By ADRIAN STEWART CO Negros Muscovados failed to hang on to their early leads to suffer an 82-80 defeat to Quezon Huskers at the start of the 2023 Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League (MPBL) Season at the Quezon Convention Center in Lucena City on Saturday night, March 11. Ahead 74-64 early in the fourth quarter …
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Negros bounces back, Iloilo splits in PCAP
By ADRIAN STEWART CO The Negros Island Region Kingsmen bounced back with a sweep, while the Iloilo Kisela Knights split their matches in the 2023 Professional Chess Association of the Philippines (PCAP) All-Filipino Conference on Saturday night, March 11. The Kingsmen opened the evening with a 13.5-7.5 victory over Pasig City King Pirates before …
Yulo claims parallel bars gold in FIG Gymnastics Cup
Caloy Yulo bagged the gold medal in the parallel bars event in Baku, Azerbaijan stop of the FIG Artistic Gymnastics World Cup Series on Saturday, March 11 (Philippine time). Yulo scored 15.400 points in the apparatus final to beat Illia Kovtun of Ukraine and Bernard Cameron-Lie of France. He clinches vault silver, parallel bars …
PBA ALL-STAR: Almazan, 4 others added to Team Japeth
By ADRIAN STEWART CO Raymond Almazan will lead the five injury replacements for Team Japeth in their 2023 PBA All-Star Weekend exhibition match with Team Scottie at the City of Passi Arena in Iloilo province this Sunday, March 12. The Meralco Bolts center was announced by the PBA as the replacement for San Miguel …
Ilonggo center Larupay signs with Iloilo United Royals in MPBL
By ADRIAN STEWART CO Ilonggo big man Omar Larupay has formalized his participation in the Iloilo United Royals-Cocolife ahead of their Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League (MPBL) return this season. Larupay, a former standout of University of the East Red Warriors in UAAP and Lyceum of the Philippines Pirates in NCAA, signed his contract with …
MMA: Folayang parts ways with Team Lakay
Former ONE lightweight world champion Eduard Folayang has parted ways with the fabled Team Lakay of Baguio City. The 39-year-old Folayang, touted as the face of Philippine mixed martial arts, has been with Team Lakay, spearheaded by coach Mark Sangiao, from the very start of his MMA career. Sixteen years later, Folayang says it …
PBA Governors’ Cup: Ginebra survives Terrafirma
By ADRIAN STEWART CO Barangay Ginebra San Miguel Kings survived a gritty stand by Terrafirma Dyip for a close 109-104 win in the 2022-2023 PBA Governors’ Cup at the Ynares Center in Antipolo City on Wednesday night, March 8. Struggling to pull away from the also-ran Dyip, the Gin Kings broke a 102-all deadlock with …
B.League: Sotto expects to be better in Hiroshima’s future games
Kai Sotto made it to the starting lineup of Hiroshima on Wednesday, March 8, scoring 10 points despite losing to Ryukyu, 86-78, in his Japan B.League debut. Sotto is confident that he will perform better once he gets exposed further to the B.League’s style of play. “My performance today is not the best… but …
Bacolod team gears up for 2023 MPBL season
By ADRIAN STEWART CO Bacolod City aims to continue their winning tradition in the 2023 Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League (MPBL) despite undergoing a massive facelift during the offseason. Janjan Pastias and three-point gunner Jerome Garcia were the remaining holdovers from the previous Bacolod squad that competed in the 2021-2022 MPBL season. Aside from the Bacolod …
Orcullo dissatisfied with La Salle’s performance vs. UE
The De La Salle Lady Spikers may have cruised to their fourth straight win at the expense of University of the East (UE) Lady Warriors, but head coach Noel Orcullo was not satisfied with how his squad performed. The Lady Spikers had to tighten their grip in the first two sets of the match …