Beau Belga of Rain or Shine will be tested against the bigs of TNT. (PBA Images) Rain or Shine can complete the quarterfinal cast Tuesday with a win over TNT in the PBA Philippine Cup at the Angeles University Foundation Sports and Cultural Center. The Elasto Painters seek to put the quarterfinal...
Japeth Aguilar of Barangay Ginebra soars for a dunk during their game against Terrafirma. (PBA Images) Barangay Ginebra San Miguel atoned for its disappointing performance the other night and clobbered Terrafirma 102-80 Monday to clinch the top spot and twice-to-beat advantage in the PBA Philippine...
Barangay Ginebra Tim Cone (PBA Images) Coach Tim Cone has apologized to Ginebra faithful Monday morning after controversies sparked Sunday night in the Kings' 81-66 loss against sister team San Miguel Beer. Read: SMB shows fine form, beats Ginebra to snap two-game slide In a series of tweets, Cone...
Scottie Thompson of Barangay Ginebra tries to break free from the defense of San Miguel's Von Pessumal during their game Sunday night. (PBA Images) Barangay Ginebra San Miguel tries to once again secure the twice-to-beat advantage Monday night when it plays Terrafirma in the PBA Philippine Cup at...
Javee Mocon and Gabe Norwood of Rain or Shine battle for the ball against Richard Escoto of Blackwater. PBA Images The race for both the quarterfinals and the twice-to-beat remain too close to call as the elimination round of the PBA Philippine Cup is down to its final three days. Only two teams...
Mo Tautuaa of San Miguel attacks the basket against Prince Caperal and Aljon Mariano of Barangay Ginebra. (PBA Images) SMART CLARK GIGA CITY--San Miguel brought its playoff hopes back to life after beating league-leader Barangay Ginebra, 81-66, in the PBA Philippine Cup on Sunday night at the...
Illustrations by Allyn Martin / Instagram @martinallynns Thirdy Ravena is living up to the hype in the Japan B.League. As the Asian import of San-En NeoPhoenix, Ravena received an overwhelming welcome from the Japanese community. But the Filipinos wouldn't be out of the picture, of course. Before...
Thirdy Ravena had another impressive showing this time in a losing effort as the San-En Neophoenix fell 81-74 to the Shimane Susanoo Magic Sunday afternoon in Japan’s B.League at the Yonago Indusrial Gymnasium. Ravena finished with 12 points and eight rebounds in 24 minutes but the Neophoenix...
Meralco head coach Norman Black during the PBA Philippine Cup against Rain or Shine at Cuneta Astrodome in Pasay, January 20, 2017 (MB File Photo) SMART CLARK GIGA CITY--Like most Americans, coach Norman Black is hoping that newly-elected US president Joe Biden will bring unity to the deeply...
Woman Grandmaster candidate Kylen Joy Mordido blew away the field in leading the march to the grand finals while International Master Daniel Quizon and Jerlyn Mae San Diego faced rough sailing in the local qualifying tournament for the FIDE Online World Cadets and Youth Rapid Chess Championships...
WORD ALIVE FR. BEL SAN LUIS, SVD Sometime ago, a news item in the US relates about how burglars broke into a New York firm. This wouldn’t have raised eyebrows at all since the incident took place in notorious New York. What made it amusing was that it happened to a company that manufactured...
TNT coach Bong Ravena gestures during their game against Meralco. (PBA Images) SMART CLARK GIGA CITY--Although in different timezones and thousands of miles apart, the basketball DNA of the Ravena family is in full display Saturday night. TNT coach Bong Ravena could not be more proud about his...