LOVING Hands grabbed their first win in the 2023 Saipan MagaLahi Eagles Club Invitational Basketball League after slipping past The Game, 85-84, on Sunday at the Gualo Rai basketball court.

FRANCO Santos and Flor Jones are in the lead in the current tryouts for the NMI national golf team that will compete in the 2023 Pacific Games. They topped their respective divisions during the first tryout event on Saturday at Laolao Bay Golf & Resort east course.

JAMIE Kenmure, the deputy president of the Oceania Chess Confederation, was on Saipan over the weekend to meet with some of the island’s chess players.

BLACK 8 Shake N Break are no. 3 in the Thursday division of the 2023 SBA Budweiser Open 8-Ball League with a total of 57 wins after their victory over Black 8 Saipan Computer Services, 7-6, on Thursday at Black 8 Pool Bar.

(Reuters) — Davis Schneider had four hits, including a two-run home run, and drove in four runs on Sunday to help the visiting Toronto Blue Jays complete a three-game sweep by beating the Boston Red Sox 13-1.

THE NMI U23 National Soccer Team lost to Guam on Thursday 0-1, but came back stronger on Saturday to win the second game, 3-0, and the 2023 Marianas Football Cup at the NMI Soccer Training Center in Koblerville.

THE NMI U23 Women's National Team swept their two-game Marianas Football Cup 2023 match against Guam by winning 5-1 on Thursday and 2-0 on Saturday at the NMI Soccer Training Center in Koblerville.

MATTHEW Giovannoni and Rosemarie Chisato came out victorious — and without vomiting — in their respective divisions of the 2nd Annual Michelob Ultra Beer Mile, which was held by Run Saipan on Friday at the Saipan Vegas golf course.

(Reuters) —  Luis Robert Jr., Andrew Vaughn, Oscar Colas and Elvis Andrus homered for the visiting Chicago White Sox before their 7-4 win against the Cleveland Guardians was marred by a bench-clearing brawl in the sixth inning on Saturday evening.

The countdown is over. Diana Taurasi officially did it.

NMI U23 women’s national team players Jerlyn Castillo and Kaithlyn Chavez celebrate after the latter scored a goal against Guam in a Marianas Cup game Thursday at the NMI Soccer Training Center in Koblerville. The NMI women won, 5-1, but the NMI men lost to their Guam counterparts, 0-1. More…

THE Cardinals secured the remaining championship slot of the 2023 Tan Holdings Saipan Baseball League by besting the Brewers, 7-4, Wednesday at the Francisco “Tan Ko” Palacios Baseball Field.

SHANE Alvarez leads the expert class of the 2023 Marianas Racing Association Monster Energy Points Race Series after the completion of round 6 Sunday at Cowtown Raceway Park.

STAYING fit and healthy requires making some sacrifices, but rest is not one of them, National Academy of Sports Medicine personal trainer Jerry Diaz said.

(Reuters) — Jesus Sanchez hit a walk-off single in the 12th inning as the Miami Marlins rallied multiple times to defeat the visiting Philadelphia Phillies 9-8 on Wednesday night.

THE Junior Nationals have secured a spot in the championship of the 2023 Tan Holdings Saipan Baseball League after defeating the no. 3 seed Falcons, 6-3, on Tuesday at the Francisco “Tan Ko” Palacios Baseball Field.

IN preparation for the 2023 Pacific Games, which will be held in the Solomon Islands from Nov. 19 to Dec. 2, the Commonwealth Federation of Golf Association has announced that the tryouts for the NMI national golf team will start this Saturday at the Laolao Bay Golf & Resort east course.

(NMIFA) — The NMI U23 Women’s National Team is hoping to make it three in a row when it faces Guam in the Marianas Football Cup that will kick off today, Thursday, at the NMI Soccer Training Center in Koblerville.

HAMILTON, New Zealand (Reuters) — Sweden will be refreshed and ready for Sunday's tantalizing tie against holders United States in the Women's World Cup last 16, coach Peter Gerhardsson said after his second-string side reached the knockouts with a clinical win over Argentina.

(Reuters) — Framber Valdez tossed his first career no-hitter and faced the minimum 27 batters as the Houston Astros made a pair of third-inning runs stand in a 2-0 victory over the visiting Cleveland Guardians on Tuesday.

THE NMI’S Carol Lee and her Pacific Oceania teammates performed flawlessly throughout the 2023 Billie Jean King Cup by Gainbridge and were promoted to group I in 2024 after sweeping Indonesia, 2-0, on Saturday at the National Tennis Center in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

THE Comets bagged their second win in a row in the Saipan Baseball League U12 Tournament after trouncing the Blue Jays, 16-6, on Saturday at the Miguel “Tan Ge” Pangelinan Baseball Field.

WITH the 2023 Marianas Racing Association Monster Energy Points Race Series nearing its end, the top riders solidified their lead in their respective classes during round six on Sunday at the Cowtown Raceway Park in Marpi.

(NMIFA) — Members of the NMI U23 Men’s National Team that will be playing against Guam in the Marianas Football Club 2023 have been named with the host squad coming up with mixed of experienced players and young guns.

