SHAABAA honors top performers of season 27

Glendale G. Rosal 08/20/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines — As the 27th season of the Sacred Heart Ateneo Alumni Basketball Athletic Association (SHAABAA) is nearing its conclusion, the league has unveiled its standout performers across all three divisions. Leading the pack were…

Nuggets’ Jokic is NBA MVP again

05/09/2024

Los Angeles, United States–Denver Nuggets center Nikola Jokic was named NBA Most valuable Player (MVP) for the third time in four seasons on Wednesday, May 8, 2024. The 29-year-old Serbian star, who won the award in 2021 and 2022, finished…

NBA All-Star Game: Damian Lillard adds MVP Award to 3-point title

Associated Press 02/19/2024

INDIANAPOLIS — Damian Lillard added a new title in his first NBA All-Star Game appearance with the Eastern Conference — MVP. The Milwaukee Bucks guard finished with 39 points, 11 3-pointers, six assists, three rebounds and one…

CJ Perez named PBA Best Player, Johnathan Williams Best Import

02/10/2024

MANILA, Philippines–San Miguel Beermen’s CJ Perez and Phoenix Fuel Masters’ Johnathan Williams III were crowned the finest players of the 2024 PBA Commissioner’s Cup on Friday night. Perez, the San Miguel standout was named as Best Player…

Cebu Daily Newscast: Jeslar Uriel Larumbe: Hit-and-run victim was an MVP on and off the court

CDN Digital 02/05/2024

Listen to Cebu Daily Newscast and get the latest stories in and around Cebu. Here’s what you need to know on Monday, February 5, 2024. Jeslar Uriel Larumbe: Hit-and-run victim was an MVP on and off the…

NBA: Embiid on MVP requirement, says ‘If he misses out, so be it’

Associated Press 01/16/2024

PHILADELPHIA — Ime Udoka in his one year as a 76ers assistant got close enough to Joel Embiid to earn an invitation to the MVP’s wedding to Anne de Paula last July. Udoka also saw up close…

June Mar Fajardo from Cebu wins record seventh PBA MVP award

Denison Rey A. Dalupang 11/05/2023

MANILA, Philippines–San Miguel Beer cornerstone June Mar Fajardo has won the Philippine Basketball Association’s Most Valuable Player (MVP) once again, completing a return to form many thought would no longer happen. Fajardo beat out Scottie Thompson, the Barangay…

NBA Finals MVP Nikola Jokic gives Serbia another sports hero to celebrate

Reuters 06/13/2023

A day after Novak Djokovic won his 23rd Grand Slam title at the French Open, Serbia had another sporting hero to celebrate on Monday when Nikola Jokic was named Most Valuable Player of the NBA Finals after…

Former Cesafi MVPs Mantilla, Imperial to apply for PBA Draft

Brian J. Ochoa 06/01/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines—Former Cebu Schools Athletic Foundation Inc. (Cesafi) Most Valuable Players (MVPs) Jaybie Mantilla and Shaquille Imperial have signified their intention to join this year’s PBA Rookie Draft. Both Mantilla and Imperial confirmed this to CDN…

NBA-Embiid hopes ‘improbable’ path to MVP will inspire

05/04/2023

National Basketball Association (NBA) MVP Joel Embiid hopes to be a role model of perseverance after overcoming extraordinary odds, the Philadelphia 76ers center said on Wednesday. The Cameroonian All-Star is only the second African to earn MVP…

76ers star Joel Embiid wins NBA MVP award 

Reuters 05/03/2023

Philadelphia 76ers center Joel Embiid won the 2022-23 NBA Most Valuable Player award on Tuesday night. Embiid, the runner-up in each of the past two years, beat out Nikola Jokic of the Denver Nuggets and Giannis Antetokounmpo…

PECMNHS is OCCCI tourney’s high school hoops champions

Glendale G. Rosal 02/13/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Pedro E. Candido Memorial National High School (PECMNHS) etched a historic feat in Leyte’s basketball scene after becoming the inaugural high school champions of the first OCCCI D-League Inter-School Basketball Tournament which…

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