The most popular esports personality in the country is joining the PBA’s most popular ballclub. Setsuna "Ako si Dogie" Ignacio is the top pick of Barangay Ginebra (PBA Images) Barangay Ginebra picked popular streamer and content creator and former MPL Philippines professional player Setsuna...
It seemed like Magnolia has finally put its horrendous 0-3 start behind and new import Antonio Hester is proving to be the team’s missing piece. Antonio Hester gives Magnolia a huge lift in the absence of Ian Sangalang (PBA Images) On Sunday, Feb. 12, Hester scattered a near triple-double of 28...
Antonio Hester of Magnolia shoots over the outstretched arms of Ginebra’s Scottie Thompson. (PBA Images) By NIKOLE JAVIER Magnolia caught a big fish in the brightest of lights, dominating rival Barangay Ginebra with a 118-88 triumph in the 2023 PBA Governors’ Cup edition of their Manila...
A silky-smooth jump shot and a hard-nose defender just like PBA legend Kenneth Duremdes. Jeremiah Gray (PBA Images) That’s how head coach Tim Cone described Jeremiah Gray in front of reporters following his best performance in Ginebra uniform where he buried three huge triples during a searing...
Defending champion Barangay Ginebra opens its title defense in the season-ending conference against Rain or Shine in the 2023 PBA Governors’ Cup at the Smart Araneta Coliseum on Sunday, Feb.5. Justin Brownlee and Ginebra hope to open their title defense on a winning note against Rain or Shine....
PBA legend Antero "Terry" Saldaña passed away on Wednesday, Feb.1, due to a lingering illness. He was 65. Terry Saldana (Photo from Terry Saldaña's Facebook) PBA commissioner Willie Marcial confirmed the sad news after talking to Saldana’s former teammate Ed Cordero. The PBA is set to honor...
WALA LANG OIL ON OAK Adoration of the Kings, Jan Gossaert (National Gallery of Art, London) The Three Kings arrived in Bethlehem bringing to the Child Jesus gifts of gold, frankincense, and myrrh. Everyone knows gold but frankincense and myrrh? Used in religious ceremonies, they came from faraway...
Still not getting over from the epic Finals series that featured some of the best imports the league has ever seen, a stellar cast of reinforcements is already set to take the Philippine basketball shores by storm in the 2023 PBA Governors' Cup which kicks off on Sunday, Jan. 22. Justin Brownlee...
American basketball player Justin Brownlee’s naturalization to Philippine citizenship passes at the Committee on Justice and Human Rights level after less than two hours of deliberations on his qualifications Monday, November 21, 2022. Brownlee, wearing a Barong Tagalog, answered queries from...
In a duel where the loser is determined by whose knees are first to bend, the tale of triumphs and heartbreaks is coming close to its end. Only one kingdom would rise. Justin Brownlee is expected to lead Ginebra back to the throne against Bay Area (Mark Balmores) Expect fireworks and drama as the...
The PBA Finals series between Barangay Ginebra and Bay Area has attracted thousands of fans in arenas. (Mark Balmores) By NIKOLE JAVIER Suspected scalpers selling overpriced tickets for Game 6 of the PBA Commissioner’s Cup best-of-seven finals series were apprehended by authorities on...
Barangay Ginebra bears the weight of a nation on its shoulders as Bay Area tries to conquer a territory beyond its borders. And even if the challenge might be daunting for the royal Kings, the final pride, the last hope, look to keep the fire burning and somehow, in some way, clip the mighty...
