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The Rain or Shine Coffee Mixers defeated the San Mig Coffee Mixers with the final score of 81-74 during the Game 5 of the PBA Philipine Cup Finals held at the Smart Araneta Coliseum on Sunday, February 23, 2014. Gilas Pilipinas mainstay Jeff Chan topscored for the Elasto Painters as he scored 24 of his … Read more
As part of their build up for the coming mid-season tournament, which tips off on March 6, three PBA teams joined the 2014 Cebu Charter Day Cup Invitational Basketball Tournament that started on Friday at Cebu Coliseum. Defending Commissioner’s Cup champion Alaska, Talk n’ Text and Global Port are participating in this short, three-day competition, … Read more
Few weighty player movements, which include an all-star, a former first round pick and some veterans have beaten the NBA trade deadline on Friday (PH time). photo credit: http://www.philly.com/ Biggest deal was the transfer of Danny Granger from Indiana to Philadelphia in exchange for wingman Evan Turner and hard-working Lavoy Allen. Turner will provide a … Read more
Following a short but sweet five-game stint in the Philippine Cup, veteran Danny Ildefonso was signed by Meralco Bolts with a rest of the season contract extension on Tuesday. photo credit: Sports5/Paolo Papa Ildefonso, who played for 15 years for SMB/Petron franchise, inked a one-conference deal with Meralco on January but the 6’5 big man … Read more
San Mig Coffee employed a smothering defense down the stretch as the Mixers held off Rain or Shine with a thrilling, 77-76 victory to seize a weighty 2-1 lead in their PLDT Home DSL Philippine Cup finals series on Wednesday at the Smart Araneta Coliseum. Photo Credit: Interaksyon.com The Mixers just simply outworked the Elasto … Read more
Looking for a solid inside presence, Barako Bull got the services of Devon Dwayne Chism to power their campaign in the coming Commissioner’s Cup. The Energy Mixers is set to parade one of the most prolific import in the the Commissioner’s Cup 2014. Devon Dwayne Chism (photo credit: shamsports.com) The former NBA D-league player, who … Read more
The Game 3 of the All-Filipino Cup Finals will be held a few minutes from now as the Rain or Shine Elasto Painters will try to avenge their Game 2 loss in the Best-of-seven Finals after they lost in Game 2 last Sunday. Here’s our Live Coverage of Game 3: San Mig vs. RoS: Scores: … Read more
Far Eastern University baby Tamaraws’ standout Richard Escoto committed to play college ball for the school’s seniors team this coming UAAP season. Photo credit: Richard Escoto FB Page The decision of the 6’6 big man to stay in the FEU camp was bared by Coach Nash Racela. “He made a decision to stay with FEU,” … Read more
Rain or Shine and San Mig Coffee try to take the lead in their best-of-seven series when the finals protagonists collide again in the game three of the PLDT Home DSL Philippine Cup today at the Smart Araneta Coliseum. photo credit: http://sports.inquirer.net/ The finals affair turned out to be a virtual best-of-five now after the … Read more
Petron Blaze will not just change its name back to San Miguel but it will also have a major revamp in its line up come Commissioner’s Cup as the Boosters acquired veteran guard Sol Mercado and forward Rico Maierhofer via block-buster four-team, seven-player trade approved by PBA on Tuesday. photo credit: www.pba-online.net (NUKI SABIO) On … Read more