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MANILA - Rome Dela Rosa scored on a game-winning triple with six seconds left as Magnolia scored its first win in the PBA Philippine Cup at the expense of NorthPort, 80-77, on Wednesday at the Mall of Asia Arena in Pasay City. Through Dela Rosa's heroics, the Hotshots evaded a huge comeback threat from the Batang Pier. Magnolia was ahead by as much as 17, 40-23, late in the second quarter, but NorthPort came alive in the second half and even took the lead before an up-and-down fourth quarter led to a 77-all tie. However, Jio Jalalon found Dela Rosa wide open from the left wing for the dagg...

Chris Newsome (Courtesy of PBA Image) MANILA - Chris Newsome stood tallest in Meralco's balanced attack to hold off No. 1 seed Magnolia in a do-or-die Game 5 to arrange another duel with rival Barangay Ginebra in the PBA Governors' Cup finals. The seasoned guard did it all for the Bolts, canning 14.0 points, 6.5 rebounds, 8.5 assists, and 2.5 steals in the last two games of the best-of-five semifinals which they won, 3-2. The Fil-Am guard thus emerged as the Cignal Play-PBA Press Corps Player of the Week, the last for the season-ending conference. Newsome beat out Meralco teammate Alle...

CHRIS NEWSOME stood tallest in Meralco’s balanced attack to hold off No. 1 seed Magnolia in a do-or-die Game 5 to arrange another duel with rival Barangay Ginebra in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) Governors’ Cup Finals. The seasoned guard did it all for the Bolts with 14.0 points, 6.5…

Ginebra's Scottie Thompson (PBA Images) MANILA - Scottie Thompson solidified his status as the new face of Barangay Ginebra with a performance for the ages in yet another chapter in the franchise's fabled "Never Say Die" dictum. As the defending Governors Cup champions faced elimination owing to a twice-to-win disadvantage, Thompson poured it all and led the Kings' amazing climb to clinch a berth in the best-of-five semifinals. The do-it-all guard was simply everywhere with his near triple-double average in two do-or-die games for the sixth-seeded Gin Kings against No. 3 ...

Photo from PBA TNT and NLEX look to make short work of their opponents and arrange a semifinal duel as the quarterfinal round of the PBA Governors’ Cup begins on Wednesday, March 16 at the Smart Araneta Coliseum. The Tropang Giga will try to once again end the campaign of defending champion Barang