Ginebra slays TNT behind Caguioa’s 28 points
By Mark Giongco
Mark Caguioa scored a personal conference-high 28 points as Barangay Ginebra San Miguel took down Talk ‘N Text, 107-100, Sunday in the PBA Commissioner’s Cup at the Smart Araneta Coliseum.
Mark Caguioa scored a personal conference-high 28 points as Barangay Ginebra San Miguel took down Talk ‘N Text, 107-100, Sunday in the PBA Commissioner’s Cup at the Smart Araneta Coliseum.
Talk ‘N Text put on a shooting clinic while Rain or Shine missed the easiest of shots. It was literally that kind of night for both teams.
Talk ‘N Text tries to wrap up its semifinal series with Alaska Friday in Game 6 of their own best-of-seven duel in the PBA Philippine Cup at Cuneta Astrodome in Pasay City.
Gregg Popovich sent his best players home, deciding they reached the end of the road before the trip was over. For that, and for keeping it a secret, the San Antonio Spurs were fined $250,000 by the NBA on Friday. Commissioner David Stern said the Spurs “did a disservice to the league and our fans” [...]
MANILA, Philippines—Firing blanks late in the game, Barangay Ginebra survived a desperate closing rally by Rain Or Shine and escaped with an 89-88 victory Saturday night in their PBA Commissioner’s Cup duel at the Al Shabab Club in Dubai. Duke Crews missed the trying free throw for the Elasto Painters, who clipped the Barako Bull [...]
Vincent “Chot” Reyes has earned another crack at steering the national team after the Samahang Basketbol ng Pilipinas picked him as head coach of Smart Gilas Pilipinas 2.
Omar Samhan isn’t exactly a coach’s dream, but he’s definitely good as advertised.
The defense-oriented 6-foot-11 was a low-post workhorse on both ends, scoring 24 points and 20 rebounds on top of four blocks as Talk ‘N Text subdued Meralco, 102-96, in overtime Friday night in the PBA Commissioner’s Cup.
Larry Fonacier has been called a lot of names—from being a “Baby-Faced Assassin,” to simply “Lucky Larry.”
Hanging tough this time, Powerade Friday night averted another fourth quarter collapse to repulse Talk ‘N Text, 100-97, to live another day in their PBA Philippine Cup title series before close to 13,000 boisterous fans at the Smart Araneta Coliseum.
Talk ‘N Text used a 30-8 second quarter run to shut out the partisan crowd and went on to mangle Barangay Ginebra, 123-113, at the end of the PBA Governors’ Cup two-game swing at the Al Shabab Sports Club in Dubai Friday night. Jimmy Alapag hit three straight triples to highlight that crippling blitz and [...]
