Sports
Alaska-Magnolia PBA finals down to best of 3
December 13, 2018, 8:40 am
MANILA -- After a tightly-contested Game 4 in terms of physicality, the PBA Governors' Cup Finals is down to a best-of-three series. Alaska completely evaporated Magnolia's 2-0 lead in their best-of-seven series with a 90-76 win at the Smart Araneta Coliseum in Quezon City on Wednesday night. Mike… Read More
Harris wins Best Import plum in PBA Govs' Cup
December 12, 2018, 8:10 pm
MANILA -- Mike Harris was named the Best Import of the PBA Governors' Cup on Wednesday night following a brilliant stint in the season-ending conference. The Alaska reinforcement edged Magnolia's Romeo Travis and long-time contenders Justin Brownlee of Ginebra and Allen Durham of Meralco for the… Read More
Lee named PBA Govs' Cup best player
December 12, 2018, 7:57 pm
MANILA -- Paul Lee's late surge was enough for him to capture the PBA Governors' Cup Best Player of the Conference award given on Wednesday night before Game 4 of the finals at the Smart Araneta Coliseum in Quezon City. Lee went on a roll in Magnolia's semifinal series against Ginebra to barely… Read More
Makati blasts Mandaluyong, 79-63
December 12, 2018, 8:53 am
MANILA -- Makati Skyscrapers put up a strong finish to maul Mandaluyong El Tigre, 79-63, in the Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League (MPBL) Datu Cup at the Ynares Center in Antipolo City on Tuesday night. The Skyscrapers ended the third quarter with a 11-2 run, before stretching their lead to as… Read More
Valenzuela rallies to edge Rizal, 76-74
December 12, 2018, 8:53 am
MANILA -- Jerome Juanico put up his best performance yet in the Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League (MPBL) Datu Cup, but it eventually hardly mattered as the Rizal Crusaders squandered a huge lead and fell to Valenzuela Classic, 74-76, at their homecourt, the Ynares Center in Antipolo City on… Read More
48 players sign up for PBA Draft
December 11, 2018, 7:02 pm
MANILA -- A total of 48 players signed up for the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) Draft at the close of the extended draft application period on Monday. The application period was extended by a week, opening the possibility for graduating University Athletic Association of the Philippines… Read More
Manila holds off Gensan, 63-57, in MPBL Datu Cup
December 11, 2018, 7:50 am
MANILA -- Manila Stars put up a solid defensive effort in the second half to defeat GenSan Warriors, 63-57, in the Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League (MPBL) Datu Cup at the Bataan People's Center in Balanga on Monday night. After being limited to just 11 points in the second quarter, the Stars… Read More
San Juan ends Bataan's record streak in MPBL Datu Cup
December 11, 2018, 7:49 am
MANILA -- With 10 games left in its campaign in the MPBL Datu Cup, many thought that Bataan Risers, which is carrying along a league-record 14-game winning streak, is invincible. Until San Juan Knights came in town. The Knights put the Risers' long winning streak to an end on Monday night right at… Read More
Tabal, Poliquit rule MILO Marathon
December 10, 2018, 9:15 pm
MANILA -- Southeast Asian (SEA) Games gold medalist Mary Joy Tabal made history in the MILO Marathon after winning her sixth title in the tournament's national finals in Laoag City, Ilocos Norte last Sunday. The 29-year-old Cebuana clocked two hours, 56 minutes and 31 seconds to finish the… Read More
Young boxing champ gets inspiration from Pacman
December 10, 2018, 8:28 pm
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY —Jerwin "Pretty Boy" Ancajas, just like many boxers in the country today, is inspired to work hard by no other than living legend Senator Manny "Pacman" Pacquiao.Ancajas, 27, was in the city last Friday (December 7) as a participant to the Mindanao-wide gathering of Christian… Read More
