By ADRIAN STEWART CO The University of Santo Tomas (UST) Golden Tigresses vented its ire at the Arellano University Lady Chiefs with a 25-16, 31-29, 25-18 beating in the Shakey’s Super League playoffs at the Rizal Memorial Coliseum in Manila over the weekend. Jonna Perdido spearheaded the offense with 13 points on 11 attacks and two …
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Iloilo City to host PVL All-Filipino Conference matches
By ADRIAN STEWART CO The Premier Volleyball League (PVL) will return to Iloilo City for the second time this season with a pair of All-Filipino Conference preliminary round matches on December 2. First to faceoff are PVL newcomers Nxled Chameleons and Farm Fresh Foxies at 5:00 p.m., to be followed by the match up …
EJ Obiena mulls legal options after doping accusation
Filipino pole vaulter EJ Obiena says he and his team are exploring their options after he was accused of doping in the comments section of a social media post. The Facebook page “Vaulter Magazine – Vaulter Club Inc.” recently shared a story from the Manila Times where Obiena expressed his hope that he can …
Negrense Pons carries Creamline past Choco Mucho in PVL
By ADRIAN STEWART CO Bernadeth Pons returned to her indoor volleyball form as Creamline Cool Smashers scored a 25-18, 25-16, 24-26, 25-21 victory against Choco Mucho Flying Titans in the PVL All-Filipino Conference at the Smart Araneta Coliseum on Sunday night, October 15. The Negros Occidental’s Talisay City-native had a near triple-double of 22 …
Ilonggo Ravena, San-en score back-to-back wins in B.League
By ADRIAN STEWART CO Ferdinand “Thirdy” Ravena III and the San-en NeoPhoenix prevailed over Matthew Wright and the Kyoto Hannaryz in overtime, 101-95, in the Japan B.League Division 1 action at the Toyohashi City General Gymnasium on Sunday, October 15. The Iloilo City-native Ravena had a near double-double performance of 17 points and nine rebounds, …
Lillard makes triumphant NBA pre-season debut with Bucks
Damian Lillard made a triumphant NBA pre-season debut for the Milwaukee Bucks on Sunday, October 15, combining well with Giannis Antetokounmpo in a 108-97 road victory over the Los Angeles Lakers. Lillard, a seven-time All-Star guard traded from Portland to the Bucks last month, scored 14 points with three steals, three assists and two …
Bacoor mauls Iloilo in MPBL playoffs
By ADRIAN STEWART CO The Bacoor City Strikers showed their true strength as they walloped the Iloilo United Royals, 92-52, in Game 2 of the 2023 MPBL Southern Division quarterfinals at the Mayor Vitaliano D. Agan Coliseum in Nueva Ecija on Saturday night, October 14. Chito Jaime caught fire with four three-point conversions to …
Bacolod to host 6th Nat’l Rhythmic Gymnastics contest
By ADRIAN STEWART CO Gymnasts from different regions are set to compete in the 6th National Rhythmic Gymnastics Competition slated from October 19 to 21 at the Bacolod Tay Tung High School Pohang Gymnasium in Bacolod City. According to MK Gymnastics Club co-founder Ma. Kristina Alagaban, 80 gymnasts from 14 gymnastics clubs have already …
RR Pogoy vows to return after being diagnosed with heart condition
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, …
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 …