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Wilt Chamberlain: The only player in NBA history to register a 20-20-20 triple-double.

Tracking NBA Triple-Doubles

March 17, 2021March 17, 2021Leave a comment

The triple-double was coined by former Los Angeles Lakers public relations director Bruce Jolesch during the 1980s in order to showcase the multi-faceted skills of then-Lakers playmaker Earvin (Magic) Johnson.

PVL: F2 Logistics entry raises stakes, Cool Smashers await challenge

March 14, 2021Leave a comment

There is perhaps nothing more intriguing than to see F2 Logistics match up with the 2019 PVL open conference champion Creamline Cool Smashers in the coming tournament.

Checkmated by Wesley So; Saving Bobby Ray Parks Jr.

March 13, 2021March 13, 2021Leave a comment

Wesley So and Ray Parks Jr. are the main topics in today’s edition of Judgment Call by Dennis U. Eroa.

Brave CF 47 Update: Kazakh steps up to face Lausa after Afghan withdraws

March 11, 2021March 11, 2021Leave a comment

Ryskulbek Ibraimov is one of the top flyweights to emerge from Kyrgyzstan and will replace Rahmatullah Yousufzai who withdrew from his fight with Lausa.

PBA: TNT gets 4th pick in 3-team trade with NLEX, Blackwater

March 11, 2021March 11, 2021Leave a comment

The TNT Tropang Giga will get the 4th overall pick in the upcoming PBA draft Sunday, following 3-team trade involving NLEX and Blackwater

The triumphant 1967 Philippine team, with Tembong Melencio, Ciso Bernardo and Ed Roque among them, gets a warm welcome from Antonio de las Alas and former Olympian Ambrosio Padilla, then president and vice president of the PAAF (the harbinger of the POC), following their return from Seoul, Korea.

1967 PH ‘Dirty Dozen’ Team

March 10, 2021March 15, 2021Leave a comment

In this piece, we pay homage to the Philippine team that bagged the gold medal in the 1967 ABC tournament in Seoul Korea.

PVL: Laures, Santiagos, UAAP stars banner star-studded Chery Tiggo line-up

March 10, 2021Leave a comment

Chery Auto Philippines unveiled its star-studded Chery Tiggo Crossover squad for the Premier Volleyball League, which kicks off on May 2021.

FIBA: Kai Sotto possibly part of OQT, future rosters, says SBP

March 10, 2021Leave a comment

Filipino international prospect Kai Sotto may be part of the FIBA Olympic Qualifying Tournament, as well as future, Gilas Pilipinas roster according to the Samahang Basketbol ng Pilipinas (SBP).

Gilas Pilipinas: No PBA players to join in OQT, FIBA Asia Cup qualifiers – SBP

March 9, 2021March 9, 2021Leave a comment

Gilas Pilipinas will not be fielding any pros when it competes in the FIBA Olympic Qualifying Tournament and FIBA Asia Cup qualifiers in June, according to the Samahang Basketbol ng Pilipinas (SBP)

Abarientos soars for a twinner. (Photo courtesy of Abarientos family)

Billy Abarientos: Unruffled world of ‘Haba-Haba’

March 8, 2021March 8, 2021Leave a comment

With most of his basketball contemporaries gone, Billy Abarientos or “Haba-Haba” looked with fondness a career which started during his elementary days at the Marulas Elementary School.

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