Liquor ban ‘most welcome’ for Filipinos to ensure peaceful polls

File photo MANILA, Philippines – The two-day liquor ban for a peaceful and orderly midterm elections takes effect May 11 and 12. The Commission on Elections (Comelec) implemented the liquor ban a day before over 68 million Filipinos troop to polling precincts from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. to elect 12 senators, 63 party-lists, 254…

Liquor ban ‘most welcome’ for Filipinos to ensure peaceful polls

File photo MANILA, Philippines – The two-day liquor ban for a peaceful and orderly midterm elections takes effect May 11 and 12. The Commission on Elections (Comelec) implemented the liquor ban a day before over 68 million Filipinos troop to polling precincts from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. to elect 12 senators, 63 party-lists, 254…

Players, teams to watch in the 2025 NCAA women’s softball tournament

Conference tournaments for women’s college softball are wrapping up this weekend and then the road to Oklahoma City, the longtime home of the Women’s College World Series, begins. Patty Grasso’s Oklahoma is the four-time reigning national champs, but there’s no guarantee that the Sooners will celebrate a fifth consecutive title this season. Entering conference championship…

Players, teams to watch in the 2025 NCAA women’s softball tournament

Conference tournaments for women’s college softball are wrapping up this weekend and then the road to Oklahoma City, the longtime home of the Women’s College World Series, begins. Patty Grasso’s Oklahoma is the four-time reigning national champs, but there’s no guarantee that the Sooners will celebrate a fifth consecutive title this season. Entering conference championship…

Prevost’s old pal tells of his `real chances of winning’ days before

Newly elected Pope Leo XIV, center, leaves after concelebrating Mass with the College of Cardinals inside the Sistine Chapel at the Vatican the day after his election as 267th pontiff of the Roman Catholic Church, Friday, May 9, 2025. (Vatican Media via AP) VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Leo XIV said Friday that his election was both…

Prevost’s old pal tells of his `real chances of winning’ days before

Newly elected Pope Leo XIV, center, leaves after concelebrating Mass with the College of Cardinals inside the Sistine Chapel at the Vatican the day after his election as 267th pontiff of the Roman Catholic Church, Friday, May 9, 2025. (Vatican Media via AP) VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Leo XIV said Friday that his election was both…

Friday Question: Which athlete left your team and broke you?

The only thing more painful than seeing your team lose a championship is saying goodbye to your favorite athlete. Time comes for us all, but there’s something uniquely heartbreaking when it comes to seeing an athlete you love leave your team. It’s not just the player leaving, but the pain of unrealized potential. Oftentimes it’s…

Friday Question: Which athlete left your team and broke you?

The only thing more painful than seeing your team lose a championship is saying goodbye to your favorite athlete. Time comes for us all, but there’s something uniquely heartbreaking when it comes to seeing an athlete you love leave your team. It’s not just the player leaving, but the pain of unrealized potential. Oftentimes it’s…