San Miguel coach Leo Austria says the PBA bubble will be a historic one. (PBA Images) San Miguel coach Leo Austria believes it would be a “unique” experience for all the 12 teams that will go inside the “bubble” in Clark for the October 9 opening of the PBA. While league observers are...
An impossible conversation on loss because, like tears, a quote from some of our favorite writers can wash away our sorrows Illustration by Ariana Maralit I’m on a late-night drive, along an empty street, listening to The Smoking Popes . The 1990s pop punk band from Chicago is...
PBA coaches Yeng Guiao of NLEX, Louie Alas of Phoenix, and San Miguel's Leo Austria weigh in their thoughts if family visits should be allowed in the proposed "bubble" setup. (PBA) As the PBA discusses plans on where and how to have a ‘bubble’ for the possible resumption of the Philippine Cup,...
2018 PBA Coach of the Year Chito Victolero of the Magnolia Hotshots, right, receives the trophy from Cecile Dalupan, daughter of the legendary Maestro Virgilio 'Baby ' Dalupan, for whom the award is named. (Spin.ph) Questions: Who won out as PBA Coach of the Year last season? San Miguel Beer’s...
Teams to follow per batch and scheduled training San Miguel is just one of the first teams to resume practice in preparation for the continuation of the 45th PBA Season and 2020 Philippine Cup. (PBA) Defending champion San Miguel Beer is ready to resume practice sessions, and head coach Leo Austria...
San Miguel coach Leo Austria (PBA Images) San Miguel Beer coach Leo Austria praised his players for staying in shape despite the long PBA suspension caused by the COVID-19 pandemic even as the team prepares for the planned resumption of training next week. Austria noticed how the team was able to...
These days, face masks are lifelines during the Covid-19 pandemic. And there’s no better way for artists from all over Panay Island, particularly Iloilo, to honor them than by making creative interpretations of rather lifeless objects that have become a significant part of our daily lives under...
San Miguel coach Leo Austria (PBA Images) San Miguel Beer head coach Leo Austria has not been back to his native Sariaya, Quezon since the quarantine in March due to travel restrictions caused by Covid-19, but he knows that good things are coming to his hometown. The eight-time PBA champion is...
NLEX coach Yeng Guiao endorses NBA-style ‘tip line’ PBA commissioner Willie Marcial (PBA Images) Determined to make sure health guidelines are followed to ensure the safety of personalities involved should PBA teams resume practice sessions in the next few weeks, the league has set varying...
End of an era for three-time defending PFL champion Ceres-Negros pose for a team photo before its AFC Cup match against Indonesia's Bali United last March. (Ceres-Negros Images) Ceres-Negros, Philippine football’s rags-to-riches story, formally announced on Wednesday its decision to transfer...