By ADRIAN STEWART CO Harold Alarcon came up with timely baskets as the University of the Philippines (UP) Fighting Maroons scored a 65-60 victory over the Ateneo de Manila University Blue Eagles in the UAAP Season 86 men’s basketball at the Smart Araneta Coliseum on Sunday night, October 29. After seeing their 54-42 lead …
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Filipinas falters to Australia in AFC Olympic qualifiers
By ADRIAN STEWART CO The Filipinas suffered an 8-0 manhandling by Australia’s Matildas in the second round of the 2024 AFC Women’s Olympic qualifying tournament at the Optus Stadium in Australia on Sunday night, October 29. Team captain Sam Kerr and Caitlin Foord each completed hat tricks to lead the way for the 2023 …
B.League: Tamayo, Ryukyu crush Edu’s Toyama
Carl Tamayo and the Ryukyu Golden Kings overpowered AJ Edu and the Toyama Grouses, 85-59, in the 2023-2024 B.League at the Okinawa Arena on Sunday, October 29. Tamayo tallied 10 points and five rebounds in 17 minutes as the defending champion scored back-to-back wins to improve to 7-2 in the season. The Grouses dropped …
Quiambao’s triple-double carries La Salle past NU
By ADRIAN STEWART CO Kevin Quiambao posted a triple-double as the De La Salle University Green Archers scored an 88-78 victory over the National University (NU) Bulldogs in the UAAP Season 86 men’s basketball tournament at the SM Mall of Asia Arena in Pasay City on Saturday night, October 28. The Muntinlupa City-native Quiambao dished …
F2 Logistics scores back-to-back wins in PVL
By ADRIAN STEWART CO The F2 Logistics Cargo Movers picked up their second consecutive victory in the Premier Volleyball League (PVL) All-Filipino Conference by disposing the Galeries Tower Highrisers, 25-15, 25-22, 25-17, at the Candon City Arena in Ilocos Sur on Saturday night, October 28. Save for a few shaky moments in the second …
Ginebra taps Bishop as Brownlee’s replacement
Barangay Ginebra is bringing in an old nemesis to fill in the spot of their beloved import, Justin Brownlee, for the upcoming PBA Commissioner’s Cup. Coach Tim Cone said Tony Bishop would come in as their interim import, while Brownlee sorts out his legal issues regarding his doping test results. Bishop was part of …
Filipinas prevails over Chinese-Taipei in AFC
By ADRIAN STEWART CO The Filipinas overcame an early deficit to score a 4-1 victory over Chinese-Taipei at the start of the second round of the AFC Women’s Olympic qualifying tournament at the Perth Rectangular Stadium in Australia on Thursday, October 26. Sarina Bolden connected two goals, while Katrine Guillou and Chandler McDaniel added …
Ilonggo Thirdy Ravena scores 14 as San-en edges Nagoya
By ADRIAN STEWART CO Ilonggo Ferdinand “Thirdy” Ravena III continued his fine play for the San-en NeoPhoenix as they defeated the Fighting Eagles Nagoya, 89-80, in the Japan B.League Division 1 at the Toyohashi City Gymnasium. The former Ateneo de Manila University Blue Eagles stalwart finished with 14 points, eight rebounds, two steals, and …
Lillard scores 39 in Bucks debut to edge 76ers in NBA opener
NBA superstar guard Damian Lillard made a spectacular debut with the Milwaukee Bucks, scoring 39 points yesterday (Philippine time), to spark a 118-117 home victory over Philadelphia. The 33-year-old American, obtained in a trade last month from Portland, had the highest-scoring debut in Bucks history in the season opener for both clubs, eclipsing the …
CSB prevails over Mapua in NCAA
By ADRIAN STEWART CO The College of St. Benilde (CSB) Blazers rode on a huge fourth quarter separation to stave off the Mapua University Cardinals, 65-61, in the NCAA Season 99 men’s basketball tournament at the FilOil EcoOil Arena in San Juan City on Wednesday night, October 25. Negrense Miggy Corteza led the way …