William Navarro put up a career-high showing and steered NorthPort to a huge 112-93 win over Terrafirma and barge into the Group A win column of the PBA Season 49 Governors’ Cup at the Smart Araneta Coliseum on Friday, Aug. 23 The 27-year-old forward just cannot miss in the second half, dropping...
No lessons wasted for Filipina gymnast Aleah Finnegan following her debut in the 2024 Paris Summer Olympics last month. The 21-year-old Finnegan is taking some time to reflect on what was a grueling year that saw her passionately and diligently dedicate all her energy and efforts to her...
As part of the celebration for the Filipino athletes who competed at the 2024 Paris Olympics, Meralco named gymnast Aleah Finnegan as its muse in the PBA Governors’ Cup opener Sunday, Aug. 18, at the Smart Araneta Coliseum. The 21-year-Finnegan, who donned the national colors in the French city...
The four-point shot is no longer just an attraction during an all-star game or exhibitions. It is now set to be a staple in PBA games as the Board of Governors has given the green light for its implementation for the upcoming Season 49 during the league annual planning at the Swissotel Nankai in...
The PBA brain trust headed by commissioner Willie Marcial along with the 12 governors of the member teams left for Osaka, Japan on Saturday, July 20 for the league’s annual planning for the upcoming Season 49 . Marcial, along with the members of the league management committee and Board...
RJ Abarrientos, Dave Ildefonso and Caelan Tiongson may have missed the PBA Season 49 Rookie Draft, but have essentially found a way to display their talent and potential in their ongoing stint in the 43rd William Jones Cup before officially making their debuts. Newly-drafted PBA...
PARIS, France—Basketball leagues – pro and amateur – have sprouted like mushrooms in the Philippines, but the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) remains the “king” of all sporting shows. *PBA Chairman Ricky Vargas and Commissioner Willie Marcial (2nd and third from left) in a light...
United States (US) Ambassador to the Philippines MaryKay Carlson is “absolutely” open to meeting with governors who have expressed concern about the opening of four additional sites that the US military would have access to under the Enhanced Defense Cooperation Agreement (EDCA). US Ambassador...
From just doing the paper works and dealing with negotiations and player contracts when he joined TNT as a team manager in the Commissioner’s Cup to actually calling the shots for the team that would go all the way the Finals and win the franchise’s very first Governors’ Cup title, Tropang...
Mikey Williams nabbed the PBA Governors’ Cup Finals Most Valuable Player award after steering TNT to the championship title past Barangay Ginebra with a 97-93 Game 6 win on Friday night, April 21, at the Smart Araneta Coliseum. Williams bagged his second Finals MVP trophy following a 38-point...
Barangay Ginebra returned to the Finals through a familiar come-from-behind fashion. Christian Standhardinger scored on a short stab off a feed from Justin Brownlee with four seconds left as the Kings completed a comeback from 18 points down to sweep the San Miguel Beermen with a nail-biting 87-85...
Meralco erased a seven-point deficit late in the regulation and exploded behind the arc in the extra period to turn back Magnolia, 113-107, and clinch the last semifinal berth in the 2023 PBA Governors’ Cup at the Smart Araneta Coliseum Wednesday night, March 22. *Meralco's KJ McDaniels tries to...
