Ginebra’s Game 7 win over Bay Area sets new PBA attendance record

Denison Rey A. Dalupang 01/16/2023

BOCAUE — The Philippine Basketball Association logged a new crowd record on Sunday night, as 54,589 spectators flocked to witness the culmination of the Commissioner’s Cup championship series featuring Barangay Ginebra and visiting Bay Area at the…

Justin Brownlee naturalization earns Senate approval on final reading

Denison Rey A. Dalupang 12/13/2022

MANILA, Philippines—Justin Brownlee’s bid to gain Filipino citizenship hurdled the Senate on Monday, bringing the beloved Philippine Basketball Association import closer to officially backstopping the national basketball program. Garnering 21 affirmative votes without any abstentions, the Senate…

After championship revelry, Fajardo rushes home to be with late mother

Denison Rey A. Dalupang 09/07/2022

Staring blankly at the tiled floor of the Big Dome dugout late Sunday night, after the revelry over San Miguel Beer’s latest title conquest had died down, June Mar Fajardo didn’t take too long to think about…

San Miguel welcomes back June Mar for Philippine Cup

Denison Rey A. Dalupang 07/14/2021

June Mar Fajardo, the Philippine Basketball Association’s only six-time Most Valuable Player, is looking more and more like himself. “Physically, I can see that he is 100 percent of his old self,” coach Leo Austria told the…

Hammer will drop

Denison Rey A. Dalupang 04/18/2021

The Games and Amusements Board (GAB) will sit down with the Samahang Basketbol ng Pilipinas (SBP) as the country’s ruling federation of the sport prepares to sanction erring parties who turned a game in the Pilipinas VisMin…

Rookie draft gives PBA a semblance of normalcy even as league finds a home for Season 46

Denison Rey A. Dalupang 03/14/2021

Last year’s bubble tournament gave the PBA a chance to continue a tournament shuttered by the coronavirus pandemic. With Sunday’s rookie draft, the league gets a fresh reboot. A total of 86 players will be up for…

For the fans: Gin Kings win PBA All-Filipino crown

Denison Rey A. Dalupang 12/10/2020

In a conference played inside a bubble, where fans were barred from the stadium, Barangay Ginebra coach Tim Cone did not let the moment pass without a shoutout to the most passionate cheering section in basketball. “To…

Meralco, TNT force decider

Denison Rey A. Dalupang 11/26/2020

They say the greatest two words in sports are “Game Seven.” For a Meralco squad that faced the end of its season twice in the stretch, Game 5 sounds just as sweet. The Bolts, after all, have…

PBA sends referee home after crucial ‘wrong call’

Denison Rey A. Dalupang 10/19/2020

ANGELES CITY — Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) commissioner Willie Marcial said he has decided to relieve referee Sherwin Pineda of his duties inside the bubble following his controversial whistle in the waning moments of Rain or Shine…

Cebuana Didal among Forbes Asia’s “30 under 30” list

Denison Rey A. Dalupang 04/03/2020

National athletes Margielyn Didal and Carlos Yulo are still making strides even after the wave of cancellations and suspensions due to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic. The pair of 20-year-old Filipinos made Forbes Asia’s famed “30 under 30”…

The end is near for Meralco

Denison Rey A. Dalupang 01/16/2020

Even one of the gutsiest stands by a player in years failed to stop a rampaging Barangay Ginebra, which is now within a win of claiming a third PBA Governors’ Cup title in four years. The Gin…

Ginebra draws first blood in PBA Finals

Denison Rey A. Dalupang 01/08/2020

Justin Brownlee shouldered much of the offensive load early on for Barangay Ginebra—and then some late in the game. In the end though, Japeth Aguilar delivered the play that mattered. Brownlee had four free throws in the…

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