By ADRIAN STEWART CO The Farm Fresh Foxies kicked off their 2025 PVL Reinforced Conference campaign with a strong four-set victory over the Nxled Chameleons, 22-25, 25-23, 25-19, 25-21, at the City of Dasmariñas Arena in Cavite on Thursday night, October 9. Negros Occidental’s Talisay City native libero Alyssa Bertolano stood out as the Foxies’ defensive anchor, …
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UNO-R, Bobcats, Kap Udol, DRFI rule 3X3 basketball tourney
By ADRIAN STEWART CO Champions rose from every division in the 1st Mayor Greg Gasataya 3×3 Basketball Tournament at the Villamonte Gymnasium and Covered Court, drawing Bacolod’s top young athletes and basketball enthusiasts for two days of intense competition. Leading the charge, the UNO-R Rams, Bobcats, Kap Udol, and DRFI emerged as champions in the …
Trollano owns up to costly turnover in San Miguel loss
Don Trollano had already set up the San Miguel Beermen for an epic comeback against the NLEX Road Warriors in their PBA Philippine Cup title defense. Trollano drained a crucial four-point shot to put the defending champions within one point with 11 seconds left on the clock. But his late-game heroics would later be put …
Rain or Shine’s Gabe Norwood to retire after PBA Season 50 PH Cup
Rain or Shine’s Gabe Norwood will be retiring after the PBA Season 50 Philippine Cup. The two-time PBA Champion and 11-time All-Star made the announcement through the team’s Instagram Reel. In the same Reel, he also reflected on how basketball impacted his whole life. Norwood, now 40 years old, was drafted by the team in …
Alarcon sparks UP past Ateneo in UAAP
By ADRIAN STEWART CO Negrense Harold Alarcon took charge when it mattered most as the University of the Philippines (UP) Fighting Maroons stunned the previously unbeaten Ateneo de Manila University Blue Eagles, 83-69, in the UAAP Season 88 men’s basketball tournament at the SM Mall of Asia Arena in Pasay City on Wednesday night, October 8. …
Casinillo, Perpetual Help stun Mapua in NCAA
By ADRIAN STEWART CO The University of Perpetual Help Altas kept their spotless record intact after defeating defending champion Mapua University Cardinals, 75-65, in the NCAA Season 101 men’s basketball tournament at the Playtime FilOil Centre in San Juan City on Wednesday, October 8. Bacolodnon Leobert Andrew Casinillo provided a season-high 13 points, with three outside …
Bolick-less NLEX upsets San Miguel
The NLEX Road Warriors scored an upset win against the San Miguel Beermen, 85-84, on Wednesday, October 8, at the Ynares Sports Center in Antipolo. Despite the absence of Robert Bolick, who fled to the US due to his father’s passing, NLEX managed to take down the defending champions through the efforts of Jonnel Policarpio, …
Abueva fires career-high 41 as Titan Ultra stuns Meralco
The Titan Ultra Giant Risers went hard against the Meralco Bolts to emerge victorious in their PBA debut on Wednesday, October 8, at the Ynares Center. Calvin Abueva erupted for a new career-high of 41 points to lift Titan past Meralco, 100-96, to open their Season 50 Philippine Cup Campaign. He came up big for …
Soyud, Akari bow to ZUS in PVL
By ADRIAN STEWART CO Despite a stellar performance from Negrense Christine Joy Soyud, the Akari Power Chargers fell short against the ZUS Coffee Thunderbelles, 24-26, 25-23, 17-25, 26-24, 15-7, in an import-less opening day of the 2025 PVL Reinforced Conference at the Ynares Center in Montalban, Rizal on Tuesday night, October 7. Soyud powered Akari …
Nacario rules MassKaralympics race in Bacolod
By ADRIAN STEWART CO Adrian Nacario of Team Go For Gold emerged as the overall champion in the MassKaralympics and KambyaDos Racing Team MTB XCO Race 2025, ruling the Open Category held at the Manggahan Playground XCO Course in Bacolod City’s Barangay Granada. The Iloilo City native outpedaled more than 250 cyclists from Bacolod, Negros …