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The Philippine Basketball (–foul word(s) removed–)ociation Board decided to shorten the current season of the league to give the National team Gilas Pilipinas more time to prepare for the 2014 FIBA World Cup in Spain. PBA Commissioner Chito Salud confirmed the said move and reported a target date of finishing the season, from the original … Read more
After being dethroned in the Philippine Cup, the Talk n’ Text looks for a bounce back conference, as the team is set to parade a NBA D-league standout to power them come Commissioners Cup. photo credit: nba.com According to Spin.ph the Tropang texters are bringing in Richard Howell, an under-sized power forward, who is playing … Read more
The call to shift the UAAP Juniors’ basketball tournament from first to second semester has got another essential backing after the Philippine youth team head coach himself Jamike Jarin expressed his support to the proposition. photo credit: Spin.ph (Jerome Ascano) Jarin, the Under 17 and Under 18 squad bench-tactician believes that the move of the … Read more
League-leading La Salle overcome a scare from Far Eastern University in the middle sets to hammer out a with a 25-11, 23-25, 25-20, 25-10 victory and remain undefeated after 10 matches in the UAAP volleyball tournament yesterday at the FilOil Flying V arena in San Juan. photo credit: gmanetwork.com (Jeff Venancio) Lethal-duo Mika Reyes and … Read more
For steering Oklahoma to the best record of loaded western conference, Thunder head coach Scott Brooks got the chance to call the shots anew for the West all-star team on February 16 at New Orleans. photo credit: washingtonpost.com With the win over the Portland yesterday, Brooks and the rest of the OKC secured the top … Read more
Though Kobe Bryant has already withdrawn himself from the All-Star, Los Angeles still made it official by announcing that the Black Mamba will have his knee re-examined again not earlier than three weeks from now. photo credit: ibtimes.com The Lakers, via their twitter account said on Tuesday (Wednesday PH time) that the injured superstar guard … Read more
Last conference champions Blackwater Sports Elite clinched the last playoff spot after whipping Cebuana Lhuillier Gems, 96-74 in the PBA D-league Aspirant’s Cup at the FilOil Flying V arena in San Juan. Blackwater Elite Sports (Photo: Inquirer.net/Nuki Sabio) The Elite broke the game wide open right at the end of the opening frame with a … Read more
Floyd Mayweather Jr. stood up the best fighter in 2013 by an American Boxing Organization yesterday. The controversial undefeated American boxer and pound-for-pound king tops the list of the 2013 elite boxers. Boxing Writers (–foul word(s) removed–)ociation of America named the undefeated Mayweather as the 2013 Fighter of the Year after two successful fights, a … Read more
After days of being an item online, GlobalPort officially signed the UAAP mentor Pido Jarencio to a two-year contract to take over the head coaching job for the Batang Pier. Photo credit: pba-online.net According to InterAksyon.com, the news was confirmed by no less than but the GlobalPort team owner Mikee Romero thru a telephone interview. … Read more
San Mig Coffee mixers now have the luxury to get acquainted well with its import prior to Commissioner’s Cup as their reinforcement for the next conference James Mays came earlier than of the other teams. Photo Credit: Sioux Falls Skyforce The 6’9 James Mays arrived in the country just this weekend with a personal threshold … Read more