Calvo Stands Tall
The late Calvo is lone Filipino who is enshrined in the International Basketball Federation (FIBA) Hall of Fame.
Author: Henry Liao
Even at the Youth level, PH has struggled the last four decades
The Asian Youth Basketball Championship was established in 1970 with Seoul, Korea as the site of the debuting competitions for players no older than 18 years.
Top NBA Rookies show up
Detroit Pistons guard Cade Cunningham, the NBA’s No. 1 overall selection in this year’s draft, finally made his NBA debut in a 110-103 home decision over the equally inept Orlando Magic.
PBA: Casio trade part of business in basketball
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The revered Alaska team has jettisoned its nine-year veteran guard Joseph Evans (Jvee) Casio to the league dormant Blackwater Elite.
Know Your PBA History: Grandslams and Winning Streaks
In PBA history, the multiple-conference record for the longest winning streak belongs to the 1983 Crispa Redmanizers.
Know Your PBA History: The Night Tony ‘Hurricane’ Harris scored 105 points
On October 10, 1992, former Philadelphia 76er and Boston Celtics Tony Dwayne Harris chalked up 105 points for Swift Mighty Meaty in a 151-147 victory over Ginebra San Miguel in an out-of-town game in Iloilo City to set the highest individual score in Philippine Basketball Association history.
Know Your PBA History: Greatness Without a 50
Collecting 50 points in one game may be one of the measurements of offensive wizardry, yet some of the legendary players in Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) history never reached the plateau during their illustrious careers.
Know Your PBA History: Mon Fernandez’s Historic Triple-Double Game
On October 25, 1984, “El Presidente” Ramon Fernandez amassed 44 points, 17 rebounds and 17 assists for Beer Hausen in a 122-117 overtime victory over Northern Consolidated in a knockout game that propelled the Brewmasters to the finals of the All-Filipino 2 (second) conference against Great Taste.
WNBA Semifinal Playoffs: All Even
Five-time Olympic gold medalist Diana Taurasi, a 6-foot, 39-year-old guard who is the all-time leading scorer in WNBA regular-season history, netted a playoff career-high 37 points and All-Star center Brittney Griner collected 25 points, seven rebounds and five assists as the Phoenix Mercury stole homecourt advance with a 117-91 road shellacking of the second-seeded Las Vegas Aces to even their best-of-five semifinal playoff series at 1-1.
NBA: How do you solve a problem like Kyrie?
![Kyrie Irving of the Brooklyn Nets [photo from Kyrie Irving Instagram]](https://sportsbytes.com.ph/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Screenshot_1067-400x200.png)
And now, Irving is one of 40 remaining NBA players (out of 450-plus) left unvaccinated, he contends that it is a private matter and he has every right to his own body, while not thinking the risk of infecting other people, his Brooklyn mates, team officials, and even his family members.
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