30 Filipinos from Wuhan quarantined in Capas EDITORS’ PICK As fate of VFA hangs, PH and US forces take to the skies for exercise Milwaukee Bucks forward Giannis Antetokounmpo (34) and Atlanta Hawks forward Paul Millsap (4) battle for a rebound in the first half of an NBA basketball game Wednesday, Nov. 16, 2016, in Atlanta. APATLANTA, Georgia—Paul Millsap was proud of how well the Atlanta Hawks adjusted with Dwight Howard and Thabo Sefolosha unable to play because of injuries.“We have a deep team,” he said. “It says a lot about our bench and what they bring, that they came in and did a great job and really set the tone for us, especially in the second quarter.”ADVERTISEMENT MOST READ Curry scores 35 points, Warriors top Raptors 127-121 Taiwan minister boards cruise ship turned away by Japan PLAY LIST 01:31Taiwan minister boards cruise ship turned away by Japan01:33WHO: ‘Global stocks of masks and respirators are now insufficient’01:01WHO: now 31,211 virus cases in China 102:02Vitamin C prevents but doesn’t cure diseases like coronavirus—medic03:07’HINDI PANG-SPORTS LANG!’03:03SILIP SA INTEL FUND Millsap scored 21 points, Mike Muscala added 16 and the Hawks won their sixth straight game, a 107-100 victory over the Milwaukee Bucks on Wednesday night.Giannis Antetokounmpo had 26 points and 15 rebounds, and Jabari Parker scored 15 of his 23 points in the third quarter for Milwaukee.FEATURED STORIESSPORTSGinebra teammates show love for SlaughterSPORTSWe are youngSPORTSCone plans to speak with Slaughter, agentMuscala started in place of Howard, who was sidelined with a left quadriceps contusion. The Hawks improved to 6-1 at home and tied Cleveland for the best record in the Eastern Conference at 9-2.Atlanta’s bench, led by 13 points from Tim Hardaway Jr., outscored the Bucks’ 35-25. PH among economies most vulnerable to virus Antetokounmpo’s layup cut the lead to three a couple of possessions later at the 6:24 mark. That was as close as the Bucks could get.“Our backs were on the wall, so we had no other choice but to be aggressive if we wanted to try to make it close,” Parker said. “Those are still good habits to have leading into the next game. But we know from our mistakes that we can’t play the first half like we did.”The Hawks improved to 8-1 when leading after three quarters.Schroder and Kent Bazemore scored 12 points each for Atlanta.Howard was injured in the third quarter Tuesday at Miami, banging knees with Heat center Hassan Whiteside. He did not return and was unable to watch Wednesday’s game from the bench.Howard, the active career NBA leader in double-doubles, is averaging 14.8 points and 12.3 rebounds. The eight-time All-Star in his first season with Atlanta.Sefolosha, a reserve forward and the team’s best defender, did not play because of a strained right hamstring.His and Howard’s absence helped the Bucks outscore Atlanta 50-28 in the paint.During a 6-minute stretch of Atlanta’s 19-0 run in the second, rookie forward Taurean Prince was the catalyst. He blocked two shots, drew a foul, made two free throws, had three rebounds, a steal and a hard baseline dunk.Prince, the NBA’s No. 12 overall draft pick out of Baylor, finished with eight points and five rebounds in a career-high 19 minutes. Where did they go? Millions left Wuhan before quarantine “I thought Taurean was great,” Hawks coach Mike Budenholzer said. “Just the physicality he plays with, the aggressiveness he plays with, he really gave us a big boost on both ends of the floor.”Sports Related Videospowered by AdSparcRead Next “The defense was amazing,” Millsap said. “The second group came in and moved the basketball. We played how we’re supposed to play.”The Bucks, who have lost three of four, pulled within four points on Antetokounmpo’s dunk with 37 seconds remaining, but Millsap hit a layup on the next possession to make it 104-98.Milwaukee ended the first quarter with a 26-21 lead but missed their next 11 shots and didn’t score until the 5:50 mark of the second. They were outscored 31-9 in the period and went 3 for 27 from the field.Atlanta took its biggest lead at 24 points on Dennis Schroder’s 3-pointer early in the third, but Milwaukee scored 35 points in the third quarter and pulled within six with 9:06 remaining on Mirza Teletovic’s third 3 of the period.“It was definitely a character game for a young team to come back and put themselves in that position on the road,” Bucks coach Jason Kidd said. “With 4 minutes left, it was anybody’s ballgame. Again, tip your hat to Atlanta. They made the shots and got the stops when they had to.”ADVERTISEMENT Smart hosts first 5G-powered esports exhibition match in PH Chinese-manned vessel unsettles Bohol town Smart’s Siklab Saya: A multi-city approach to esports We are young Don’t miss out on the latest news and information. Mainland China virus cases exceed 40,000; deaths rise to 908 Shanghai officials reveal novel coronavirus transmission modes View comments
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Olympics: IOC braced for ‘many more’ cases of London doping
We are young Where did they go? Millions left Wuhan before quarantine More than 100 new positive test results have been unearthed by the IOC’s reanalysis, it says.Prime among the countries snared is Russia, whose athletes were banned from the Rio Olympics this summer because of state-sponsored doping.The IOC initiated the retesting program last year using improved techniques to catch doping cheats. CBBADVERTISEMENT Mainland China virus cases exceed 40,000; deaths rise to 908 MOST READ View comments Taiwan minister boards cruise ship turned away by Japan PLAY LIST 01:31Taiwan minister boards cruise ship turned away by Japan01:33WHO: ‘Global stocks of masks and respirators are now insufficient’01:01WHO: now 31,211 virus cases in China 102:02Vitamin C prevents but doesn’t cure diseases like coronavirus—medic03:07’HINDI PANG-SPORTS LANG!’03:03SILIP SA INTEL FUND Chinese-manned vessel unsettles Bohol town Sports Related Videospowered by AdSparcRead Next A laboratory technician prepares samples of urine for doping tests. AP FILELAUSANNE, Switzerland — Retesting of samples from the London 2012 Games is expected to reveal “many more” cases of doping, a senior International Olympic Committee official warned on Wednesday.The IOC has so far retested more than 1,000 samples from the London and Beijing Olympics, aiming to detect performance-enhancing drugs that were not identifiable four and eight years ago.ADVERTISEMENT Smart hosts first 5G-powered esports exhibition match in PH
Dozens of competitors have been caught doping, among them Olympic champions and other medalists, as the IOC attempts to clean up Olympic competition after one of the worst crises in its history.READ: Investigation into Russian doping still splits sports worldFEATURED STORIESSPORTSGinebra teammates show love for SlaughterSPORTSWe are youngSPORTSFreddie Roach: Manny Pacquiao is my Muhammad Ali“There will be many more (cases) to come (from London) in the coming weeks and months,” warned Richard Budgett, IOC medical director.“We are still getting positive samples from London, I expect this will continue,” he told reporters in Lausanne, where the IOC is based. PH among economies most vulnerable to virus Senators to proceed with review of VFA Hail to De La Salle EDITORS’ PICK As fate of VFA hangs, PH and US forces take to the skies for exercise Smart’s Siklab Saya: A multi-city approach to esports Don’t miss out on the latest news and information. Shanghai officials reveal novel coronavirus transmission modes