Rey Nambatac bailed out Rain or Shine with a late triple and held off defending champion San Miguel Beer 87-83 Tuesday in the PBA Philippine Cup at the Angeles University Foundation Sports and Cultural Center. Nambatac recovered a looseball after Javee Mocon’s pass was deflected from a tight SMB...
Willie Marcial (PBA Images) PBA Commissioner Willie Marcial talks straight from the Clark Freeport bubble in Pampanga when he appears as special guest of the Philippine Sportswriters Association (PSA) webcast Forum this Tuesday (Oct. 13). Marcial is expected to discuss the successful return of the...
Barangay Ginebra coach Tim Cone (PBA Images) CLARK FREEPORT--Barangay Ginebra coach Tim Cone said the biggest challenge for them now is to stay motivated even without their legion of fans in the PBA bubble. "It's different. There's no crowd. So, we have to tell our bench to stay engaged and...
Photo from the Philippine Sports Commission “Kamustahan lang dahil na-miss namin kayo.” With only two months before the year ends, Philippine Sports Commission (PSC) Chairman William Ramirez took time to pause and reconnect with current Olympics-bound athletes Carlos Yulo, EJ Obiena, Eumir...
PBA commissioner Willie Marcial presides over Friday's board meeting to discuss the proposed bubble tournament. (PBA Images) PBA Commissioner Willie Marcial said Thursday while the restart inside the "bubble" would be a good basis for the league to assess things to plan for next season in 2021, it...
Four days before the restart of the PBA season, some league staff and the members of the media arrived at the Quest Hotel. (Photos by Jeremiah Sevilla) The Quest Hotel, residence of the 12 ball clubs for the entire duration of the bubble, rolled the red carpet Wednesday for the arrival of the other...
PBA commissioner Willie Marcial (PBA Images) Key decisions, announcements and preparations will be determined in the next few days as the PBA enters the final stretch before the much-awaited restart on Oct. 11 in Pampanga. PBA teams will continue to hold daily practices at the Angeles University...
PBA commissioner Willie Marcial is set to decide whether to allow Calvin Abueva to join the PBA season inside the bubble in Clark, Pampanga. (PBA Images) Phoenix Super LPG welcomed the decision of the Games and Amusement Board to reinstate the professional license of Calvin Abueva pending the...
Olympic-bound boxer Eumir Felix Marcial (left) has signed with Manny Pacquiao's MP Promotions. (MB File Photo) Eumir Felix Marcial can’t wait to learn the tricks of the fight game under the tutelage of Freddie Roach. Marcial, who needs to complete some paperworks before he can board a flight to...
Is Calvin Abueva returning soon? PBA has the final say. (PBA Images) Having Calvin Abueva inside the PBA bubble is already a small victory for the Phoenix Super LPG Fuel Masters, interim coach Topex Robinson said Wednesday morning. “I’m just so grateful that Calvin was given the opportunity to...
Jerwin Ancajas during his fight with fellow Filipino Jonas Sultan in 2018. (Photo from Top Rank) IBF junior bantamweight champion Jerwin Ancajas is set to leave for the United States on Wednesday to resume training for a possible fight in the final quarter of the year. Ancajas will head to Los...
But penalties are set for violators inside the facility in Clark PBA commissioner Willie Marcial presides over a board meeting to discuss the proposed bubble tournament. (PBA Images) PBA commissioner Willie Marcial sees nothing wrong with players opting out of next month’s Clark bubble as long as...
