College of St. Benilde exacted its revenge to its last season’s Finals tormentor Letran, cruising to a dominant 68-55 victory and end the first round of the eliminations on a high note in the NCAA Season 99 men’s basketball tournament at the FilOil-EcoOil Arena in San Juan on Sunday, Oct. …
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Bacoor sends Iloilo packing to advance to South semis
Bacoor City fully erased the bitter taste of its Game 1 defeat after taking a series-clinching 72-61 victory over Iloilo in their quarterfinals showdown in the Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League playoffs before a roaring crowd at the Bacoor City Strike Gymnasium on Saturday, Oct. 21. Jhaymo Eguilos (MPBL photo) The …
Read More »Rookie Mason Amos shines as Ateneo hands UP its first loss in OT
Rookie Mason Amos steered defending Ateneo to a 99-89 overtime victory over University of the Philippines in the first round of the UAAP Season 86 men’s basketball tournament on Sunday night, Oct. 22, at the Mall of Asia Arena in Pasay City. Mason Amos had a double-double performance for Ateneo …
Read More »Blackwater hoping to spark winning culture with Cariaso
Blackwater is looking good so far under new head coach Jeffrey Cariaso and the team hopes it stays that way going into the brand new PBA season. Troy Rosario will be at the forefont in Jeff Cariaso’ hope of building winning culture for Blackwater (PBA Images) The Bossing tapped the …
Read More »UAAP women’s basketball: Ateneo hands UP its first loss
Jhazmin Joson and Junize Calago joined hands to help Ateneo hand league-leading University of the Philippines its first loss, 85-76, to end the first round of the UAAP Season 86 women’s basketball tournament on Saturday, Oct. 21, at the Adamson University Gym. The Blue Eagles bounced back from their lopsided …
Read More »Dionisio powers Heavy Bombers over Chiefs
Marwin Dionisio sparked a fourth quarter explosion as Jose Rizal University ripped Arellano, 88-72, in the NCAA Season 99 men’s basketball tournament on Friday, Oct. 21, at the FilOil EcoOil Centre in San Juan City. Marwin Dionisio sparks JRU over Arellano. (GMA/NCAA) Dionisio served as the sparkplug when the Heavy …
Read More »Angels sweep Defenders for second win in PVL
Petro Gazz survived Gerflor’s late rally to prevail 25-11, 25-4, 25-23 in the Premier Volleyball League All-Filipino Conference at the Batangas City Sports Coliseum on Saturday, Oct. 21. Gretchel Soltones scores for the Petro Gazz Angels. (PVL Images) The Angels turned to Nicole Tiamzon in the crunch to sweep the …
Read More »Kevin Quiambao flirts with triple-double as La Salle escapes UE
Kevin Quiambao flirted with a triple-double as De La Salle recovered from a sluggish first half to escape a gritty University of the East, 83-75, to end the first round of the UAAP Season 86 men’s basketball tournament on Saturday night, Oct. 21, at the UST Quadricentennial Pavilion. Kevin Quiambao …
Read More »Laure sisters power Chery Tiggo over Galeries Tower for second win
Chery Tiggo was in safe hands as the Laure sisters connived to upend Galeries Tower, 25-14, 25-15, 25-21, for its second win in the Premier Volleyball League (PVL) Second All-Filipino Conference at the Filoil EcoOil Centre in San Juan City, on Thursday, Oct. 19. EJ Laure of the Chery Tiggo …
Read More »Robert Bolick, Firebonds part ways
Robert Bolick’s stint in the Japan B.League only lasted one game as he parted ways with his team Fukushima Firebonds on Thursday, Oct. 19. Robert Bolick and Fukushima’s partnership comes to an abrupt end (B.League Photo) The Firebonds said in a statement that it was Bolick who asked for a …
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