(Reuters) — Joey Votto, Christian Encarnacion-Strand and Will Benson each had two hits and an RBI and six Cincinnati relievers held the Chicago Cubs to one run over 5 2/3 innings of the Reds' 6-5 road victory Monday night.

THE University of Guam Tritons defeated the Saipan Baseball League All Stars on Thursday, but lost to the Cardinals on Friday, and to the Junior Nationals on Saturday in a friendship tournament at the Francisco “Tan Ko” Palacios Baseball Field.

THE 2023 NMI-Pohnpei Goodwill Basketball Games concluded  Friday on a high note.

TEAM No Choice earned their first win in the 2023 Budweiser Belau Amateur Softball Association Open League by defeating Dat’s It, 20-15, on Sunday at the Dandan baseball field.

AUCKLAND (Reuters) — Sophie Roman Haug scored a hat-trick as Norway put a turbulent two weeks behind them and squeaked into the knockout stages of the Women's World Cup on goal difference on Sunday with a 6-0 thrashing of the Philippines at Eden Park.

(Reuters) —  Justin Verlander earned his 250th career win on Sunday afternoon, when he tossed 5 1/3 solid innings to lead the New York Mets to a 5-2 victory and an eventful series win over the visiting Washington Nationals.

POHNPEI and Shots Fired reigned supreme in their respective 3x3 divisions  of the 2023 NMI-Pohnpei Goodwill Basketball Games which concluded Friday at the Ada gym.

FILOMENALEONISA Iakopo, the chair of the  Committee on Sports & Recreation of the Youth Congress, along with the Saipan Mayor’s Office, successfully held the Youth Summer Sports Blitz at the Oleai Sports Complex from Monday to Saturday. 

(NMIFA) — While 32 countries are putting on a show in the ongoing Women’s World Cup, the Northern Mariana Islands and Guam will also have their own showcase event with the staging of the Marianas Football Cup 2023 on Aug. 3 and 5 at the NMI Soccer Training Center in Koblerville.

RUN Saipan is inviting everyone in Saipan, the CNMI, the Marianas, Micronesia, the Pacific, the world and even visitors to our galaxy to join in the fun at the second annual Beer Mile sponsored by Michelob Ultra.

(MVA) —  Saipan Marathon 2024 will be held on March 9 in the Marianas.   Registration  and other details will  be announced  once finalized.   For more information, contact the Marianas Visitors Authority at  communityprojects@mymarianas.com, (670) 664-3200/1 or www.mymarianas.com/.

Anthony Tomokane, center, topped the Familia Golf Association July tournament at their home course, Kingfisher Golf Links, on Sunday, July 30, 2023.  Rick Villagomez, left, finished second while  Al Aldan, right, came in third. The Next FGA tournament is scheduled for Aug. 27, 2023.

(Reuters) — J.D. Davis belted Kenley Jansen's first pitch of the bottom of the ninth inning over the left field wall, giving the host San Francisco Giants a walk-off, 3-2 victory over the Boston Red Sox on Saturday.

THE NMI’S Carol Lee and the rest of Pacific Oceania team currently lead the Asia/Oceania Group II of the Billie Jean King Cup by Gainbridge after she won her singles and doubles matches on Wednesday in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

POHNPEI and the NMI ended the 5-on-5 competition of the 2023 NMI-Pohnpei Goodwill Basketball Games with victories on Wednesday at the Ada gym.

DUE to the rainy weather, the friendship games set for Tuesday and Wednesday between the  Saipan Baseball League and the University of Guam had been canceled.

NATIONAL Academy of Sports Medicine personal trainer Jerry Diaz believes that with proper training and preparation one could overcome all doubts and fears to become better than yesterday.

BUDWEISER will send the champions of the 39th Saipan International Fishing Tournament to Majuro, the Marshall Islands in late September to take part in the All Micronesia Fishing Tournament, Marpac Inc. Resident Manager Guy Pudney said. Marpac is the local distributor of Budweiser beer produ…

(MVA) — On  Monday, July  24,  the Marianas Visitors Authority named professional golfer Park Bo-Kyeom as an official sports ambassador to help promote her childhood home, the Marianas.

(Reuters) — Marcus Semien went 3-for-3 with a homer prior to his ejection in the fifth inning and Adolis Garcia capped a seven-run deluge with a grand slam that same frame as the Texas Rangers averted a series sweep with a 13-5 pummeling of the host Houston Astros on Wednesday.

POHNPEI is up 3-1 against the NMI in their goodwill basketball games after the FSM state’s men’s and women’s teams triumphed over their Junior Marianas counterparts on Tuesday at the  Ada gym.

JOE Tudela on Sunday joined the elite of the Amigos Golf Club by winning the July Ace of the Month title at the east course of Laolao Bay Golf & Resort.

THE NMI’s La Hunn Lam lost to Australia's Ayaan Chowhary in a Boys Singles 18 match of the Oceania Tennis Federation’s J30 Lautoka 2023 Tennis Tournament in Lautoka, Fiji.

BOSTON (AP) — The Boston Celtics have answered their most pressing question of the offseason. Jaylen Brown will be part of the franchise for the foreseeable future.