Meralco Bolts coaching staff led by head coach Luigi Trillo and active consultant Nenad Vucinic receives the Baby Dalupan Coach of the Year award during the PBA Press Corps Awards Night at Novotel Araneta City in Cubao, Quezon City. Tuesday night became the last time the Meralco coaching staff and some of its players, who … Read more
Mark Gojo Cruz —CONTRIBUTED PHOTO/DENNIS ABRINA As a first-year coach of a program that has been under the radar for several seasons, Perpetual Help’s Olsen Racela is understandably managing everyone’s expectations. The legendary playmaker of San Miguel Beer and now an assistant with Barangay Ginebra, Racela is using NCAA Season 100 to build foundations, improve … Read more
Charly Suarez wins by knockout over Jorge Castañeda to secure the WBO International super featherweight title in Arizona, USA.–TOP RANK PHOTO MANILA, Philippines–Undefeated Filipino Charly Suarez flaunted his punching power on his way to another impressive victory on Saturday (Manila time). Just a little over a month after turning 36 years old, Suarez scored a … Read more
Ateneo Blue Eagles’ Shawn Tuano flanked by his teammates during a UAAP Season 87 men’s basketball game. –MARLO CUETO/INQUIRER.net Ateneo finally notched a first win in the UAAP Season 87 men’s basketball tournament with a 60-51 victory against Adamson on Saturday at Smart Araneta Coliseum. Shawn Tuano’s crucial free throws down the stretch gave the … Read more
NLEX star Robert Bolick (with ball) cuts his way through the Rain or Shine defense. His all-around performance, however, went down the drain against a resolute Painters crew in overtime. —PBA IMAGES Coach Yeng Guiao wanted Rain or Shine to get to six wins to get to the Governors’ Cup playoffs. He got exactly that … Read more
FILE–Emma Raducanu of Great Britain in action. Sarah Stier/Getty Images/AFP Emma Raducanu got her Korea Open campaign off to a winning start with a hard-fought 7-6 (7/4), 7-6 (7-5) victory over American Peyton Stearns on Tuesday. Britain’s Raducanu is looking to make an impact in Seoul after a string of last-minute withdrawals, including world number … Read more
Mahomes’ Own Critique Interestingly, amidst this uproar, Patrick Mahomes himself wasn’t in a celebratory mood following the chaotic contest. In an interview with CBS, the usually jovial quarterback didn’t sugarcoat his thoughts: “Obviously, we made too many mistakes today.” It’s a rare day when Mahomes doesn’t walk off the field all smiles, but it seems … Read more
Perpetual Help’s Mark Gojo Cruz. -NCAA Photo MANILA, Philippines—Perpetual Help remained unblemished after two games in the NCAA Season 100 men’s basketball tournament after squeaking past Arellano, 69-67, at San Juan Arena on Friday. The Altas were staring at a three-point disadvantage in the waning moments of the fourth quarter, 65-62, before they turned to … Read more
Creamline Cool Smashers celebrate their latest championship–the 2024 PVL Invitational Conference crown. –MARLO CUETO/INQUIRER;net MANILA, Philippines–Creamline just became a 10-time PVL champion in a span of a week. The Cool Smashers outlasted Cignal, 21-25, 25-17, 20-25, 26-24, 15-13, to clinch the Invitational Conference and a first-ever league Grand Slam on Thursday at Smart Araneta Coliseum. … Read more
Converge bench, which includes assistant Danny Ildefonso, looks on during the game between the FiberXers and NorthPort Batang Pier. –PBA IMAGES Converge got back at NorthPort, 107-99, Wednesday in the PBA Governors’ Cup but not after a heated incident involving FiberXers’ assistant Danny Ildefonso and Batang Pier team governor Erick Arejola. The two teams were … Read more