By Adrian Stewart Co After representing the country in the 3×3 basketball, the quartet of Joshua Munzon, Alvin Pasaol, Troy Rike, and Leonard Santillan are set to move to the professional ranks. The four opted not to renew their contracts with the Chooks-to-Go Pilipinas 3×3, instead announcing their intention to enter the 2021 PBA Rookie …
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2 transferees bolster Bacolod Tay Tung volleyball
By Adrian Stewart Co Two key transferees are set to bolster the secondary girls volleyball team of the Bacolod Tay Tung High School Thunderbolts following the graduation of several veterans a year ago. Thunderbolts assistant coach Roberto Calamba, Jr. confirmed the transfer of open spiker Alex Montoro from Trinity Christian School and opposite spiker Ysabelle …
Negrense Oftana no problem with late Gilas call up
By Adrian Stewart Co Negrense forward Calvin Oftana has no hard feelings despite only being lined up in Gilas Pilipinas second encounter with Thailand in the 2020 FIBA Asia Cup qualifiers in Manama, Bahrain. According to the Negros Oriental-native, he was just happy to be able to get back in the court and make a …
Boracay-native De Jesus scores 13 in Duke debut
By Adrian Stewart Co Filipina basketball player Vanessa de Jesus has a solid debut as Duke University Blue Devils cruised to 94-64 win against Longwood in the US NCAA on Thursday at the Cameron Indoor Stadium in Durham, North Carolina. De Jesus, whose mother Maria is a native of Boracay, finished the match with 13 …
TNT ousts Phoenix, enters PBA PH Cup finals
By Adrian Stewart Co TNT Tropang Giga reached the finals of the 2020 PBA Philippine Cup following a 91-81 triumph over Phoenix Super LPG Fuel Masters in the do-or-die Game 5 of the semifinals last night at the AUF Sports Arena & Cultural Center in Pampanga. Bobby Ray Parks Jr. tallied 26 points, 10 rebounds …
Bacolodnon Delos Santos fights Barriga on Dec. 18
By Adrian Stewart Co Bacolodnon boxer Ricky delos Santos aims to extend his winning ways when he faces former Olympian Mark Anthony Barriga in a closed-door boxing match on December 18 at the IPI Compound in Mandaue City in Cebu. The Bacolod City-native will be heading to the match with a two-game winning run, both …
Pelicans’ Ingram, Miami’s Adebayo ink max deals
By Adrian Stewart Co New Orleans Pelicans forward Brandon Ingram and Miami Heat center Bam Adebayo have agreed to five-year maximum contract extensions with their teams on Tuesday (Wednesday in the Philippines). In a report by ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski, Ingram has agreed to a five-year, $158 million maximum contract extension just a year after coming …
Negrense jins shine in online taekwondo tourney
By Adrian Stewart Co Taekwondo jins from the Negros Taekwondo Union-Tigers New Gen stable showed their wares during the 2020 Philippine Taekwondo Association Milo Online Taekwondo Championships held recently. Leigh Andee Rodriguez and Dims Diaz spearheaded the attack for the Bacolod City-based taekwondo stable with golden finishes in the men’s and women’s speed kicking event. …
2020 PBA Philippine Cup semifinals: Meralco takes Game 4, forces do-or-die
By Adrian Stewart Co Meralco Bolts stayed alive in the 2020 PBA Philippine Cup semifinals following a come-from-behind 83-80 win over Barangay Ginebra San Miguel Kings in Game 4 last night at the AUF Sports Arena & Cultural Center in Pampanga. Down 79-80, Negrense center Reynel Hugnatan surged the Bolts ahead at 81-80 with a …
Ilongga Hermosura: Bacolod Tay Tung transfer a career move
By ADRIAN STEWART CO Ilongga volleyball standout Ana Hermosura has no regrets with her move to the Bacolod Tay Tung High School Thunderbolts even if it means her being away from her family. The 14-year-old Hermosura said that it was not an easy decision to transfer to Thunderbolts from Sto. Niño Sur Elementary School but …