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STA. ROSA, Laguna - San Juan's early silencing of Laguna turned out to be enough as the latter made things interesting in the fourth quarter only to fall short and the former won on the road, 78-68, in their MPBL Saturday night game at the Sta. Rosa Multi-Purpose Sports Complex here. Taking quick control of the game, the Knights raced to a lead as high as 27 points, 69-42, late in the third quarter. However, the Heroes responded with a 17-2 run spanning through the midway part of the fourth ...

GOLD WINNER. Ella Fajardo fouls a taller player from Malaysia that denied the Philippines of a sweep in the women 5x5 competition in the 31st Southeast Asian Games in Hanoi, Malaysia on Sunday (May 22, 2022). Despite the loss, the Philippines clinched the gold medal via superior quotient as Malaysia suffered a 65-69 loss to host Vietnam on Saturday night. (Photo courtesy of Team Philippines) MANILA - Gilas Pilipinas failed to complete a sweep in the Southeast Asian Games women's 5x5 basketba...

MANILA - Philip Manalang won it for Basilan Steel as the team edged Nueva Ecija in overtime, 83-80, in the final of the Chooks-to-Go MPBL Invitational on Thursday night at the Mall of Asia Arena in Pasay City. Manalang found himself wide open off his screen for Jaymar Gimpayan, and Michael Juico gave his inbound pass to Manalang for the go-ahead trey right at the final buzzer. Manalang was named the Finals Most Valuable Player despite scoring his only points in the game with the game-winner. The...

MANILA - Phoenix banked on a huge fourth-quarter rally to walk away with a 103-100 win over Terrafirma in the PBA Governors' Cup on Thursday at the Ynares Sports Arena in Pasig. Despite squandering a hot start, the Fuel Masters finished strong and stole the win from the Dyip, who thought a solid second quarter would be enough. Phoenix sizzled early on and scored 30 points in the first quarter, but Terrafirma went on a 27-12 second quarter to enter halftime up by 10, 52-42. The Dyip swelled t...

MANILA - Phoenix banked on a huge fourth-quarter rally to walk away with a 103-100 win over Terrafirma in the PBA Governors' Cup on Thursday at the Ynares Sports Arena in Pasig. Despite squandering a hot start, the Fuel Masters finished strong and stole the win from the Dyip, who thought a solid second quarter would be enough. Phoenix sizzled early on and scored 30 points in the first quarter, but Terrafirma went on a 27-12 second quarter to enter halftime up by 10, 52-42. The Dyip swelled t...

MANILA - TNT moved to within a win from reclaiming the PBA Philippine Cup championship after walloping Magnolia, 106-89, in Game 4 of the finals at the Don Honorio Ventura State University Gym in Bacolor, Pampanga on Wednesday night. The Tropang Giga broke away from the Hotshots in the second quarter, outscoring them, 33-15, to break a 24-all tie at the end of the first quarter and turn it into a 57-39 halftime lead. Magnolia still tried to play catch-up in the second half, but TNT found ways to...