Tag: PBA
Nelle gets prep time with Gilas hero and PBA legend Alapag
La Salle guard Evan Nelle shoots past UP defenders in Game 1 of the UAAP men’s basketball finals. –MARLO CUETO/INQUIRER.net Having won collegiate titles for two different schools in two different leagues, Evan Nelle is poised to enter the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) with a different kind of edge in hand. Interestingly, that’s not the…
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Slam dunk champ among NBA vets signed for PBA Governors’ Cup
FILE–Former NBA player Glenn Robinson III will suit up for the Magnolia Hotshots in the PBA Governors’ Cup. –Jonathan Bachman/Getty Images/AFP Three PBA teams have secured the services of imports who they hope would match up well with Justin Brownlee and future counterparts ahead of the season-opening Governors’ Cup that tips off on Aug. 18.…
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Caelan Tiongson finally takes his shot in the PBA
Caelan Tiongson, playing for Strong Group Athletics in the Jones Cup, is one of the aspirants in this year’s PBA Rookie Draft. –SGA PHOTO Caelan Tiongson once set aside his basketball career for a regular job back in the United States, but is now looking at taking the next step of playing in the PBA.…
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After soaring into PBA lore, Newsome hopes to make the same impact for Gilas Pilipinas
Meralco Bolts’ Chris Newsome during Game 6 of the PBA Philippine Cup Finals.–MARLO CUETO/INQUIRER.net Last week saw Chris Newsome weave himself into PBA lore with a shot that ended Meralco’s long wait for a championship. But next week will see Newsome test himself once more against some of the best international basketball has to offer,…
Read MoreQuinto, the boy who dreamed, finally a PBA champion
Meralco’s Bong Quinto recently paid a visit to the grave of his father and brought an item to show that he has arrived as a champion basketball player. That was a championship shirt of the Bolts’ run in the PBA Philippine Cup, the culmination of a lifelong dream for Quinto, one which he obviously shared…
Read MoreLassiter says losing in PBA Finals worse than missing record
San Miguel Beermen’s Marcio Lassiter during Game 6 of the PBA Philippine Cup finals against Meralco Bolts. –MARLO CUETO/INQUIRER.net MANILA, Philippines—Marcio Lassiter missed out on some big stuff in the PBA Philippine Cup Finals. For one, Lassiter and San Miguel fell short of defending its title against Meralco, which won its first PBA title after…
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Yoyong Martires, Olympian and PBA legend, passes away
Yoyong Martires.–Photo from E.A.T Facebook MANILA, Philippines–Rosalio “Yoyong” Martires, one of the pioneer stars of the PBA and a member of the last Philippine basketball team to play in the Olympics before venturing into showbiz and politics, died at the age of 77. His family announced his passing Wednesday, reportedly due to complications from pneumonia.…
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It’s Meralco’s time to win PBA title
San Miguel Beer center June Mar Fajardo during Game 6 of the PBA Philippine Cup Finals.–MARLO CUETO/INQUIRER.net MANILA, Philippines—June Mar Fajardo, as expected, displayed grace in defeat after a rare PBA Finals loss by the San Miguel Beermen in the Philippine Cup on Sunday. Fajardo, a 10-time PBA champion, made sure to give credit where…
Read More After very long wait, Bolts now belong in company of PBA immortals
Chris Newsome –MARLO CUETO/INQUIRER.net At long last, the Meralco Bolts, perhaps the team with the most number of heartbreaks in terms of chasing a PBA championship, were able to write a happy ending to this story. And it took one of the longest-tenured players in franchise history to deliver the winning shot that announced Meralco’s…
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Finals MVP Chris Newsome leads Meralco breakthrough PBA title
PBA Finals MVP Chris Newsome delivers Meralco’s first-ever PBA championship.–MARLO CUETO/INQUIRER.net MANILA, Philippines–Chris Newsome finally entered hallowed basketball grounds on Sunday night, delivering Meralco’s first-ever PBA title at the expense of erstwhile defending champion San Miguel. The two-way guard delivered the finishing blow of the 80-78 Game 6 victory at Smart Araneta Coliseum, capping off…
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