KINUMPIRMA na ni Olympics-qualifying national boxer Eumir Felix Marcial na tuloy na ang pag-akyat niya bilang professional boxer. “I will sure go with the best deal, the fairest deal,” sabi ni Marcial sa panayam ni Inquirer columnist Percy Della. Sinabi ng Tokyo Olympics-bound national middleweight boxer at 24-anyos na Zamboangeño na pipirma siya ng […]
THE game being the national pastime of many Filipinos, it is no small wonder that there have been many prominent athletes in local basketball history, whether it be in the collegiate, amateur/professional ranks or international competitions, since the sport was invented by Canadian James Naismith in Springfield, Massachusetts in December 1898. With the community home […]
KASAMA na si Filipino sensation Kai Sotto sa mga pinakabagong prospect na hindi muna maglalaro sa kolehiyo para makapaglaro sa NBA G League. Ang 7-foot-2 center na si Sotto ay maglalaro sa bagong G League squad na Southern California kasama ang iba pang prep stars na sina Jalen Green, Isaiah Todd at Daishen Nix ayon […]
The game being the national pastime of many Filipinos, it is no small wonder that there have been many notable athletes in local basketball history, whether it be in the collegiate, amateur/professional ranks or international competitions, since the sport was invented by Canadian James Naismith in Springfield, Massachusetts in December 1898. With the community home […]
SINABI ni National Basketball Association (NBA) Commissioner Adam Silver kamakailan na ang desisyon kung kailan magsisimula ang pro league ay posibleng gawin sa Hunyo kung saan isa o dalawang venue lamang ang gagamitin. Ang Orlando at Las Vegas ang nangunguna sa mga venue na posibleng gawin ang mga laro ng NBA. Pinangunahan ni Silver ang […]
NAGPAABOT ng kanilang tulong ang mga team owners sa mga tauhan ng Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League (MPBL) matapos na itigil nito ang mga laro bunga ng coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Nagbigay ang mga team owners ng tulong pinansyal sa mga empleyado ng liga magmula pa noong Abril 12, halos isang buwan matapos na iutos ng Pangulong […]
NAGTULUNGAN ang Barangay Ginebra Gin Kings players at coaches sa pag-repack ng mga face masks na ihahatid nito sa 16 ospital sa buong bansa para makatulong sa laban kontra coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic. Ang Gin Kings, sa pangunguna ng winningest coach sa kasaysayan ng Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) na si Tim Cone at star players Stanley […]
The more episodes of “The Last Dance” that I watch, the more I am convinced that Michael Jordan took things and perceived slights personally. He despises Isiah Thomas and called him an “a__hole” simply because Thomas’ “Bad Boys” Detroit Pistons would not shake hands with Jordan and the Bulls after their series-clinching victory in Game […]
Kasama ng free TV channel ng ABS-CBN at ng radio station nito na DZMM ay tumigil na rin sa pagsasaere ang ABS-CBN Sports channel S+A (Sports and Action) Martes ng gabi. Nauna rito ay naglabas ng “cease-and-desist order” ang National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) laban sa broadcast giant na napaso na nitong Lunes ang 25-taong prangkisa […]
PHILIPPINE basketball history is rich with legendary athletes from the 1900s to the present time. However, local hoop followers, whether the young from the Generation X or the new wave of millenials, know not much from the halcyon days of local basketball. Filipinos reigned supreme in the biennial Far Eastern Games (FEG), winning nine of […]
IAANUNSYO ng Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) ang magiging kapalaran ng 45th season nito ngayong Agosto matapos ang desisyon ng pamahalaan na ipagbawal ang mga sports events sa Metro Manila kapag inilagay ito sa general community quarantine (GCQ) bunga ng coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Sinabi ni PBA commissioner Willie Marcial sa Inquirer nitong Sabado ng gabi na […]