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Ex-PBA coach Silverio nabbed for indiscriminate firing

Ex-PBA coach Silverio nabbed for indiscriminate firing

November 10, 2018, 3:48 pm

MANILA -- The Makati police arrested former Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) champion coach Dante Silverio on Friday for indiscriminate firing in Ecology Village in the Magallanes area. Insp. Arnel Perez, chief of the Police Community Precinct (PCP) 4 of the Makati City Police, said the… Read More

Perkins leads PBA Rookie of the Year race

Perkins leads PBA Rookie of the Year race

November 10, 2018, 10:53 am

MANILA -- Jason Perkins holds a comfortable lead over fellow La Salle alumnus, Jeron Teng, in the Philippine Basketball Association Rookie of the Year race. Based on the stats after the elimination round of the season-ending Governors' Cup, the Phoenix stretch-four has 23.4 statistical points (SP)… Read More

Meralco completes shock elimination of Phoenix in OT

Meralco completes shock elimination of Phoenix in OT

November 10, 2018, 8:19 am

MANILA -- Having started the PBA Governors' Cup 1-6, seeing Meralco make the semifinals is an afterthought. On Friday night, the unthinkable happened. The Bolts overcame the Phoenix Fuel Masters' twice-to-beat quarterfinal advantage and moved on to the Final Four with a 108-103 win at the Smart… Read More

Cocoy, Jarata win in Singapore tennis tournament

Cocoy, Jarata win in Singapore tennis tournament

November 9, 2018, 9:25 pm

MANILA -- The Philippines captured two titles in the Singapore ATF Junior 14-Under Championships, which was held from Oct. 29 to Nov. 3 at the Kallang Tennis Center. Jufe-Ann Cocoy, who entered the main draw as a qualifier, pocketed the girls' singles title after pulling off a 6-3, 7-5 victory… Read More

Pringle ahead in MVP stats race

Pringle ahead in MVP stats race

November 9, 2018, 8:59 pm

MANILA -- Just when you think Junemar Fajardo will dominate the stats race for the Philippine Basketball Association’s Most Valuable Player (MVP) award, someone sneaked into the top. NorthPort's Stanley Pringle is the surprise leader in the statistical points (SP) for the said plum. Pringle… Read More

Imus downs Laguna to snap skid

Imus downs Laguna to snap skid

November 9, 2018, 8:16 am

MANILA -- Imus got its winning form back on Thursday night, subduing Laguna, 67-65, in the Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League (MPBL) Datu Cup at the Ynares Sports Arena in Pasig. Jom Sollano hit the game-winning free throws as the Bandera kept the Heroes scoreless for the last 1:24 of the… Read More

Mandaluyong ends slump on Buenafe's impressive debut

Mandaluyong ends slump on Buenafe's impressive debut

November 9, 2018, 8:13 am

MANILA -- Ronjay Buenafe introduced himself to the Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League community by leading Mandaluyong's third quarter barrage that helped blast Quezon City, 87-76, on Thursday night at the Ynares Sports Arena in Pasig. In a designated home game but had to be moved due to the… Read More

Phoenix, Meralco play anew for semis berth

Phoenix, Meralco play anew for semis berth

November 8, 2018, 1:58 pm

MANILA -- Phoenix and Meralco will play one more time on Friday night to determine which team will complete the semifinal cast of the PBA Governors' Cup. The Fuel Masters and the Bolts will slug it out in the do-or-die quarterfinal match scheduled for a 7 p.m. tip-off at the Smart Araneta Coliseum… Read More

Alaska eliminates SMB with QF rout

Alaska eliminates SMB with QF rout

November 7, 2018, 9:50 pm

MANILA -- Alaska nailed the third seat in the PBA Governors' Cup semifinals after ousting San Miguel, 96-85, at the Cuneta Astrodome in Pasay City Wednesday night. The Aces pulled away in the third quarter, outscoring the Beermen, 21-7, en route to the rout. Mike Harris made 25 points, 17… Read More

5 players in tight race for PBA Best Import

5 players in tight race for PBA Best Import

November 7, 2018, 9:23 pm

MANILA -- Five imports are involved in a close race for the PBA Governors' Cup Best Import award. Based on their statistics after the elimination round, Alaska's Mike Harris, Ginebra's Justin Brownlee, Phoenix's Eugene Phelps, NLEX's Allen Durham, and reigning Best Import Allen Durham of Meralco… Read More

