morgue. Minutes after being eliminated from Final Four contention by Ateneo, the men in red and white forlornly filed inside where they could let out their emotions. 

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Ralf Olivares, unable to suit up as he served out the last game of his suspension, was beside himself. He sobbed uncontrollably at being both unable to help his team while regretting his actions that led to his suspension.

FIBA EuroBasket 2013: Tony Parker's late show broke Ukraine's resistance and propelled France to a 77-71 victory on Sunday that puts them on the brink of qualifying for the Second Round of EuroBasket 2013. 

Previously unbeaten, Mike Fratello's side were emboldened by an early run and gave as good as they got for 33 minutes, shooting efficiently from the perimeter and putting Les Bleus under pressure.

The defending champion Ateneo de Manila University Blue Eagles proved steady down the stretch as they downed UE Red Warriors, 77-72, to eliminate the Red Warriors from the UAAP Season 76 final four race Sunday at the Mall of Asia Arena in Pasay City.

The Blue Eagles had to stave off a late rally from the Red Warriors and took advantage of the absence of Roi Sumang in the last two minutes to emerge with their seventh win of the season.

Final Four? Check. Jeron Teng sank the go-ahead basket to lift De La Salle University to a 57-55 win over National University in the UAAP Season 76 men's basketball tournament on Sunday, September 8 at the Mall of Asia Arena.

Both squads battled toe-to-toe throughout the game, with no team blinking in a battle with massive stakes.

The two-time defending NBA champion Miami Heat are considering the possibility of bringing back troubled free-agent forward Michael Beasley, league sources told Yahoo Sports.

Several of the Heat's key veteran players are supportive of the signing of Beasley, and he has a strong interest in returning to the franchise responsible for taking him with the second overall pick in the 2008 NBA draft, sources told Yahoo.

World No.1 Serena Williams repeated as U.S. Open women's champion by holding off a battling World No.2 Victoria Azarenka of Belarus 7-5 6-7(6) 6-1 in a windblown final at Arthur Ashe Stadium on Sunday (Monday, PHL time).

Williams bounded in a series of joyous jumping jack leaps after Azarenka's backhand sailed long on the second match point of a thrilling, two-hour 45-minute final.

Nine-time NBA All-Star Gary Payton and college coaching great Rick Pitino were among the class of 2013 inducted Sunday (Monday, PHL time) into the Basketball Hall of Fame.

Payton, who was also a nine-time NBA All-Defensive Team selection and the 1996 Defensive Player of the Year, spent 17 years in the NBA, playing for Seattle, Milwaukee, the Los Angeles Lakers, Boston Celtics and Miami Heat.