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Published April 22, 2021, 3:52 PM PBA commissioner Willie Marcial said the league remains on track to stage a two-conference format for the 46th season despite delays to its start due to the COVID-19 situation in the country. Marcial said he is not losing hope that the season can begin late next month or in early June even if Metro Manila, Cavite, Laguna, Rizal and Bulacan are currently under Modified Enhanced Community Quarantine. “As of now, ganun pa rin ang format (As of now, we’ll stick...

Published March 1, 2021, 5:18 PM The PBA staff gathers inside the league office before the pandemic broke out last year. (Photo from PBA) The entire PBA staff will be recognized with a special citation in the PBA Press Corps virtual Awards Night on Sunday at the TV5 Media Center. The 17-man league personnel headed by Deputy Commissioner Eric Castro will be cited for the admirable, round-the-clock work they’ve done to ensure the efficient staging of the Philippine Cup bubble in Clark, Pampanga...

Published February 2, 2021, 3:48 PM Mac Belo is heading to a new team. (Photo from PBA Images) After four seasons with the team, Blackwater has opted to let go of former top pick Mac Belo as it shipped the onetime Far Eastern University star to the Meralco Bolts Tuesday in a one-on-one trade. A reliable source confirmed that the 6-foot-4 Belo, the No. 1 pick of the Elite in a ‘special’ Rookie Draft on Gilas Pilipinas cadet players, was sent to Meralco for point guard Baser Amer. The trade p...

SunStar + December 20, 2020 TIGHTER measures are expected in Clark as it was chosen to host another major sports event, following the announcement of the International Basketball Federation (Fiba) to hold here the third and last window of the Asia Cup qualifiers next year. “This is such a great privilege not only for Clark but for the entire country to host one of the qualifiers for Fiba and we want to assure everybody that we will ensure the safety and health of everyone in the ...

SBP set to announce PBA-reinforced Gilas pool next week The Samahang Basketbol ng Pilipinas (SBP) is now in the process of drafting a list of PBA players that it will include in the Gilas Pilipinas pool for the third window of the 2021 FIBA Asia Cup qualifiers to be held in Clark, Pampanga this February. In a joint virtual press conference along with the PBA, the Clark Development Corporation (CDC), and the Bases Conversion and Development Authority (BCDA), SBP president Al S. Panlilio said the...

Published December 19, 2020, 7:11 PM Officials of the Samahang Basketbol ng Pilipinas and the Angeles University Foundation during the ocular inspection for the hosting of the FIBA Asia Cup Qualifiers in February next year. Photo from SBP Bases Conversion and Development Authority chief Vince Dizon vowed to provide the eight-country delegation with the same amount of security the PBA contingent had when the 2021 FIBA Asia Cup Qualifiers kicks off in Clark, Pampanga in February next year. Stric...

Who is the guy -- who is the guy who went out? >> his name is eric castro. >> all right. how old is he? >> hes like 52. >> all right. and -- >> i am amanda berry, i have been on the news for the last 3 years. >> okay. i got that here. you said, what was his name again? >> arial castro. -- >> hispanic. >> whats he wearing? >> i dont know! hes not here right now! >> when he left, what was he wearing? >> [inaudible]. >> the police are on the way. talk to them when they get here. >> i need -- okay. ...

>> hear more of this 911 call. tonight, police say all three women near good health. a 52-year-old man is under arrest. there are still a lot of unanswered questions. we will have much more inform and a live report in just a few minutes. but first, jodi arias may be brash. she once bragged, no jury will convict me. but tonight, she has to be nervous -- real nervous. the kind of anxiety where her palms are sweating. right now, the fate of her accused boyfriend throat slasher is in the h...