ANTIPOLO—Being the No. 1 team in Group B of the 2026 PBA Governors’ Cup would look like a reward for a Magnolia side that bucked a slow start to go on a string of victories. Instead, the Hotshots will have to go through the TNT Tropang 5G in a best-of-five crossover quarterfinal series that puts

ANTIPOLO—June Mar Fajardo is honored to become the latest member of the PBA’s 10,000-point club, which he achieved during San Miguel Beer’s comeback win over NLEX on Wednesday here. Fajardo is the 19th player ever to reach the career milestone, something that was not on his mind when he first made it to the league

SCHEDULE: UAAP Season 89  basketball tournament – second round MANILA, Philippines—University of Santo Tomas big man Collins Akowe remained determined after his team’s frustrating loss to University of the Philippines in the UAAP Season 89 men’s basketball tournament. Rather than dwell on what could have been against UP in the 103-101 double overtime loss on

MANILA, Philippines — Noel Kampton nearly cost the game after his premature celebration, but Criss Cross recovered in time to beat Savouge, 22-25, 18-25, 25-16, 25-22, 16-14, and stay unbeaten in two games in the 2026 Spikers’ Turf Invitational Conference on Wednesday night at Filoil EcoOil Centre in San Juan City. The moment after hitting

ANTIPOLO—Magnolia secured the No. 1 spot in Group B of the 2026 PBA Governors’ Cup after edging out Rain or Shine, 107-103, on Wednesday at Ynares Center here. Javi Gomez de Liano dropped 19 points after taking advantage of the extended minutes given to him by coach LA Tenorio as the Hotshots ended the group

SCHEDULE: UAAP Season 89  basketball tournament – second round MANILA, Philippines- Veejay Pre came up big when University of the Philippines needed him most, powering the Fighting Maroons to a 103-101 double-overtime win over the University of Santo Tomas at Mall of Asia Arena on Wednesday. Pre poured in 30 points in his best scoring output

ANTIPOLO—San Miguel Beer overcame a 20-point deficit in the fourth quarter to stun NLEX, 135-133, but missed out on the No. 1 spot in Group A of the 2026 PBA Governors’ Cup on Wednesday at Ynares Center here. A goaltending violation called on Robert Bolick for touching the net while George King was going for

MANILA, Philippines — RK Medino, a 17-year-old incoming UAAP rookie, got his full-circle moment when he led National University past VNS Laticrete–the club that discovered him–in the 2026 Spikers’ Turf Invitational Conference. Medino delivered 15 points for NU-Archipelago Builders in their 25-14, 25-13, 20-25, 25-12 win over VNS on Tuesday at Mall of Asia Arena.

SCHEDULE: UAAP Season 89  basketball tournament – second round MANILA, Philippines—La Salle will take extra precautions with star Jacob Cortez after he suffered a scary fall during the Green Archers’ overtime win over University of the East on Wednesday. Cortez was helped off the court in the second quarter of La Salle’s 97-88 victory over

MANILA, Philippines — Allain Ganapin of taekwondo and Alyana Nunez and Wilson Sante Jr. of athletics fell short of the podium on a quiet Wednesday for the Philippines at the 5th Asian Para Games in Japan. Ganapin bowed to Iranian Paralympic silver medalist Mahdi Pourrahnamaahmad in the quarterfinals of the men’s K44 under-80-kilogram division before

MANILA, Philippines—Defending champion La Salle needed five more minutes to fend off winless University of the East, 97-88, in overtime at the start of the UAAP Season 89 men’s basketball second round on Wednesday at Mall of Asia Arena. Tied at 80 with 3:21 remaining, the Green Archers went on a 17-6 surge to close

ANTIPOLO—June Mar Fajardo became the 19th player in history to reach the 10,000-point club during the first quarter of the 2026 PBA Governors’ Cup game between San Miguel Beer and NLEX. A turnaround hook over Dave Marcelo with 2:22 left in the opening period gave Fajardo his fifth and sixth points, enough to secure his