LONG before the Internet, social media, Tik Tok, Facebook and X, there was Carlos Loyzaga. Those born after 1975, the year the PBA was launched, may not know him but, quite simply, Loyzaga was a ...

It was the late sportscaster Dick Ildefonso who called Jimmy Noblezada the “Ironman” as a tribute to a bruising style that made him a defensive byword during his PBA days from 1975 to 1981. Today, ...

1997 — Tiger Woods wins the Masters by a record 12 strokes at Augusta National. Closing with a 69, Woods finished at 18-under 270, the lowest score in the Masters and matching the most under par by ...

A five-decade worth of Philippine basketball history gathered inside the Grand Ballroom of the Solaire Hotel North on Friday, April 11, with the league's current stars standing side-by-side with the ...

Ian Sangalang is glad to have plenty of help in putting Magnolia off to a 2-0 start that could serve as a good omen for the team moving forward in the PBA Philippine Cup. “I’m thankful for those two,” ...

Those born in 1975 would also have free admission, while all in-venue fans would have PBA 50th anniversary shirts. Former PBA players such as Jimmy Noblezada and Elmer Cabahug also joined in the ...

Spectators were gifted with exclusive "PBA at 50" shirts - instant collector's items marking this monumental milestone. And those who shared the league's birth year of 1975 were given the ultimate ...

As the PBA celebrates its 50th anniversary, here’s a lookback on its debut on April 9, 1975 — a historic start to Asia’s first play-for-pay basketball league that has seen the rise of hoop ...

The Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) is turning 50 this year, and I am proud to say I was a part of all that. I started covering games during the end days of the MICAA (the Manila Industrial ...

Tickets are worth P50 for lower box and P30 for general admission, while fans born in 1975 can watch for free. The PBA opened shop on April 9, 1975 at Araneta Coliseum, with Joy Dionisio scoring ...