Category: basketball
PBA: Juan Gomez de Liano debuts with triple-double in Converge win
RODRIGUEZ, Rizal—Juan Gomez de Liano registered a triple-double in his debut as Converge pounced on the loss of Calvin Abueva to clobber Titan Ultra, 129-92, on Saturday in the PBA Philippine Cup at Ynares Center II here. Gomez de Liano finished with 15 points, 10 rebounds and 11 assists as he led the FiberXers to
PBA: Calvin Abueva becomes second oldest player to score 40
MANILA, Philippines–Calvin Abueva’s career night that gave Titan Ultra a winning start to its PBA campaign was quite remarkable, given his age. Turns out, Abueva’s 41-point performance in Wednesday’s 100-96 win over Meralco at Ynares Center in Antipolo City made him the second-oldest player to score at least 40 in a PBA game. READ: PBA:
Choco Mucho logs deleted win over Belen, Capital1
MONTALBAN—With the imports unable to make their mark, the locals took their chance to hog the spotlight on opening night. Bella Belen, the most anticipated rookie in the Premier Volleyball League, delivered everything Capital1 could’ve hoped for—and more. But even her spectacular debut wasn’t enough to stop Choco Mucho’s balance and veteran resolve. In a
Maroons continue hitting stride, halt leading Eagles
It took the University of the Philippines to solve the UAAP puzzle that was Ateneo. Starting strong and finishing even stronger, the defending champions halted the Blue Eagles’ run at four games after an 83-69 victory on Wednesday in Season 88’s men’s basketball tournament at Mall of Asia Arena. “I believe we started well in
Generals, Chiefs crash win column
There was no room for panic. After stumbling out of the gate, both Arellano University and Emilio Aguinaldo College (EAC) responded with gritty bounce-back wins in the NCAA Season 101 men’s basketball tournament on Tuesday—one emphatic, the other just enough. The Arellano Chiefs showed little hesitation in dismantling San Sebastian, 82-66, at the San Juan
Munzon tempers expectations as Titan makes debut
Debuts and defenses take center stage on the second game day of the PBA’s 50th season, which heads to Ynares Center in Antipolo on Wednesday. Titan Ultra makes its big-league debut at 5 p.m. against Meralco, while San Miguel Beer launches its Philippine Cup title defense at 7:30 p.m. against NLEX. While San Miguel’s campaign
PBA: Transition comes easy for returning Javi Gomez de Liaño
MANILA, Philippines—It didn’t look like Javi Gomez de Liaño had any trouble in his first official game back in the PBA. Magnolia turned to Gomez de Liaño for an 80-73 win over Barangay Ginebra to open their Philippine Cup campaign with a bang on Sunday night at Araneta Coliseum. READ: PBA: Javi Gomez de Liaño
PBA: Robert Bolick focused on leading NLEX to semis first
MANILA, Philippines–Earning membership to the Mythical First Team should give Robert Bolick reasons to chase bigger accolades going into the PBA season. But Bolick insists that he’s more concerned about putting NLEX in a situation of exceeding what it had achieved in the Philippine Cup when the Road Warriors came up one win short of
Cortez, Archers left to lick their wounds after loss to Blue Eagles
The Ateneo and La Salle rivalry has built numerous stars over the years. It was in those fabled rivalry games where Ateneo notables like LA Tenorio, Chris Tiu, Kiefer Ravena and La Sallians JVee Casio, Joseph Yeo and Mac Cardona truly showed their potential as future stars of Philippine basketball. So when Jacob Cortez and