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- Bacon Austria keeps Ateneo grounded with ‘0-0 mindset’ despite topping first round
In what has been the most competitive UAAP boys’ basketball season in years, Ateneo de Manila University didn’t just participate. It made a statement. Amidst a field stacked with perennial powerhouses like defending champion University of Santo Tomas, Far Eastern University-Diliman, National University Nazareth School, and the University of the… Read more » - Spotlight on Precious Momowei as CEU looks to shake up UCAL hierarchyAll eyes will be on Precious Momowei as he makes his debut for Centro Escolar University, setting the tone for a wide-open chase when the PG Flex-UCAL Season 8 Basketball Tournament tips off Thursday at the Paco Arena in Manila. Meanwhile, defending champion Olivarez College enters the season confident and… Read more »
- Janti Miller makes decision, commits to La Salle
Janti Miller has made his decision. The 6-foot-5 guard from California will be transferring to De La Salle University, he announced on Wednesday afternoon (Manila time). “Let’s do it,” his post read. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Janti Miller (@jantifaygo) Miller will observe the… Read more » - Khean Esperanza looks to make case as high school basketball’s top guard
In a talent-laden UAAP Season 88 Boys’ Basketball Tournament dominated by elite guard play, attention often falls on the likes of Adamson’s Jarl Artango, NUNS’ Shaun Lucido, DLSZ’s Maco Dabao, UE’s Sizco Roquid, UST’s Kirk Canete, and Ateneo’s Zane Kallos. Yet quietly—and steadily—Far Eastern University-Diliman’s Khean Esperanza is making a… Read more » - Dom Escobar joins Caloocan, set to begin pro career in MPBL
Dom Escobar is set to begin his professional career in Caloocan, joining the Batang Kankaloo for the 2026 MPBL season, a move he confirmed to Tiebreaker Times. The 6-foot-5 winger, who will turn 24 in a few days, started his collegiate career at Cal State LA before spending a “one-and-done”… Read more » - Mark Belmonte parts way with UP, looks toward NCAA move
Mark Belmonte has decided to carve his own path. The 6-foot-6 forward did not enroll at the University of the Philippines for the second semester of the academic year, ending his stint with the Diliman-based program. UP Office of Athletics and Sports Development director Bo Perasol confirmed the development, expressing… Read more » - Like LeBron, Chris Ross takes it personally against Father Time
Chris Ross continues to influence games even at his age after putting on a defensive masterclass on Sunday night, which ultimately enabled San Miguel to complete another PBA Philippine Cup back-to-back at the expense of TNT. The 40-year-old floor general put the clamps on Calvin Oftana, and his efforts helped… Read more » - CJ Perez praises unlikely heroes in San Miguel’s title defense
CJ Perez made sure to give the unlikely heroes their flowers for a job well done in helping San Miguel extend its dominion in the PBA Philippine Cup. While the usual suspects delivered again, the star guard sang praises for Rodney Brondial and Kris Rosales for providing much-needed lift in… Read more » - Patrick Sleat turns pro, leaves Perpetual to join San Juan-Go for Gold
Patrick Sleat has decided to turn the page in his career, leaving the University of Perpetual Help System DALTA to join San Juan-Go for Gold in the MPBL. For the 23-year-old native of Puerto Galera, Oriental Mindoro, the move to the professional ranks was a difficult but necessary decision. “Pinag-isapan… Read more » - Converge acquires Calvin Abueva in trade with Titan Ultra
Calvin Abueva will have an opportunity to start afresh after being let go by Titan Ultra a month before the PBA Season 50 Commissioner’s Cup. Displeased with the upstart ball club in recent months, as per his social media posts, the ‘Beast’ will get to turn a new leaf over… 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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