PBA taps Salud as deputy chief
Lawyer Chito Salud has been named deputy commissioner of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA), a move seen preparatory to his assumption of the post to be vacated by Commissioner Sonny Barrios. PBA board chairman Lito Alvarez of Air21 Express said the decision to tap Salud, son of former Commissioner Rudy Salud, was unanimous. Alvarez clarified, [...]
Smart-Gilas National Squad’s Serbian import Serbian Milan Vucicevic, shown here in file photo, scored the winning basket for the Philippines against Iraq to lead the team to the quarterfinal round of the 21st FIBA-Asia Champions Cup in Doha, Qatar. DOHA, Qatar — Serbian import Milan Vucicevic converted a hook shot with nearly no time remaining [...]
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Iran’s American import Jackson Vroman brushes aside the Philippines’ Japeth Aguilar as he drives to the basket during their FIBA-Asia Champions Cup game Wednesday. Iran handed the RP team its third straight loss, 86-72. (Reuters) DOHA, QATAR — The Smart-Gilas national team suffered its third straight setback, losing to defending champion Mahram of Iran, 86-72, [...]
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Sta. Lucia Realty center Marlou Aquino (right) defends against former teammate and now Talk ‘N Text star Kelly Williams during Sunday’s PBA Fiesta Cup game at the Araneta Coliseum. (Photos by ALI VICOY) The present and future of Talk N Text are steadily merging into one cohesive blend. Jimmy Alapag and Kelly Williams are the [...]
Continue reading …Game Saturday (Panabom Davao del Norte) 5 p.m. – B-Meg vs Air21 Games Sunday (Araneta Coliseum) 4 p.m. – Sta. Lucia v Ginebra 6:30 p.m. – San Miguel vs Barako Bull Coffee It did not take long for former MVP winner Kelly Williams and guard Ryan Reyes to make their presence felt for their new [...]
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A fledgling amateur league in the Philippines is hoping to provide a leg-up to average-size players in the basketball-obsessed nation. The ‘Below Six Foot’ basketball league lets players compete against teams in which players are all under 1.8 metres. The average height of players in the elite American NBA is around two metres, or six [...]
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