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Mono Vampire pulls out of ABL amid suspended season
Tournament-leader Mono Vampire of Thailand surprisingly withdraws from the ABL as the league postpones its games

LIST: Philippine leagues suspended amid coronavirus outbreak
(UPDATED) Local sports leagues and events are put on hold due to the virus pandemic

Alab Pilipinas, Chinese teams ask ABL to suspend league operations
As the number of virus cases worldwide continues to spike, Alab Pilipinas and other teams appeal to the ABL to suspend the regional games

ABL import quarantined due to coronavirus scare
The ABL postpones several games as Singapore reinforcement Jameel McKay was on the same flight with a French national who tested positive for coronavirus
Brownlee finally joins Alab Pilipinas after delayed return
Justin Brownlee is expected to provide stability for Alab Pilipinas, which has dealt with inconsistency throughout the first half of the ABL season
Alab blasts Vietnam amid Brownlee controversy
There’s still no sight of Justin Brownlee but Alab Pilipinas manages to pull off a convincing win this time

Justin Brownlee now missing in action from Alab Pilipinas
After missing his flight last week, Justin Brownlee doesn’t show up again in Alab Pilipinas’ game

Kuala Lumpur blasts Alab Pilipinas as Brownlee debut delayed
Alab Pilipinas absorbs a one-sided loss to Kuala Lumpur in what was supposed to be Justin Brownlee's comeback game in the ABL

Justin Brownlee returns to Alab Pilipinas
Fresh from another title romp with Barangay Ginebra, Justin Brownlee looks to lend Alab Pilipinas the same winning magic

Alapag rues inconsistency as Alab avoids upset axe
Alab Pilipinas nearly squanders a massive double-digit lead against the ABL-worst Saigon Heat
Alab Pilipinas weathers late Saigon storm to clinch home win
Led by Nick King and Sam Deguara, Alab Pilipinas rediscovers its winning form for its ninth victory in 14 ABL games
Alab suffers 28-point loss to KL Dragons, snaps two-game win streak
Alab Pilipinas snaps a two-game winning streak after a blowout loss to the Kuala Lumpur Dragons

Alab outhustles Singapore in revenge home game
Alab Pilipinas notches its eighth win in 12 games after avenging a 21-point road loss to the Singapore Slingers
Brickman-led Alab stuns Mono with 16-point swerve for OT win
Jason Brickman's prolific showing keys a stunning turnaround as Alab Pilipinas shocks Thailand's Mono Vampire

Gray nets game-winning block as Alab survives late HK rally
Fil-Am guard Jeremiah Gray saves Alab Pilipinas from a late meltdown against Hong Kong Eastern

Alab falls to Singapore as Alexander flirts with quad-dub
A lifeless Alab Pilipinas squad absorbs a 21-point mauling against the Singapore Slingers on the road

Gray erupts in spot start as Alab survives OJ Mayo-led Fubon
The win propels Alab Pilipinas to a 5-2 standing for the season heading to a two-game road trip

Macau snaps Alab win streak in ABL thriller
Alab Pilipinas suffers its second loss of the young ABL season
'Stockton-like' Brickman hungry for title with Alapag-led Alab
'That’s what Jason Brickman does. He provides that stability and leadership at the point guard position,' says Alab head coach Jimmy Alapag

Deguara, Alab surge late in Mono revenge game
San Miguel Alab Pilipinas exacts revenge on Mono Vampire after an embarrassing debut game loss a month ago

Monstrous 7-foot-5 Deguara 'proud' to side with Alab in rebuild
Sam Deguara is now wearing his former foes' colors, hoping that his arrival can help Alab Pilipinas turn things around in a rebuilding season

Wyatt steers Alab comeback as Deguara debuts
Alab Pilipinas rallies past Singapore as Khalif Wyatt erupts for 20 points in the final quarter

New-look Alab nets breakthrough comeback win over Macau
Fil-Am veteran Jason Brickman comes through the clutch and new recruit Jordan Heading delivers as Alab Pilipinas picks up its first triumph

Alab Pilipinas obliterated in ABL season debut
Two of Alab Pilipinas' 3 new imports struggle in a 35-point horror loss to Thailand's Mono Vampire
Balkman leaves Alab, replaced by NBA G-Leaguer Nick King
Just a week before the new ABL season unfolds, Alab import Renaldo Balkman begs off from team duties due to a 'family matter'

