Manny Pacquiao fights Japanese MMA champion in July

Glendale G. Rosal 06/09/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Former senator and boxing’s only 8-division world champion Manny “Pacman” Pacquiao will return to the ring for an exhibition match for the first time since 2022. Pacquiao, who retired from professional boxing in…

Willie Marcial warns of possible sanctions against PBA players involved in Cebu game brawl

Jonas Terrado 04/23/2023

MANILA, Philippines—PBA commissioner Willie Marcial warned that players who were part of a Cebu exhibition game that ended in a brawl may face further problems if they failed to receive the blessing of their respective mother teams.…

All-American team Sirius Star Pilipinas prepares to face Cebu’s Northball in exhibition games

Glendale G. Rosal 04/16/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines— After a successful tour in the Visayas and Mindanao, the Sirius Star Pilipinas basketball team gears up for their toughest exhibition matches in Cebu later this month. The team comprised of American collegiate and…

Mustangs bag two titles in pre-season of OCCCI D-League tourney

Glendale G. Rosal 02/05/2023

ORMOC CITY, Leyte — The Western Leyte College (WLC) Mustangs finished the pre-season tournament of the OCCCI D-League basketball tournament with two titles in hand at the Ormoc Superdome on Sunday, Feb. 5, 2023. The Mustangs topped…

Kai Sotto scoreless, Adelaide 36ers clobbered by OKC Thunder

Lance Agcaoili - @inquirerdotnet 10/07/2022

MANILA, Philippines — Kai Sotto played sparingly in his second exhibition game against an NBA team as the Adelaide 36ers suffered a blowout 131-98 loss to the Oklahoma City Thunder on Friday (Manila time) at Paycom Center.…

Nigeria stuns Team USA in Olympic exhibition

Reuters 07/11/2021

Nigeria pulled off one of the greatest upsets in international basketball history Saturday night by stunning Team USA in an Olympic exhibition game in Las Vegas, 90-87. It was Team USA’s first-ever loss to an African nation.…

PBA Legends to see action in Danao City

Immae Lachica 11/05/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines—A group of former PBA players will be playing in an exhibition game in Danao City on November 23, 2019. PBA legends Gary “El Granada” David, Willie “The Thriller” Miller, John Ferriols, and Lordy “The…

Protesters show support for Hong Kong at Wizards game

10/10/2019

Protesters handed out T-shirts and held up signs in support of Hong Kong on Wednesday night when the Washington Wizards hosted a team from the Chinese Basketball Association. The Wizards beat the Guangzhou Long-Lions 137-98 in a…

Morant dazzles in preseason debut for Memphis

10/07/2019

Ja Morant didn’t keep Memphis fans waiting long for his first basket. Morant, the No. 2 pick in this year’s draft, scored off a baseline drive on the game’s first possession and finished with 10 points and…

Scheduled match pitting Gilas and NBA players cancelled in last minute infuriating fans

Francis T.J. Ochoa, Jonas N. Panerio 07/23/2014

‘LOST HOME STAND’ The Last Home Stand All-Star Charity event took on a disastrous twist last night when what was initially scheduled as a match between the Gilas Pilipinas basketball squad and a group of NBA all…

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