Tag: PBA
PBA open for expansion | Inquirer Sports – rezal404
FILE – PBA commissioner Willie Marcial. MANILA, Philippines—Being the top and most prestigious professional basketball league in the country, the PBA has never failed to draw interest from companies keen on joining the association. On Tuesday, PBA commissioner Willie Marcial revealed he is in talks with two parties “seriously considering” becoming the newest members of…
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Jeremiah Gray suffers knee injury in Ginebra’s final PBA on Tour win – rezal404
Jeremiah Gray goes down with a knee injury in Ginebra’s final PBA on Tour game. –PBA IMAGES MANILA, Philippines—Barangay Ginebra had a up and down the last game of the PBA on Tour on Sunday at Ynares Sports Center in Pasig. For one, the Gin Kings hung on until the final buzzer to give NLEX…
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Mike Nieto shows worth for Converge with solid PBA On Tour showing – rezal404
Converge FiberXers’ Mike Nieto. –PBA IMAGES MANILA, Philippines—Mike Nieto showed his worth in Converge’s commanding 113-84 win against Northport in the PBA on Tour on Friday. Nieto showed up big and affected all ends of the court with his all-around game of 19 points, 13 rebounds and seven assists, much to the delight of stand-in…
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Magnolia completes PBA on Tour sweep, weathers Terrafirma in physical match – rezal404
Magnolia Hotshots’ James Laput in the PBA on Tour. –PBA IMAGES MANILA, Philippines—Magnolia weathered a physical affair against Terrafirma to complete a sweep of the PBA on Tour with a 106-92 win at San Juan Arena on Wednesday. The Hotshots won all 11 of their preseason games, a feat that coach Chito Victolero wanted to…
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Sweeping PBA on Tour ‘will be an achievement,’ says Magnolia coach – rezal404
Magnolia guard Mark Barroca. PBA PICTURES MANILA, Philippines—There is no trophy for pulling off a perfect campaign in the PBA On Tour. Completing a preseason sweep, however, would still mean something as far as Magnolia coach Chito Victolero is concerned. “It will be an achievement. Like what I always tell them, this is the only…
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Almond Vosotros leads TNT to first win in PBA On Tour – rezal404
Almond Vosotros. PBA PICTURES MANILA, Philippines-TNT got big shots from 3×3 standout Almond Vosotros to defeat Phoenix, 96-88, and nail its first victory in the PBA On Tour on Wednesday at Ynares Sports Arena in Pasig City. Vosotros’ three that broke an 83-all tie with eight minutes left in the fourth quarter sparked a breakaway…
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San Miguel routes TNT; Jericho Cruz first player to be ejected in PBA on Tour – rezal404
San Miguel’s Jericho Cruz vs TNT’s Paul Varilla during a looseball play. -PBA PICTURES Jericho Cruz’s ejection for hitting Paul Varilla during a looseball situation marred San Miguel Beer’s skid-snapping 111-74 rout of winless TNT in the PBA On Tour held Friday at Ynares Sports Arena in Pasig City. Cruz became the first player to…
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Ginebra wins PBA 3×3 Season 3 Leg 1 title – rezal404
Barangay Ginebra rules Leg 1 of the PBA 3×3 First Conference Season 3. –PBA IMAGES Barangay Ginebra escaped San Miguel in overtime, 19-17, to rule Leg 1 of the PBA 3×3 First Conference Season 3 on Tuesday at Ayala Mall Manila Bay. Donald Gumaru delivered the game-winning deuce that clinched the Leg 1 title for…
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On cusp of PBA dream, security officer Dominick Fajardo has preferences – rezal404
Dominick Fajardo (with ball) is thinking security first in deciding basketball future. —PBA PICTURES Dominick Fajardo’s rise from an unknown former college player working as a security officer for NLEX into one of the Road Warriors’ best players in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) On Tour has been considered as one of the remarkable stories…
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Wilcon Depot team aims high in first PBA 3×3 stint – rezal404
Wilcon Depot 3×3 team for the PBA. – LANCE AGCAOILI MANILA, Philippines — Wilcon Depot will be the newest PBA 3×3 team as it joins the first leg of the league’s third season on July 3 and 4 at Ayala Malls Manila Bay. The team on Thursday announced that it will be joining the PBA…
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