RR Pogoy vowed to return to action once he recuperates from myocarditis. Pogoy confirmed that he was diagnosed with the heart condition on Saturday, October 14. The former Far Eastern University Tamaraw was seen from the bleachers watching the game between his alma mater and Ateneo de Manila University, where the Tamaraws won in overtime, …
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Gilas Pilipinas’ Brownlee fails Asiad doping test
By ADRIAN STEWART CO Gilas Pilipinas’ naturalized player, Justin Brownlee, allegedly failed the doping test during the 19th Asian Games men’s basketball tournament in Hangzhou, China. Based on the information released by the International Testing Agency (ITA) yesterday, Brownlee’s urine sample returned an adverse analytical finding for carboxy-tetrahydrocannabinol, which is prohibited by the World …
Rain or Shine to face Meralco in Bacolod match
By ADRIAN STEWART CO PBA teams Rain or Shine Elasto Painters and Meralco Bolts are set to face each other in an exhibition game at the University of St. La Salle Coliseum in Bacolod City on October 19. The match, dubbed as “Pasiklaban Sa Supercity,” is slated at 6:00 p.m., with the Painters to …
Asiad basketball gold to stay in PH, POC says
The basketball gold of the 19th Asian Games will remain in the Philippines, Philippine Olympic Committee (POC) president Bambol Tolentino, assured after Gilas Pilipinas’ main man, Justin Brownlee, failed a drug test. In an exclusive interview with ABS-CBN News yesterday, Tolentino said the Philippines will not be stripped away of its historic gold medal …
Mapua keeps Letran winless in NCAA basketball
By ADRIAN STEWART CO Mapua University Cardinals kept defending champion Colegio de San Juan de Letran Knights winless in the NCAA Season 99 men’s basketball tournament after a 77-71 beating at the FilOil EcoOil Centre in San Juan City on Wednesday night, October 11. Clint Escamis tallied 20 points, seven rebounds and five assists, …
NU Bulldogs wallop UST Tigers in UAAP basketball
By ADRIAN STEWART CO The National University (NU) Bulldogs bounced back from their first defeat in the UAAP Season 86 men’s basketball as they dominated the University of Santo Tomas (UST) Growling Tigers, 87-69, at the SM Mall of Asia Arena in Pasay City on Wednesday, October 11. Mike Malonzo led the balanced Bulldogs …
Valdez excited to watch De Guzman play in Japan
As the opening of the All-Filipino Conference nears, volleyball fans are excited to see the new-look Creamline Cool Smashers when they begin their title defense on Sunday, October 15, without main setter Jia de Guzman. The Cool Smashers will enter a new era as they go for the second All-Filipino Conference this year with …
UP survives FEU to stay unbeaten in UAAP
By ADRIAN STEWART CO The University of the Philippines (UP) Fighting Maroons survived a tough challenge from Far Eastern University (FEU) Tamaraws for an 80-76 overtime win in the UAAP Season 86 men’s basketball tournament at the SM Mall of Asia Arena in Pasay City yesterday. Ernest Felicilda finished with 17 points, four rebounds and two …
CSB Blazers hold off Perpetual Help in NCAA basketball
By ADRIAN STEWART CO The College of St. Benilde (CSB) Blazers survived a furious fourth quarter run by the University of Perpetual Help Altas to escape with an 86-80 win in the NCAA Season 99 men’s basketball at the FilOil EcoOil Arena in San Juan on Tuesday night, October 10. The Blazers, who led …
Marlon Tapales vows to be Naoya Inoue’s ‘nightmare’
World Boxing Association and International Boxing Federation world super bantamweight champion Marlon “Nightmare” Tapales promises to be a challenge for World Boxing Council and World Boxing Organization 122-pound champion Naoya Naouya when they meet inside the ring for an undisputed super bantamweight showdown targeted for December 26 in Japan. Tapales, 37-3 with 19 knockouts …