Games & Gaming

By Robert Andaya There’s life for Barangay Ginebra after Justin Brownlee. Without Brownlee,  Tony Bishop and Christian Standhardinger combined for 59 points to power the Ginebra Kings to a  smashing 100-86 victory over winless  Converge FiberXers in the PBA Commissioner’s Cup at the Smart Araneta Coliseum. last Friday. Bishop,  who is taking the place of  the suspended Ginebra resident import …

CJ Perez and good old Jayson Castro lead the initial batch of players to be recognized in the coming PBA Press Corps Awards Night for Season 47. Perez of the San Miguel Beermen, is the recipient of the Scoring Champion award, while Castro, the pillar of the TNT Tropang Giga, will receive the Order of Merit from the group of …

Final standings: Rapid20.5 points – Mindmovers20 – Hamburger Attack19 – Golden Chess Friends18.5 – Costbusters Solar Power,  Cong. Alan Dujali, RCM Gingoog18 – Paglaum-MisOr C,  Zamboanga City-B, Zamboanga City-A, MD Chess Blitz19.5 points – La Carlota19 – Paglaum-MisOr C18.5 – Ortigas-RCUDP17.5 – Team Larry Dumadag17 – Cong. Alan Dujali-1,MD Chess 16.5 – BRD Chess Academy, Ozamis City Team-A, Costbusters-Solar Powers16 – …

The opening of Philippine Racing Commission’s 2nd Philippine Horseracing and Breeding Expo which is being held at Il Centro, Sta. Lucia Mall in Cainta was as grand as can be. The well attended affair started off with messages coming from partners of the Philracom led by Senate Committee on Sports Chairman Senator Christopher “Bong” Go among others. Chairman Aurelio “Reli” …

National U staved off Santo Tomas in Game 2, 25-17, 15-25, 25-20, 25-20, to cap its second straight title sweep in the Shakey’s Super League (SSL) Collegiate Pre-Season Championship Season 2 on Saturday at the Rizal Memorial Coliseum in Manila. Albeit in the jaws of the Golden Tigresses’ strong resistance, the Lady Bulldogs braved on and chewed out their 18th win …

Games on Friday (Rizal Memorial Coliseum)9 a.m. – AU vs ADMU11 a.m. – UE vs CSB2 p.m. – AdU vs FEU5 p.m. – NU vs UST Reigning champion National U and challenger University of Santo Tomas lock horns in an all-UAAP duel as the Shakey’s Super League (SSL) Collegiate Pre-Season Championship reaches a thrilling finale on Friday at the Rizal …

By Robert Andaya Blackwater Bossing and Meralco Bolts recorded similar impressive victories over their respective opponents for winning starts in the 48th season of the PBA Commissioner’s Cup at the PhilSports Arena in Pasig City. Blackwater, led by Puerto Rican import Chris Ortiz, dominated Converge FiberX, 103-84, while Meralco, bannered by Nigerian reinforcement Suleiman Braimoh, outsteadied Rain or Shine, 107-102, …

THE Philippines’ Jivee Tolentino made the country proud by finishing 13th overall out of 75 participants in the 2023 Backyard Ultra World Championship in Bell Buckle, Tennessee recently. A well-known ultra-marathoner, Tolentino clocked 72:33.54 to finish 13th among the world’s best ultra-marathoners  after running the approximate distance between San Francisco to Los Angeles. The 47-year-old, Dublin, Ireland-based Tolentino pushed himself …

By Robert Andaya THE Philippine Basketball Association (PBA), Asia’s first play-for-pay league, formally welcomed Season 48 by honoring the top individual players — from the Rookie of the Year to the Most Valuable Player – of the previous season during an unforgettable awarding ceremony at the Smart Araneta Coliseum. The star-studded evening also saw the much-awaited  ceremony honoring the members …

It was last year when Filipino jiu-jitsu Aleia Aielle Aguilar became the country’s first ever youngest world champion in the combat sports where her family is known for. Then on Thursday, the six-year-old daughter of Alvin Aguilar — the founding father of Filipino mixed martial arts — and Maybelline Masuda retained her crown to clinch her second consecutive world title …