November 18, 2024
Monday
THE defending Philippine Superliga (PSL) champion is Petron but I think it is the F2 Logistics team that should be considered the top seed and not Petron. This despite the fact that Petron opened its defense of the crown with a 25-22, 25-22, 25-21 straight set victory over the Generika Lifesavers. What happened is a […]
KINORONAHAN ni George Oconer ang sarili bilang bagong hari ng LBC Ronda Pilipinas habang ang kanyang koponan na Standard Insurance-Navy ay muling tinanghal na team champion sa 10th anniversary race ng event na nagtapos Miyerkules sa harap ng provincial capitol sa Vigan, Ilocos Sur. Nakontento ang 28-anyos na si Oconer na manatili sa likod ng […]
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 Nueva Ecija Rice Vanguards announced key additions to its team roster in the Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League (MPBL). Joining the newest franchise in the MPBL, awarded last December 2019 by no less that league founder Sen. Manny Pacquiao, are former University of the Philippines Fighting Maroons stars Juan Gomez De Liaño and Javier Gomez […]
NAKA-dyakpot ang Nueva Ecija Rice Vanguards dahil tiyak na may laban na ito sa muling pagsabak sa Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League (MPBL). Dahil ayaw madehado sa susunod na season ng ligang itinayo ni Senador Manny Pacquiao ay tinitiyak ng mga mastermind ng Rice Vanguards na sina Palayan City Mayor Rianne Cuevas at head coach Charles […]
NAKUHA ni Daniel Ven Cariño ng Go for Gold ang kanyang unang lap victory matapos magwagi sa Stage Eight ng LBC Ronda Pilipinas 10th anniversary race na nagsimula sa Nueva Ecija Capitol sa Palayan City at nagtapos sa Burnham Park sa Baguio City nitong Lunes. Tinapos ni Daniel Ven Cariño ang 170.6 kilometrong Palayan-Baguio stage […]
THE Milwaukee Bucks finished the month of February with a 10-2 record. Bucks franchise maker Giannis Antetokuonmpo became the second player in NBA history to average 25 points and 15 rebounds for a month without losing a single game he played, joining Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, who turned in the trick in March 1973 while with the […]
IT looks like the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA), which opens its 45th season on March 8 at the Smart Araneta Coliseum, is heading for a turnaround this year. At least that is what PBA chairman Ricky Vargas said at the media presscon hosted by the league recently at the Conrad Hotel, an opportunity that I […]