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MANILA-- TNT Tropang Gigamoved to within a winfrom its second straight PBA Philippine Cup title with a 102-93 win against San Miguel Beermen in Game 5 of the finals on Wednesday night at the Smart Araneta Coliseum in Quezon City. The PLDT franchise nearly blew a comfortable lead to start the fourth quarter as it felt the absence of the injured Jayson Castro, but its big men came through with the needed baskets, and the team secured a pivotal 3-2 lead in their best-of-seven series. The Tropang Gi...

MANILA - Jayson Castro won it for TNT Tropang Giga as he hit a three-pointer in the dying moments to give his team a 93-92 win over Magnolia Hotshots in Game 3 of the PBA Philippine Cup semifinals on Sunday night at the Smart Araneta Coliseum in Quezon City. In a game that saw Mikey Williams getting limited to just 15 points, Castro provided the clutch help for the Tropang Giga, burying a contested three-pointer with 2.4 seconds left to steal the win from the Hotshots. Magnolia thought they had ...

MANILA - Magnolia Hotshots booked a place in the PBA Philippine Cup semifinals with a 112-106 overtime win against NLEX Road Warriors in the deciding game of their best-of-three quarterfinal series on Sunday night at the Mall of Asia Arena in Pasay City. Jio Jalalon took over in the extension as he was responsible for nine of the Hotshots' first 11 points, scoring seven on his own and assisting on a layup from Calvin Abueva to open a 108-100 lead with 1:15 remaining. Don Trollano tried to pl...

MANILA - Rain Or Shine scored its second straight win after a sluggish start in the PBA Philippine Cup through a 107-90 rout of suddenly reeling Blackwater on Wednesday at the Smart Araneta Coliseum in Quezon City. The Elasto Painters quickly recovered after the Bossing slowed them down in the second quarter as they dominated the second half to pull away for good. ROS quickly showed its offense in the first quarter, taking a 28-22 lead over Blackwater at the end of the period. The Bossing, howev...

Emma Meesseman had 20 points, six rebounds and three assists to lead the visiting Chicago Sky to a 93-84 win over the slumping Indiana Fever on Thursday night.

MANILA - Ginebra used a huge turnaround in the final 17 minutes of the game to score a 106-82 blowout win against Terrafirma in their PBA Philippine Cup showdown on Wednesday night at the Smart Araneta Coliseum in Quezon City. Japeth Aguilar showed why he is currently one of the league's top two-way players, coming just close to matching a career-high in blocks even as he led the Gin Kings in scoring against the Dyip, who fizzled late in the game after threatening to pull off a major upset. ...

NorthPort's Arwind Santos is now a member of PBA's 10,000 Points Club. (Photo courtesy of PBA Image) MANILA - San Miguel broke loose in the fourth quarter to clip NorthPort, 122-106, in their Philippine Cup battle on Saturday night at the Smart Araneta Coliseum in Quezon City. The Beermen spoiled Arwind Santos' formal entry to the elite 10,000 Points Club as they clobbered the Batang Pier in the endgame after a close encounter in the first 36 minutes of the game. Needing only 13 poin...

Two teams in the bottom half of the Eastern Conference standings will meet Saturday night when Toronto FC plays host to Atlanta United FC.

MANILA - Rain or Shine (ROS) completed a late rally to steal a 79-77 win from debuting Converge right at the start of the PBA Philippine Cup at the Smart Araneta Coliseum in Quezon City on Sunday night. In the opening game for the league's 47th season, ROS preserved an endgame push with crucial plays on both ends of the floor to emerge victorious despite Converge stifling them on offense. Down 66-73 with 3:31 left, the E-Painters launched a 9-0 run to go up, 77-75, with 1:37 to play. The Fib...

Alex Ovechkin will get another chance at a landmark goal when the never-say-die Washington Capitals host the New York Islanders on Tuesday night.