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- A more mature Juan Gomez de Liano returns to Gilas Pilipinas
After three years, Juan Gomez de Liano is back in the Gilas Pilipinas pool. According to reports, Tim Cone has added the crafty 6-foot-1 guard to the roster for the FIBA World Cup 2027 Asian Qualifiers. Gomez de Liano confirmed the development to Tiebreaker Times, sharing that Cone personally called… Read more » - New Zealand Bluefire sweeps way to inaugural WMPBL crown
Afril Bernardino carried the fight, while Snow Peñaranda delivered the decisive blows as New Zealand Bluefire-Batangas outlasted Discovery-Perlas, 79-77, to claim the first professional championship in the Women’s Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League on Sunday night at the Enderun Gym. With the Valkyries leading by six points, 76-70, Allana Lim and… Read more » - Abarrientos, Rosario power Ginebra fightback, thwart Phoenix to bounce back in PBA
Ginebra stopped Phoenix from pulling off an upset with a resilient 102-93 victory to get back on track in the PBA Season 50 Philippine Cup before a good crowd at the UST Quadricentennial Pavilion, Sunday night. RJ Abarrientos, Troy Rosario, and Stephen Holt put together the decisive 12-0 run to… Read more » - Adamson survives UP’s rally to share fourth in UAAP Women’s Basketball
Adamson University avoided a late-game collapse to escape the University of the Philippines, 69-65, claiming a share of fourth place in the UAAP Season 88 Women’s Basketball Tournament on Sunday at the SMART Araneta Coliseum in Quezon City. Fueled by clutch efforts from Kat Agojo and Brianna Bajo — as… Read more » - Nash Racela urges fair play as Adamson fights for survival
While his tone may have been lighthearted, Adamson University coach Nash Racela expressed his disappointment over the closing moments of his team’s 70-65 loss to University of the Philippines. With the Soaring Falcons trailing 69-65 and only five seconds remaining, Racela instructed his players not to foul. Yet AJ Fransman… Read more » - Reyland Torres, Gerry Abadino yearn for perfect send-off with ‘Maroon 5’
One last hurrah for the ‘Maroon 5,’ and they are now one step closer to their dream destination. University of the Philippines secured a Final Four spot in the UAAP Season 88 Men’s Basketball Tournament on Sunday night, surviving Adamson University, 70-65, at the Smart Araneta Coliseum. Graduating seniors Gerry… Read more » - NLEX rides Bolick’s hot hand tu turn back Titan Ultra, edges closer to PBA QF
Robert Bolick sizzled for 34 big points as NLEX sneaked past the struggling Titan Ultra, 92-83, to virtually clinch a quarterfinal spot in the PBA Season 50 Philippine Cup, Sunday evening at the UST Quadricentennial Pavilion. The star guard manufactured half of his output in the fourth quarter alone, none… Read more » - UP survives Adamson, secures spot in UAAP Men’s Basketball Final Four
University of the Philippines secured its spot in the UAAP Season 88 Men’s Basketball Final Four after escaping Adamson University, 70-65, on Sunday at the Smart Araneta Coliseum. With their fifth straight victory — and avenging their narrow first-round loss to the Falcons — the Fighting Maroons improved their record… Read more » - Topex Robinson focuses on positives as crunch time looms for La Salle
For the first time in the UAAP Season 88 Collegiate Men’s Basketball Tournament, De La Salle University has suffered back-to-back defeats, a setback with major implications for its quest to secure a spot in this year’s Final Four. Losses to National University on November 2 and Far Eastern University this… Read more » - Baby Tams trio turns dream into reality in FEU’s Final Four push
The trio of Janrey Pasaol, Kirby Mongcopa, and Jedric Daa have spent years growing up together at Far Eastern University, but never quite side by side like this. One took a gap year, one recovered from a freak motorcycle accident that sidelined him for over 18 months, and one carried… Read more »
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- Masters look-back: Sam Snead beats Ben Hogan in 18-hole playoff to win in '54
A survey of 15 golf writers voted on the top five Masters in history. They are being republished this week because the Masters has been postponed due to the coronavirus pandemic. The 1954 Masters was voted No. 6. The following story moved on April 12, 1954. AUGUSTA, Georgia — Sam… Read more » - UP Maroons 'bonfire' team Zoom-ed back in time and it's hilariousANYONE can dream, right? Members of the 2014 University of the Philippines team - remember that ragtag crew which ended a 27-game losing streak and celebrated that win with a bonfire - couldn't help but compare themselves to last year's Maroons side. Mikee Reyes, who hosted a Zoom session that reunited members of that team,… Read more »
- Uncertainty remains but Nick Nurse, Mike Budenholzer preparing for playoffs
WITH NBA games indefinitely on hold, there has been a lot of discussion about postseason possibilities — including by coaches around the league. They're preparing for what a resumption of the season that was shut down March 11 could look like in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic. Toronto coach… Read more » - Blackwater owner urges PBA to go back to two-conference format
BLACKWATER team owner Dioceldo Sy urges that now more than ever, this is the proper time for the PBA to consider reverting to a two-conference format for every season. Sy said three conferences per year no longer appear viable especially with the league forced to tweak its schedule from time to… Read more » - Is Fajardo already the PBA's GOAT? Let's look at the numbers
THE 45th season of the PBA began last March 8 at the Smart Araneta Coliseum with the Annual Leo Awards, where San Miguel Beer’s June Mar Fajardo won an unprecedented sixth straight MVP award. Fajardo, who received his MVP trophy while on a motorized wheelchair after fracturing his right tibia in preseason practice that… Read more » - All the different COVID-19 tests, explained
EXTENSIVE testing for the SARS-CoV-2 virus that causes COVID-19 is beginning to ramp up. By the end of April, the country will be able to conduct 10,000 tests per day, according to Department of Health Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire. Is this the mass testing that many have been clamoring for?… Read more » - NBA won't make any decision on resumption until May at the earliest, says Silver
NBA commissioner Adam Silver is bracing for several more weeks of uncertainty about the remainder of this halted season, revealing Monday night (Tuesday, Manila time) that he does not expect the league will be able to decide anything until at least May. Silver spoke on the NBA’s Twitter account as… Read more » - It's official: Luzon enhanced community quarantine is extended until April 30YESTERDAY night, President Duterte said in a press briefing that he was “likely” to extend the Luzon enhanced community quarantine for two more weeks until April 30. In this morning’s Laging Handa press briefing, Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles of the Inter-agency Task Force made it official: “[E]nhanced community quarantine is… Read more »
- NBA bans team workouts with draft-eligible players - in person or video - during shutdownTHE NBA has told teams that they may not conduct or attend any workouts with draft-eligible players during the league's coronavirus hiatus, a major change from typical procedures. Teams also are being prohibited "from watching, requesting, or sharing any video (live or recorded) of a draft-eligible player or prospective early… Read more »
THE Masters goes from that annual rite of spring to two weeks before Thanksgiving. The US Open now is scheduled in September for the first time since amateur Francis Ouimet took down Britain's best at Brookline in 1913 to put golf on the map in America. And the oldest championship… Read more »
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