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FOR carving out history in the last Asian Games in Hangzhou, China, Gilas Pilipinas will have a special moment in the PBA Press Corps Awards Night on Monday at Novotel Manila Araneta City. Coach Tim Cone and his fearless group of players are going to be honored with the President’s…

Lito Cinco / Special to BusinessMirror LEGENDARY, mercurial, disciplinarian, principled, frank and  an achiever. These are just some of the best words to describe Joe Lipa, who at 79 years old still is involved in his passion, basketball, albeit tamer from his previous role as head coach in practically all…

San Miguel Beer’s June Mar Fajardo and Barangay Ginebra’s Justin Brownlee reached new milestones in their respective PBA careers following the thrilling match of their teams on Friday, Feb. 17. Justin Brownlee (left) and June Mar Fajardo (PBA Images) The only six-time MVP in Fajardo became onl

THE TNT Tropang Giga defeated Magnolia, 4-1, in the Philippine Cup Finals that ended over three years of dominance by San Miguel Corp. teams and 11 straight titles in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). It was also the eighth title for head coach Chot Reyes and his first since he…

Photo from PBA Magnolia Pambansang Manok’s Calvin Abueva was named the Davco-Best Player of the Conference before Game 4 of the PBA Philippine Cup Finals Wednesday, Oct. 27 at the Don Honorio Ventura State University in Bacolor, Pampanga. Abueva edged teammate Ian Sangalang and TNT rookie Mikey Wi

Published May 27, 2021, 5:08 PM Screenshot from PBA’s Twitter account Ber Navarro, best known for his role as Ginebra team manager during the latter years of Robert Jaworski’s career, died Tuesday, May 27, due to a cardiac arrest. He was 81. Navarro, who was once president of La Tondena Distillers, began his tenure as team manager in 1988 and held the position as PBA chairman 10 years later. His time with the franchise saw the Jaworski-led squad win three PBA championships under the names A...

“This means a lot because I lost mine and it has a lot of sentimental value for me!!” Helterbrand said in his Instagram post. “EJ (Sabandal), you just made a new friend today and I will start collecting again and what a better way than your own Upper Deck card!!! Mad love bro!!!” Helterbrand added. The league had secured a deal with American trading card company Upper Deck following the launch of PBA Properties in 2000. At the time, Upper Deck had a license to produce NBA trading cards,...

Greg Slaughter has obviously worn out his welcome at Barangay Ginebra. The 7-foot center was officially traded by the Kings to NorthPort Batang Pier for Christian Standhardinger in a blockbuster trade that was long in coming. The PBA trade committee approved the transaction on Thursday, putting an end to weeks of speculation on the fate of the two unsettled big men. MORE FROM SPIN MORE FROM SPIN Slaughter went on a self-imposed sabbatical after the 2019 season amid talk of a disagreement with m...

Feb 18, 2021 CALVIN Abueva can no longer wear his signature No. 8 that he wore during his time with Alaska and Phoenix, nor the same jersey number he had in college now that he’s with the Magnolia Hotshots. Abueva disclosed he may be reverting to No. 7, ditching the No. 8 jersey which he wore while with the Fuel Masters and the Aces and even during his stint with Gilas Pilipinas. “Baka mag (No.7) na ako,” said the 33-year-old forward from Angeles City when he went live on his Instagram a...