Ex-PBA star Terry Saldaña passes away

Credit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Thu, 02 Feb 2023 07:49:51 +0000

By REYNALD MAGALLON Former PBA star Antero ‘Terry’ Saldaña passed away on Wednesday, Feb.1 due to a lingering illness. He was 65. PBA Commissioner Willie Marcial confirmed the sad news after talking to Saldana’s former teammate Ed Cordero. The PBA is set to honor Saldana with a traditional final buzzer before the start of the […]

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Scottie says title win extra sweeter after tough assignment vs Powell

Credit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Tue, 17 Jan 2023 06:14:46 +0000

By REYNALD MAGALLON Barangay Ginebra star Scottie Thompson relished the chance to go up against legitimate NBA caliber talent in Myles Powell – something that made his seventh PBA title extra sweeter. The Best Player of the Conference awardee was put to his limits against a very tough Bay Area team that not only put […]

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Senate stays perfect; GSIS prevails as ex-Ginebra player shines

Credit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Mon, 16 Jan 2023 08:38:08 +0000

Games Wednesday (Paco Arena, Manila) 2 p.m. – DENRvs SSS 3 p.m. – OP-PMS vs AFP 5 p.m. – PhilHealth vs Judiciary Former Ginebra player Macky Escalona and Jonathan Parreño helped power GSIS to a 94-86 win over Department of Agriculture while Senate kept its unblemished record in the 9th UNTV Cup Sunday, Jan. 15, […]

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Naturalized Filipino Justin Brownlee says sixth PBA title more special

Credit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Mon, 16 Jan 2023 03:52:52 +0000

By REYNALD MAGALL0N Ginebra resident import Justin Brownlee is finally celebrating a championship as a naturalized Filipino.  Just three days after the bill that granted him Filipino citizenship was signed into law, Brownlee finally got the chance to play with his ‘all-Filipino’ crew in front of a historic record crowd at the Philippine Arena in  […]

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Cone, Kings pay tribute to the fans: ‘This game is all of you, truly of you!’

Credit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Mon, 16 Jan 2023 03:33:52 +0000

By REYNALDO MAGALLON As everyone bathes in the euphoria of winning a championship during an historic night, the celebrations was punctuated by another huge wave of Ginebra chant – a resounding cry of triumph as coaches, players and fans alike shout in unison, the name of the victor which played with all their might. “Gi-ne-bra! […]

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Ginebra is king of PBA Commissioner’s Cup, destroys Bay Area

Credit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Sun, 15 Jan 2023 14:48:04 +0000

By REYNALD MAGALLON The Ginebra chant at the end of the buzzer was never as loud and as energetic as what has been heard inside the massive Philippine Arena in Bocaue, Bulacan. It was a victorious cry from a record-breaking 54,589 crowd serenading their battle scarred heroes at the end of a hard-fought series as […]

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Ginebra is king of PH Commissioner’s Cup, destroys Bay Area

Credit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Sun, 15 Jan 2023 14:48:04 +0000

By REYNALD MAGALLON The Ginebra chant at the end of the buzzer was never as loud and as energetic as what has been heard inside the massive Philippine Arena in Bocaue, Bulacan. It was a victorious cry from a record-breaking 54,589 crowd serenading their battle scarred heroes at the end of a hard-fought series as […]

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Ginebra’s Brownlee is a now a naturalized Filipino

Credit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Thu, 12 Jan 2023 21:41:56 +0000

By REYNALD MAGALLON Justin Brownlee is now officially a naturalized Filipino. President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos has signed House Bill No. 6224 or the proposed measure that grants the Barangay Ginebra resident import Filipino citizenship into a law on Thursday, Jan. 12. The Senate approved the bill seeking for his Filipino citizenship last December, getting 22 affirmative […]

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Cone happy with team’s defensive stand vs Powell, but rues late game shooting

Credit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Thu, 12 Jan 2023 04:19:50 +0000

By REYNALD MAGALLON Barangay Ginebra head coach Tim Cone believed that it was his team’s cold shooting in the end game that cost them the Game 6 and not the return of Myles Powell. The multi-titled mentor even felt that the Kings did a pretty good job on putting a body on Powell even if […]

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No Wednesday coronation for the Kings as Dragons take Game 6

Credit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Wed, 11 Jan 2023 13:16:15 +0000

By REYNALD MAGALLON Fans came in droves hoping for a coronation for the Ginebra  Gin Kings but were left brokenhearted as soon as the final buzzer sounded. Myles Powell made a triumphant return as he helped power a huge fightback from Bay Area to take down Ginebra, 87-84, and force a sudden death in Game […]

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