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Eya Laure signs with Choco Mucho after PVL hiatus, three more join Flying Titans

January 1, 2026
As the calendar flipped and fireworks lit up the sky at the stroke of midnight, the biggest bang of the New Year belonged to Eya Laure. After a year-long absence from the Premier Volleyball League, Laure officially ushered in a new chapter by signing with Choco Mucho, ending months of uncertainty surrounding one of the […]
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The Year That Was: The SEA Games medals that matter

December 31, 2025
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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The Year That Was: A year of what could have been without Kai Sotto

December 31, 2025
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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The Year That Was: Alas Pilipinas show world-class potential

December 31, 2025
Alas Pilipinas spent the year climbing heights it had never reached before. From the indoor courts to the open sand, the program showed a steady rise throughout the year, with its men’s and women’s teams breaking barriers that had long defined the country’s limits on the international stage. Breakthroughs on Both Fronts The ascent began […]
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The Year That Was: Recovery begins for SIBOL

December 31, 2025
Two years ago, SIBOL Pilipinas medaled in every event it entered at the 32nd Southeast Asian Games, finishing third overall with two golds, one silver, and three bronzes before going on to reign supreme as overall champions of the IESF World Esports Championship. That success now feels distant, overshadowed by a series of heartbreaks in […]
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Philippine football delivers strongest SEA Games showing in history

December 31, 2025
The Philippines closed its 33rd Southeast Asian Games campaign with a defining statement—one that now stands as the strongest collective performance by Philippine football and futsal teams in the nation’s SEA Games history. Across women’s football, men’s football, and women’s futsal, Philippine teams advanced deeper than ever before, doing so with conviction, competitiveness, and consistency […]
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Chris Newsome seeks to carry forward Gabe Norwood’s example

December 30, 2025
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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The Year That Was: Historic year for Alex Eala

December 30, 2025
Two weeks before the WTA 1000 Miami Open last March, Alex Eala competed in the ITF W75 Trnava in Slovakia. Ranked 140th in the world at the time, Eala was defeated in the second round by world No. 266 Valentina Ryser of Switzerland, 6-4, 2-6, 2-6. Two months earlier, she missed out on the women’s […]
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The Year That Was: Filipinas enter golden era

December 30, 2025
As 2025 draws to a close, one group stands head and shoulders above the rest in Philippine football — the Philippine Women’s National Football Team. The Filipinas have become the undisputed standard-bearers of the sport in the country. In a year defined by their reclamation of the Southeast Asian throne and cementing their status as […]
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The Year That Was: Kacey dela Rosa lifts Gilas Women to new heights

December 30, 2025
Kacey Dela Rosa must have had an out-of-body experience in 2025. What she accomplished in just one year is something that could take others an entire career to achieve. The two-time UAAP MVP averaged 18.36 points, 14.64 rebounds, 2.36 assists, and 2.57 blocks in the elimination round, leading Ateneo de Manila University to a finish […]
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Stephen Holt authors Ginebra’s latest NSD miracle

December 29, 2025
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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Bitin and Brutal: Juan Gomez de Liano’s maiden conference ends in heartbreak

December 29, 2025
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 saves the day, sends Ginebra to PBA PH Cup semis

December 28, 2025
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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Outcoached and Out Early: LA Tenorio reflects on first conference as Magnolia head coach

December 28, 2025
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 repels Magnolia comeback, secures spot in PBA PH Cup semis

December 27, 2025
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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Yeng Guiao keeps calm, defiant despite Game 1 loss

December 27, 2025
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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