Final Score

July 16, 2010 5:00PM

Cuneta Astrodome

Quarterfinals

Game 4

Barangay Ginebra has signed its three rookies – John Wilson, Jimbo Aquino and Robert Labagala – to separate deals over the weekend, giving the Kings a mixture of youth and experienced backcourt in the coming PBA wars beginning this October.

MANILA, Philippines - It was a sign of good things to come as Barangay Ginebra coach Joseph Uichico said the Kings showed up healthy and in a spirited mood for their first PBA preseason practice at the Green Meadows gym

MANILA, Philippines - Newly appointed PBA commissioner Chito Salud expects quality games throughout the coming season as non-bearing matches are likely to be eliminated on the league’s return to the old three-conference format.

he rookie draft is supposed to answer questions, not create more of it when the day’s done. We ask about prospects weeks before draft and expect resolutions by the time the twenty-first over-all pick slips into a PBA team jacket. The 2010 PBA Draft, however, played out like an episode of Lost. We set out looking for answers, only to plunge into some bizarre parallel universe built by the Dharma Initiative.

The tandem of Jong Uichico and Siot Tanquingcen became a winning combination both for Barangay Ginebra and San Miguel Beer over the years.

And Uichico, the second winningest coach among active mentors behind Alaska bench tactician Tim Cone, wasn't surprised when news broke out that Tanquingcen is headed to return as his deputy with the Gin Kings and a new head coach is about to take over San Miguel Beer.

Will it be twelve in 2012?

The Philippine Basketball Association's plan of expanding its participants from 10 to 12 might soon become a reality as two teams have signified interest in joining the Asia's pioneering professional league.

he team known for its never-say die spirit is at it again.

Getting a balanced scoring from its star-studded roster, Barangay Ginebra scored a 94-90 win over Alaska to force a deciding Game 5 in their PBA Fiesta Cup quarterfinals series.

BARANGAY Ginebra was looking for a spark in its fight for dear life Wednesday.

Not one but several Kings heeded the call and resulted in a pulsating 91-87 win over the Alaska Aces that kept the former alive and kicking in their PBA Fiesta Conference quarterfinals series at the Araneta Coliseum.

ALASKA continues to show more poise than Barangay Ginebra at the crunch and is now much closer to a cherished goal.

Diamon Simpson powered his way to a 20-20 game and Barangay Ginebra self-destructed at the finish as the Alaska Milk Aces topped the Kings, 76-72, in the opener of their PBA Fiesta Conference best-of-five quarterfinals showdown at the Araneta Coliseum Friday night.