June 18, 2026
Thursday
IN an era where one-and-done (only one year in college then onto the pros) is the norm, basically as a result of the current collective bargaining agreement struck by the U.S. professional league National Basketball Association (NBA) and its player union which states that a player must be at least 19 years old and one […]
THE 81st renewal of the U.S. National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I men’s basketball tournament came to a conclusion on Tuesday with the Virginia Cavaliers downing the Texas Tech Red Raiders, 85-77, in overtime in the title game at the U.S. Bank Stadium in Minneapolis, Minnesota. It was the nationally second-ranked Cavaliers’ first-ever national […]
PBA’s first playdate TRADITIONALLY, April 9 has been a “red-colored” national holiday in the Philippines as we Filipinos commemorate the fall of Bataan to the invading Japanese military forces during the four-year World War II hostilities. During my younger days, the holiday was called “Bataan Day.” Now it’s called “Araw ng Kagitingan.” In sports, […]
AND then there are four teams remaining. The Final Four doubleheader of the 2019 U.S. National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I men’s basketball tournament will be held over the weekend at the U.S. Bank Stadium in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The national semifinal matchups to be held on Saturday, April 7 (Manila time) , will feature the […]
WITH my fave Los Angeles Lakers out of the National Basketball Association (NBA) playoffs for the sixth year in a row despite the presence of free-agent acquisition LeBron James, who will be missing his first postseason activity since his pro sophomore campaign in 2005 after consecutive trips to the NBA Finals in the past eight […]
THE 13th Filipino Chinese Schools Alliance Basketball League (FCSABL) came to a rousing end over the weekend with Philippine Sun Yat Sen High School and MGC New Life Christian Academy topping their respective divisions in the one-game finals held at the Philippine Chen Kuang High School gym. Philippine Sun Yat Sen High School defeated […]
AS great as Shaquille O’Neal (28,596), Moses Malone (27,409), Elvin Hayes (27,313), Hakeem Olajuwon (26,946) and Oscar Robertson (26,710) had been during their heyday, none of them breached the 30,000-point barrier during their distinguished careers in the National Basketball Association (NBA). In NBA regular-season annals, only seven men have collected at least 30,000 career points. […]
IF it’s any consolation to the Lakers Nation, the top four all-time leading scorers in National Basketball Association (NBA) regular-season history have suited up the colors of the Los Angeles Lakers at one time their distinguished pro career. The Fantastic Four are Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Karl Malone, Kobe Bryant and now LeBron James, who surpassed His […]
HE may be a polarizing figure in Philippine basketball history during his heyday. But love him or hate him, Robert (Sonny) Jaworski is one of the legendary cagers that the country has ever produced. The son of a Polish father and a Filipino mother, Jaworski, who turns 73 on March 8, starred for the University […]
THIS is an open letter to my 16-year-old son Justin Miguel. Son, Yesterday (March 4) marked the fourth anniversary of your love affair with the sport of basketball. On March 4, 2015, you, a reed-thin, 5-foot-1 kid who had just completed your Grade 6 exams at Betty Go Belmonte Elementary school, tried your luck in […]
THERE is a new king on the throne. Philippine Cultural College dethroned Saint Jude Catholic School with a thrilling 64-62 victory in Game Two to sweep the best-of-three finals in the 18-Under Boys Juniors Division of the 6th Philippine Ching Yuen Athletic Association (PCYAA) basketball competitions held at the Uno High School gym in Tondo, […]