Standhardinger leads PBA Best Player stats race

Standhardinger leads PBA Best Player stats race

November 7, 2018, 8:30 pm

MANILA -- With Junemar Fajardo sitting out for most of the PBA Governors' Cup eliminations, Chris Standhardinger stood out on his behalf. The first overall pick of last year's draft stepped up for San Miguel, and his brilliant performance put him on track for taking the Best Player of the… Read More

Meralco stays in hunt for semis berth

Meralco stays in hunt for semis berth

November 7, 2018, 8:26 pm

MANILA -- Meralco stayed in contention for a spot in the semifinals of the PBA Governors' Cup after routing Phoenix, 90-74, in their quarterfinal showdown at the Cuneta Astrodome in Pasay on Wednesday night. The Bolts found their offense going in the third quarter, dropping 33 points on the Fuel… Read More

Guiao named permanent Gilas coach

Guiao named permanent Gilas coach

November 7, 2018, 4:19 pm

MANILA -- Yeng Guiao has been named the head coach for Gilas Pilipinas on a permanent basis. "It's no longer interim, and it's no longer temporary, so hanggang sa (until the) World Cup, at least until next year," said Guiao, right after he announced his national team pool for the fifth window of… Read More

Ginebra sets up "Clasico" semis vs. Magnolia with rout of NLEX

Ginebra sets up "Clasico" semis vs. Magnolia with rout of NLEX

November 7, 2018, 8:37 am

MANILA -- A Manila Clasico semis it is. Ginebra set up a PBA Governors Cup semifinal clash with Magnolia after dealing NLEX a sound 111-75 beating in their quarterfinal clash at the Smart Araneta Coliseum on Tuesday night. The Barangay already opened a double-digit lead by halftime and delivered… Read More

 Magnolia takes out Blackwater in QF clash

Magnolia takes out Blackwater in QF clash

November 6, 2018, 10:06 pm

MANILA -- Magnolia clinched the first seat to the PBA Governors' Cup semifinals after eliminating Blackwater, 103-99, at the start of the quarterfinal round at the Smart Araneta Coliseum in Quezon City on Tuesday night. A far cry from their elimination round encounter, the Hotshots still had the… Read More

Gilas pool for WCQ 5th window named

Gilas pool for WCQ 5th window named

November 6, 2018, 7:45 pm

MANILA -- A total of 18 Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) stars and two members of the Gilas Cadets were named into the national team pool for the fifth window of the FIBA World Cup Qualifiers. In a press conference held during the halftime of the Blackwater-Magnolia game at the Smart… Read More

Mangahas' game-winner lifts Muntinlupa over gritty GenSan

Mangahas' game-winner lifts Muntinlupa over gritty GenSan

November 6, 2018, 9:02 am

MANILA -- Allan Mangahas scored the winning shot as Muntinlupa weathered GenSan's last stand with a 61-60 win in the first Monday night offering of the MPBL Datu Cup at the Caloocan Sports Complex. Mangahas scored a one-handed jumper with 3.5 seconds left as the Cagers for just the second time… Read More

Estrella lifts QC to win at Caloocan

Estrella lifts QC to win at Caloocan

November 6, 2018, 8:59 am

MANILA -- Andoy Estrella delivered for Quezon City in the endgame as it held off Caloocan on the road, 81-79, in the MPBL Datu Cup at the Caloocan Sports Complex on Monday night. Estrella scored eight points within the last 3:58 of the game to lift the Capitals past the Supremos in a battle… Read More

Perez suspended for NCAA Finals opener

Perez suspended for NCAA Finals opener

November 6, 2018, 7:40 am

MANILA -- CJ Perez will not be seeing action for Lyceum in Game 1 of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) men's basketball finals on Tuesday after the league handed him a one-game suspension. On Monday, the league's management committee handed Perez the said sanction for failure to… Read More

Ginebra eliminates TNT from QF race with rout

Ginebra eliminates TNT from QF race with rout

November 5, 2018, 11:27 am

MANILA --Following Phoenix's win over Blackwater earlier Sunday, Ginebra already sealed the top seed in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) Governors' Cup quarterfinals even if it falls to TNT. The Barangay, however, still went for the exclamation point. Ginebra finished the elimination… Read More