The University of the Philippines (UP) and San Beda University Red Lions will present their lineups ahead of their exhibition games at the City of Passi Arena and University of San Agustin gym, which are set to take place on March 14 and 15, respectively. UP will present their new recruits Maodo Malick Diouf, Conrad …
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NLEX beats San Miguel in Pasig City tournament
By Adrian Stewart Co The NLEX Road Warriors leaned on clutch hits by Kris Porter in their 103-97 take down of the San Miguel Beermen yesterday in the Phoenix Super Basketball Tournament at the Upper Deck in Pasig City. The NLEX power forward, who recently returned from a knee injury, led the team to a …
Bacolodnon player joins San Beda
Following the exit of point guard Evan Nelle, who swapped San Beda University for De La Salle University, Bacolodnon guard Ralph Penuela is set to join the Red Lions in the upcoming 96th NCAA men’s basketball season. “Ralph Penuela is a veteran guard who would have played for us last season if not for academic …
Gilas drops Parks
The Philippine men’s national basketball team, Gilas Pilipinas, has dropped Bobby Ray Parks, Jr. from their pool for the upcoming 2021 FIBA Asia Cup qualifiers due to ongoing contract negotiations with PBA team TNT KaTropa, which has kept the Filipino-American point guard away from practice. Gabby Cui, who serves as team manager for both Gilas …
Alcantara scores 5-peat at nat’l taekwondo competition
Mary Angeline Alcantara of Living Stones International School recently scored her fifth consecutive gold medal in the junior women’s bantamweight division during the 2020 Smart/MVP Sports Foundation/PLDT Home Ultera National Carlos Palanca, Jr. Taekwondo Championships at the SM Mall of Asia Music Hall in Pasay City. Other recent winners included Joshua Emmanuel Deita winning silver …
Negrense boxer knocked down in ABF title fight
By Adrian Stewart Co Toboso-born Merlito ‘Tiger’ Sabillo failed to clinch the Asian Boxing Federation flyweight belt after falling via technical knockout to Sho Kimura of Japan over the weekend at the Manila Arena. The loss was the Negrense fighter’s fourth consecutive defeat. In the opening round, Sabillo found himself cornered several times with …
2019-2020 MPBL Playoffs
Pampanga, San Juan win openers The Pampanga Giant Lanterns and San Juan Knights both opened the 2019/2020 Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League Lakan Cup playoffs with wins over the weekend. Pampanga scored a 71-64 win over the Bataan Risers while San Juan narrowly edged out Pasay Voyagers, 75-74. Levi Hernandez spearheaded Pampanga’s victory with 18 points …
2020 Philippine Collegiate Champions League
San Beda ousts UST San Beda University advanced to the next round of the 2020 Philippine Collegiate Champions League following their 77-68 win over the University of Santo Tomas (UST) on Saturday at the San Juan Arena. James Canlas led San Beda with 14 points, seven rebounds, seven assists, and four steals; while Peter Alfaro …
Phoenix centers out with injuries
The Phoenix Pulse Fuel Masters will open their 2020 PBA Philippine Cup, which is scheduled to begin on March 8, without centers Elvin Jake Pascual and Dave Marcelo. Pascual sustained an ACL injury while Marcelo recently underwent surgery. In addition to Calvin Abueva’s ongoing suspension, the Fuel Masters frontline is comprised of Bacolodnon center Justin …
Global Makati builds up squad
Striker Misagh Bahadoran leads the new Global Makati FC recruits ahead of the upcoming 2020 Philippines Football League. Bahadoran, who last played for Malaysia Super League club Perak FA, is joined by Jordan Jarvis, Andrew Esswin, Ziggy Ae, Nico Quintana, Ryan Jarvis, along with former Kaya FC-Iloilo midfielder Yannick Tuazon. The Makati City-based club earlier …