By ADRIAN STEWART CO NLEX Road Warriors relied on a strong first half avalanche before holding off Rain or Shine Elasto Painters’ second half rally for a 110-99 win in the 2022-2023 PBA Governors’ Cup at the Smart Araneta Coliseum on Saturday night, February 25. Kevin Alas spearheaded the offense with 28 points, including …
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Kingad manhandles Saputra at ONE Fight Night 7
Danny Kingad of Baguio City’s Team Lakay proved better in every aspect of mixed martial arts over Eko Roni Saputra following a unanimous decision win over the latter at ONE Fight Night 7 at Lumpinee Boxing Stadium in Bangkok, Thailand on Saturday, February 25. Kingad went to work early by scoring a takedown in …
MMA: Danny Kingad ready to tap lessons learned in upcoming fight
Danny Kingad of Baguio City’s Team Lakay is ready to tap into the lessons he learned from Shinya Aoki when he takes on Eko Roni Saputra at ONE Fight Night 7 this Saturday, February 25 at Lumpinee Boxing Stadium in Bangkok, Thailand. Aoki, a Japanese mixed martial arts legend and former ONE world champion, paid …
20 WV-based spikers lead UAAP volleyball opener today
By ADRIAN STEWART CO Twenty Western Visayas (WV)-based volleybelles are set to strut their wares when the UAAP Season 85 women’s volleyball tournament opens this afternoon, February 25, at the SM Mall of Asia Arena in Pasay City. Negros Occidental is well represented in the upcoming UAAP volleyball season with 10 spikers, while Iloilo …
Converge drubs Blackwater in PBA
By ADRIAN STEWART CO Converge FiberXers returned to their winning ways with a 98-90 victory over Blackwater Bossing in the 2022-2023 PBA Governors’ Cup at the PhilSports Arena in Pasig City on Thursday night, February 23. Maverick Ahanmisi caught fire with seven three-point conversions to finish with a career-high 31 points, while Jamaal Franklin …
PBA Governors’ Cup: Magnolia routs Rain or Shine
By ADRIAN STEWART CO Magnolia Chicken Timplados Hotshots soared to its fourth straight victory in the 2022-2023 PBA Governors’ Cup after a 112-97 rout of Rain or Shine Elasto Painters at the PhilSports Arena in Pasig City on Wednesday evening, February 22. Paul Lee spearheaded the offense with 19 points, including two outside conversions, Jiovani …
Negrense boxer Gomez captures ABF championship belt
By ADRIAN STEWART CO Negrense boxer Herlan Sixto Gomez took home the Asian Boxing Federation (ABF) bantamweight belt after a fourth round stoppage win over veteran Wicha Phulaikhao at the Spaceplus Bangkok RCA in Thailand on Wednesday night, February 22. This was the first professional boxing title of the Negros Occidental’s E.B. Magalona-native Gomez …
UAAP: Adamson closes in on top seed in boys’ basketball
Adamson University is closing in on the top seed in the UAAP Season 85 boys’ basketball tournament after a 66-52 victory over De La Salle-Zobel (DLSZ) at the FilOil EcoOil Centre on Wednesday, February 22. The Baby Falcons improved to 11-1, a full game ahead of Far Eastern University (FEU)-Diliman and Nazareth School of National …
UNBL: STI-WNU, Bacolod Tay Tung keep clean slate
By ADRIAN STEWART CO STI-West Negros University (WNU) and Bacolod Tay Tung High School (BTTHS) Thunderbolts kept their unblemished slate at the close of 1st United Negros Basketball League (UNBL) Aspirants Cup 2023 eliminations at the BTTHS covered court in Bacolod City. STI-WNU finished on top in Bracket A with a perfect 7-0 win-loss …
PVL: Akari grabs first win at Army’s expense
The Akari Chargers barged into the win column of the Premier Volleyball League (PVL) All-Filipino Conference after taking down Army-Black Mamba in four sets at the PhilSports Arena on Tuesday, February 21. Dindin Santiago-Manabat took charge down the stretch to lift the Chargers to a 25-18, 25-19, 23-25, 25-19 triumph. It was the first …