MANILA, Philippines–San Miguel Beer beefed up its talent-laden roster before next month’s PBA Governors’ Cup by acquiring Jerrick Ahanmisi from Terrafirma in a multi-player deal approved by the league. Coming off a splendid Commissioner’s Cup campaign, Ahanmisi is heading to the Beermen along with Paolo Hernandez in exchange for Juami Tiongson, rookie Chris Miller and […]
Read MoreMANILA, Philippines—Barangay Ginebra scored a pivotal 111-104 victory over Rain or Shine in Game 5 of the PBA Commissioner’s Cup semifinals at Araneta Coliseum on Friday. The Gin Kings moved a step closer to reaching the Finals with a 3-2 lead, but coach Tim Cone was anything but satisfied. “We’re not going to be happy […]
Read MoreMANILA, Philippines—It turns out, TNT won’t be the only team parading a new import in Game 4 of the PBA Commissioner’s Cup semifinals on Wednesday. “The 6’11“ American-Egyptian athlete brings experience from Japan’s B.League and the Egyptian national team, and will be suiting up for Game 4 of the PBA Commissioner’s Cup Semifinals,” the team […]
Read MoreMANILA, Philippines–Andrei Caracut refused to sulk on a hot start that went for naught as Rain or Shine dropped back-to-back games to trail Barangay Ginebra 2-1 in their PBA Commissioner’s Cup semifinal series. Caracut and the Elasto Painters looked poised to take command early when he sizzled for all of his 15 points in the […]
Read MoreMANILA, Philippines–TNT has set its sights on former Marquese Chriss and a familiar name in Darius Days as potential replacements to Bol Bol for the remainder of the PBA Commissioner’s Cup playoffs. Team manager Jojo Lastimosa is hoping that either of them could arrive in time for Sunday’s Game 3 of the Tropang 5G’s semifinal […]
Read MoreMANILA, Philippines—Jerom Lastimosa drew praise for his shooting after Magnolia lost to Meralco in their PBA Commissioner’s Cup quarterfinals matchup on Saturday night at Ynares Center in Antipolo. “Sky’s the limit for him,” said guard Chris Newsome, who helped the Bolts reach the semifinals against the TNT Tropang 5G, “He shows that he’s capable of […]
Read MoreMANILA, Philippines—NLEX import Cady Lalanne had his best offensive outing for the Road Warriors in their PBA Commissioner’s Cup quarterfinals decider against TNT at Ynares Sports Center in Antipolo on Sunday. Yet, even that wasn’t enough to tow his squad out of trouble as TNT advanced to the semifinals after a 118-112 victory with Bol […]
Read MoreMANILA, Philippines—TNT’s locals didn’t have the best showing in the PBA Commissioner’s Cup elimination round. But when it mattered most, they showed up in TNT’s 118-112 quarterfinal win over the top-seeded NLEX on Saturday at Ynares Sports Center. “We just needed to step up like this. It can’t all be Bol (Bol),” said Pogoy in […]
Read MoreANTIPOLO–TNT became the lone team to overcome a twice-to-beat disadvantage after eliminating top-seeded NLEX, 118-112, in the quarterfinals of the PBA Commissioner’s Cup on Saturday at Ynares Sports Center here. “The key was finally getting the lineups we wanted on the floor,” coach Chot Reyes said. “I think that was big in our turnaround. They […]
Read MoreMANILA, Philippines—Rain or Shine became the first team to advance to the PBA Commissioner’s Cup semifinals after defeating San Miguel Beer in the quarters, 113-104, at Ynares Sports Center in Antipolo on Friday. The Elasto Painters maximized their twice-to-beat advantage and denied the Beermen a chance to force a decider. San Miguel actually held a […]
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