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JUSTIN Brownlee is a six-time champion with Barangay Ginebra in the PBA. He knew how it feels like to win all these championships amid the ups and downs of pro basketball. Yet, the 6-foot-4 Gilas Pilipinas naturalized player ranked his latest Southeast Asian Games men’s basketball gold medal achievement “at …

Gilas Pilipinas head coach Chot Reyes. PHOTO BY RIO DELUVIO  CHOT Reyes is just glad to close his coaching career in the Southeast Asian Games men’s basketball with a gold medal. Moments after steering the Philippines to a gold medal finish in the regional basketball tournament, the outspoken Gilas Pilipinas …

Nikola Jokić of the Denver Nuggets looks to pass the ball a during the second quarter in Game 1 of the Western Conference Finals at Ball Arena on Tuesday, May 16, 2023, in Denver, Colorado. AFP PHOTO  LOS ANGELES: Nikola Jokić produced a dominant display as the Denver Nuggets held …

Team Philippines PHOTO BY RIO DELUVIO PHNOM PENH, Cambodia: The 32nd Southeast Asian Games has finally come to a close with the Philippines placing fifth in the biennial event with 58 gold medals, 86 silvers, 116 bronzes and a total of 260 medals. While the Philippines dropped from fifth place to …

Lovely Inan AFP PHOTO Three days after competing in the Asian Weightlifting Championships in South Korea, Lovely Inan, together with the rest of the Philippine weightlifting team, went straight to Phnom Penh, Cambodia to compete in the 32nd Southeast Asian Games. “Pagod po (I’m tired),” this was Inan’s reply to …

Ernest John Obiena PHOTO BY RIO DELUVIO PHNOM PENH: The Philippine athletics team may have failed to match its five-gold medal haul in Vietnam last year, but still is a successful campaign with four golds and two Southeast Asian Games records shattered, according to national team coach Jojo Posadas. Led by …

Alvin Lobrequito PSC PHOTO PHNOM PENH, Cambodia: Filipino Wrestler Alvin Lobrequito ruled the men’s 57kg freestyle event to win a gold medal in the 32nd Southeast Asian az Games Tuesday, May 16. With Lobrequito’s conquest of his division, the Philippines matched its 52-gold medal haul from last year’s Hanoi Games. …

PHNOM PENH, Cambodia: The Philippine women’s volleyball team’s bid to end the country’s 18-year medal drought ended in a tough 20-25, 25-22, 22-25, 23-25 loss to Indonesia in the battle for bronze match on Sunday, May 14 at the National Olympic Stadium. Jia De Guzman PVL PHOTO  Indonesia may have …

Team Philippines PHOTO BY RIO DELUVIO PHNOM PENH, Cambodia: Arnisador Trixie Mary Lofranco delivered the Philippines’ a gold medal in the 32nd Southeast Asian Games at the Chroy Changvar Convention Center on Tuesday, May 16. Lofranco ruled the women’s individual anyo non-traditonal open weapon event, as the Philippines now has …

GIlas Women’s Stefanie Berberabe (left) shoots against a Malaysian player during the 32nd Southeast Asian Games at the Elephant Hall on Monday, May 15. PHOTO BY RIO DELUVIO PHNOM PENH, Cambodia: The Gilas Pilipinas women’s basketball team defeated Malaysia, 77-63, to take home a silver medal in the 32nd Southeast …