![PH National Team that won the bronze in 1954 World Basketball in Rio de Janeiro. [Henry Liao photo]](https://sportsbytes.com.ph/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/144429345_221818172990075_1891445414791191084_n-1024x618.jpg)
According to the famous historian and National Artist awardee Nick Joaquin, basketball was introduced to Filipinos within the historic walls of Intramuros, Manila. Unclear, however, is the exact date of the first basketball game ever played on Philippine soil.
![Fifth graders in their classroom at school [Taylor Wilcox]](https://sportsbytes.com.ph/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/taylor-wilcox-4nKOEAQaTgA-unsplash-1024x678.jpg)
PSC honors educators in online show
PSC Commissioner Celia H. Kiram salutes all educators, teachers, and professors who are giving their best in teaching despite the current virtual learning situation due to the pandemic.
![Brandon Vera [ONE Championship photo]](https://sportsbytes.com.ph/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/Brandon-Vera-ASH_9822-1024x681.jpg)
Brandon Vera teases ONE FC return
“We’re back here in the Philippines to come home for a second, finish filming our movie we started about a virus, before the real virus, and a couple of endorsement commercials,” -Brandon Vera, ONE FC Heavyweight champion
NBA: Veteran reporter Sekou Smith dies from COVID-19 complications
Veteran NBA reporter and analyst Sekou Smith has died from COVID-19 complications Tuesday. He was 48.
SBP cancels PH FIBA Asia Cup 3rd window hosting
The Samahang Basketbol ng Pilipinas (SBP) cancelled the nation’s hosting the 3rd window for Groups A and C of the 2021 FIBA Asia Cup qualifiers this coming February, citing travel ban as the primary reason.
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Broken Vows, Broken Dreams?
Unlike Japeth Aguilar and Kobe Paras before him, Kai Sotto was not simply a walk-in, trying his luck in American basketball.
NBA: Steph Curry passes Reggie Miller in all-time 3-pt list
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NBA: Morant, Williamson, Young added to Team USA Olympic pool – AP
Young NBA stars Ja Morant, Zion Williamson, and Trae Young were among those added to the Team USA pool for the Tokyo Olympics, according to a report by the Associated Press. Related Posts NBA: Jordan Clarkson advises Kai Sotto to keep working hard Utah Jazz guard Jordan Clarkson has one of the more positive NBA late draftee successes in recent memory. Drafted 46th Read more NBA: Seth Curry drains dagger…
![Mary Joy Tabal and Lieutenant Junior Grade Hector Dan Jimenez [photo credit: John Velez]](https://sportsbytes.com.ph/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/138608872_4051559628188386_6227047821576022723_o-1024x682.jpg)
The Proposal: It All Started With A ‘Colored’ Heart For Joy Tabal and Lieutenant Dan
The love story between Rio Olympian Mary Joy Tabal and Lieutenant Junior Grade Hector Dan Jimenez all started with a colored heart, one that turned out to be the start of a fairy tale relationship in this exclusive piece.
Carving A Niche
Officially, I became a professional sportswriter on June 6, 1981, when my first materials on basketball, particularly about the NBA, were published in Sports World, a weekly national sports magazine.