By ADRIAN STEWART CO Negros Occidental delivered five gold medals to kick off their campaign in the 2023 Western Visayas Athletic Association (WVRAA) Meet athletics at the Aklan Sports Complex in Aklan province’s Makato town yesterday. Bianca Juliana Seroy of Bacolod Tay Tung High School athletics team spearheaded the gold haul for Team Negros …
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LA Tenorio clarifies: I am tumor-free
PBA veteran LA Tenorio clarified that he is now tumor-free after surgery but not yet cancer-free, contrary to a previous report. In a statement sent to ABS-CBN News, Tenorio corrected that he has yet to be cleared of colon cancer after undergoing surgery last March. According to the Ginebra Gin Kings guard, his official biopsy …
Negros loses to Davao in PCAP Southern Division finals
By ADRIAN STEWART CO The Negros Island Region Kingsmen failed to reach the 2023 Professional Chess Association of the Philippines (PCAP) First Division finals after dropping their division match on Wednesday night, April 26. The Kingsmen, the no. 1 seed in the Southern Division, was defeated by Davao Golden Eagles in the two-leg division finals …
NBA: Ja Morant keeps Grizzlies alive as Lakers beaten
Ja Morant led a superb second half rally as the Memphis Grizzlies kept their NBA playoff campaign alive with a 116-99 victory over LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers on Wednesday, April 26. Memphis, down 3-1 in the best-of-seven Western Conference series after defeat in Game 4, looked to be in control after …
Negros 3×3 cagers capture gold in WVRAA Meet
By ADRIAN STEWART CO The Negros Occidental’s 3×3 squad took home the gold medal in the secondary boys’ 3×3 basketball event of the Western Visayas Regional Athletic Association (WVRAA) Meet at the Tangalan Covered Court in Aklan yesterday. Represented by Bacolod Tay Tung High School’s Dylan Despi, Marvin Delos Santos, Vince Hugo and Joshua …
Negrense boxer Zulueta stakes ABF belt tonight
By ADRIAN STEWART CO Negrense boxer John Michael Zulueta is putting his Asian Boxing Federation (ABF) light flyweight belt on the line as he faces Indonesian boxer Silem Serang at the SpacePlus Night Club, RCA Plaza, in Bangkok, Thailand tonight. Zulueta, currently in the World Boxing Association and International Boxing Federation world rankings, is determined …
Negros girds for title defense in WVRAA Meet girls’ volleyball
By ADRIAN STEWART CO Negros Occidental girls’ volleyball team is aiming for a title repeat in the secondary girls’ volleyball event of this year’s Western Visayas Regional Athletic Association (WVRAA) Meet at the Laguinbanua Elementary School in Aklan province’s Numancia town beginning today. Team captain Katherine Shaine Cortez said the squad had a lengthy …
UAAP: NU on cusp of sweeping elims, takes down UST
The National University (NU) Bulldogs are just a win away from sweeping the elimination round of the UAAP Season 85 men’s volleyball tournament. The defending champion Bulldogs imposed their might against University of Santo Tomas (UST), 25-19, 22-25, 25-18, 25-21, to keep a perfect slate at the FilOil EcoOil Centre in San Juan City yesterday. …
Melano scores winning free throws as Negros escapes Bulacan
By ADRIAN STEWART CO Jason Melano drilled two go-ahead free throws as Negros Pau Muscovados pulled off a 66-64 escape over Bulacan Kuyas in the 2023 Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League at the Ynares Sports Arena in Pasig City over the weekend. With the score tied at 64-all after a game-tying triple by Kuyas’ Kentoy Segura, …
UAAP football: FEU men rise to No. 1 after routing La Salle
Gio Pabualan’s spot-kick broke the floodgates as Far Eastern University (FEU) routed De La Salle University, 3-0, to rise to the top of the table in the UAAP Season 85 men’s football tournament at the University of the Philippines-Diliman Football Field on Sunday, April 23. Pabualan, a former Baby Tamaraw, scored past goalie Mig Brosoto …