Japeth Aguilar of Barangay Ginebra goes for a layup against two Rain or Shine defenders during their game Friday night. (PBA Images) Barangay Ginebra San Miguel this time came out as the winner of another gritty affair with Rain or Shine with an 81-73 decision Friday night to secure a semifinals...
Aaron Black of Meralco was steady down the stretch. PBA Images SMART CLARK GIGA CITY--Aaron Black continues to make a name for himself in the PBA.  In his first playoff game on Friday, Black drained 11 of his 14 points in the fourth quarter as Meralco zapped defending champion San Miguel,...
Allein Maliki of Meralco shoots a jumper over Billy Mamaril of San Miguel. (PBA Images) Meralco refused to make its playoff return a short one after pushing defending champion San Miguel Beer to the limit with a 78-71 win Friday night in the start of the PBA Philippine Cup quarterfinals at the...
SMART CLARK GIGA CITY--As Typhoon "Ulysses" made its exit, eliminated teams NLEX, Blackwater and Terrafirma departed from the PBA Philippine Cup bubble for their respective homes on Friday. The three teams finally had a safe trip back to Manila after the league decided to postpone their...
Stanley Pringle is the main man for Barangay Ginebra. (PBA Images) Defending champion San Miguel Beer and top seed Barangay Ginebra aim to make short work of their respective foes and arrange a semis clash as quarterfinal action in the PBA Philippine Cup starts on Friday at the Angeles University...
James Yap with fiancée Michela Cazzola, their son Michael James and daughter Francesca Michelle. (Photo from James Yap's Instagram account The reunion of PBA superstar James Yap of Rain or Shine with his family in Italy will have to wait a little longer. After all, it’s for good reasons....
Photo from the Instagram account of CJ Perez After more than a month inside the PBA bubble, TerraFirma Dyip’s do-it-all second year forward CJ Perez has been reunited with his family Thursday. Perez left the bubble in the morning, and by afternoon, he arrived at the home province of wife Sienna,...
As Typhoon "Ulysses" weakens Thursday morning, several athletes took to social media their constant reminder for the public to stay safe amid these trying times. The heavy damage brought by "Ulysses" in different parts of the National Capital Region and Central Luzon has added fuel to the fire to...
Mo Tautuaa of San Miguel fights for the loose ball during their game against Barangay Ginebra on Nov. 8. PBA Images SMART CLARK GIGA CITY-- A different storm is brewing in Clark, Pampanga, just hours after Typhoon “Ulysses” left a trail of destruction along its path. It’s the PBA playoffs on...
SMART CLARK GIGA CITY--Typhoon "Ulysses" has stalled the scheduled departure of three eliminated teams from the PBA Philippine Cup bubble. The league postponed the trips of NLEX, Blackwater and Terrafirma back to Manila as the typhoon continued to bring heavy rainfall and strong winds to...
Teams that will have an extended stay inside the bubble are bracing for intensity to pick up as the playoff basketball makes its way following a grueling elimination round schedule. And if thrilling games and low-scoring affairs during the 32-day elims that saw a short stoppage and grueling...
KG Canaleta of Blackwater scoops a layup during their game against Magnolia Wednesday night. (PBA Images) SMART CLARK GIGA CITY--Coach Nash Racela believes that the story would have been different for Blackwater in the PBA Philippine Cup had it won its close encounters against San Miguel and...
