Sports
Unheralded Reed Baclig emerges top pick in PBA D-League draft
January 20, 2020, 7:43 pm
MANILA -- AMA made a huge shocker in the 2020 PBA D-League Draft after making unheralded Reed Baclig the first overall pick during the proceedings held at the PBA office in Quezon City on Monday. Just as many thought Jamie Malonzo would be a shoo-in as the top pick of the draft, the Titans… Read More
Phoenix gets Mercado from NorthPort for Revilla, Guevarra
January 20, 2020, 6:08 pm
MANILA -- Three more players will begin the new Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) season with new teams as Phoenix and NorthPort consummated a one-for-two trade. In the trade, which the league's commissioner's office approved on Monday, the Batang Pier sent Sol Mercado to the Fuel Masters in… Read More
Hallasgo, Zabala win 42nd National Milo Marathon
January 20, 2020, 12:31 pm
TARLAC CITY -- Christine Hallasgo and Jerald Zabala ruled the women's and men's divisions of the 42nd National Milo Marathon Finals here on Sunday. Hallasgo, a Manila Milo eliminations winner, clocked 2:52:53 to beat last year's winner, Mary Joy Tabal. Tabal clocked 2:58:49 to clinch second place… Read More
Baltazar goes for 20-20 in NBL debut to lift Pampanga over NE
January 19, 2020, 5:18 pm
MANILA -- Justine Baltazar debuted in the National Basketball League with a huge statement, dropping a 20-20 in Pampanga's 86-76 win over Nueva Ecija at the Muntinlupa Sports Center on Saturday night. The La Salle center put up 26 points and 23 rebounds to power the Delta to the huge win against… Read More
CamSur boxer knocks out Indonesian foe
January 19, 2020, 4:16 pm
DAVAO CITY -- Southpaw Michael "Captain Barbel" Mendoza knocked out Stevanus Nana Bau of Indonesia to win the World Boxing Foundation International Flyweight title on Saturday at Pili Capitol Convention Center in Pili, Camarines Sur. The 21-year-old native of Pili, Camarines Sur stopped Bau right… Read More
Malonzo looms as PBA D-League Draft top pick
January 19, 2020, 3:33 pm
MANILA -- AMA looks poised on selecting Jamie Malonzo as the first pick of the PBA D-League Draft. Owning the top pick for the fourth straight year, the Titans set their sights on the former Portland State Viking and De La Salle Green Archer to headline the draft on Monday at the PBA office in… Read More
Iloilo beats Zamboanga at home; SJ nips DavOcc in finals rematch
January 19, 2020, 11:58 am
MANILA -- Aaron Jeruta put the University of San Agustin Gym into frenzy as he scored the winning basket for Iloilo, which survived Zamboanga, 60-58, in a crucial MPBL Lakan Season game on Saturday night. Jeruta, who struggled all game long scored on a layup against the defense of Robin Roño with… Read More
UC, Cauayan HS win Cordillera, Region 2 NBTC plums
January 18, 2020, 11:34 am
BAGUIO CITY – The University of the Cordilleras (UC) survived on Friday a gritty University of Baguio High School (UBHS) then went on to stop Tabuk City, 78-62, to win the National Basketball Training Camp (NBTC) regional finals for Cordillera and Region 2 (Cagayan Valley) at the UB gym. Sachi… Read More
Bataan scores crucial win vs. Navotas
January 18, 2020, 9:36 am
MANILA -- Bataan nailed an all-important win in the Maharlikla Pilipinas Basketball League (MPBL) Lakan Season, edging Navotas, 81-78, at the Valenzuela City Astrodome on Friday night. The Risers did not start the game well as the Clutch, already out of playoff contention, played spoilers early on… Read More
Ginebra regains PBA Gov’s Cup title with Game 5 rout of Meralco
January 17, 2020, 9:58 pm
MANILA -- Ginebra is back as the PBA Governors' Cup champion. The league's perennial crowd darling got back the pennant in the season-ending conference with a 105-93 rout of Meralco in Game 5 of the finals in front of 15,146 fans at the Mall of Asia Arena in Pasay on Friday night. The Barangay… Read More
