By Adrian Stewart Co The NLEX Road Warriors nearly wasted a double-digit lead before hanging on to secure a 105-99 win over the Meralco Bolts last night in the 2019 PBA Governors’ Cup at the Smart Araneta Coliseum. JR Quinahan caught fire from outside with five triples to finish with 19 points for NLEX, while …
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Basilan-St. Clare advances to D-League finals
BRT Sumisip Basilan-St. Clare Saints advanced to the 2019 PBA D-League Foundation Cup finals following their 73-59 over the CEU Scorpions last Thursday at the Ynares Sports Arena in Pasig City. Joshua Fontanilla tallied 15 points, four rebounds, four assists, three steals, and two blocks; while Chris Dumapig chipped in 11 markers and six rebounds. …
UST, DLSU, FEU go 3-0 in UAAP women’s beach volleyball
The University of Santo Tomas (UST), De La Salle University (DLSU), and Far Eastern University (FEU) each went 3-0 following recent wins in the ongoing 82nd UAAP women’s beach volleyball season. UST’s Babylove Barbon and Gen Eslapor scored a 21-4, 21-8 win over Andrea Abian and Chlea dela Fuente of National University (NU); DLSU’s Ernestine …
DLSZ beats Adamson in UAAP girls’ volleyball
De La Salle Santiago Zobel School (DLSZ) needed five sets to beat Adamson University in the 82nd UAAP girls’ volleyball season with Lorien Gamboa of Silay City leading the 28-26, 25-21, 22-25, 7-25, 15-8 win. The transfer from St. John’s Institute top-scored for DLSZ with 19 points, while Irah Anika Jaboneta of Antique chipped in …
Tay Tung joins Bacolod City volleyball tournament this weekend
Bacolod Tay Tung High School will be competing in the 4th Brother’s Cup Volleyball Collegiate Invitational this weekend at the University of St. La Salle (USLS) covered court in Bacolod City. “We know that this will be a challenge because we will be going up against collegiate teams,” said Tay Tung assistant coach Biboy Calamba. …
EAC snaps 10-game NCAA losing streak, beats SSC-R
San Beda secures semifinal berth Emilio Aguinaldo College (EAC) snapped a 10-game losing streak in the 95th NCAA men’s basketball season yesterday with a 79-75 win over San Sebastian College-Recoletos (SSC-R) at the San Juan Arena. The victory, however, was not flawless as they squandered a 12-point advantage and allowed SSC-R to tie up the …
Donaire fights for unification belt in November
By Adrian Stewart Co Nonito Donaire, Jr. is scheduled to face Japanese boxer Naoya Inoue on November 7 at the Saitama Super Arena in Japan in a bantamweight unification title fight comprised of both World Boxing Association (WBA) super world bantamweight and International Boxing Federation world bantamweight belts. “I know that Naoya Inoue is the …
Motolite sweeps Chef’s Classics in the Open Conference
The Motolite Power Builders scored a 25-19, 25-23, 25-22 sweep over the Chef’s Classics Red Spikers in the ongoing 2019 Premier Volleyball League Open Conference last Wednesday at the San Juan Arena. Diana Carlos spearheaded the win with 26 points on 23 attacks, two blocks, and a service ace; while Bacolodnon middle blocker Jessma Ramos …
Mintah scores four in Kaya FC’s win over PAF
Striker Jordan Mintah earned a poker and scored four goals in Kaya FC-Iloilo’s recent 5-0 win over Philippine Air Force FC in the 2019 Philippines Football League at the Iloilo Sports Complex. His first goal came in the 14th minute, which would be the only point scored in the first half. Into the second half, …
2019 SEA Games
Barangay Ginebra dominates basketball roster Barangay Ginebra San Miguel talents dominate the Philippine men’s national team that will be competing in the upcoming 2019 Southeast Asian Games, which is scheduled to begin on November 30 in the Philippines. The Barangay Ginebra players picked for the squad include Gregory Slaughter, Japeth Aguilar, Stanley Pringle, Earl Scottie …