The Barangay Ginebra San Miguel Kings outlasted Bol Bol and the TNT Tropang 5G in a thriller, 93-86, to secure the second seed heading into the PBA Season 50 Commissioner’s Cup playoffs at the Mall of Asia Arena in Pasay. The Gin Kings will face the Phoenix Fuel Masters in the quarterfinals with a twice-to-beat …
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Rondina-Rodriguez tandem rules BVR On Tour in Negros
By ADRIAN STEWART CO Sisi Rondina and Dij Rodriguez captured the women’s title in the Beach Volleyball Republic (BVR) On Tour Sipalay Open after defeating Kat Epa and Kizil Quijote of National University (NU) – DutchBoy, 19-21, 21-13, 15-6, at Poblacion Beach in Negros Occidental on Sunday, May 10. The newly formed tandem completed a …
Ordiales, NU clinch 6th UAAP title
By ADRIAN STEWART CO Negrense Leo Ordiales delivered another dominant performance as the National University (NU) Bulldogs completed a historic six-peat in the UAAP Season 88 men’s volleyball tournament after sweeping the Far Eastern University (FEU) Tamaraws, 26-24, 25-22, 25-22, in Game 2 of the finals at the SM Mall of Asia Arena on Saturday, …
San Miguel downs Phoenix, enters q’finals
The San Miguel Beermen will enter the PBA Season 50 Commissioner’s Cup playoffs with momentum. This, after the Beermen seized a 116-104 win over the Phoenix Super LPG Fuel Masters in their final elimination round game at the Ynares Center in Antipolo. It was San Miguel’s third win in a row, after beating the Meralco …
Thunder buries Lakers, 131-108
Ajay Mitchell scored 18 of his 24 points in the second half and the Oklahoma City Thunder dominated the final 24 minutes en route to a convincing 131-108 victory over the Los Angeles Lakers in Game 3 of their Western Conference second-round series yesterday (Philippine time). Shai Gilgeous-Alexander had 23 points and nine assists as …
Canino powers La Salle to NU’s sweep, 13th title
By ADRIAN STEWART CO Negrense Angel Canino delivered another all-around performance as the De La Salle University (DLSU) Lady Spikers completed an undefeated championship run with a 25-22, 25-16, 25-16 victory over the National University (NU) Lady Bulldogs in Game 2 of the UAAP Season 88 women’s volleyball finals at the SM Mall of Asia …
Ordiales powers NU closer to 6-peat
By ADRIAN STEWART CO Negrense Leo Ordiales delivered in crunch time as the defending champion National University (NU) Bulldogs survived a tough challenge from the Far Eastern University (FEU) Tamaraws, 21-25, 25-19, 21-25, 25-20, 15-8, in Game 1 of the UAAP Season 88 men’s volleyball finals at the SM Mall of Asia Arena on Wednesday, …
Negrense coaches join SBP’s pilot dev’t program
By ADRIAN STEWART CO Two Negrense basketball coaches from SBP Zone 7 became part of the first batch of participants in the Samahang Basketbol ng Pilipinas’ (SBP) Pilot Coaches Development Program held in Metro Manila from May 9 to 10. Mark Jomalesa and John Imperio represented Zone 7 in the initiative aimed at improving grassroots …
Thunder pulls away from Lakers, maintain perfect playoff mark
Chet Holmgren and Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 22 points each, lifting the Oklahoma City Thunder to a 125-107 home win over the Los Angeles Lakers and a 2-0 advantage in a Western Conference second-round playoff series yesterday (Philippine time). The Thunder remain undefeated in this year’s playoffs as the best-of-seven series moves to Los Angeles for …
Cunningham propels Pistons past Cavs
Cade Cunningham scored 25 points, including 12 in the fourth quarter, and had 10 assists, leading the Detroit Pistons to a 107-97 victory over the Cleveland Cavaliers and a 2-0 lead in their Eastern Conference semifinal series yesterday (Philippine time). Tobias Harris added 21 points, Duncan Robinson put up 17 points and Daniss Jenkins contributed …