Gilas Pilipinas guard SJ Belangel, second from left, celebrates with teammates after his winning three-point basket that helped the national teambeat South Korea 81-78 during their FIBA Asia Cup Window 3 qualifiers match last Wednesday in Clark, Pampanga (Photofrom FIBA) Gilas Pilipinas men’s...
Carlos Yulo (MB File Photo) Carlos Yulo, one of the country’s brightest hopes to win the gold medal in the Tokyo Olympics, will not get vaccinated against COVID-19 – for now. Gymnastics Association of the Philippines (GAP) President Cynthia Carrion disclosed this Friday, May 28, during the...
Rain or Shine coach Caloy Garcia (Photo from PBA) The Rain or Shine management has clarified that newly-installed head coach Chris Gavina will be the one to draw plays and bark instructions for the Elasto Painters after erstwhile mentor Caloy Garcia took the opportunity to be part of the Philippine...
Photo from ABL Rain or Shine consultant Caloy Garcia said that the team was looking at selecting Filipino-American guard Jason Brickman with the No. 5 overall pick in next Sunday’s PBA Rookie Draft. However, with Brickman out of the final list of draftees, Garcia said the team is considering the...
Photo from PBA Images Rain or Shine owns the fifth overall pick in next month’s 2021 PBA Rookie Draft, and head coach Caloy Garcia is eyeing to select the best available talent regardless of the position. Garcia said the coaching staff and the management have not looked at possible selection...
In this file photo, Philippines' Eumir Felix Marcial (left) defeats Malaysia's Che Azmi Mohd Aswan in boxing's middleweight semifinals at PICC Forum in Pasay last December. (MB File Photo) Philippine Sports Commission chairman Butch Ramirez said the foreign training of elite national athletes is a...
James Yap of Rain or Shine is still a deadly shooter. (PBA Images) SMART CLARK GIGA CITY--James Yap has reached another milestone in his storied 16-year career. Yap's step-back triple with 2:16 left in the second quarter of Rain or Shine's crucial 80-74 victory over TNT on Tuesday night...
The sports page of the November 5, 1954 issue of the Manila Bulletin Perhaps the greatest accomplishment ever made in the history of Philippine basketball happened 66 years ago when the great Caloy Loyzaga led the Filipinos to a 66-60 win over France in the championship round of the FIBA World...
Adrian Wong scored 15 points for Rain or Shine. (PBA Images) ANGELES CITY--Rookie guard Adrian Wong needed some tough love from Rain or Shine coach Caloy Garcia to bring out his A-game against NorthPort on Sunday. Garcia admitted he shouted at Wong at one point, but that incident pushed the...
Guiao, Cone, five others want ‘Spo’, Heat to win Barangay Ginebra San Miguel head coach Tim Cone wants Miami Heat to win. (PBA Images) As the 12 teams start to go inside the "bubble" for the Philippine Cup restart in Clark, Pampanga on Oct. 9, PBA coaches – like most basketball...
World champion gymnast Carlos Yulo (MB File Photo) Olympic-bound Carlos Yulo clinched a bronze medal in vault in the recent 2020 All-Japan Senior Gymnastics Championships in Takasaki, Japan. The 20-year-old world champion shared identical 14.733 points for third place with Kenzo Shirai to settle...
NLEX coach Yeng Guiao, right, and Rain or Shine mentor Caloy Garcia (PBA) NLEX coach Yeng Guiao and Rain or Shine counterpart Caloy Garcia are supporting the idea of a compact schedule if the PBA can resume its season under a bubble concept. PBA commissioner Willie Marcial earlier ruled out the...
