Credit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Mon, 20 Feb 2023 05:26:51 +0000
By REYNALD MAGALLON The All-Star Game is for the fans and will always be for the fans. That’s why it’s only natural that the players that the fans want to see are those who are playing for the season-ending spectacle in the Passi City, Iloilo on March 12, if All-Star and Ginebra coach Tim Cone […]
Read moreCredit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Fri, 17 Feb 2023 03:49:46 +0000
By REYNALD MAGALLON Leonard Santillan scored on a short stab with 0.7 seconds left to lift an import-less Rain or Shine past Terrafirma, 120-118, for the team’s first back-to-back wins in the 2023 PBA Governors’ Cup at the Smart Araneta Coliseum on Thursday, Feb. 16. With the score knotted 118 apiece with 24 seconds left, […]
Read moreCredit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Mon, 13 Feb 2023 03:59:36 +0000
By NIKOLE JAVIER Rain or Shine fended off Blackwater’s determined challenge, 122-117, for its first in the 2023 PBA Governors’ Cup at the Mall of Asia Arena in Pasay City on Sunday, Feb. 12. The Elasto Painters, who were trailing for most of the second half, had to recover from an eight-point deficit to finally […]
Read moreCredit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Wed, 08 Feb 2023 09:19:46 +0000
Rain or Shine has tapped the services of Greg Smith II in place of Michael Qualls, the team announced on Wednesday, Feb. 8. Head coach Yeng Guiao has decided to pull the trigger on the import switch in hopes of turning ROS’ fortunes around after a lackluster start that saw the Elasto Painters drop its […]
Read moreCredit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Mon, 23 Jan 2023 04:49:04 +0000
By REYNALD MAGALLON James Yap admitted feeling the nerves in his first game back in the PBA after a three-conference hiatus. The 40-year-old two-time Most Valuable Player even compared the feeling to what he experienced back when he was still a rookie playing for the first time back in 2004. “Feeling ko rookie ako. Yung […]
Read moreCredit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Sat, 21 Jan 2023 07:58:19 +0000
By REYNALD MAGALLON A collision between the James Yap-led Rain or Shine and Meralco kicks off the hostilities in the 2023 PBA Governors’ Cup on Sunday, Jan. 22, with some reinforcements no stranger to the Philippine brand of basketball at the PhilSports Arena on Sunday, Jan. 22. The Elasto Painters look to begin their bid […]
Read moreCredit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Fri, 06 Jan 2023 04:13:59 +0000
By REYNALD MAGALLON After a three-conference hiatus, James Yap is set for a much-awaited return to the hardcourt after signing a one-conference deal with Rain or Shine, the team announced on Friday, Jan. 6. The Elasto Painters actually wanted to have the two-time league MVP for a year but Yap, who is also serving as […]
Read moreCredit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Fri, 23 Dec 2022 06:00:50 +0000
By REYNALD MAGALLON Rain or Shine got the explosive reinforcement it needed when it came to terms with returning import Michael Qualls to bolster the squad’s bid to end a five-year playoff drought in the season-ending conference in the 2022 PBA Governors’ Cup. In their hopes to keep the momentum going after making the playoffs […]
Read moreCredit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Mon, 05 Dec 2022 23:12:05 +0000
Rain or Shine stayed alive and kicking in the PBA Commissioner’s Cup with a big win over NLEX in a knockout duel to complete the playoffs cast. On the brink of elimination, the Elasto Painters saw a ray of light in their campaign as they caught the last bus to the quarterfinals via a hard-earned […]
Read moreCredit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Mon, 05 Dec 2022 09:34:51 +0000
By REYNALD MAGALLON Rain or Shine head coach Yeng Guiao was just proud to see his young squad deliver and make it to the playoffs in just their first conference together. Returning to his old stomping grounds at Rain or Shine with the conference barely starting and a young core to work with, the fiery […]
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