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#ThrowbackThursday: How the Philippines won the bronze medal in the 1954 World Basketball Championship

On November 5, 1954, the Philippines copped the bronze medal in the World Basketball Championship held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. To date, this remains...

Wesley So takes inaugural Chess.com Global Championship

After failing to defend the 2022 US Chess Championship, GM Wesley So fought back and won the inaugural Chess.com Global Championship held in Toronto, Canada...

FEU great Etok Lobo watches his first live UAAP game in over 30 years

Before last week, it had been years since Renato “Etok” Lobo had seen a UAAP game in person. Since leaving the Philippines for the United...

Remembering Arnie Tuadles, master of the ‘kontra-tiyempo’

On November 2, 1996, former PBA player Arnie Tuadles was shot in the head over a heated card game at the International Business Club in...

#ThrowbackThursday: When Allan Caidic had his first big scoring night

Many PBA fans recall that on November 21, 1991, the day his wife gave birth to their first child, Mariel Clarisse, Allan Caidic dropped 79...

A history of unique PBA names and nicknames

Basketball players since time immemorial have been given monikers or nicknames for various reasons. Some players, because of their superstar status, more than deserve such...

#ThrowbackThursday: Looking back at UP’s 1986 UAAP championship

On October 25, 1986, the University of the Philippines Maroons won the UAAP men’s basketball title for only the second time in UAAP history. The...

The most popular go-to moves in PBA history

With less than three seconds remaining in the game, your team is down a point, who should take the last shot? Better yet, what kind...

#Throwback Thursday: When the San Miguel franchise won its first PBA title

On October 23, 1979, the San Miguel Corporation franchise, then carrying the soda brand Royal Tru Orange, punched a ticket to the finals of the...

Remembering Cyrus Mann, beloved Crispa Redmanizers resident import

Cyrus Mann, the Crispa Redmanizers' resident import of the 70’s, has died.  Mann, who won three championships with the Redmanizers during the PBA’s formative years, passed...

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