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This Day in PBA History: Taste of overseas competition

Rey Joble
Posted at Aug 16 11:50 AM

Remember the Nicholas Stoodley and Adidas France squads that played in the PBA in August 1980? Read more »

This Day in PBA History: The end of Crispa’s dominance

Rey Joble
Posted at Jul 17 10:39 PM

The Redmanizers blasted the Tonics in Game 5 of their best-of-7 All-Filipino championships series, 134-118, for their 13th league championship. Read more »

This Day in PBA History: Crispa wins last PBA title by beating Gilbey’s Gin

Rey Joble
Posted at Jul 17 07:05 PM

For a team that is so used to winning, the Crispa Redmanizers and their legions of fans celebrated this moment 38 years ago, July 17, 1984, the last time the franchise won a PBA championship. Read more »

This Day in PBA History: A not-so-scholarly moment

Rey Joble
Posted at Jul 03 10:05 PM

The bitter rivalry between the two superstar big man spilled over – again – leading to a fracas and ending with a suspension. Read more »

This Day in PBA History: ‘Tapal King’ scores milestone

Rey Joble
Posted at Jun 21 10:19 PM

In the history of the PBA, only a few were considered among the best two-way players ever – Philip Cezar belongs in the conversation. Read more »

This Day in PBA History: Unstoppable Redmanizers

Rey Joble
Posted at Jun 19 01:36 PM

Doubting Crispa’s dominance in its heyday? Look no further than the fabled franchise’s 1983 season for evidence. Read more »

This Day in PBA History: Old nemeses relive glory days

Rey Joble
Posted at May 30 07:20 PM

All the 70s feels, as arguably local basketball’s most heated rivals hit the court for old time’s sake. Read more »

This Day in PBA History: League ‘bad boy’ in spotlight

Rey Joble
Posted at May 11 09:14 PM

On May 11, 1975, yet another episode that embodied the intense Crispa-Toyota rivalry unfolded. Read more »

This Day in PBA History: Atoy Co at his scoring peak

Rey Joble
Posted at May 01 10:02 PM

When William “Bogs” Adornado was sidelined by a career-threatening knee injury in 1976, Fortunato “Atoy” Co immediately took over the role as the Crispa Redmanizers’ top gun. Read more »

This Day in PBA History: Toyota legend has a field day

Rey Joble
Posted at Apr 21 06:12 AM

Andy Fields only has great memories playing in the early days of the PBA. Read more »

This Day in PBA History: When scuffle reaches a general

Rey Joble
Posted at Apr 17 06:00 AM

A high-ranking military officer thought the Crispa and Toyota players were setting a bad example to young fans. Read more »

This Day in PBA History: End of the Redmanizers dynasty

Rey Joble
Posted at Feb 01 01:06 AM

The league's first powerhouse club bid the league goodbye on February 1, 1985. Read more »

This Day in PBA History: Toyota imports show might

Rey Joble
Updated as of Dec 16 12:29 AM

Abe King considers this one of the most memorable championship wins pulled off by Toyota over arch rival Crispa — and for a good reason. Read more »

This Day in PBA History: Coach fired at halftime

Rey Joble
Posted at Dec 11 06:35 PM

In an unusual move, Toyota management let go of its head coach, Fort Acuña, during halftime after Acuña allegedly refused to play Jaworski. Read more »

This Day in PBA History: The unstoppable Redmanizers

Rey Joble
Posted at Dec 09 10:37 PM

Fans talk about Crispa’s heyday, and a feat that demonstrated their dominance was one long undefeated run in a single conference. Read more »

This Day in PBA History: Another feat by ‘El Presidente’

Rey Joble
Posted at Dec 07 02:16 PM

While he played all facets of the game, Fernandez was primarily an exceptional big man — and his feat on December 7, 1980 was indelible evidence. Read more »

This Day in PBA History: Adornado’s lights-out game

Rey Joble
Updated as of Nov 23 01:49 PM

Adornado's scoring output 41 years ago on November 23 should serve as a reminder of how potent a scorer the 3-time PBA MVP was. Read more »

This Day in PBA History: A rivalry turning one-sided

Rey Joble
Posted at Nov 20 04:26 PM

Behind a late-game push led by Atoy Co, the Redmanizers rallied to eliminate Toyota to move on to the finals, where they beat U/Tex. Read more »

This Day in PBA History: The spit that triggered scuffle

Rey Joble
Posted at Oct 02 03:30 PM

Expect things to heat up every time bitter rivals Crispa and Toyota face each other inside the hard court. Read more »

PBA: Ex Great Taste players recall ’87 championship run

Rey Joble
Updated as of Sep 11 09:31 AM

For Great Taste, a blend of veterans from the disbanded Crispa and Toyota teams, plus an MVP guard and a young sharpshooter formed a winning recipe. Read more »