The Blackwater Elite during the opening ceremony of the 45th PBA Season (PBA Images) Blackwater owner Dioceldo Sy is putting his team up for sale in the aftermath of possible sanctions from the PBA and the Games and Amusements Board for holding an unsanctioned practice over the weekend. Sy told...
Blackwater is expected to submit this week a written explanation surrounding its decision to hold practice over the weekend minus the PBA’s blessing. PBA commissioner Willie Marcial (PBA Images) PBA Commissioner Willie Marcial said a letter was already sent to the Elite management regarding the...
PBA commissioner Willie Marcial, top, during PSA Forum webcast Tuesday. The PBA has given teams the option to extend the contracts of impending free agents until Dec. 31 to help ease the burden of those affected by the ongoing stoppage of the season due to the coronavirus pandemic. PBA commissioner...
Practice to be more of conditioning, individual training SMC sports director Alfrancis Chua, left, and Barangay Ginebra coach Tim Cone in file photo. (PBA Images) It will be Fundamentals 101 all over again for players of the three ballclubs under the San Miguel Corporation banner once the PBA gets...
Ariana Dormitorio, the undisputed queen of Philippine mountain bike racing (Photo from Ariana Dormitorio's Facebook page) Ariana Dormitorio, the undisputed queen of Philippine mountain bike racing, is not giving up on her Olympic dreams. Philcycling vice president and MTB chief Oscar ‘Boying’...
Affected batch to cease training if member turns up infected PBA commissioner Willie Marcial (PBA Images) PBA commissioner Willie Marcial said Monday that the league has added a few more measures to its health protocols, including “cluster isolation” as approved by the board to be part of...
Management committee to gather guidelines from other leagues for additional protocols In this file photo, the NorthPort Batang Pier practice social distancing during practice before the government implemented the Enhanced Community Quarantine (ECQ) in Metro Manila last March. (Photo from...
PBA commissioner Willie Marcial (PBA Images) The PBA approved Saturday additional guidelines that will be implemented as part of the league’s plan to resume practices amid the COVID-19 pandemic. PBA commissioner Willie Marcial said the league's Board of Governors agreed to have teams cover the...
Olympic-bound athletes boxer Eumir Felix Marcial, pole vaulter EJ Obiena, gymnast Carlos Yulo, boxer Irish Magno (Handout Photos) The Philippine Sports Commission (PSC) emphasized the need of Olympic qualifiers to resume their training during the PSC-GAB- DOH Stakeholders' Virtual Meeting hosted by...
BTS and NCT 127 (Facebook/Twitter) K-pop idol groups BTS and NCT 127 made it to the top 10 best-selling albums lists in the US for the first half of the year. The two boy bands are the only K-pop acts listed in Nielsen Music/MRC Data’s 2020 Midyear Report on music consumption and sales in...
Matter of attitude from players to maintain guidelines, says NLEX coach Yeng Guiao PBA coaches are in unison with the PBA's strict health guidelines for the return of team practices. From left, NLEX coach Yeng Guiao, Commissioner Willie Marcial and Brgy. Ginebra mentor Tim Cone are among those who...
Yap finalizing return to PH Rain or Shine forward James Yap regains his shooting form at a playground in Milano, Marittima, Italy in preparation for his return in the Philippines as the IATF gives PBA the green light to resume team practices under strict health protocols. (Photos courtesy of James...
