July 01, 2026
Wednesday
EXCITEMENT heightens in the 28th FIBA Asia Men’s Basketball Championship in Changsa, Hunan province in the People’s Republic of China with various scenarios for Team Pilipinas and the other teams still in the hunt for a quarterfinal berth going into today’s final playdate of the second-round competitions. Today’s six-game bill features Palestine vs. defending FIBA […]
CHIANG Kai Shek College exacted revenge against Hope Christian High School last Sunday with an emphatic 75-57 victory in the Group A finals of the 2015 Filipino Chinese Amateur Athletic Federation high school basketball tournament that was witnessed by a mammoth crowd at the CKSC Main Gym in Tondo, Manila. It was the Blue Dragons’ […]
MY heart beats for the Philippines to romp away with the upcoming FIBA Asia Men’s Basketball Championship for its first title since the 1985 edition when the country banked on Americans Jeff Moore and Dennis Still as its naturalized recruits to sweep the competitions in Ipoh, Malaysia. But then again… The biennial tournament in Changsa, […]
NEXT week’s FIBA Asia Men’s Basketball Championship in Changsa-Hunan, People’s Republic of China is the 28th of its kind. However, the biennial tournament was known by a different name during its inaugural competitions in 1960 when the Philippines played host for the first time. Until 2005, it was called the Asian Basketball Confederation (ABC) tournament. […]
THE 28th renewal of the FIBA Asia Men’s Basketball Championship is fast approaching. The biennial competition featuring 16 countries will be held from September 23 to October 3 in Changsa, Hunan province in the People’s Republic of China. This marks the third time in four editions that powerhouse China will be hosting the FIBA Asia […]
HISTORY will be made when the Queen City of the South that is Cebu City plays host to the 1st Asia Pacific University Games (APUG) from December 3-9 this year. The inaugural APUG festivities are being organized by the Federation of School Sports Association of the Philippines (FESSAP) in partnership with the Commission on Higher […]
DILIMAN Preparatory School College of the Philippines walked the tightrope before eking out a thrilling 70-67 victory over Bangkok University of Thailand in the men’s basketball finals of the 10th Universiti Institut Teknologi MARA (UiTM) International Sports Fiesta held in Shah Alam in Selangor, Malaysia recently. It was one of two gold medals won by […]
TODAY’S column honors the greatest Filipino basketball player of all time, Carlos (Caloy) Loyzaga, who marks his 85th birthday on August 29. To chronicle Loyzaga’s cage exploits is to immortalize Philippine basketball’s most glorious moments during the 1950s and 1960s. A rarity for his ability to play all three play positions – center, guard and […]
THE race for the combined 16 playoff berths in the twin divisions – Juniors and Seniors – of the 2015 Milcu Got Skills Basketball Elite Showcase has gotten tougher and more interesting. The weekend menu of games may yet provide a clearer picture of which teams will qualify for the postseason party in the three-month […]
“YES, we can” is the battle slogan of the ultra-young Philadelphia High School Juniors team as it embarks on an ambitious journey in the 2015 Filipino-Chinese Amateur Athletic Federation (PCAAF) basketball tournament. The five-week high school competitions for players age 18 and below will get underway on Saturday, August 22, with the traditional opening rites […]
THE 2015 Milcu Elite Showcase basketball tournament is midway through the elimination round of both the Juniors Division (age 16 and under) and Seniors Division (age 25 and under) with the crowds at game venues Enderun Colleges at the Bonifacio Global City in Taguig, Philadelphia High School along Talayan Village in Quezon City and AMA […]