Alaska recovers in Game 3 rout of Magnolia
December 10, 2018, 7:52 am
MANILA -- Alaska Aces bounced back from a 0-2 start in the PBA Governors' Cup Finals after mauling Magnolia Hotshots, 100-71, in Game 3 of the best-of-seven series at the Ynares Center in Antipolo City on Sunday night. The Aces, following a slow start, dropped a combined 67 points in the second… Read More
Alab blasts CLS to begin ABL title defense
December 10, 2018, 7:51 am
STA. ROSA, Laguna -- Alab Pilipinas began its ASEAN Basketball League (ABL) title defense on a high note, blasting CLS Knights, 94-67, at the Sta. Rosa Multi-Purpose Sports Complex on Sunday night. Alab opened the game with a 7-0 run and never looked back from there. Renaldo Balkman dropped 33… Read More
Patrombon, Capadocia secure PCA Open championships
December 9, 2018, 7:14 pm
MANILA – Sixth seed Jeson Patrombon stunned top seed John Bryan Otico, 7-6 (4), 0-6, 4-6, 6-1, 6-1, to clinch the men’s singles title in the 37th Philippine Columbian Association (PCA) Open Tennis Championships on Sunday at the PCA indoor shell court in Plaza Dilao, Paco. “It feels great to… Read More
Navotas pulls away late to repulse Cebu in MPBL Datu Cup
December 9, 2018, 1:41 pm
MANILA -- Navotas got its bearing going in the second half to take down Cebu City, 83-73, in the Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League (MPBL) Datu Cup at the San Andres Sports Complex in Manila on Saturday night.The Clutch, the designated home side with the Navotas Sports Complex still unavailable… Read More
Estrella's historic triple-double lifts QC over Zambo
December 9, 2018, 12:13 pm
MANILA -- Andoy Estrella became the first player to achieve two triple-doubles in the Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League (MPBL) as his latest 10-10-10 output helped Quezon City maul Zamboanga City, 109-81, at the San Andres Sports Complex in Manila on Saturday night.Estrella tallied 19 points,… Read More
Zoleta, Rogan pocket PCA Open women's doubles title
December 8, 2018, 5:42 pm
MANILA - Fourth seeds Bambi Zoleta and Aileen Rogan downed top seeds Cristine and Clarice Patrimonio, 2-6, 6-4, 10-8, to capture the women's doubles title in the 37th Philippine Columbian Association (PCA) Open Tennis Championships at the PCA indoor shell court in Paco on Saturday. Playing in… Read More
Magnolia trumps Alaska for 2-0 finals lead
December 8, 2018, 8:36 am
MANILA -- Jio Jalalon came up huge down the stretch even as his fellow Magnolia Hotshots stifled the Alaska Aces defensively, as the former took a 2-0 lead in the PBA Governors' Cup Finals via a 77-71 win at the Smart Araneta Coliseum in Quezon City on Friday night. While Jalalon's eventual… Read More
PH rules cricket WC qualifiers
December 7, 2018, 9:09 pm
MANILA -- The Philippine cricket team scored a huge breakthrough this week by ruling Group B of the ICC T20 World Cup East Asia-Pacific Qualifiers at the EAC Friendship Oval in Dasmariñas. Lady Luck smiled on the Philippines late in the double round robin tournament as it swept the second round… Read More
Desiderio joins PBA Draft
December 7, 2018, 8:48 pm
MANILA -- Fresh from bringing the University of the Philippines back to the UAAP men's basketball finals, Paul Desiderio is bringing his talents to the Philippine Basketball Association. The wingman who became a pillar of the Fighting Maroons' renaissance from perennial cellar-dwellers to Final 4… Read More
Muntinlupa ends slide with win at Imus
December 7, 2018, 5:53 pm
MANILA -- Muntinlupa finally stopped its bleeding and trounced Imus on the road, 80-74, in the MPBL Datu Cup at the Imus City Sports Complex on Thursday night. Playing for the second straight time minus Head Coach Aldin Ayo, the Cagers withstood a huge push by the Bandera and gave Jack Azcueta his… Read More
