Perhaps a good night's sleep and a delicious breakfast are just among the few factors how the San Miguel Beermen managed to fight for dear life in what seemed to be a do-or-die game for them. Marcio Lassiter (PBA) But turning serious, SMB head coach Leo Austria credited the total team effort that...
San Miguel Beer came out like a house on fire from the three-point line and left TNT in the dust, 114-96, in Game 6 of their best-of-seven Philippine Cup Finals series at the Smart Araneta Coliseum on Friday, Sept. 2. Marcio Lassiter (PBA Images) Fighting with their backs against the wall, the...
TNT veteran Kelly Williams heaved a sigh of relief and expressed satisfaction in his performance after displaying his vintage form in Game 5 of the PBA Philippine Cup. Kelly Williams (right) attempts to score against June Mar Fajardo during Game 5 of the PBA Philippine Cup at the Smart Araneta...
Whoever guards June Mar Fajardo under the paint must brace for intense physicality and TNT center Kelly Williams knows that feeling well after five straight games of locking horns in the PBA Philippine Finals series. June Mar Fajardo fires a one-hander against Kelly Williams as other players look...
TNT veterans seemed to have found the fountain of youth. Kelly Williams stretches for a layup (Noel Pabalate) After Jayson Castro turned back the hands of the time in the first couple of games in the series, it was Kelly Williams' turn to put up a vintage performance and power TNT to a crucial...
The booing incident intended for Gilas head coach Chot Reyes at the Mall of Asia Arena did not sit too well with NBA star Jordan Clarkson, who made his debut game on home soil in the Philippines' 84-46 rout of Saudi Arabia Monday night, Aug. 29. Jordan Clarkson (FIBA) Set during National Heroes'...
Many thought that June Mar Fajardo will never be the same again after suffering an open fracture on his right tibia a few years back. June Mar Fajardo (PBA Images) After all, most players who suffered such gruesome setbacks failed to find their way back to their best forms. And for the less...
Senator Juan Edgardo “Sonny” Angara on Monday, August 29 expressed confidence the Philippines’ hosting of the 2023 FIBA World Cup will serve as a platform for the country to boost its tourism and at the same time, expand opportunities in the field of sports. Angara, who chairs the Samahang...
Jayson Castro took charge on the offensive end while the rest of TNT showed its defensive teeth to take down San Miguel Beer, 100-87, in Game 4 in their best-of-seven PBA Philippine Cup Finals at the Smart Araneta Coliseum on Sunday, Aug. 28. Jayson Castro (PBA Images) Castro turned back the hands...
June Mar Fajardo doesn't mind enduring battle scars for as long as he fulfills his duty as the man at the post for the San Miguel Beermen. June Mar Fajardo (MB Photo / Noel Pabalate) Fajardo, who sustained a huge scratch on his right arm, delivered big time and posted a monster double-double...
Vic Manuel. June Mar Fajardo. Jericho Cruz And then there was Robbie Herndon. Photo from PBA Heroes were plenty for San Miguel Beer as it grinded out a 108-100 victory over TNT in an overtime thriller in Game 3 of their best-of-seven PBA Philippine Cup Finals at the Mall of Asia Arena on Friday,...
EDITORS DESK Ramon Bonilla By the time you read this, Gilas Pilipinas may have won in Lebanon, a salvation of sorts for a squad that has been battling a terrible fight outside the actual corners of the hard court. If fate comes in a form of bad luck, the Filipino team — with a certified NBA star...
