Petron five debuts vs Meralco today; Elastopainters score

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Petron Blaze, which takes over from San Miguel, slugs it out with walking-wounded Meralco today even as Barangay Ginebra similarly opens up its bid in the PBA Governors Cup at the Cuneta Astrodome in Pasay.

PBA: North-South showdown on

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BORACAY , Philippines – The Philippine Basketball Association’s brightest stars finally take center stage in the 2011 Hala Bola! All-Star Week today, each one looking to put a fitting climax to what has been a grand spectacle here.

Ginebra's Caguioa to miss PBA All-Star

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MANILA, Philippines - Ginebra top gun Mark Caguioa will miss what could have been his sixth PBA All-Star Game due to a personal matter he’s now attending to in the United States.

Grand Slam next for Talk ‘N Text

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MANILA, Philippines — For most of the season, Talk ‘N Text coach Chot Reyes had skirted the issue, doing his eloquent best to avoid confronting the matter head-on.

GINEBRA SPOILS TNT PARTY

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Barangay Ginebra clung on to dear life as it fought with great determination and stopped Talk n Text, 100-93, in Game Five of their PBA Commissioner’s Cup title playoff Friday at the Araneta Coliseum.

Texters turn back Kings, move a win away from back-to-back PBA titles (IMAGE INSIDE)

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Paul Harris has been regarded by Talk N Text coach Chot Reyes as the best defensive import.

BIG GAME 1 WIN FOR TALK 'N TEXT

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TALK N Text coach Chot Reyes had described Game 1 of his team’s PBA Commissioner’s Cup championship duel with Barangay Ginebra as an opening salvo.

TNT's Alapag hailed Player of the Week

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MANILA, Philippines – Jimmy Alapag, one of Talk N’ Text’s star cagers, bagged the most recent Accel-PBA Press Corps Player of the Week honor, which is for the period April 18 to 24.

GINEBRA BOOKS FINALS SEAT VS. TNT

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WHEN its locals all show up, Barangay Ginebra is one very hard team to beat.

PBA: Gin Kings to try to finish Nationals

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After getting a much needed break during the Holy Week, Barangay Ginebra will try to finish their PBA Commissioner’s Cup semifinals showdown against Smart-Gilas Pilipinas on Sunday.

Smart Gilas Pilipinas WIN to Barangay Ginebra 2-1

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Smart Gilas Pilipinas foiled Barangay Ginebra’s sweep bid and kept its chance to make history in the pro league in repulsing the Kings, 100-88, Wednesday night at the Araneta Coliseum.

S. Gilas' health condition a concern for Uichico

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Barangay Ginebra coach Jong Uichico is worried that the banged-up Pilipinas-Smart Gilas team may turn out to become a walking wounded squad once the national squad starts its bid for a possible Olympic berth in the FIBA Asia Championship in August.

Kings outsmart Gilas; Texters win

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Nate Brumfield scored 45 points in a relentless show of impressive power that carried Barangay Ginebra to a 110-103 win over a young, tall but unseasoned Smart Gilas and on the threshold of the PBA Commissioner’s Cup finals at the Araneta Coliseum last night.

Texters, Kings gun for 2-0 lead

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Talk n Text and Barangay Ginebra hope to ride the crest of their Game One wins as they try to build commanding two-game-to-nil leads versus Air21 and Smart Gilas in their PBA Commissioner’s Cup best-of-five semifinal showdowns at the Araneta Coliseum tonight.

Caguioa, Miller lead All-Star North squad

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The explosive Ginebra backcourt tandem of Mark Caguioa and Willie Miller leads the North team against James Yap and the South squad when the PBA unveils the 2011 edition of the annual All-Star game next month in Boracay.

ALASKA, AIR21 open knockout wednesday at the BIG DOME

Alaska and Air21 make one final push in their quarterfinal showdown, both determined to knock each other out and get a place in the 2011 PBA Commissioner’s Cup Final Four.

BRGY. GINEBRA cathes last bus to SEMIS

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Nate Brumfield struggled for only 12 points but Mark Caguioa led a gallant stand by the Ginebra locals, beating Rain or Shine for the last slot in the PBA Commissioner’s Cup Final Four.

KINGS Bring out QFINALS broom VS E-PAINTERS

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Coach Jong Uichico cautions his troops not to get complacent on one hand. Coach Yeng Guiao eggs onhis chargers to fight on, on the other hand.

PBA: AIR21 starts 2-WIN quest for last Q'Final Berth

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So Air 21 will be under tremendous pressure to win when they play Powerade on Sunday.

Gilas outsmarts Powerade in big rally

source: abs-cbnnews.com

Smart Gilas proved it’s not all about Marcus Douthit as the Nationals, playing minus their injured 6-foot-11 naturalized player, charged back from a 23-point deficit and nipped the Powerade Tigers, 98-97, in the PBA Commissioner’s Cup at the Araneta Coliseum last night.