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Meralco clobbers Terrafirma to lock up second seed

Meralco Bolts’ Alvin Pasaol during a PBA Governors’ Cup game. –PBA IMAGES MANILA, Philippines–Meralco played full throttle all of Saturday night to whip Terrafirma, 124-82, in the PBA Governors’ Cup. The Bolts raced to a 10-2 lead to open the contest at Ninoy Aquino Stadium in Manila and then never looked back, ultimately locking up…

Terrafirma stuns leader TNT for breakthrough first win

Terrfirma Dyip guard Stanley Pringle against TNT Tropang Giga defenders during a PBA Governors’ Cup game. –PBA IMAGES The third time was finally a charm for Terrafirma as it finally ended its winless slate in the PBA Governors’ Cup at the expense of Group A leader TNT, 84-72, Thursday at Ninoy Aquino Stadium. Stanley Pringle…

TNT deals Terrafirma another rout, eyes Converge payback

TNT import Rondae Hollis-Jefferson.–PBA IMAGES TNT ended the first round of the PBA Governors’ Cup in good spirits after winning four of five games despite dealing with banged bodies. And now coach Chot Reyes, Rondae Hollis-Jefferson and the Tropang Giga, who on Thursday produced a 107-89 defeat of the winless Terrafirma Dyip at Ninoy Aquino…

PBA: TNT rises to 4-1 after trouncing Terrafirma

TNT import Rondae Hollis-Jefferson.–PBA IMAGES MANILA, Philippines–TNT bucked the absence of Calvin Oftana to bring down a Terrafirma side that is also missing a key cog in Juami Tiongson, 107-89, Thursday and end the first round of the PBA Governors’ Cup with the share of the lead in Group A at Ninoy Aquino Stadium. Import…

Terrafirma struggling as Standhardinger deals with leadership woes

MARLO CUETO/INQUIRER.net Four games into the new season, Terrafirma is back to its old, horrendous self: Not a single victory to show for in the PBA Governors’ Cup. According to Christian Standhardinger, it’s simply a case of tough luck. Article continues after this advertisement “I mean, we lost like five players,” he told a pair…

Tough Terrafirma series ‘good grind’ for San Miguel

Coach Jorge Gallent during a huddle with the San Miguel Beermen in the PBA Philippine Cup quarterfinals against Terrafirma Dyip. –PBA IMAGES San Miguel Beer coach Jorge Gallent agrees that surviving Terrafirma may bode well for his talent-laden lineup now that it goes to the semifinals of the PBA Philippine Cup facing another underdog in…

Terrafirma shocks San Miguel to force do-or-die in playoffs

Terrrafirma guard Juami TIongson.–PBA IMAGES MANILA, Philippines–Terrafirma, against overwhelming odds, played with indomitable spirit all of Saturday to stun top-seeded San Miguel, 106-95, and drag the defending champion to a you-or-me clash in the PBA Philippine Cup quarterfinals. Cornerstone Juami Tiongson, top rookie pick Stephen Holt, and fit-again Isaac Go came up with big numbers…

As quarterfinals starts, Terrafirma seizes bold chance

Javi Gomez de Liano helps Terrafirma slip past NorthPort and into the PBA Philippine Cup quarterfinals. –PBA IMAGES Not content with just having ended its long PBA playoff drought, Terrafirma is not shy in saying that San Miguel Beer can be beaten. “To say that they’re San Miguel, I think that we’re not intimidated,” Javi…

Juami Tiongson shines to help Terrafirma avoid vacation

Terrafirma Dyip’s Juami Tiongson during a PBA Philippine Cup game MANILA, Philippines—Juami Tiongson played his first-ever knockout game in the PBA for Terrafirma on Wednesday for a slot in the Philippine Cup playoffs and he grabbed it by the throat. In the Dyip’s 106-94 win over Northport at Ninoy Aquino Stadium, Tiongson was under the…

Gomez de Liaño hopes playoff run earns Terrafirma respect

Javi Gomez de Liano helps Terrafirma slip past NorthPort and into the PBA Philippine Cup quarterfinals. –PBA IMAGES MANILA, Philippines—Javi Gomez de Liaño is on a mission and it’s not an easy one. After Terrafirma punched a ticket to the PBA Philippine Cup quarterfinals, Gomez de Liaño hopes the the Dyip’s current run to the…