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MANILA - The pairings for the quarterfinals of the Chooks-to-Go Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League (MPBL) Invitational have been formalized following the conclusion of the elimination round on Monday night at the Mall of Asia Arena in Pasay. Pasig, Nueva Ecija, and Basilan swept their respective groups, while Imus scored a huge win on the final day of the group stages and got some help from an also-ran squad to also seal one of the top seeds in the knockout stages. Bandera opened the day with a 90-79 rout of the Rizal Crusaders in the lone morning action. Jhaymo Eguilos led Imus, which grad...

MANILA - Magnolia and NLEX had contrasting wins on Wednesday night as the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) made its way back to its longtime home, the Smart Araneta Coliseum in Quezon City, amid the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic. The Hotshots reopened the fabled arena with a bang in the first game, tripping the Terrafirma Dyip, 114-87. Magnolia, playing for the first time since settling for a runner-up finish in the Philippine Cup in Bacolor, Pampanga, unleashed a huge offensive in the last three quarters to pull away from Terrafirma. Mike Harris announced his return to the PBA by l...

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 their lead to as high as 17, 67-50, with less than seven minutes left in the third, and appeared groo...

MANILA - Alaska hung on despite a late surge from NorthPort for an 87-85 win at the start of the PBA Governors' Cup on Wednesday at the Ynares Sports Arena in Pasig. Robbie Herndon helped save the day for the Aces after scoring on a mid-range jumper with 30.1 seconds left as the Aces won despite a late charge from new Batang Pier player Arwind Santos. Seemingly ahead by a comfortable 10-point margin, 79-69, with 5:41 left, Alaska found itself witnessing Santos' late show after he drained 12 straight points sparked by three straight triples that cut the lead down to two, 83-81, with exa...

MANILA - Alaska hung on despite a late surge from NorthPort for an 87-85 win at the start of the PBA Governors' Cup on Wednesday at the Ynares Sports Arena in Pasig. Robbie Herndon helped save the day for the Aces after scoring on a mid-range jumper with 30.1 seconds left as the Aces won despite a late charge from new Batang Pier player Arwind Santos. Seemingly ahead by a comfortable 10-point margin, 79-69, with 5:41 left, Alaska found itself witnessing Santos' late show after he drained 12 straight points sparked by three straight triples that cut the lead down to two, 83-81, with exa...