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Magic 2020 playoff preview: What home court advantage?
A champion will be crowned in Orlando, but that almost certainly won’t be the Magic
Universal Orlando is first big Florida theme park to reopen after virus
The reopened theme park will only operate at 35% capacity, with new rules like mandatory face masks, temperature checks at the entrance, and ground markers
The cast of 'The Lord of the Rings' is reuniting online
Friends of old have been summoned once again to answer the threat of Mordor (virtually)
Jazz plane used by Magic, Grizzlies before Gobert virus news
The Grizzlies and Magic are placed under monitoring after boarding the plane that also carried COVID-19 positive player Rudy Gobert
Katy Perry announces pregnancy in new music video
The baby is due in the Summer of 2020
Greenhills negotiator also led talks in 2010 Manila bus hostage crisis
Colonel Orlando Yebra has the rare record of speaking with two high-profile hostage takers in his career
Raptors escape Nets to extend club-best winning streak
The reigning champions stay on a roll as the Raptors stretch their winning run to 14 games
NBA fines Magic coach over outburst
Magic coach Steve Clifford barks at officials after he tried unsuccessfully to call a timeout with a chance to win against the Knicks
Maria Ressa among 2020 Four Freedoms Awards laureates
Maria Ressa joins the United Nations, the Religions for Peace International, Dutch journalist Sander de Kramer, and Palermo, Sicily Mayor Leoluca Orlando as awardees
Fultz erupts for triple-double as Magic shock Lakers
Markelle Fultz and Aaron Gordon take over as the Magic snap the Lakers' nine-game winning streak
Golden State Warriors end skid for 1st win
The Warriors bounce back against the New Orleans Pelicans for a breakthrough win this season
Not all EPD cops pleased with Mocha Uson as community relations speaker
The Eastern Police District reportedly withdrew an invitation to a businessman – the original event speaker – in favor of the controversial blogger
Raptors rid of Magic, advance to East semis
After a series-opening shocker, the Toronto Raptors wrap it up convincingly at 4-1
Siakam picks up slack as Raptors escape Magic
The Raptors take a 2-1 series lead over the Magic behind Pascal Siakam's playoff career-high 30 points
Raptors bite back, rout Magic to level series
Kawhi Leonard erupts for 37 points and Kyle Lowry rebounds from a scoreless stint as Toronto dominates Orlando
Augustin hits game-winner as No. 7 Magic stun Raptors
Orlando's huge upset win reawakens doubts surrounding Toronto's playoff mentality
Hayward shines as Celtics hand Heat damaging defeat
The results leave 4 East teams – Detroit, Brooklyn, Orlando and Miami – fighting for the last 3 playoff berths
Magic, Hornets boost playoff bids
'We're still trying to accomplish a goal here. Anything is possible,' says Kemba Walker as the Hornets keep their playoff hopes alive
Magic's Vucevic casts a 28-point spell to stun Sixers
Orlando deals the Philadelphia 76ers a second straight loss
New Grizzly leads Memphis' upset on Westbrook's Thunder
Despite being eliminated from playoff contention, Memphis manages to act as a spoiler against Oklahoma
Magic rally stuns Durant-less Warriors
Aaron Gordon and the Magic pull off a stunner against a Warriors side playing minus Kevin Durant
Vucevic, Ross spark Magic over Raptors
Orlando moves one game behind Charlotte for the last playoff spot in the Eastern Conference
Katy Perry and Orlando Bloom are engaged
Congratulations to the happy couple!
