Jordon Varnado made sure there was no power shortage this time for Meralco, providing the telling blows to get back at Ginebra, 97-88, to arrest a four-game slide in the PBA Season 50 Governors’ Cup at the Smart Araneta Coliseum on Friday, Aug. 14. Varnado, who was the original import choice but...
Barangay Ginebra and Meralco are hoping to head into the nine-week break on a high note when they tangle on the last game day of the PBA Season 50 Governors’ Cup on Friday, Aug. 14, at the Smart Araneta Coliseum. The league is set to give way to Gilas Pilipinas ' preparations for the FIBA...
Magnolia bucked a long lull due to a roof leak and then pulled away in the fourth to beat Meralco, 105-88, in the PBA Season 50 Governors’ Cup at the Ninoy Aquino Stadium on Friday, Aug. 7. The Hotshots hardly lost a step even after both teams had to wait for half an hour after a roof leak at the...
Magnolia might have picked up a huge statement win against Barangay Ginebra in their last game — a victory that could spark a turnaround for the Hotshots after a rough start in the PBA Season 50 Governors’ Cup. But head coach LA Tenorio is under no illusion that things would come easy now that...
Rain or Shine head coach Yeng Guiao did not mince words and branded Meralco forward Cliff Hodge as the “dirtiest player in the league” — a remark that the Bolts franchise has taken exception to in its own statement a day after the Elasto Painters’ 85-83 win. The comments of thee fiery ROS...
Aaron Fuller bounced back from a lackluster performance the last time out to lift Rain or Shine to a 85-83 revenge win over Meralco in the PBA Season 50 Governors’ Cup at the Smart Araneta Coliseum on Sunday, Aug. 2. The import bucked another slow start and came alive in the second half, firing...
A pair of marquee duels between teams jockeying for better positions in Group B standings are in store for PBA fans in the Season 50 Governors’ Cup at the Mall of Asia Arena on Friday, July 31. The exciting twinbill opens up with the intriguing collision between Rain or Shine and Magnolia in the...
Magnolia banked on its pesky defense down the stretch and pulled away against Meralco, 112-98, to notch its first win in the PBA Season 50 Governors’ Cup at the Smart Araneta Coliseum on Friday, July 24. The Hotshots tightened up their defensive screws in the last five minutes, forcing the Bolts...
Chris Newsome scored the game-winning layup with 3.9 seconds left as Meralco averted a huge a collapse and slipped past Blackwater, 116-114, to pick up its second win in the PBA Season 50 Governors’ Cup at the Ynares Center in Antipolo on Tuesday, July 21. The Bolts squandered a huge 18-point...
Meralco came alive in the second half and fended off Rain or Shine, 122-114, to barge into the win column in the PBA Season 50 Governors’ Cup at the Ynares Center in Antipolo on Saturday, July 18. Jason Brickman kept the Bolts afloat with a steady all-around performance before his teammates found...
Meralco and Rain or Shine, two teams who got off to a wrong foot in the PBA Season 50 Governors’ Cup, aim to finally barge into the win column when they collide on Saturday, July 18, at the Ynares Center in Antipolo City. Both suffering defeats against their lesser favorite foes in their...
Meralco star Chris Newsome was quick to explain his actions in the endgame of the Bolts’ 97-98 defeat against the Phoenix Fuel Masters, noting that he was only seeking clarifications on the officiating as the PBA continues to adapt to the FIBA rules. The usually mild-mannered Newsome was so...
