Games & Gaming

By Robert Andaya The first round of the FIBA World Cup 2023 is over, and Dallas Mavericks superstar Luka Doncic is leading the way, as expected. Doncic, regarded as one of the greatest European players of all time,  averaged 30.0 ppg, 8 rpg, and 7 apg in 31.2 minutes per game as he led Slovenia to a perfect  3-0 record …

By Robert Andaya Morakinyo Michael Williams and Hernal Escosio provided the spark as the Phuket Waves completed their rise as the Thailand Basketball League (TBL) champions. The fourth-seeded.Waves did it by beating No. 2 seed Ban Bueng Devil Rays, 100-98 in Game 2 of their best-of-three title showdown at the National Stadium. Williams, who was named Most Valuable Player, finished …

Mark Christian Ursabia of University of Mindanao-Davao needed only less than three minutes to stop local bet Renz Pejana of Zamboanga del Sur Provincial College  in the finals of Philippine Army kickboxing event yesterday of the 2023 ROTC Games Mindanao Leg at the Western Mindanao State University gym here. The 21-year-old second year BS Criminology student Ursabia displayed a strong …

By Robert Andaya The FIBA World Cup 2023 second round cast is now complete. Six teams – Brazil, Georgia, Greece, Puerto Rico, Serbia, and Slovenia – displayed their winning forms during the thrilling scramble for the remaining slots at the culmination of the first round in various venues on Wednesday. With their victories, the teams continued to nurture  their aspirations …

By Robert Andaya The Philippines may have lost all its three assignments in the FIBA World Cup 2023, but NBA veteran Jordan Clarkson is surely living up to his role as the country’s go-to-guy. A former NBA “Sixth Man of the Year” awardee with the Utah Jazz in 2021, the 6-5 Clarkson is the first player to combine for more …

By Robert Andaya Despite Dominican Republic’s perfect record of three wins  in the first round of the FIBA World Cup 2023,  three-time NBA All Star Karl-Anthony Towns considers the three other teams in Group A  as “high-caliber opponents. “This is the FIBA World Cup. This is about bringing pride to our country. It’s about winning. We wanted to be able …

Walter Sam Jr. of MSU-Iligan Institute of Technology and Mary Fe Bagawisan of Jose Rizal Memorial State University-Dipolog garnered similar 8.833 total points to rule Philippine Army’s arnis anyo single weapon non-traditional event yesterday in the 2023 ROTC Games Mindanao Leg at the Western Mindanao State University Gym here. Sam Jr., a second year BS Physical Education and veteran WEKAF …

Jerome Marc Dave Basin and Christine Tolin Gomobos posted the best time for the Philippine Army in the men and women’s 200-m run respectively yesterday at the start of the athletics competition in the 2023 ROTC Games Mindanao Leg at the Joaquin F. Enriquez Memorial Sports Complex here. The 21-year-old Basin, a second year BS Industrial Management student at Tangub …

International matchmaker Sean Gibbons believes that Tokyo Olympics bronze medalist Eumir Felix Marcial could qualify for his second straight Olympics and no doubt to take home the gold next year.  Gibbons, also the MP Promotions president, said they allowed the four-time Southeast Asian Games champion to set aside his professional plans for the meantime until after the Hangzhou 20th Asian …

By Robert Andaya BOCAUE, Bulacan – Gilas Pilipinas did its best but still fell short against Dominican Republic, 81-87,  in opening-day action in the FIBA World Cup 2023 at the Philippine Arena on Friday night With a record-breaking crowd of 38,115 – including President Ferdinand “Bongbong”  Marcos Jr. himself – watching them, the Filipinos battled their higher-rated and more-experienced  opponents …