'Walk on the road to integrity,' bishop urges Ilocanos as church becomes minor basilica
Retired Cotabato Bishop Orlando Quevedo makes the call in his homily at the elevation rite of the Shrine of La Virgen Milagrosa de Badoc in Ilocos Norte
Bucks bounce back, Thunder roll
The Milwaukee Bucks remain as the only NBA team that hasn't lost two in a row this season
Harden catches fire for 40 as Rockets edge Magic
The reigning NBA MVP has now scored at least 30 points in 23 straight games
Russell soars as Nets rally from 21 down to beat Magic
Russell equals his career high total and buries the clutch three-pointer for the win
Warriors scorch Suns, Spurs roll past Celtics
The defending champion Warriors and the Spurs close out 2018 with huge victories
AKO Bicol Representative Rodel Batocabe laid to rest in Albay
(UPDATED) A big crowd of people join the funeral procession on Monday, December 31, despite heavy rainfall
Mavs silence Thunder, Towns shines for Timberwolves
Karl-Anthony Towns records a sensational stat line of 34 points, 18 rebounds, 7 assists, 3 steals and 6 blocks
Magic deal league-leading Raptors most lopsided loss
Nikola Vucevic registers 30 points and 20 rebounds to lead the Magic to a surprise 29-point whipping of the Raptors
Gov't to shoulder schooling, housing of family of slain Batocabe security aide
President Rodrigo Duterte offers his condolences to the family of SPO1 Orlando Diaz, the slain security escort of the late AKO Bicol Representative Rodel Batocabe
WATCH: Raptors rally from 17 down to edge Heat
Kawhi Leonard and Danny Green star as the Toronto Raptors snap Miami Heat's five-game winning streak
Widow remembers slain security aide as husband, father, police officer
Juvy Diaz, the widow of slain police officer Orlando Diaz, says her husband and the late AKO Bicol Representative Rodel Batocabe developed mutual respect for each other
Suns spoil Nowitzki's record-setting season debut
Dallas talisman Dirk Nowitzki becomes the first player in NBA history to suit up for 21 seasons for the same team
Vucevic scores 31 as Magic cool off Lakers
Orlando beats Los Angeles for the second time in 8 days
Brother of Honduran president arrested in U.S. over drug ties – officials
Juan Antonio Hernandez is arrested after his brother, Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernandez, declared that 'no one is above the law'
Green lifts Raptors to NBA win, Blazers take West lead
The Toronto Raptors complete a dramatic finish against the Orlando Magic to stay on top of the Eastern Conference
Butler beaten on debut as Magic rally stuns Sixers
Orlando roars from a 16-point deficit in the final quarter to spoil Jimmy Butler's Philly debut
Bangsamoro advocate retires as Cotabato archbishop
Retired Cotabato Archbishop Orlando Quevedo, an advocate of the peace process in the southern Philippines, is the first cardinal from Mindanao
WATCH: Evan Fournier hits buzzer-beater over Cavs
Orlando Magic's Evan Fournier dashes the hopes of the league's cellar-dweller Cleveland Cavaliers
Celtics spellbound by Magic, Raptors march on
The Magic kept their noses in front for the entire contest, with Boston unable to take the lead at any stage
Magic to host Bulls, Jazz in NBA Mexico City games
The NBA returns to Mexico, the country that has hosted the most number of games outside the United States and Canada
Rappler Talk: Orlando Mercado on rethinking national security threats
On Monday, August 6, Rappler editor-at-large Marites Vitug talks to former defense secretary Orlando Mercado about national security and the threats the Philippines is facing
Washington Wizards comeback cast spell on Boston Celtics
Bradley Beal leads the way for the Wizards, scoring 34 points with 7 rebounds and 9 assists
Cleveland Cavaliers buried by Orlando Magic 'avalanche'
The Cavs' misfiring performance is highlighted by a dismal fourth quarter when they could manage only nine points
Historic night for Harden in Rockets' win
Harden is the first NBA player to make 60 points, 10 rebounds and 11 assists in a single game
'No legitimacy': Honduran president begins second term amid angry protests
Supporters of defeated opposition candidate Salvador Nasralla accuse him of setting up a 'military dictatorship,' and insist that the election was stolen
The week in photos: January 20-26, 2018
This week's selection of photo highlights here and around the world
