Pelicans survives Harden’s 41 to dominate Rockets sans Cousins
Solomon Hill hadn't been on the court for two minutes when he received a pass from Pelicans guard Jrue Holiday on the perimeter and decisively drained a 3-pointer.
Ilongga Maizo powers Petron over Foton in Superliga
Aiza Maizo-Pontillas finally stepped up for the Petron Blaze Spikers as they scored a 25-12, 25-10, 25-23 win over the Foton Tornadoes in the 2017 Belo-Philippine Superliga Invitational on Thursday at the San Juan Arena.
BUZZER BEATER
JUST as he promised, James Yap delivered a vintage performance as he led the Rain or Shine Elasto Painters to a great start in its title-retention bid in the 2017 Oppo PBA Commissioner’s Cup on Friday night.
Tigresses slaughters winless Lady Falcons in UAAP volley
The University of Santo Tomas Golden Tigresses got back to winning form in the UAAP Season 79 women’s volleyball tournament with a 25-12, 25-18, 22-25, 25-19 win over the Adamson University Lady Falcons on Saturday at the San Juan Arena.
Thompson explodes in first to lift Warriors over Magic
A tighter defense that gave Orlando trouble all night and another early scoring outburst from Klay Thompson have the Warriors feeling a lot better about their position in the West.
Bolts survives Floodbuster in PBA Comm’s Cup opener
The Meralco Bolts survived numerous fight backs by the Mahindra Floodbuster to score a 94-86 win at the start of the 2017 Oppo PBA Commissioner’s Cup on Friday at the Smart-Araneta Coliseum.
Feel the Game | El Presidente contra El Anciano Abuelo
DURING the early days of the PBA, I grew up watching the tandem of Mon Fernandez and Robert Jaworski give the Toyota franchise nine league titles. The elation escalates when those titles were at the expense of the Crispa Redmanizers. Together with Francis Arnaiz, they were the early versions of the Big Three. Toyota played under different names – Comets, Silver Tamaraws, Tamaraws, Super Diesels, Super Corollas and until the team folded at the end of the 1983 season as the Silver Coronas.
Ceres, Felda settle with scoreless draw
Ceres-Negros Football Club of the Philippines was forced to a scoreless draw by the gritty Felda United Football Club of Malaysia in the 2017 AFC Cup group stage at the Panaad Park and Stadium in Bacolod City.
Bacolodnon heads to Jr. NBA nat’l camp
A Bacolod City-based student is one of the 14 chosen to advance to the National Training Camp in Manila during the Visayas leg of the Jr. NBA/Jr. WNBA 2016 Regional Selection Camp at the Don Bosco Technology Center in Cebu City.
Heat nips Pelicans, 120-112
Goran Dragic played through a black eye and bloodied mouth to score 33 points, Hassan Whiteside had 20 points and 17 rebounds, and the Miami Heat beat the New Orleans Pelicans 120-112 on Wednesday night (Thursday in Manila).