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Ateneo clinches Final Four berth

Ateneo Blue Eagles in the UAAP Season 87 women’s basketball tournament game against FEU Lady Tamaraws. –UAAP PHOTO Ateneo completed the UAAP Season 87 women’s basketball Final Four cast after eliminating Far Eastern University, 85-70, on Saturday at Smart Araneta Coliseum. With their third consecutive victory, the Blue Eagles improved to 7-5 and extinguished the…

TNT secures semifinals berth, ousts NLEX

TNT Tropang Giga import Rondae Hollis-Jefferson during the PBA Governors’ Cup quarterfinals game against NLEX Road Warriors. –PBA IMAGES TNT played splendid basketball right from the jump on Tuesday night to score a 125-96 victory over NLEX and secure its passage into the PBA Governors’ Cup semifinals. The Tropang Giga rode the hot hands of…

Magnolia shuts down NorthPort to clinch playoffs berth

Magnolia Hotshots’ Aris Dionisio during a PBA Governors’ Cup game. –MARLO CUETO/INQUIRER.net MANILA, Philippines–Magnolia stifled NorthPort Friday night, 110-94, to get back on track in style and clinch a playoff spot in the PBA Governors’ Cup. Aris Dionisio played the finest basketball of his life, scoring career-best 30 points on a franchise-best nine triples to…

Meralco whips NorthPort, clinches quarters berth and tows TNT along

Meralco Bolts’ Chris Banchero during a PBA Governors’ Cup game. –PBA IMAGES Meralco welcomed back its key players from injuries and looked even better on Saturday night, whipping NorthPort, 114-104, to book a quarterfinal berth in the PBA Governors’ Cup. With Cliff Hodge and Raymond Almazan back in harness, the Bolts rolled to their sixth…

Meralco beats NorthPort to secure playoffs berth

Meralco Bolts’ Chris Banchero during a PBA Governors’ Cup game. –PBA IMAGES Meralco made the most out of its roster improvement on Saturday night, defeating NorthPort, 114-104, and assuring itself a quarterfinal berth in the PBA Governors’ Cup. Led by Chris Banchero, and the returning Cliff Hodge and Raymond Almazan, the Bolts rolled to their…

Tropang Giga, Bolts with chance to dispute first playoff berth

TNT defenders swarm Meralco import KJ McDaniels. –PBA IMAGES The result of Wednesday’s second round meeting between NorthPort and Converge could determine if either TNT or Meralco will become the first team to secure a quarterfinal seat in the PBA Governors’ Cup. TNT and Meralco are tied for the lead in Group A at 5-1…

San Miguel nears sweep of Rain or Shine, finals berth

San Miguel Beermen guard CJ Perez.–PBA IMAGES DASMARINAS, Cavite—San Miguel Beer moved on the cusp of sweeping Rain or Shine in their PBA Philippine Cup semifinal series after securing a 117-107 victory Wednesday at Dasmarinas City Arena here. June Mar Fajardo wasn’t as imposing as he was in the first two games, but the luxury…

Magnolia beats Terrrafirma clinch quarterfinals berth

Magnolia Hotshots’ Ian Sangalang in the PBA Philippine Cup. –PBA IMAGES Magnolia played steely nerves down the stretch on Friday night to turn back Terrafirma, 108-100, and clinch a spot in the next round of the PBA Philippine Cup. The Hotshots’ old reliables came through in the final four minutes of the contest at PhilSports…

Dyip exhaust rare chance at playoff berth, battle Hotshots

Terrafirma Dyip’s Stephen Holt in the PBA Philippine Cup. –PBA IMAGES Unbeaten San Miguel Beer and fellow title contender Barangay Ginebra will finally have some company in the quarterfinals by the end of Friday’s PBA Philippine Cup doubleheader. One of them could be the all-Filipino tournament’s current underdog story in Terrafirma, the perennial cellar-dweller which…

Gen-San pug shoots for Paris berth

Criztian Pitt Laurente (photo above) takes time off money fights to chase Olympic glory. —PHOTO FROM CRIZTIAN LAURENTE/FACEBOOK Criztian Pitt Laurente will undergo a changeover in fighting style as he pursues a slot for Team Philippines in the 2024 Paris Olympics. The unbeaten 24-year-old pro from General Santos City is back with the national boxing…