Thoss out; Chot wants Abueva
By Musong R. Castillo
Gilas-Pilipinas coach Chot Reyes just lost another member of his national pool with Sonny Thoss of Alaska scheduled to have his injured back treated in China.

Gilas-Pilipinas coach Chot Reyes just lost another member of his national pool with Sonny Thoss of Alaska scheduled to have his injured back treated in China.

RJ Jazul gave Alaska a timely boost in overtime just as Calvin Abueva continued to work and lift the Aces past San Mig Coffee in overtime, 89-82, in game three of the 2013 PBA Commissioner’s Cup semifinals Wednesday.

San Mig Coffee swingman James Yap let his frustrations out following his team’s 67-86 defeat in Game 2 Monday night.

Alaska drew clutch plays in the last 10 seconds and the Aces salvaged an 83-81 win over Rain or Shine Saturday night in the PBA Commissioner’s Cup at the Smart Araneta Coliseum.

PBA Commissioner Chito Salud is letting Calvin Abueva and Gabby Espinas’ unauthorized appearance in a local league in Bulacan pass without sanction.

Phenomenal Alaska rookie Calvin Abueva, riding on a solid performance that helped the Aces make the semifinals, is one of five candidates for the prestigious Best Player of the Conference award

Talk N’ Text bottled up Rain or Shine’s big guns for the second straight game last night, and the best-of-seven PBA Philippine Cup Finals many thought would be a long series is suddenly waving a checkered flag right around the corner.

Alaska drew bounce-back games from JVee Casio and Calvin Abueva to fight its way to a 104-99 win over Talk ‘N Text Friday in Game 4 of their best-of-seven semifinals series in the 38th PBA Philippine Cup at the SM Mall of Asia Arena.

STARTING out hot and reaching boiling point near the end, Alaska Milk didn’t take any chances and ripped Meralco, 88-70, for a 2-0 sweep of the Bolts at Smart Araneta Coliseum and a Final Four seat in the PBA Philippine Cup.

Rookie Calvin Abueva dished out another double-double to help Alaska fend off Global Port, 101-95, Saturday in the 38th PBA Philippine Cup at the Dipolog City Sports Center in Dipolog.

Less than a week out of the hospital, Calvin Abueva churned out a career game that sparked Alaska’s 88-85 victory over Meralco and snapped the Aces’ four-game losing streak in the PBA Philippine Cup eliminations at Smart Araneta Coliseum.

The referee might have missed a clear foul on forward Rob Reyes in Air21′s 104-103 win against Calvin Abueva last week, but the PBA Commissioner’s office wasn’t going to let it go.

The transition from the collegiate game to the pros doesn’t seem to be a problem for Alaska rookie Calvin Abueva.