Magnolia fended off the brave stand from Terrafirma and eked out an 89-84 victory to get a much-needed boost to its PBA Season 49 Commissioner’s Cup campaign at the Ninoy Aquino Stadium on Friday, Jan. 10. The holiday rest seemed to have benefited import Ricardo Ratliffe who looked like his old...
Rain or Shine has been on a tear but its five-game winning run was far from being perfect. As great as they were playing, the Elasto Painters still had to deal with rough patches in games – they even had one in the second quarter of their 122-106 win over the Blackwater Bossing. ROS only had 17...
It's a battle between the weary and the well-rested as Meralco takes on NLEX in the PBA Season 49 Commissioner's Cup at the Ninoy Aquino Stadium on Friday, Jan 10. Chris Newsome is tasked to lead Meralco's local charge. (PBA Images) The Bolts are playing their third game this week after splitting...
Rain or Shine opened its 2025 schedule the same way it ended last year – red-hot and dominant. The Elasto Painters never skipped a beat and whipped the Blackwater Bossing, 122-106, to stretch their winning streak to five games in the PBA Season 49 Commissioner’s Cup at the Philsports Arena in...
Hulking import Donovan Smith flexed his muscles and towed Phoenix to a 122-108 victory over Terrafirma and back to the winning column in the PBA Season 49 Commissioner’s Cup at the PhilSports Arena on Tuesday, Jan. 7. With his team in dire need of victory to keep itself in contention for a...
Justin Brownlee just had his own version of "flu game" when he helped Barangay Ginebra turn back San Miguel in their marquee encounter last Sunday, Jan. 5. Justin Brownlee (PBA Images) And whether he gets better or still has to deal with it even after a two-day break will not matter as he aims to...
Women’s basketball sensation Caitlin Clark is open to the idea of adding a four-point line in WNBA and NBA – an inclusion, which according to her, will boost the viewership of the world's biggest leagues. Indiana Fever's Caitlin Clark (AP) In the “New Height” – a podcast which is hosted...
A pair of marquee matchups is raising the curtain at the resumption of the 2025 PBA Season 49 Commissioner’s Cup as guest team Eastern and all-Filipino champion Meralco lock horns and powerhouses San Miguel and Barangay Ginebra collide on Sunday, Jan. 5, at the Smart Araneta Coliseum....
Alec Stockton provided the tip to the spear in the furious third quarter flurry as Converge pulled the rug from under Barangay Ginebra with a comeback 98-90 victory in the PBA Season 49 Commissioner's Cup at the Batangas City Coliseum on Saturday, Dec. 21. The FiberXers gave the Kings a dose of...
San Miguel Beer aims to get back at Eastern as they figure on a rematch in the PBA Season 49 Commissioner’s Cup on Sunday, Dec. 22 – just a couple of days after their first meeting in the East Asia Super League. The Beermen are looking to avenge their 71-62 loss against Eastern in Hong Kong and...
Mark Barroca finished what Zav Lucero had started and lifted Magnolia to a pulsating 99-95 overtime win over NLEX and arrest a four-game slide in the PBA Season 49 Commissioner’s Cup at the PhilSports Arena in Pasig on Friday, Dec. 20. Barroca nailed a running floater with 38.8 left to put the...
Phoenix rode on the broad shoulders of import Donovan Smith to sink the erstwhile undefeated NorthPort, 115-109, for its first win in the PBA Season 49 Commissioner's Cup at the Ninoy Aquino Stadium on Tuesday, Dec. 17. Donovan Smith lifts Phoenix over NorthPort. (PBA Images) In dire need of...
