3 teams eye share of PBA top spot today

Games Today (Smart Araneta) 4:15 p.m. – Globalport vs Alaska 7 p.m. – Talk ‘N Text vs NLEX Defending champion and current leader San Miguel Beer will have company before the day is through. How many depends largely on the NLEX Road Warriors.  A four-way tie at second place will be dissolved today when three of those teams see action in the Smart Bro-PBA Philippine Cup at the Smart Araneta Coliseum, the first time games will be held at the Big Dome since Oct. 28.  SMB leads the way with a 4-1 win-loss card nearly halfway in the elimination round, with Globalport, Rain or Shine, Alaska and Talk ‘N Text locked at second on 3-1 slates.  Globalport and Alaska clash at 4:15 p.m. with the Aces’ current version of the Bruise Brothers – Vic Manuel and Calvin Abueva – taking on the Batang Pier’s ‘three-headed monster’ – Terrence Romeo, Joseph [...]