Category: basketball
Don Trollano earns Mr. Quality Minutes honor at PBA PC Awards
San Miguel Beer’s Don Trollano will be honored as Mr. Quality Minutes when the PBA Press Corps holds its 31st Annual Awards Night on October 13 at Novotel Manila. The 33-year-old guard averaged 9.4 points, 4.1 rebounds, and 1.2 assists off the bench in Season 49, helping the Beermen regain the Philippine Cup championship. He
I have more to give, says Abueva after career-high
ANTIPOLO—Calvin Abueva pounded the center court of Ynares Center on Wednesday before raising his finger up in the sky after a performance that propelled Titan Ultra to a winning start to its PBA voyage. Beyond giving the league’s newest ballclub a 100-96 victory over the Meralco Bolts in the Philippine Cup here, Abueva also showed
Choco Mucho logs deleted win over Belen, Capital1
MONTALBAN—With the imports unable to make their mark, the locals took their chance to hog the spotlight on opening night. Bella Belen, the most anticipated rookie in the Premier Volleyball League, delivered everything Capital1 could’ve hoped for—and more. But even her spectacular debut wasn’t enough to stop Choco Mucho’s balance and veteran resolve. In a
PBA: NLEX rallies past San Miguel sans Robert Bolick
ANTIPOLO—NLEX bucked the absence of Robert Bolick to pull off a come-from-behind 85-84 victory over defending champion San Miguel Beer on Wednesday at Ynares Center here. Jonnel Policarpio, JB Bahio, Brandon Ramirez and Kevin Alas were among those instrumental in the Road Warriors’ fightback from a double-digit deficit that spoiled the start of the Beermen’s
UAAP: Frustration builds for Adamson after another late collapse
UAAP SCHEDULE: Season 88 basketball tournament MANILA, Philippines—This early in the UAAP Season 88 men’s basketball tournament, Adamson’s tendency to falter in the clutch has surfaced more times than the Soaring Falcons would like. That flaw showed up again on Wednesday at Mall of Asia Arena, where the Falcons fell short against National University, 56-54.
Munzon tempers expectations as Titan makes debut
Debuts and defenses take center stage on the second game day of the PBA’s 50th season, which heads to Ynares Center in Antipolo on Wednesday. Titan Ultra makes its big-league debut at 5 p.m. against Meralco, while San Miguel Beer launches its Philippine Cup title defense at 7:30 p.m. against NLEX. While San Miguel’s campaign
Barroca finds himself under ex-tormentor
A lot can change in a year. Ten years? That’s a lifetime in basketball. Just ask Mark Barroca. It was 2015, and the then-Star Hotshots were clawing for survival in the Philippine Cup quarterfinals. Every possession counted, every inch covered. And then, the moment that’s haunted Barroca for years—he coughed up a crucial turnover, the
B.League: Dwight Ramos, Ray Parks go off in separate wins
MANILA, Philippines—Dwight Ramos led Levanga Hokkaido to their first win in the 2025-26 B.League season over the weekend. Ramos exploded for 29 points as Hokkaido clipped Nagoya, 81-77, on Sunday at IG Arena. READ: B.League: Ex-NBA big man joins Dwight Ramos at Levanga 本日のヒーローは我らが #ドワイト・ラモス 🇵🇭✨終始多彩な得点と冷静さでチームを牽引し、本日29得点🤯 10/5(日) 名古屋戦 GAME2 見逃し配信📡 https://t.co/zFziWBpgsE#レバンガ北海道 @dram0s_ pic.twitter.com/ESqPaBigNB — レバンガ北海道
Win over ex-mentor is just Tenorio’s first step to start of journey
LA Tenorio wasn’t letting one win, even a meaningful one, get to his head. The rookie coach made a strong debut in the PBA, steering Magnolia to an 80-73 win over Barangay Ginebra on Sunday at Smart Araneta Coliseum. The victory came at the expense of his former team and long-time mentor Tim Cone, but