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MANILA - Rome Dela Rosa scored on a game-winning triple with six seconds left as Magnolia scored its first win in the PBA Philippine Cup at the expense of NorthPort, 80-77, on Wednesday at the Mall of Asia Arena in Pasay City. Through Dela Rosa's heroics, the Hotshots evaded a huge comeback threat from the Batang Pier. Magnolia was ahead by as much as 17, 40-23, late in the second quarter, but NorthPort came alive in the second half and even took the lead before an up-and-down fourth quarter...

Chris Newsome (Courtesy of PBA Image) MANILA - Chris Newsome stood tallest in Meralco's balanced attack to hold off No. 1 seed Magnolia in a do-or-die Game 5 to arrange another duel with rival Barangay Ginebra in the PBA Governors' Cup finals. The seasoned guard did it all for the Bolts, canning 14.0 points, 6.5 rebounds, 8.5 assists, and 2.5 steals in the last two games of the best-of-five semifinals which they won, 3-2. The Fil-Am guard thus emerged as the Cignal Play-PBA Press Corps P...

CHRIS NEWSOME stood tallest in Meralco’s balanced attack to hold off No. 1 seed Magnolia in a do-or-die Game 5 to arrange another duel with rival Barangay Ginebra in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) Governors’ Cup Finals. The seasoned guard did it all for the Bolts with 14.0 points, 6.5…

Ginebra's Scottie Thompson (PBA Images) MANILA - Scottie Thompson solidified his status as the new face of Barangay Ginebra with a performance for the ages in yet another chapter in the franchise's fabled "Never Say Die" dictum. As the defending Governors Cup champions faced elimination owing to a twice-to-win disadvantage, Thompson poured it all and led the Kings' amazing climb to clinch a berth in the best-of-five semifinals. The do-it-all guard was simply everywhere with...

Photo from PBA TNT and NLEX look to make short work of their opponents and arrange a semifinal duel as the quarterfinal round of the PBA Governors’ Cup begins on Wednesday, March 16 at the Smart Araneta Coliseum. The Tropang Giga will try to once again end the campaign of defending champion Barang

SUPER rookie Mikey Williams further cemented his status as one of the emerging stars in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) following another huge performance that helped TNT secure a twice-to-beat incentive in the PBA Governors’ Cup playoffs. Only in his second conference in the league, Williams took the lead and…

MANILA - Hopes of a streaking NorthPort side of catching the last playoffs bus in the PBA Governors Cup gained a timely lift following another pair of victories behind the giant efforts of the returning Robert Bolick. Fresh from his stint with Gilas Pilipinas in the Manila qualifiers of the 2023 FIBA World Cup, the slick-shooting guard came back with a bang as the Batang Pier downed Blackwater and Terrafirma one after the other, to stretch the team's winning streak to five games and shore up...

HOPES of a streaking NorthPort of catching the last playoffs bus in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) Governors Cup gained a timely lift following another pair of victories behind the giant effort of the returning Robert Bolick. Fresh from his stint with Gilas Pilipinas in the Manila qualifiers for the…

Alaska's star guard Jeron Teng MANILA - Alaska's farewell tour in the PBA got off to a rousing start as star guard Jeron Teng seized the driver seat in a bid to help the storied franchise cap off its final conference in the league on a high note. Days after the announcement of the team's imminent exit in Asia's first professional league after 35 years, Teng took the lead and ignited the Aces' final hurrah with two quick victories in the Governors' Cup. The former La Salle...

PHOENIX Super LPG’s Matthew Wright was named Player of the Week of the ongoing Governors’ Cup as the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) is all set to launch the second conference of its 3x3 tournament this weekend at the Smart Araneta Coliseum. AT the right place and at the right time,…