UAAP: Precious Jonah, Adamson beat Ateneo to stop four-game slide

Inquirer.net - Nov 11, 2026

SCHEDULE: UAAP Season 89 basketball tournament – second round MANILA, Philippines–Adamson snapped a four-game losing streak after beating Ateneo, 62-55, reviving its Final Four hopes in the UAAP Season 89 men’s basketball tournament on Wednesday at Smart Araneta Coliseum. Precious Jonah, who missed Adamson’s last two games with a right leg injury, immediately made an

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LSGH tankers Mojdeh, Cabana make waves in NCAA

LA Salle Green Hills (LSGH) standout Behrouz Mohammad “Madi” Mojdeh served immediate notice of his might, capturing a gold and a silver medal as the NCAA Season 102 swimming competitions kicked off at the Rizal Memorial Sports Complex. Mojdeh joined forces with Rodevic Gonzalvo, Gerald Esquivel and Ram Ubiadas to seize the gold medal in the 4x50-meter (m) medley relay. The LSGH quartet clocked a blistering one minute and 51.82 seconds to secure top honors, outclassing Colegio de San Juan de Letran, which settled for second place at 1:55.25. “I felt really good during the preliminaries, especially since it was my first time competing in the NCAA finals. But during warm-up, I started feeling a little heavy,” Mojdeh shared. Mojdeh added a silver medal in the 200-m backstroke with a time of 2:17.83, finishing behind teammate Titus Rafael Sia, who clocked an impressive 2:14.96. Aishel Cid Evangelista of Emilio Aguinaldo College placed third with 2:18.79. “I had to quickly reset for my 200-m backstroke finals because we had very little recovery time. I felt strong at the start, although I rushed some of my turns. I’m glad I still managed another personal best, a podium finish and a relay gold with my teammates,” Mojdeh said. Mojdeh aims to add more hardware on Day 2 of the tournament, where he is set to compete in the 400-m freestyle and 200-m breaststroke. “I have the 400-m freestyle and 200-m breaststroke next. Hopefully, I can carry today’s lessons into those races and perform even better,” he added. LSGH teammate Kristian Yugo Cabana also bagged a silver medal in the 200-m individual medley (IM) after submitting a time of 2:11.73. “I’m really happy with my performance in the 200-m IM because I improved my time a lot. I tried pushing on the breaststroke leg, and it gave me good momentum going into the freestyle and finishing strong,” Cabana said. This marked Cabana’s debut appearance in the NCAA. “It was also my first event in the NCAA, so the excitement and adrenaline were definitely there. However, I was disappointed with my 100-m freestyle. My two events were scheduled back-to-back, and I felt that I didn’t have enough time to fully recover,” Cabana admitted. Like Mojdeh, Cabana faces another pair of events on the second day of competition. “I have another set of back-to-back events, so I’m hoping we’ll have a little more recovery time to properly swim down and prepare for the next race. I’m determined to bounce back and give everything I have.”

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Boston Celtics edge 76ers as Tatum outduels Brown

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania — Jayson Tatum scored 21 points and outplayed former Boston teammate Jaylen Brown, and Paul George hit six three-pointers and scored 36 points in his return to Philadelphia, leading the Celtics past the 76ers, 123-101, on Tuesday (Wednesday in Manila). Brown ran into early foul trouble and scored only 13 points in his first game against Boston since the 2024 NBA Finals Most Valuable Player was traded over the summer to the Sixers. His head-to-head showdown with Tatum was one of the more anticipated early season matchups with both players refusing to say much about their frosty relationship. Tatum tried to dap up Brown before the opening tip with a tap on the shoulder and thump on the chest that his former teammate ignored. Tatum shook hands and exchanged a big hug with LeBron James. Brown picked up two quick fouls in the first quarter and was whistled for his fourth early in the second half. George, traded for Brown after two seasons with the 76ers, enjoyed the homecoming. He appeared to give the finger in a bowling motion near the visitor’s bench after he sank his fourth three of the game for a 100-82 lead that pushed the Celtics to their ninth win in 10 games. The Sixers survived a scare late in the second half when Joel Embiid landed awkwardly and hit the court on a missed layup attempt. The oft-injured big man curled up on the court while VJ Edgecombe dunked over him. Embiid gingerly ran down the court and hunched over as the halftime horn sounded with the Celtics up, 62-51. Embiid’s health has been a career-long issue for him, and the Sixers have declined to play him in back-to-back games. A two-time NBA scoring champion, Embiid has slumped with his shot this season, with no game worse than last Friday in Cleveland when he missed all nine shots from the floor and scored only two points. He had missed 27 of 30 (and 20 consecutive) three-pointers entering the game. Embiid missed two three-point attempts in the first half but opened the second with his first three since the second game of the season. Tyrese Maxey led the Sixers with 24 points.

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McIlroy welcomes DeChambeau to Tour

WHAT came across as criticism in July sounded a lot more like a compliment on Tuesday (Wednesday in Manila) when Rory McIlroy contemplated the nebulous future of Bryson DeChambeau. DeChambeau was theatrical as ever when he protested a two-shot penalty for improving the path of his swing while stomping around in waist-high grass at the British Open. There were questions whether he would withdraw and rumors he was planning to call President Donald Trump. It led to players having to wait until nearly midnight to get Saturday tee times. “I think a lot of it is performative,” McIlroy said at Royal Birkdale, making clear he was not a big fan of DeChambeau. And now? DeChambeau is searching for a new home after the demise of LIV Golf, which on Tuesday in New Jersey filed a joint Chapter 11 bankruptcy plan. The PGA Tour typically has a one-year ban of players dating to their most recent LIV Golf appearance, which could be longer if there are other disciplinary considerations (such as DeChambeau being part of the antitrust lawsuit against the tour). He has the option of joining the European tour from winning a major in the last five years. That was the 2024 US Open at Pinehurst No. 2 when he got up-and-down with a 55-yard bunker shot to win by one over McIlroy, who peeled out of the parking lot without a word. DeChambeau already was planning to play the Nedbank Golf Challenge in South Africa, which the European tour co-sanctions, on Dec. 4–7. He has until Sunday to inform the European tour whether he wants to take up membership. It’s that “performative” nature that makes McIlroy believe DeChambeau would be a positive addition to the European tour. “I think a name like Bryson DeChambeau and everything he brings with him, good and bad, he brings eyeballs, which is a good thing for tournaments,” said McIlroy at the season-ending DP World Tour Championship in Dubai. “And honestly — look, I’m certainly not in his shoes, and nor would I ever want to be — but it doesn’t seem like he’s got many options,” McIlroy said. “If he wants to play competitive golf, it doesn’t seem like he’s got many options.” There’s always YouTube, which has given DeChambeau plenty of eyeballs. He has more than 3 million subscribers. DeChambeau has suggested he could devote time to YouTube and play the four majors, though it’s always hard to tell if he’s serious. In his first public comments since the breakaway golf league announced it would shutter rather than launch a new version, DeChambeau in a social media post on Sunday expressed no regrets for his last four years on LIV Golf and offered no clear details what was next for him. He also invoked Arnold Palmer in saying the golf universe doesn’t revolve around him.