Basketball

No Vosotros, no problem for Triple Giga

October 17, 2023
TNT proved it can win even without main Almond Vosotros around. The Triple Giga had the numbers of rival Cavitex Braves anew, scoring an 18-16 win in the opener of the PBA 3×3 Season 3 Second Conference at the Ayala Mall Circuit in Makati on Tuesd...

Justin Brownlee fails Asiad drugs test

October 13, 2023
LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AFP) – Justin Brownlee, who played a starring role to help the Philippines win their first Asian Games basketball gold since 1962, has failed a doping test, officials said Thursday. The American-born Brownlee tested positive for ...

King shows might as Generals foil Pirates

October 11, 2023
By MARK REY MONTEJO   King Gurtiza took charge in the end game as Emilio Aguinaldo College handed the Shawn Umali-less Lyceum its first loss in seven starts with an 83-76 overtime win in the NCAA Season 99 men’s basketball tournament at the FilOil...

Stags outlast Bombers for 2nd NCAA win

October 10, 2023
By MARK REY MONTEJO     San Sebastian overcame a shaky start to stun Jose Rizal University, 72-59, in the NCAA Season 99 men’s basketball tournament on Tuesday, Oct. 10, at the FilOil EcoOil Centre in San Juan City. Romel Calahat, who listed ...

UP’s Diouf, Onoh are week’s best in UAAP

October 10, 2023
Foreign student-athletes Malick Diouf and Favour Onoh of the University of the Philippines are two of the major reasons why its men’s and women’s squads have perfect records after three starts in the UAAP basketball competitions. Diouf, the reigning me...

NU, FEU stamp class over NCAA foes

October 6, 2023
UAAP teams got the better of their NCAA counterparts as National University took down Colegio de San Juan de Letran while Far Eastern University stamped its class against Lyceum of the Philippines University in the PG Flex Inter Secondary Tournament on...

Double mission for Cone, Gilas at Asiad

September 25, 2023
By REY C. LACHICA   Game Tuesday 1:30 p.m. – Philippines vs Bahrain     HANGZHOU, China – Forget about the mishandling of the Gilas Pilipinas’ lineup back home, it’s now time to get real. The Nationals arrived in this modern city on Sund...

Tondo kids honored during SMC-FIBA event

September 25, 2023
Hundreds of students from Tondo, Manila who served as mascots or player escorts during the FIBA World Cup were honored during a ceremony that also marked the 4th year of San Miguel Corporation’s Better World Community Center, a food bank and learning i...

Olympians to show wares in Chooks-to-Go FIBA 3×3 World Tour Cebu Masters

September 22, 2023
CEBU CITY— The Manila Chooks! 3×3 squad’s biggest goal is to bag a slot to the Paris Olympics next year. Seeing action in the 2023 Chooks-to-Go FIBA 3×3 World Tour Cebu Masters will certainly serve as a big inspiration for the charges of head trainer Chico Lanete. Olympians Dejan Majstorovic and Dutch Dimeo van der […]
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Perpetual Altas focused on elusive NCAA crown

September 22, 2023
 AT the end of the last NCAA season, the Perpetual Altas Men’s Basketball team took a long hard look at the lessons they learned and trained harder, fiercer than ever. With the start of Season 99 just around the corner, Perpetual Altas head coach Michael ‘Myk’ Saguiguit said his wards are itching to hit the […]
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Gatorade fuels FIBA Basketball World Cup 2023 milestones

September 22, 2023
The FIBA Basketball World Cup 2023 concludes with Europe as the new powerhouse in the biggest sports spectacle anticipated by more than 12,000 fans. Gatorade, the World’s No. 1 Sports Drink in the World, congratulates Germany for it sweeping campaign, capped off by an 83-77 triumph over Serbia at the finals match. As the official […]
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PH belles face rough sailing in Serbia

September 16, 2023
Uratex Dream is gearing for an uphill climb in the Red Bull Half Court World Final which starts on Saturday in Belgrade, Serbia. The Philippine crew, bannered by Kaye Pingol, Mikka Cacho, Sam Harada, and Blanche Bahuyan, were drawn in Group A in the 15...

Germany beat Serbia to win basketball world cup gold

September 10, 2023
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Germany beat Serbia 83-77 on Sunday to win the Basketball World Cup for the first time. The Germans, who went unbeaten through the tournament and were appearing in their first final, broke clear of Serbia in the third quarter in Manila. Serbia launched a furious fourth-quarter fightback but Germany managed to hold them off and […]
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Germany completes unbeaten run towards first-ever World Cup title

September 10, 2023
Germany made history by becoming world champions for the first time after defeating Serbia 83-77 in the Final of the FIBA Basketball World Cup 2023. Dennis Schroder scored 28 points to lead Germany, who will leave Manila with their second-ever World Cup medal to go with their third-place finish in 2002. Germany broke open the […]
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