Snow Badua is reporting on Twitter that ABS-CBN actor Gerald Anderson just might be making an appearance soon in the PBA Developmental League. NLEX team coach Boyet Fernandez told Badua that the Catch Me, I’m in Love star has been practicing with the team for the last three days, although he hasn’t been included yet in the lineup. Fernandez is impressed with the former Tayong Dalawa leading man’s defense. “He can pressure the point guard of the opposing team,” Fernandez said, although it’s unclear if the opposing ball-handler is really pressured by Anderson’s defense or he’s just distracted by the actor’s dreamy eyes (which is, incidentally, the question we all ask about Chris Tiu’s tough defense).

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Patricia Hizon broke the news on Twitter that the three San Miguel Corporation teams in the PBA – San Miguel Beer, Ginebra, and B-MEG Derby Ace – have voted against allowing the sale of the Barako Bull franchise to Phoenix Petroleum. With Air 21 voting alongside the conglomerate, it effectively prevents the sale from happening, as league rules dictate that a franchise sale needs the approval of 2/3rds of the board, or 7 out of 10 votes. The board ended up voting in favor of the sale, 6-4, which was not enough to approve it.

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The latest issue of Baller, the PBA’s lifestyle magazine, is out now, featuring the Meralco Bolts’ coach Ryan Gregorio (known around these parts as “The Genius”) and spitfire guard Mac Cardona on the cover.

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I know it’s probably worth buying just for Maggie Wilson’s loooong legs (pictured above), but it also features my first piece for the magazine.

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From the Stands is back, with Chuck Araneta, Polo Bustamante, and Carlo Pamintuan discussing the Meralco-Rain or Shine matchup and the prospects of Smart Gilas minus naturalized center Marcus Douthit. In this week's old school vs. new school, they compare two of the most gifted, dynamic forwards Philippine basketball has ever seen: Nelson Asaytono and Kerby Raymundo.



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The last time a team coached by Yeng Guiao played Smart Gilas in a PBA tournament, back in the 2009-2010 Philippine Cup, Air 21 point guard Wynne Arboleda ended up assaulting a Gilas fan at courtside in a very ugly incident in a rough-and-tumble game. So when Guiao’s new team, Rain or Shine, faced off against the Gilas squad last Sunday, many fans were also expecting fireworks.

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In the latest episode of From the Stands, Chuck Araneta, Polo Bustamante, and Carlo Pamintuan talk about the two biggest surprises of the ongoing Commissioner's Cup: the league-leading Smart Gilas and the cellar-dwelling San Miguel. In this week's old school vs. new school, they compare two of the best sharpshooters in PBA history: Allan Caidic and James Yap.



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Fidel Mangonon III broke news on Twitter that PBA commissioner Chito Salud has approved the motion of San Miguel to change the team’s name to Petron Blaze. The move comes after the reported proposal by another petroleum company, Phoenix, to join the PBA.

Petron’s entry doesn’t mean that the Phoenix bid to join the PBA is dead; any transaction for a franchise sale would require two-thirds approval of the league’s board of governors (7 out of 10). Currently, San Miguel Corporation owns three seats in the board.

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