PBA commissioner Willie Marcial said the league remains on track to stage a two-conference format for the 46th season despite delays to its start due to the COVID-19 situation in the country. Marcial said he is not losing hope that the season can begin late next month or in early June even if Metro...
Hesed Gabo scores a layup during his stint with BRT Sumisip Basilan in the 2019 PBA D-League Foundation Cup. (PBA Images) Phenom BRT Sumisip will take the spot of Blackwater in the new 3x3 tournament the PBA aims to start this year. PBA vice chairman Bobby Rosales confirmed the addition of Phenom...
PBA Images The PBA received an offer from the provincial government of Ilocos Norte to host a bubble in the event it becomes the league’s last resort to start the 46th season this year. PBA commissioner Willie Marcial said he had initial talks with Ilocos Norte governor Matthew Manotoc regarding...
The PBA believes putting focus on vaccinating its teams and players will create an easier path towards starting the 46th season this year. Vice chairman Bobby Rosales said Tuesday, April 20 that inoculation efforts are the league’s main priority after plans for the season to open this month were...
The PBA will implement a 20-percent salary cut on teams and employees as part of measures to deal with the financial impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. PBA commissioner Willie Marcial said Tuesday, April 20 that league employees, players and coaches are going to be affected by the salary cut which he...
PBA commissioner Willie Marcial (PBA Images) How the PBA can start its 46th season despite the recent surge in COVID-19 cases is among a long list of agendas that will be tackled in a board meeting set Monday, April 19. Commissioner Willie Marcial and members of the league’s Board of Governors...
The PBA’s plan to have its teams and staff vaccinated remains far from clarity even if the government is allowing private entities like the pro league to purchase on their own. PBA commissioner Willie Marcial said there are no new developments with regards to the vaccination program which could...
In this file photo, national team boxer Carlo Paalam trains in preparation for the 2019 Southeast Asian Games. (MB File Photo) Even before the boxing national team left for Thailand for a training camp, three of the four Tokyo Olympics-bound athletes were given the scenario of not going home until...
Alaska guard Maverick Ahanmisi drives to the basket against Anthony Semerad of NLEX during the PBA Philippine Cup last year in Pampanga. (Photo from PBA) At least one PBA player is supportive of the idea of holding another bubble in the light of the return to stricter quarantine regulations in most...
PBA chief says resumption of sports activities can help revive economy PBA commissioner Willie Marcial (PBA Images) PBA commissioner Willie Marcial said the Executive of the Year award bestowed to him in the virtual Philippine Sportswriters Association Awards Night is a testament to the efforts of...
Ricky Vargas is confident that Filipino boxers can win medals in the 2021 Tokyo Olympics. In his acceptance speech at the Philippine Sportswriters Association (PSA) Awards Night held online Saturday, March 28, the boxing chief said earning podium finishes in the upcoming Summer Games would be their...
Talks continue between the Association of Boxing Alliances in the Philippines (ABAP) officials and Filipino boxer Eumir Marcial as far as preparation is concerned for the Tokyo Olympics. ABAP Secretary-General Ed Picson said Sunday that they are still discussing to Marcial the possibility of him...
