By ADRIAN STEWART CO The University of St. La Salle Stingers (USLS) retained their championship in the NOPSSCEA Season 44 women’s volleyball tournament held recently at the USLS Covered Court in Bacolod City. Behind the exploits of Ashley Diandra Rapiz, Luria Yap and Nicolei Galvan, the Stingers repeated as champions in the women’s division after …
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TNT nabs back-to-back wins at Blackwater’s expense
After a 0-2 start, the TNT Tropang Giga captured back-to-back victories in the 2024-2025 PBA Commissioner’s Cup. The Tropang Giga cruised past the Blackwater Bossing, 109-93, to notch their second straight win on Thursday, December 19, at the Ninoy Aquino Stadium. Coach Chot Reyes said during the postgame interview that they intended to stop George …
Gayoso upbeat about crucial match vs. Indonesia in ASEAN Championship
Newly-married and inspired, Philippine men’s national football team forward Jarvey Gayoso remained upbeat about the Filipinos’ last push to make it to the semifinals of the 2024 ASEAN Championship Mitsubishi Electric Cup. The 27-year-old Gayoso scored a promising first goal for the Philippines before ending up in another stalemate against visiting Vietnam — the team’s …
Pastrana vows to return for UST in UAAP Season 88
By ADRIAN STEWART CO Negrense Kent Jane Pastrana promised to lead the University of Santo Tomas (UST) Growling Tigresses in their comeback bid for the UAAP Season 88 women’s basketball tournament next year. The Negros Occidental’s Silay City native confirmed that she will return for her final year, determined to help UST bounce back from …
Bago City boxer Lobrido snares gold in China
By ADRIAN STEWART CO Negrense amateur fighter Leo Mhar Lobrido delivered the Philippines’ lone gold medal in the 4th Greater Area Bay Youth Boxing Challenge held recently in Shenzhen, China. The Negros Occidental’s Bago City native fighter emerged as the gold medal winner in the light flyweight division, according to a post by the Association …
Rain or Shine banks on Caracut in tight escape of Magnolia
Andrei Caracut came alive just in time to bail out the Rain or Shine Elasto Painters against the struggling Magnolia Chicken Timplados Hotshots, 102-100, as they extended their streak in the PBA Season 49 Commissioner’s Cup on Wednesday, December 18, at the Ninoy Aquino Stadium. Caracut scored 10 points to fuel a wild 16-2 closing …
Brownlee fuels Ginebra for bounce back win
Justin Brownlee made sure his shots were on point this time around, powering the Barangay Ginebra San Miguel Kings to a 114-98 win over the Terrafirma Dyip to bounce back from a previous loss in the PBA Season 49 Commissioner’s Cup on Wednesday, December 18, at the Ninoy Aquino Stadium. The resident import fired six …
Phoenix nails 1st win in PBA Comm’s Cup
By ADRIAN STEWART CO The Phoenix Fuel Masters finally nailed their first win in the PBA Commissioner’s Cup as they toppled the erstwhile unbeaten NorthPort Batang Pier, 115-109, at the Ninoy Aquino Stadium in Manila on Tuesday night, December 17. Negrense Raul Soyud finished with seven points, including two consecutive baskets in the endgame that …
Negrense Cordero, NU finish runner-up in PNVF beach volley
By ADRIAN STEWART CO Negrense Honey Grace Cordero and Kizil Doren Quijote of the National University (NU) Lady Bulldogs settled for a runner-up finish in the Philippine National Volleyball Federation (PNVF) Beach Volleyball Invitational at Nuvali Sand Courts in Santa Rosa City, Laguna. Cordero and Quijote fell short of another gold medal finish as they …
B.League: Ramos, Levanga outlast Wright, Kawasaki
Dwight Ramos and Levanga Hokkaido escaped Matthew Wright and the Kawasaki Brave Thunders in a close encounter in the 2024-2025 Season of the Japan B.League. Ramos had a stellar 20-point, two-block performance for Levanga as they defeated the Brave Thunders, 84-83, at the Kawasaki Todoroki Arena last Sunday, December 15. This moved them up to …