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Paul Harris (PBA Images) Phoenix Super LPG coach Topex Robinson said Paul Harris is laser-focused on what’s ahead instead of trying to make up for a stint that was cut short after just one game five years ago. Harris had 24 points, 15 rebounds and three assists in his return as the Fuel Masters in

JUSTIN BROWNLEE’S back and everything looks bright for head coach Tim Cone and the Barangay Ginebra San Miguel Gin Kings for the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) Governors’ Cup which opens on Wednesday. “Justin’s presence always makes us a contender,” Cone told BusinessMirror on Monday. “He’s the standard among imports with…

Barangay Ginebra coach Tim Cone (left) and Justin Brownlee Barangay Ginebra San Miguel expects Justin Brownlee to be in town in the next few days and join preparations for the season-ending PBA Governors’ Cup. Coach Tim Cone said Brownlee could arrive as early as Monday after the popular import wa

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 TNT coach Chot Reyes opted to stay in one corner of the Don Honorio Ventura State University in Bacolor, Pampanga as his players whooped it up shortly after the PBA Philippine Cup title became theirs. Reyes looked like a man both relieved and satisfied with having to steer the Tropa

Photo from PBA TNT coach Chot Reyes has experienced both triumph and heartbreak when holding a 2-0 lead in the PBA Finals. The Tropang Giga’s twin victories over the Magnolia Pambansang Manok to start off the Philippine Cup title series marked the sixth time that Reyes has steered a team to a simi

THE Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) is bound to hold a second conference to ice the 46th season with 6-foot-6 foreign imports adding spice to the action, according to league chairman Ricky Vargas on Monday. A small window will separate the Philippine Cup Finals and the second conference  which has yet to…

Photo from PBA Coach Tim Cone took full responsibility for Barangay Ginebra San Miguel’s disastrous run in the PBA Philippine Cup which ended by getting blown out by TNT in the quarterfinals. The Gin Kings’ title reign came to an end Wednesday, Sept 29 when they fell 84-71 to the Tropang Giga at t

Christian Standhardinger (PBA) The reason? Standhardinger bared that he is a natural left-hander, recalled coach Tim Cone. “It’s an interesting story. He tells us that he was left-handed when he grew up,” explained the Ginebra tactician. “When he was young, his father at that time forced him to play right-handed. So he plays tennis right-handed, he plays golf right-handed. Anything. He writes right-handed “But he says, he’s a natural left-handed and when I arrived at practice, he wa...

Published July 20, 2021, 8:46 AM James Yap (MB File Photo) If James Yap returns to the Rain or Shine roster this season, new coach Chris Gavina already has an idea on what role he wants the two-time MVP to play for the Elasto Painters. “The role of James is we’ll treat him na parang Jordan Clarkson,” said Gavina as he appeared on the weekly sports show The Chasedown last Saturday, July 17 on One PH channel of Cignal TV. Gavina likes the part that the Fil-Am Clarkson is coming off the benc...