- SAMAHANG BASKETBALL NG PILIPINAS

Sports officials back SBP, MVP By Rey Lachica and Nick Giongco (07/02/09) - Manila Bulletin Top sports officials rallied behind the Samahang Basketball ng Pilipinas and asked other basketball stakeholders to do the same as the country faces possible suspension from the international federation following FIBA’s decision to hear complaints of alleged non-compliance with the Bangkok Agreement that created the SBP. >> read more

Powerade 5 focuses on FIBA-Asia despite row June 26, 2009 - By Nelson Beltran (Phlstar.com) MANILA, Philippines - Coach Yeng Guiao said the Powerade Team Pilipinas will remain focused on its task to make the grade for the 2010 World Championship in Turkey next year despite the uncertainty of the SBP status in the Fiba roster. >> read more

- PHILIPPINE BASKETBALL LEAGUE

Josh Urbiztondo: All BIZness by: Patricia Bermudez-Hizon (06/13/09) He was all BIZness in the Finals. Scoring 19 points including crucial baskets down the stretch in a win or go home battle that helped the Pharex Bidang Generix force the series into a rubber match is one astonishing feat. Despite the outcome of the PBL Unity Cup championship, Josh Urbiztondo’s finals performance will augur well in his bid to enter the pros. >> read more

A SEASON STILL SPECIAL (06/10/09) Sports is one field that is very much straightforward. A season or a campaign can easily be gauged as to whether to deem it a success or a failure. Athletes that compete in individual events such as boxing or running will know right away if they succeeded or failed. A decorated belt would be worn by a champion boxer. A gold medal would hang around the neck of the champion marathoner or sprinter. Even in the world of team sports it is just as black and white. At the end of the Super Bowl, the World Series, the Stanley Cup or the NBA Finals the winning team hoists the championship trophy aloft. >> read more

- LIGA PILIPINAS

MisOr Captures Crown by Anthony E. Servinio for gameface.ph (04/21/09) CEBU CITY – The top seed Misamis Oriental Meteors captured the 2009 Smart Liga Pilipinas Conference II National Championship with a sound 64-52 thrashing of the defending champion M. Lhuillier Kwarta Padala-Cebu Ninos Monday night in front of a stunned crowd at the New Cebu Coliseum. The Meteors thus ended the best-of-five series, 3-2. >> read more

- NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION (NBA)

HOOPSTER: KOBE WITHOUT PAU: NO RING by Henry Liao for gameface.ph (06/22/09) Would Kobe Bryant have won his fourth NBA championship ring with the Los Angeles Lakers without 7-foot center Andrew Bynum? Absolutely. Would Kobe Bryant have won his fourth NBA championship ring with the Los Angeles Lakers without 7-foot frontliner Pau Gasol Saez? Most likely not. >> read more News widgets and RSS feeds on Feedzilla.com

- JR. NBA

FILIPINO JERSEY COMMUNITY COMES OUT TO SUPPORT JR. NBA PHILIPPINES TEAM (04/17/09) April 15, 2009, New Jersey -- The Filipino community came out solid for the Jr. NBA Philippines Team when the Fantastic Six came out to play April 14 (NJ time) with the Jr. NBA New Jersey All Stars at the Nets Center, the state of the art exclusive headquarters and training facility of the New Jersey Nets Basketball just a few miles west of midtown Manhattan. The best six young players were selected from the Jr. NBA Philippines presented by Hi-Smart Multivitamins, scheduled from November 2008 to March 2009. .>> read more