ABS-CBN Sports
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| ABS-CBN Sports | |
| Company | ABS-CBN |
|---|---|
| Country | Philippines |
| Well-Known Programs | UAAP NCAA |
| Slogan | |
| website | ABS-CBN.com |
ABS-CBN Sports is the sports division of the ABS-CBN television network , which airs some of the notable sports events in the Philippines.
ABS-CBN Sports began in 1998 as the main broadcaster for the network-backed basketball league Metropolitan Basketball Association which introduced the home-and-away play format in the Philippine basketball landscape. Simultaneous with that (shortly before the MBA collapsed), it acquired the broadcast rights to the University Athletic Association of the Philippines (UAAP) and National Collegiate Athletic Association (Philippines) (NCAA) collegiate basketball leagues, which bolstered Studio 23's ratings and at the same time aligned further toward the said channel's programming thrust to the youth.
Beginning 2008, ABS-CBN Sports will also supplant some of its content to new SkyCable sports channel Balls.
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[edit] Program Line-up
[edit] Current Programs
- UAAP Games
- NCAA Games
- Featured boxing matches
- Sports Unlimited
- Sports Report (SR) (10-minute sports roundup aired on Studio 23; before and after the collegiate games)
- Sports TV (sports talk show aired on Studio 23)
- Hardball (daily sports news show aired on ANC)
[edit] Past Programs & Notable Coverages
- Metropolitan Basketball Association Games
- Philippine Basketball League Games
- Morales-Pacquiao Trilogy Parts II and III
- World Pool Championship 2007
[edit] Sports Broadcasters/Personalities
[edit] Current Personalities
- Chinggay Andrada
- Pia Boren
- Gretchen Fullido
- Dyan Castillejo-Garcia
- Trish Chiongbian
- Manny Dandan
- Danny Francisco
- Boom Gonzales
- Allan Gregorio
- Ryan Gregorio
- Butch Maniego
- TJ Manotoc
- Mark Molina
- Ronnie Nathanielsz
- George Rocha
- Jinno Rufino
- Sev Sarmienta
- Boyet Sison
- Niña Sison
- Bill Velasco
- Tonichi Yturri
[edit] Past Personalities
- Pia Arcangel (Former UAAP and PBL courtside reporter; moved to ABC Sports and subsequently GMA News and Public Affairs. She eventually became Mrs. Mico Halili.)
- Mico Halili (Former UAAP and PBL presenter and Sports TV host; moved to PBA on NBN-IBC and subsequently ABC Sports.)
- Ira Panganiban (Former sports bit anchor for ABS-CBN NCA shows and substitute sports anchor, now with Radio Mindanao Network.)
- Alex Santos (Former MBA play-by-play commentator; moved to ABS-CBN News and Current Affairs after the MBA left ABS-CBN.)
- Jude Turcuato (Former UAAP and PBL presenter and Sports TV host; moved to ABC Sports and subsequently Solar Sports.)
- Bobby Yan (Former UAAP courtside reporter and Sports TV host; moved to Solar Sports.)
[edit] See also
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