Archive for the ‘Basketball’ Category

By JVP,GMANews

Asi Taulava might be suiting up for the Smart-Gilas national developmental team to the Guangzhou Asian Games this November.

This after the management of Powerade agreed to loan the 6-foot-9 Fil-Tongan for the second time. Read the rest of this entry »

By Philstar

MANILA, Philippines – The Philippine Basketball Association has decided to cancel its three-day planning session scheduled Sept. 1-3 in Hong Kong. Read the rest of this entry »

By Philstar

MANILA, Philippines – ML Kwarta Padala, the country’s leading money transfer firm of the M. Lhuillier Group of Companies, is seriously contemplating on joining the PBA next year. Read the rest of this entry »

By Joey Villar (The Philippine Star)

MANILA, Philippines – Air21 firmed up its roster for the next PBA wars with four prized rookies, headed by former Ateneo 1-2 punch in Rabeh Al-Hussaini and Noy Baclao in the 2010 PBA Rookie Draft at the Market! Market! in Taguig yesterday. Read the rest of this entry »

By Olmin Leyba (The Philippine Star)

MANILA, Philippines – While the shooting machine that’s Allan Caidic got the Big Dome’s scoreboard on overdrive, a 59-year-old retiree dubbed “Fortune Cookie” caught the discerning eyes of the NBA legends during Friday’s free-wheeling NBA Asia Challenge 2010 game. Read the rest of this entry »

By Manila Bulletin

The Philippines ended its three-on-three basketball campaign on a bright note, scoring a 34-23 win over Puerto Rico to finish ninth in the 2010 Youth Olympic Games on Monday at the *Scape Youth Space court in Singapore. Read the rest of this entry »

By Nelson Beltran (The Philippine Star)

MANILA, Philippines – Six-foot-six center Billy Mamaril has moved back to Barangay Ginebra after seeing action with Air21 briefly towards the end of the 2010 PBA Fiesta Conference.

Air21 dealt Mamaril back to Ginebra in exchange for a future draft pick. Read the rest of this entry »

By Eddie Alinea | PhilBoxing

SAN FRANCISCO, CA – The PBA Legends USA Foundation is giving out educational and scholarship grants to three educational institutions as its initial attempt to help less-endowed students in the Philippines. Read the rest of this entry »

By The Associated Press

MIAMI — Adding a new layer to the rift between LeBron James and Dan Gilbert, the NBA’s two-time reigning MVP and new Miami Heat forward has told GQ magazine that he isn’t sure the Cleveland Cavaliers owner “ever cared” about him during their time together. Read the rest of this entry »

By Nelson Beltran (The Philippine Star )

MANILA, Philippines – Alaska Milk, going short in Game Five, returned to fight relentlessly throughout last night, trouncing a stunned San Miguel Beer side, 102-88, to claim the 2010 PBA Fiesta Conference championship before a mammoth cheering crowd at the Araneta Coliseum. Read the rest of this entry »

By Agence France-Presse | ABS-CBNNews

DETROIT, Michigan – Tracy McGrady, who has played only 65 games in the past two NBA seasons due to knee injuries, signed a one-year free agent deal with the Detroit Pistons worth $1.3 million on Monday. Read the rest of this entry »

By WAYLON GALVEZ | Manila Bulletin

Games Sunday (Ghazir Stadium, Beirut, Lebanon)
5 p.m. — Smart-Gilas vs Qatar
7 p.m. — Lebanon vs Japan

Lebanon needed to use its vast experience and deeper bench to beat the courageous Smart-Gilas Pilipinas squad, 81-80, in their knockout semifinal encounter in the FIBA-Asia Stankovic Cup Saturday night at the Ghazir Stadium in Beirut, Lebanon. Read the rest of this entry »

By Joey Villar (The Philippine Star)

MANILA , Philippines – Smart Gilas Pilipinas went to former collegiate rivals Chris Tiu and JV Casio in the fourth quarter as it turned back a feisty Iran side, 79-67, Saturday night to barge into the semifinals of the 2010 FIBA-Asia Champions Cup. Read the rest of this entry »

By JVP, GMANews

This time James Yap is looking for a long-term contract with the franchise he steered to two PBA championships in the past, including the last Philippine Cup. Read the rest of this entry »

By (The Philippine Star)

MANILA, Philippines – Feisty veteran Fil-Am Alex Crisano wants to figure in the PBA post-season trade, hoping to suit up one last time in the pro league. Read the rest of this entry »