PBA: Phoenix outlasts import-less Meralco for second straight win

MANILA, Philippines–Phoenix escaped a depleted Meralco side, 98-97, to improve to 2-0 in Group B of the 2026 PBA Governors’ Cup at Smart Araneta Coliseum on Wednesday night. The Fuel Masters took advantage of a Bolts squad missing import Jordan Varnado, who sat out with a calf injury. “This is a lucky break that we