Ginebra shuts down Meralco to win quarterfinals Game 1

Barangay Ginebra Gin Kings’ Justin Brownlee tries to get past Meralco Bolts’ stingy defense during the PBA Governors’ Cup quarterfinals Game 1. –PBA IMAGES Barangay Ginebra repelled Meralco’s comeback in the fourth quarter to get a 99-92 win in Game 1 of their best-of-five quarterfinal series in the PBA Governors’ Cup Thursday at Ninoy Aquino…

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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…

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PVL: Creamline shuts down Farm Fresh challenge for 4-0 record

Michele Gumabao and the Creamline Cool Smashers in the PVL All-Flipino Conference. -MARLO CUETO/INQUIRER.net MANILA, Philippines — The Creamline Cool Smashers needed to stave off young Farm Fresh Foxies, 25-21, 21-25, 25-20, 25-22, to extend their unbeaten run to four games in the 2023 Premier Volleyball League (PVL) All-Filipino Conference on Tuesday at FilOIl EcoOil…

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South Korea coach shuts down ‘hype’ over teenage US-born forward – rezal404

South Korea’s coach Colin Bell leaves a press conference at Sydney Football Stadium on July 24, 2023, on the eve of the Women’s World Cup football match between South Korea and Colombia. (Photo by FRANCK FIFE / AFP) South Korea coach Colin Bell is desperate to protect 16-year-old United States-born attacker Casey Phair from “hype”…

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