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- RJ Abarrientos atones for miscues with huge finish in Finals opener
RJ Abarrientos hardly showed any relief even after knocking down the last of two clutch four-pointers that ultimately helped Barangay Ginebra escape TNT in the PBA Commissioner’s Cup Finals opener on Wednesday night. The star guard covered his face out of disappointment before Coach Tim Cone was seen talking close… Read more » - Oftana says Brownlee foul missed, but shifts focus to Game 2Calvin Oftana believes that a foul should’ve been called on Justin Brownlee as TNT’s attempt to drag Barangay Ginebra into overtime in the PBA Season 50 Commissioner’s Cup Finals opener on Wednesday night fell short. But at the same time, the Tropang 5G winger understands that it could’ve gone either… Read more »
- Brownlee magic lifts Ginebra past TNT in PBA Game 1 thrillerJustin Brownlee hit the game-winner time and again to lift Barangay Ginebra past TNT, 102-100, and take Game 1 of the PBA Season 50 Commissioner’s Cup Finals at a packed SMART Araneta Coliseum on Wednesday night. The three-time Best Import finished with 23 points, none bigger than the pull-up jumper… Read more »
- Gilas Women end 3×3 World Cup campaign on high note with historic win over Italy
Though the Philippines fell short of advancing to the knockout stage of the 2026 FIBA 3×3 World Cup, Gilas Pilipinas Women still achieved a historic breakthrough by securing their first-ever victory on the global stage—an important result as the team builds toward the 2027 edition of the tournament in Singapore.… Read more » - Gilas Girls stay perfect, crush Singapore for 2-0 SEABA start
Gilas Pilipinas Girls cruised to their second straight victory in the 2026 FIBA U18 Asia Cup–SEABA Qualifiers, routing Singapore, 83-53, Wednesday evening at the STI West Negros University Gym in Bacolod. The win followed their dominant 93-42 opening-day triumph over Vietnam, allowing the Philippines to seize the solo lead in… Read more » - Pontejos torches former team as Akari-Rizal secures twice-to-beat in WMPBL
Janine Pontejos wasted no time making her presence felt, powering Akari-Rizal to a dominant 100-67 victory over her former team Caloocan in the 2026 Women’s Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League on Wednesday at the MRB Gymnasium. Pontejos was dealt to the Sparks alongside Rejoice Adlawan in exchange for Angel Anies and… Read more » - McCullough sees TNT-Ginebra PBA Finals as a series for the ages
He may be the odd man out in a group that knows one another like a book, but Chris McCullough already projects that the PBA Season 50 Commissioner’s Cup Finals between TNT and Ginebra will be talked about for a long while. “I think this is truly gonna be one… Read more » - EJ Kapihe joins Travis Roberts as Ateneo’s one-and-dones for UAAP 89
Ateneo de Manila University is set to field two one-and-done recruits for UAAP Season 89. Aside from Travis Roberts, EJ Kapihe will also suit up for the Blue Eagles as a master’s student-athlete. The 6-foot-6 forward has already been listed in Ateneo’s lineup for the 2026 Filoil EcoOil Preseason Cup.… Read more » - Twice-to-beat stakes loom as Akari-Rizal faces struggling Caloocan
Akari-Rizal aims for a crucial postseason breakthrough on Wednesday at MRB Gymnasium when it battles Caloocan, with a victory assuring the Sparks of at least a twice-to-beat advantage in the quarterfinals and strengthening their bid for an outright semifinal berth in the 2026 Women’s Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League. A win… Read more » - MPBL: Nic Cabanero, Biñan Tatak Gel unleash 50-point demolition of short-handed IloiloNic Cabanero and Biñan Tatak Gel showed no mercy as they dismantled the undermanned Iloilo United Royals, 114-64, on Tuesday at the One Arena in Cainta, extending their winning streak in the MPBL 2026 Season. Biñan wasted no time asserting control, with homegrown standout John Barba leading the charge with… 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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