He was an 11-year-old kid growing up on the West Side of Chicago when someone first tossed a basketball to him. Who would have thought, as the ball arched towards him, that he had just met his best friend?
Games today: Cebu Coliseum 4 p.m. – Ave Maria vs. Talisay 5:30 p.m. – SCSIT vs. ACT AFTER AN ABBREVIATED elimination round, the M. Lhuillier Kwarta Padala-Cebu Basketball Association resumes with the semifinal round as four teams start their battle for the two coveted slots in the finals today at the Cebu Coliseum. The Ave [...]
Memphis — Zach Randolph is doing everything he can to keep the Memphis Grizzlies’ memorable playoff run going as long as possible. Randolph had 30 points and 13 rebounds, and the Grizzlies avoided elimination by beating the Oklahoma City Thunder 95-83 Friday night to push their Western Conference semifinal to Game 7 — the first [...]
Game Saturday: Cebu Coliseum 6 p.m. – MLKP-Cebu Niños vs. Petron The M. Lhuillier Kwarta Padala-Cebu Niños will be up against a familiar foe with a brand-new name today as they take on the visiting Petron Blazers in an exhibition game at the Cebu Coliseum. The multi-titled Niños of head coach Raul “Yayoy” Alcoseba are [...]
THE LION TIGER Aerosols-University of the Visayas (UV) Green Lancers are steadily gaining steam heading to the semifinals that starts tomorrow. This after they beat down the San Marino Corned Tuna-Southwestern University (SWU) Cobras, 59-45, in the Cebu Schools Athletic Foundation Inc. (CESAFI) Partner’s Cup late Thursday night at the Cebu Coliseum. The victory stopped [...]
Atlanta — The Chicago Bulls are off to the NBA Eastern Conference finals for the first time since the Michael Jordan era after beating the Atlanta Hawks 93-73 yesterday to complete a 4-2 series victory. Carlos Boozer scored 23 points and Derrick Rose doled out 12 assists, pushing Chicago out to a big lead in [...]
THE depleted Lexmark Stallions stunned the Qualfon Knights, 91-69, in the 2011 Powerade E-League for Basketball at the City Sports Club-Cebu Gym. Lexmark was only allowed to field in seven players as a penalty for having just seven players during the opening day ceremonies. Teams are required to have at least eight players during the [...]
Chicago — Derrick Rose scored 33 points and Luol Deng added 23 as the Chicago Bulls beat the Atlanta Hawks, 95-83 in Game 5 of the Eastern Conference semifinals yesterday to take a 3-2 lead. Taj Gibson had 11 points — all in the fourth quarter. Rose also scored 11 in the fourth, and the [...]
Games today: CEC Gym 3 p.m. – Ave Maria vs. SCSIT 4:30 p.m. – Aerophone vs. Family Appliance THE FAMILY Appliance notched their second win in a row as they toppled the Pier One-Sacred Heart School-Ateneo de Cebu (SHS-AdC) Magis Eagles, 61-52, in the Jr. Cebu Basketball Association over at the former’s homecourt at the [...]
THE BASKETBALL Efficiency and Scientific Training (BEST) Center sponsored by Milo will be back in Cebu as it stages its annual clinic at the Sacred Heart School gym along Mango Avenue starting on May 16 until the 21st. The Best Center, which was elevated to the Hall of Fame of the Philippine Sportswriters Association (PSA), [...]
Boston — LeBron James scored 35 points and grabbed 14 rebounds to lead Miami to a 98-90 overtime victory over the Boston Celtics yesterday and give the Heat a 3-1 lead in the Eastern Conference semifinals. Dwyane Wade scored 28 with nine rebounds and Chris Bosh had 20 points and 12 rebounds for Miami, which [...]
THE MULTI-TITLED Convergys Wolves gave the Executive Boutique Tarantulas a neat lesson in basketball, pulling off a merciless 88-15 triumph last Saturday in the 2011 Powerade E-League for Basketball at the City Sports Club-Cebu Gym. The newcomers Tarantulas scored just two points in the first period and three in the second, while the Wolves poured [...]
