Basketball
Gallent named new SMB head coach
Jorge Gallent has been named the new head coach of San Miguel Beer in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA), according to a report by Philippine News Agency. Team manager Gee Abanilla confirmed on Saturday that Gallent has replaced Austria as the team's chief tactician ahead of the PBA Go...
PBA Governors' Cup opens Jan. 22
A showdown between Meralco and Rain Or Shine will tip off the PBA Governors' Cup, according to a report by Philippine News Agency. The Bolts and the Elasto Painters collide in the opening game of the season-ending conference at 4:30 p.m. on Jan. 22 at the PhilSports Arena in Pasig Cit...
Brownlee becomes Filipino citizen
Speaker Ferdinand Martin G. Romualdez on Friday congratulated Barangay Ginebra's resident import Justin Donta Brownlee after President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. finally signed Republic Act 11937 conferring him the right to become a “bonafide citizen” of the Philippines, according ...
Brownlee to suit up for Gilas Pilipinas
Justin Brownlee will have to learn a different basketball system once he suits up for Gilas Pilipinas in the February window of the FIBA World Cup Qualifiers, according to a report by Philippine News Agency. He, however, will not be alone in adjusting to coach Chot Reyes' dribble-drive off...
Ginebra beats Bay Area to move within a win away from title
Barangay Ginebra avoided a late game meltdown and took down the undermanned Bay Area Dragons, 101-91, in Game 5 of the PBA Commissioner's Cup Finals on Sunday at the Mall of Asia Arena, according to a report by GMA News. Bay Area was playing sans import Andrew Nicholson and Glen Yang in th...
Yap prepares for PBA return
Decorated basketball icon James Yap is making a comeback to the big stage as he is set to don the Rain or Shine jersey anew in the upcoming Governors' Cup next month, the team said in a report by GMA News. According to the Elasto Painters, Yap was initially offered to sign a one-year deal but o...
Zamboanga wins in ABL debut
Zamboanga made a successful ASEAN Basketball League (ABL) debut on Tuesday night with a 108-94 win against Louvre Surabaya on the second night of the ABL Invitational at the OCBC Arena in Singapore, according to a report by Philippine News Agency. Zamboanga turned the tides in the fourth quarter, o...
Ateneo reclaims UAAP basketball title
Ateneo De Manila reclaimed the UAAP men's basketball title on Monday night after beating defending champion University of the Philippines (UP), 75-68, in the deciding Game 3 of their championship series at the Smart Araneta Coliseum in Quezon City, according to a report by Philippine News A...
SMB beats Bay Area to keep PBA finals bid alive
San Miguel lived to fight another day in the PBA Commissioner's Cup semifinals after beating Bay Area, 98-96, in Game 3 of their best-of-five series on Sunday night at the PhilSports Arena in Pasig City, according to a report by Philippine News Agency. Simon Enciso won it for the Beermen a...
Letran wins third NCAA basketball title
San Juan De Letran won its third NCAA men's basketball title after drubbing College of St. Benilde (CSB), 81-67, in the rubber match of their best-of-three finals on Sunday night at the sold-out Ynares Center in Antipolo City, according to a report by Philippine News Agency. The Knights br...