Basketball

Like Bolick and Perez, Jackson did well enough to introduce himself in his second game as pro, scoring 19 points to lead Meralco to a hard-earned 99-94 win over Blackwater at the Ynares Center in Antipolo City.

The 25-year-old MVP went 8-of-14 from the floor in the final 24 minutes in a strong debut that matched the 26-point performance of NCAA rival Robert Bolick in NorthPort’s victory over Blackwater last Wednesday.

DETERMINED to rebound from last season's disappointment in the PBA D-League, AMA Online Education recently signed top rookie pick Joshua Munzon and second round selection Kib Montalbo.

LOS ANGELES (AFP) - James Harden scored a season-high 58 points and the Houston Rockets shot an NBA record 70 three point attempts, but it wasn’t enough to beat the Brooklyn Nets in overtime on Wednesday.

A former member of the national swimming team and an active triathlete, the Alaska Milk executive is going to be the recipient of a first ever Lifetime Achievement Award from the group of men and women who regularly cover the PBA beat.

Bolick, the No. 3 pick overall in the recent PBA Draft, lived up to his high billing by scoring a team-high 26 points on 10-of-12 shooting to lead NorthPort to a smashing 117-91 win over Blackwater in the 2019 PBA Philippine Cup at the Smart Araneta Coliseum.

SAMAHANG Basketbol ng Pilipinas (SBP) president Al Panlilio is confident that the national team has a strong chance of earning a spot in this year’s FIBA World Cup in China.

BLACKWATER miserably failed the self-imposed litmus test right on its initial outing in the 2019 PBA Philippine Cup on Wednesday and NorthPort made sure of that.

FOUR more teams --Blackwater, NorthPort, Phoenix and Meralco --make their much-awaited debuts today as the 2019 PBA Philippine Cup returns to Araneta Coliseum following a successful opening in Bulacan last Sunday.

MULTI-titled Trace College rode on the game-long brilliance of Renz Cortez to roll back Asia Tech College, 85-83, and keep its perfect record withfive straight wins in the 6th Laguna Colleges, Universities Athletic Association (LACUAA) basketball tournament held at Trace College gym in Laguna over weekend.

CHIANG KAI Shek College edged Grace Christian College, 52-51, and Xavier School nipped St. Jude College, 61-60, in a pair of heart-stopping games in the Tanduay Athletics-Metro Manila Tiong Lian (MMTL) Alumni 40 years old and above basketball championship at the CKSC gym.

That is why Panlilio expressed his gratitude to the PBA Board of Governors led by its chairman Ricky Vargas and PBA Commissioner Willie Marcial for approving the release of players for practice sessions and the break the league will have to give way for the qualifiers.

Erram, his maturity showing good promise and which was enhanced by his brief stint with the Philippine team, had been traded to NLEX, Zamar to San Miguel Beer and Pinto, after refusing a new contract, eventually found his way to Meralco.

AMA Online Education will have the first crack in the 2019 PBA D-League Draft today at the PBA. The Titans claimed the top pick after finishing in the cellar in the Aspirants’s and Foundation Cups last season, and coach Mark Herrera has his sights set on some of the big names in the pool of 153 aspirants.