Ex-NBA star OJ Mayo signs with ABL’s Fubon Braves
Former NBA standout OJ Mayo teams up with Jeremy Lin’s brother Joseph in leading the debuting Taiwanese club

Renaldo Balkman returns to Alab Pilipinas for 3rd ABL season
Alab Pilipinas taps former NBA player Renaldo Balkman anew in its bid to reclaim the ABL crown

Parks, 2 other Pinoys make ABL all-time top 10 list
Ray Parks, Leo Avenido, and Jerick Cañada boast storied careers in regional play to land on the list of ABL’s all-time best players
Alapag raring to make up for lost Alab season with Brickman, Gray
Alab coach Jimmy Alapag unveils some key additions as the Philippines looks to avoid another late-season collapse

Ray Parks nabs historic 3rd straight ABL local MVP plum
The Alab Pilipinas stalwart becomes the first and only player in the nine-year history of the regional league to win 3 MVP trophies

PBA-bound Ray Parks says farewell to Alab Pilipinas
After wrapping up his three-year stint with Alab Pilipinas, Ray Parks gears up for his long-awaited PBA debut

Hong Kong dethrones Alab Pilipinas in crushing quarters sweep
Alab Pilipinas fails to defend its ABL crown as it fizzles out of the tournament with 6 straight losses

Alab on brink of elimination as HK pulls off quarters upset
The skid continues for Alab Pilipinas as No. 7 Hong Kong stuns the defending champion in Game 1 of the ABL quarterfinals

Saigon stuns reeling Alab Pilipinas, spoils Balkman return
Alab Pilipinas heads to the playoffs as the No. 2 seed on a four-game losing skid

Brawl mars Alab Pilipinas-Taiwan game
Tempers flare late in the game as Taiwan's Formosa Dreamers spoil Alab's perfect home record

Taiwan's Formosa outlasts banged-up Alab Pilipinas
Alab Pilipinas plays minus Renaldo Balkman and 3 other key cogs, but still hangs on to the top spot despite the loss

Alab running out of bodies as Balkman, Domingo go down
'We are a banged up team. We already have half of our guys whose status are game-time decisions,' says Alab Pilipinas coach Jimmy Alapag

Fil-Am Mikh McKinney honored with Iverson comparisons
Unleashing an eye-popping 50 points, Mikh McKinney definitely put on a show in his homecoming to the Philippines

Alab rallies past Macau, spoils McKinney's 50-point night
The Alab Pilipinas Big 3 of PJ Ramos, Renaldo Balkman, and Ray Parks show up just when they're needed the most

Alab Pilipinas downs Singapore in bounce-back win
Renaldo Balkman and PJ Ramos deliver the goods as Alab Pilipinas recovers from its worst loss in the ASEAN Basketball League

Hot-shooting Macau wallops Alab Pilipinas
The Black Bears maul Alab right from the get-go, outscoring them 38-11 in the 1st quarter

Alab Pilipinas blasts Travis-less Mono Vampire
The defending ABL champion cruises to its 16th triumph against a Thai side sorely missing PBA champion import Romeo Travis

Playoff-bound Alab Pilipinas dominates Zhuhai anew
Alab Pilipinas pulls away from the ABL pack after completing a season sweep of China's Zhuhai Wolf Warriors

PJ Ramos returns with triple-double in Alab's bounce-back win
Alab Pilipinas cruises to a 26-point rout of China's Zhuhai Wolf Warriors to keep hold of the top spot

HK downs Ramos-less Alab Pilipinas, Deguara hauls 31 boards
Alab's 7-foot-3 banger PJ Ramos sits out due to food poisoning as Hong Kong's own 7-foot-5 giant Sam Deguara runs wild

Alab Pilipinas clamps Hong Kong anew for 7th straight win
Renaldo Balkman leads the pack as Alab Pilipinas stretches its winning streak to a season-best 7 games

Returning Ray Parks drops 23 in Alab Pilipinas win vs Saigon
Ray Parks impresses in his return from a three-game injury layoff with 23 points and 7 assists

Alab Pilipinas rips up Zhuhai, runs win streak to 5
The defending ABL champions comfortably remain up top with an 11-2 record

Ramos brushes off Deguara: 'I'm a dirtier person'
PJ Ramos gets the last laugh even after Sam Deguara tried getting under his skin

Romeo Travis signs with Mono Vampire after Jason Brickman release
Magnolia Hotshots champion import Romeo Travis is set to replace Mono Vampire's Jason Brickman
