Figuring in a grueling conference, Scottie Thompson rose above adversity to power Barangay Ginebra to the PBA Season 50 Commissioner’s Cup championship. The 6-foot-1 all-around guard was named Finals MVP after leading the Kings through a hard-fought seven-game series against TNT. Thompson averaged 10.0 points, 6.9 rebounds, 5.4 assists, and 1.3 steals in the series. […]
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Ginebra finally tore the script apart this time and wrote itself as the victors over TNT after taking the 88-76 decision in Game 7 of the Finals to capture the PBA Season 50 Commissioner’s Cup crown, Wednesday night. No longer wanting to become a mere footnote after losing in their last three championship bouts versus […]
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Paul Zamar is left searching for a new team as he was no longer renewed by Blackwater despite a good showing in the PBA Season 50 Commissioner’s Cup. The veteran floor general has now become a free agent, as he was one of two players recently let go by the team, fueling speculations that the […]
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Batangas–New Zealand Bluefire vented its ire on Pasig Queenpin, 80-52, to move a win away from an outright semifinals berth in the 2026 Women’s Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League on Wednesday at Hoops Haven in Pasay City. The Valkyries raced to an 18-1 start behind Snow Peñaranda, Khate Castillo, and Afril Bernardino, and never looked back […]
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Magnolia has tapped the services of American forward KJ Buffen to serve as its import for the PBA Season 50 Governors’ Cup that commences July 10. Head coach LA Tenorio confirmed the signing on Wednesday, shortly after his new signing was measured — and made the under 6-foot-6 height limit for imports in the season-ending […]
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RK Hoops-Quezon City 10ACT clobbered skidding Caloocan behind an all-around outing from Tantoy Ferrer, 86–66, to strengthen its bid for a twice-to-beat quarterfinal bonus in the 2026 Women’s Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League on Wednesday at Hoops Haven in Pasay. Ferrer barely missed a triple-double, finishing with a well-rounded line of 24 points, 15 rebounds, and […]
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Philippine International School-Qatar continued to wave the country’s flag high and proud after barging into Mini World Cup inaugurals’ semifinals. The Phoenix advanced to the final four of the meet that serves as a school-level simulation of the FIBA Basketball World Cup 2027 in Qatar following an 80-66 victory over Alandalus Private School at the […]
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Leo Austria and CJ Perez did not allow their misunderstanding to get in the way of helping San Miguel chalk up another victory against TNT to regain the upper hand in the PBA Season 50 Philippine Cup Finals on Sunday night. Both chose to let bygones be bygones after the Beermen head coach disclosed that […]
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Chris Ross and Jojo Lastimosa were quick to patch things up after being at the center of a heated spat during San Miguel’s eventual victory over TNT to take Game 3 of the PBA Season 50 Philippine Cup Finals Sunday night. The Beermen floor general said that the Tropang 5G team manager had already said […]
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CJ Perez landed the painful haymakers in the clutch to save San Miguel past TNT, 95-89, and take the 2-1 in the PBA Season 50 Philippine Cup best-of-7 Finals before a solid crowd at the SM Mall of Asia Arena in Pasay, Sunday night. The former Finals MVP finished with 20 points, 17 of which […]
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The year 2025 was expected to be a transitional one for Philippine sports, marked by a change in leadership at the top government agency responsible for athletic development — the Philippine Sports Commission — midway through the year. Yet under the capable guidance of both then-Chairman Richard Bachmann and current head Pato Gregorio, the transition […]
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What first appeared to be the dawn of a new era for Gilas Pilipinas ultimately became a year defined by a critical absence. The promise of 2025 was evident months earlier, when Kai Sotto delivered a breakout performance against New Zealand, leading the Philippines to its first-ever FIBA victory over the Tall Blacks. Sotto posted […]
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Chris Newsome could not help but feel mixed emotions on Monday evening. On one hand, he was pleased to have led Meralco to a 98-89 victory over Rain or Shine, sending the Bolts into the 2025–26 PBA Philippine Cup semifinals. The win completed a series upset that required Meralco to take two games against the […]
