April 25, 2024
Thursday
JA-WOR-SKI. JA-WOR-SKI. One of the greatest players in Philippine basketball history, Robert (Sonny) Jaworski, marks his 74th birthday on Sunday, March 8. Greatness came early for The Big J, the son of a Polish father and a Filipino mother who as teenager was already making waves not only in the local cage scene but also […]
THE Philippines’ quest for a ticket to the expanded 32-team FIBA Basketball World Cup in the People’s Republic of China next year took a huge hit when the Filipinos suffered heartbreaking defeats against Kazakhstan (November 30, 92-88) and the Islamic Republic of Iran (December 3, 78-70 ) at the Mall of Asia Arena in Window […]
I HAVE a question: How come the country’s legendary basketball great Carlos (Caloy) Loyzaga is not yet in the FIBA Hall of Fame, even on a posthumous basis? Loyzaga, a bull-strong, do-everything 6-foot-3 cager (considered a big man during his era), was a rarity in that he could play all three positions – center, forward […]
Laro Ngayon (Mall of Asia Arena) 7:30 p.m. Pilipinas vs Japan MAGBABALIK-aksyon si Jayson Castro para sa Gilas Pilipinas na haharapin muli ang Japan para sa pagpapatuloy ng FIBA Basketball World Cup 2019 Asian Qualifiers sa Mall of Asia Arena, Pasay City ngayong gabi. Si Castro, ang star point guard ng koponan at kinikilala bilang […]
WHEREAS it used to be the qualifying tournament to the FIBA Basketball World Cup (formerly the World Basketball Championship) or Summer Olympics, the ongoing FIBA Asia Cup (named as such for the first time after being called the Asian Basketball Confederation and FIBA Asia Championship in the past) being staged at the Nouhad Nawfal Stadium […]