By Adrian Stewart Co The NLEX Road Warriors survived a late comeback to secure a 100-97 win over the Rain or Shine Elasto Painters in the 2019 Honda PBA Commissioner’s Cup last night at the Smart Araneta Coliseum. After reaching a deadlock in the opening 12 minutes, NLEX went on a run in the second …
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Bacolod falls to Makati in the Maharlika League
By Adrian Stewart Co Bacolod Master Sardines suffered an 84-74 defeat to Makati Super Crunch in the ongoing Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League Lakan Cup last night at the San Juan Arena. Bacolod had a strong start and went up 18-12 on triples from Jopher Custodio but Makati responded with a run in the second frame …
2019 Thailand Open Sealect Tuna Championships
Negrense player called up to PHL volleyball squad By Adrian Stewart Co Angel Canino of Bacolod City was recently called up to join the Philippine women’s under-23 volleyball team and will compete in the 2019 Thailand Open Sealect Tuna Championships, which is scheduled to run from July 4 to 10. The Bacolodnon, a former Bacolod …
Teng leads Pasig over Caloocan in the Maharlika League
By Adrian Stewart Co Jeric Teng led the Pasig Sta. Lucia Realtors over the Caloocan Supremos earlier this week in the ongoing Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League Lakan Cup, winning 89-87 at the Valenzuela Astrodome. The former University of Santo Tomas standout scored 24 points on top of seven rebounds, five assists, and two blocks; while …
Creamline beats PacificTown-Army in the PVL
By Adrian Stewart Co The Creamline Cool Smashers came from a set down to pull off a 16-25, 25-16, 25-22, 25-16 win over the PacificTown-Army Lady Troopers earlier this week in the ongoing 2019 Premier Volleyball League Reinforced Conference at the San Juan Arena. Kuttika Kaewpin put away 19 points on 16 attacks and three …
2019 National Poomsae Championships
Negrense taekwondo athletes win gold By Adrian Stewart Co Negros Taekwondo Union-Tigers athletes recently took home six medals, including five golds, from the 2019 National Poomsae Championships, which took place at the SM Mall of Asia Entertainment Music Hall in Pasay City. Poomsae is comprised of basic attack and defense motions associated with the martial …
Magnolia mauls San Miguel in the Commissioner’s Cup
By Adrian Stewart Co The Magnolia Hotshots served up a 118-82 annihilation of the San Miguel Beermen last Wednesday in the 2019 Honda PBA Commissioner’s Cup at the Smart Araneta Coliseum. James Farr led the win with a double-double on 19 points and 18 rebounds; while Jiovani Jalalon provided 16 points, 10 assists, and seven …
Phoenix stops NorthPort’s PBA Commissioner’s Cup winning streak
By Adrian Stewart Co The Phoenix Pulse Fuel Masters put an end to NorthPort Batang Pier’s winning streak in the ongoing 2019 Honda PBA Commissioner’s Cup with a 97-87 win last night at the Smart Araneta Coliseum. Matthew Wright led the win with 28 points, including four triples; Richard Howell delivered a double-double on 18 …
Petron beats Foton in the PSL
By Adrian Stewart Co The Petron Blaze Spikers came back from two set down to score a 22-25, 16-25, 25-16, 25-17, 15-10 win over the Foton Tornadoes Blue Energy earlier this week in the 2019 Philippine SuperLiga All-Filipino Conference at the San Juan Arena. Frances Molina top-scored for Petron with 20 points on 15 attacks, …
Cignal HD-Ateneo wins D-League crown
By Adrian Stewart Co The Cignal HD-Ateneo Blue Eagles secured the 2019 PBA D-League title after defeating the CEU Scorpions, 3-1, in their best-of-five series. Cignal HD-Ateneo scored a 98-66 win in Game 4 last Tuesday night at the Ynares Sports Arena in Pasig City. Angelo Kouame earned a double-double with 18 points and 16 …