By Michael Angelo S. Murillo

CURRENTLY unbeaten Blackwater Elite trek back to Philippine Basketball Association Governors’ Cup action today, staking its unblemished record against the NLEX Road Warriors.

TNT KaTropa is bringing in two-time champion and 2013 Best import awardee Marqus Blakely as it looks to have a much-needed surge midway in the conference. The 29-year-old Blakely last played in the league in 2016 for Magnolia, then called Star, but was let go several games into the tournament. Blakely, who will replace the ineffective Stacy Davis, already had six previous tour of duties. He was also a part of his former franchise’s Grand-slam conquest in 2014.

By Michael Angelo S. Murillo

RIGHT in the middle of the race for a Final Four spot in Season 94 of the National Collegiate Athletic Association, both the Letran Knights and Perpetual Help Altas are gunning for key wins to boost their bids when they take on separate opponents today at the FilOil Flying V Centre in San Juan City.

PBA PRESS CORPS-CIGNAL PLAYER OF THE WEEK (August 29- Sept. 2)

ROOKIE CHRISTIAN STANDHARDINGER OF SAN MIGUEL

by Jeric Lopez

San Miguel Beer woke up when it needed to.

After a sluggish opening half, the Beermen suddenly came to life and unleashed their wrath the rest of the way to waylay hapless Columbian Dyip, 143-119, getting back in the winning column in the 2018 Philippine Basketball Association Governors’ Cup at the Smart Araneta Coliseum. 

By Michael Angelo S. Murillo

BLACKWATER Elite improved to 2-0 in the Philippine Basketball Association Governors’ Cup after topping the San Miguel Beermen, 103-100, on Wednesday at the Smart Araneta Coliseum.

Stayed resilient amid a steady rebuffing from San Miguel for much of the contest, Blackwater flipped things up late in the game and pulled off the victory.

By Michael Angelo S. Murillo

TWO of three teams still unbeaten in the ongoing Philippine Basketball Association Governors’ Cup, the Barangay Ginebra San Miguel Kings and Blackwater Elite try to keep their respective clean slates intact when they collide today at the Smart Araneta Coliseum.

By Michael Angelo S. Murillo

VICTORIOUS in their Philippine Basketball Association Governors’ Cup debut at the weekend, the San Miguel Beermen go for their second win today in the last PBA play date before it takes a two-week break for the preparation of the national team for the fourth window of the FIBA World Cup Asian Qualifiers.