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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
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
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
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
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
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
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
MANILA, Philippines–Sonny Estil had a solid PBA debut for Barangay Ginebra amid nerves of playing on the ultimate stage of his career. But that was dampened by a dismal start that eventually led to an 80-73 loss to the Magnolia Hotshots on Sunday at Smart Araneta Coliseum. READ: PBA: Magnolia turns back Ginebra in LA
Agjanti Miller hadn’t played in a San Beda–Letran rivalry game before. But on Sunday, the rookie guard looked like he’d been built for it. Miller scored 22 points and grabbed five rebounds, fueling San Beda’s 68–58 win over Letran to stay unbeaten in Group B of the NCAA Season 101 men’s basketball tournament. “There’s really
MANILA, Philippines–June Mar Fajardo captured a record-extending ninth Most Valuable Player award which he received in Sunday’s PBA Leo Awards at Novotel Manila in Cubao, Quezon City. The San Miguel Beer star garnered 3,041 points compiled through statistics and votes from the media and players to beat out NLEX’s Robert Bolick and former NorthPort gunner
