Basketball

Time-built Painters ready for battle
Meralco ready for early adversities: ‘We have to be open-minded with where we are’

Valiant goal

Steph meets the moment, carries US to cage finals against France
After Gilas stint, learned Oftana to come out better for TNT
Returning Durham glad Meralco now knows winning feeling
Americans end Nigerian fairy tale; France advances
NGBL readies new platform for HS standouts
Yeng feels four-pointer a ‘gimmick,’ still stresses parity
All-too-familiar underdog story fuels Reaves’ drive