NLEX turned its game up several notches in the second half to fashion a come-from-behind 105-102 win over Terrafirma Wednesday in the PBA Philippine Cup at the Smart Araneta Coliseum.

THE PBA offers a three-conference season beginning Sunday as it does its part in helping the basketball-loving nation ease back into some normalcy after the hardest days of the pandemic.

AFTER a mere escape win on opening day, Rain or Shine plays another exciting match versus debuting NorthPort as action in the PBA Season 47 Philippine Cup swings over to the Ynares Sports Center in Antipolo Thursday.

SIXTY-SIX aspirants led by Fil-Am Brandon Ganuelas-Rosser and collegiate star Justin Arana will be up for selection in Sunday's Season 47 Annual Draft at Robinsons Place Manila.

Ganuelas-Rosser topbills the 12 Fil-foreign applicants who made the grade
after the final screening of the PBA Commissioner's Office last Friday.

TNT opened up its PBA Philippine Cup title-retention bid on a bright note despite missing two prized players.

DEFENDING champion Gilas Pilipinas men's 3x3 posted a 2-1 win-loss record in the opening action of the 31t Southeast Asian Games Friday at the Thanh Tri Gymnasium in Vietnam.

Represented by PBA 3x3 First Conference titlist Limitless Appmasters, the Gilas half-court aces started the day with an emphatic 19-7 rout of lightweight Cambodia.

WHETHER prized guard Kiefer Ravena would be able to make his NLEX return in the coming PBA Philippine Cup remains uncertain, but Road Warriors coach Yeng Guiao maintained his team is ready to go.

ENCHO Serrano, JM Calma, and Nino Ibanes stamped their class on the final day of the PBA Draft Combine, steering the A-1 Converge team to the championship of the mini-tournament that capped the two-day event at the Gatorade Hoops Center in Mandaluyong City.

Ibanes topscored for 18 points, Serrano added 15, and Calma with 13 as they led their side to a 67-53 win over B-2 Rain or Shine in the winner-take-all finale.