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Stephen Holt is no stranger to authoring clutch moments, but what he had just written on Sunday night should go down as one of his most memorable. The former No. 1 overall pick penned an ending so sweet to yet another NSD comeback as his buzzer-beating trey enabled Ginebra to complete its ouster of the […]
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Only one word was enough for Juan Gomez de Liano to describe how he felt after his maiden PBA conference came to a heartbreaking end on Sunday night. Even as he tried to remain composed in front of the press, the lefty guard couldn’t hide how heartbroken he was after the twice-to-beat Converge bowed to […]
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Stephen Holt pulled off arguably the biggest play of his career as Ginebra escaped Converge in overtime, 99-98, to move on to the PBA Season 50 Philippine Cup semifinals at the SMART Araneta Coliseum on Sunday night. The seasoned playmaker knocked down a booming trifecta a la Justin Brownlee at the final buzzer, saving the […]
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LA Tenorio could hardly remember the last time he exited a conference early after Magnolia witnessed the bitter end of its PBA Season 50 Philippine Cup campaign at the hands of TNT in the quarterfinals, Saturday night. The 41-year-old was left disappointed with the result as the former player turned bench strategist isn’t that used […]
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TNT advanced to the PBA Philippine Cup semifinals by keeping its mastery of Magnolia, 118-109, on Saturday night at the SMART Araneta Coliseum. The Tropang 5G raced to a 16-6 start before building a 43-19 lead early in the second chapter to stay ahead, but needed to repel their foes’ rally on the way to […]
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They were only delayed but not denied just yet, and that’s exactly why Coach Yeng Guiao is hardly bothered, even as Rain or Shine failed to maximize its win-once incentive against Meralco in the PBA Philippine Cup quarterfinals. The Elasto Painters on Saturday suffered a 96-79 romp to the Bolts, which foiled their bid to […]
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Magnolia will miss its main gunner in the PBA Season 50 Philippine Cup quarterfinals with Paul Lee ruled out due to injury. Though activated prior to the playoffs, the star guard won’t see action in their series versus TNT after imaging scans revealed a tear on his left hamstring. Lee said he’d be out for […]
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Meralco needed only a little time to get into rhythm, and there would be no denying the crew on its way to crushing Rain or Shine, 96-79, in the PBA Season 50 Philippine Cup quarterfinals at the SMART Araneta Coliseum, Saturday night. The Bolts actually trailed by a field goal barely two minutes into the […]
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The last six days had been a roller-coaster for Robert Bolick. Just a week ago, the 30-year-old guard from Ormoc City had led Gilas Pilipinas Men past host Thailand, overcoming a hostile crowd and one-sided calls to give the country its 20th men’s basketball crown at the Southeast Asian Games. But upon returning to NLEX, […]
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After three years, Juan Gomez de Liano is back in the Gilas Pilipinas pool. According to reports, Tim Cone has added the crafty 6-foot-1 guard to the roster for the FIBA World Cup 2027 Asian Qualifiers. Gomez de Liano confirmed the development to Tiebreaker Times, sharing that Cone personally called him last Saturday — a […]
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Afril Bernardino carried the fight, while Snow Peñaranda delivered the decisive blows as New Zealand Bluefire-Batangas outlasted Discovery-Perlas, 79-77, to claim the first professional championship in the Women’s Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League on Sunday night at the Enderun Gym. With the Valkyries leading by six points, 76-70, Allana Lim and Raiza Palmera-Dy refused to go […]
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Ginebra denied Phoenix from pulling off an upset with a resilient 102-93 victory to get back on track in the PBA Season 50 Philippine Cup before a good crowd at the UST Quadricentennial Pavilion, Sunday night. RJ Abarrientos, Troy Rosario, and Stephen Holt put together the decisive 12-0 run to flip a three-point deficit to […]
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Robert Bolick sizzled for 34 big points as NLEX sneaked past the struggling Titan Ultra, 92-83, to virtually clinch a quarterfinal spot in the PBA Season 50 Philippine Cup, Sunday evening at the UST Quadricentennial Pavilion. The star guard manufactured half of his output in the fourth quarter alone, none more important than the three-pointer […]
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