Soccsksargen team refutes MPBL game fixing raps
January 17, 2020, 8:37 pm
MANILA -- Officials and players of the Soccsksargen Marlins basketball team on Friday belied the charges of game-fixing at the Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball Association (MBPL). A total of 17 respondents filed their respective counter-affidavits before Assistant State Prosecutor Kristhine… Read More
Meralco's Almazan a game-time decision for pivotal Game 5
January 17, 2020, 3:35 pm
MANILA -- Although he got to play on Wednesday night, Raymond Almazan remains a game-time decision for Game 5 of the Philippine Basketball Association's (PBA) Governors' Cup Finals at the Mall of Asia Arena in Pasay on Friday night. The Meralco center injured his left meniscus in Game 3 of the… Read More
PBA to donate to Taal eruption victims
January 17, 2020, 7:45 am
MANILA — The Philippine Basketball Association will hand out donations to victims of the Taal Volcano eruption in the province of Batangas. Commissioner Willie Marcial, a native of Batangas City, said the league would give PHP1 million and 500 pairs of slippers to the Batangas provincial… Read More
PH’s Blu Girls rise to 11th in world softball rankings
January 16, 2020, 9:58 pm
MANILA — Fresh from dominating the Southeast Asian Games, the Philippine Blu Girls soared in the latest women's softball world rankings. In the update given by the World Baseball Softball Confederation on Thursday, the Blu Girls moved up two spots to 11th overall, amassing a total of 2,110… Read More
Espinosa seeks GAB’s help to get uncollected prize money
January 16, 2020, 7:25 pm
MANILA -- Remember two-time world boxing champion Luisito Espinosa? Well, Espinosa, nicknamed “Lindol” during his fighting days, is back in the country for a short vacation. And while here in Manila, the former champion is meeting with Games and Amusements Board (GAB) Chairman Abraham… Read More
Blackwater sends Heruela to Phoenix for Dennison
January 16, 2020, 7:01 pm
MANILA -- It’s Blackwater and Phoenix's turn to retool their respective guard rotations ahead of the 2020 Philippine Basketball Association season as they swung a trade on Thursday. As approved by the league's commissioner's office, the Elite sent burly guard Brian Heruela to the Fuel Masters… Read More
3 University of Baguio boxers eye Olympics slot
January 16, 2020, 6:10 pm
BAGUIO CITY – Three boxers from the University of Baguio (UB) will seek slots for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics ticket when Nesthy Petecio joins the Asia-Oceania qualifiers starting Feb. 3 in Wuhan, China. World boxing champion and recently Southeast Asian Games (SEAG) gold medalist, Petecio will lead… Read More
Ginebra takes 3-1 Finals lead over Meralco
January 15, 2020, 10:00 pm
MANILA -- Ginebra took a commanding 3-1 lead in the PBA Governors' Cup Finals after pipping Meralco, 94-74, in Game 4 of the series at the Smart Araneta Coliseum in Quezon City on Wednesday night. The Barangay outscored the Bolts, 28-17, in the second quarter to break a 14-all tie at the end of… Read More
Standhardinger wins Best Player plum; Durham gets Best Import
January 15, 2020, 9:37 pm
MANILA -- Chris Standhardinger captured the Best Player of the Conference award for the PBA Governors' Cup. The NorthPort big man received the award prior to Game 4 of the Finals at the Smart Araneta Coliseum in Quezon City on Wednesday night. Standhardinger got a total of 1,011 points, way ahead… Read More
ABAP observes situation in Wuhan ahead of Olympic qualifier
January 15, 2020, 3:55 pm
MANILA – The Association of Boxing Alliances in the Philippines (ABAP) is closely monitoring the situation in Wuhan, China following an outbreak of pneumonia just weeks ahead of the Asia and Oceania boxing qualifier for this year’s Tokyo Olympics. Ed Picson, secretary-general of ABAP, said… Read More
