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  • Grace Christian retains FCAAI 45s crown
    Grace Christian College defeated St. Peter the Apostle School, 73-52, to retain its 45-and-above division title via a two-game sweep in the Fil-Chinese Athletic Association Inc. Basketball Tournament on Monday at the Tanduay Gym in Quiapo, Manila. The Danny Ching-mentored Graceans wasted no time asserting their dominance, racing to an… Read more »
  • Perpetual shocks Arellano to snap six-game slide in NCAA 102
    University of Perpetual Help System DALTA finally snapped its six-game losing skid, holding on for a 65-58 victory over Arellano University in the NCAA Season 102 Seniors Basketball Tournament on Monday at the Filoil EcoOil Centre in San Juan. After starting the season at 2-1, the Altas endured six straight… Read more »
  • Benilde halts Mapua to force three-way tie for NCAA A lead
    By: Joaquin Cortez College of Saint Benilde handed Mapúa University its first loss in nearly a month, 71-69, snapping the Cardinals’ six-game winning streak in the NCAA Season 102 Seniors Basketball Tournament on Monday at the FilOil EcoOil Centre in San Juan City. With the win, the Blazers ended their… Read more »
  • UP braces for Japanese foes in AUBL home-and-away season
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    University of the Philippines will take its brand of collegiate basketball beyond the local scene, joining 11 other universities in the Eastern Conference of the Asian University Basketball League’s 2026-27 home-and-away season. The Fighting Maroons will compete against Japanese universities Nippon Sports Science University and Nihon University in the 12-team… Read more »
  • TNT routs Group B leader Magnolia in PBA quarterfinal opener
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    TNT showed why it remains the team to beat in the PBA Season 50 Governors’ Cup, dismantling Group B top seed Magnolia Hotshots, 92-70, to draw first blood in their best-of-five quarterfinal series Sunday at the Ynares Center. The No. 4 seed Tropang 5G put their championship pedigree on full… Read more »
  • Jacob Cortez’s leadership from the sidelines fuels Macalalag, Dungo’s career nights
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    Jacob Cortez may have been sidelined, but his leadership remained at the heart of De La Salle University’s offense as the Green Archers leaned on career performances from Jcee Macalalag and Doy Dungo to overpower University of Santo Tomas, 92-80, on Sunday in the UAAP Season 89 Collegiate Men’s Basketball… Read more »
  • Cortez-less La Salle outguns UST in shootout for solo third in UAAP men’s basketball
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    Jcee Macalalag and Doy Dungo delivered career-high performances to power short-handed De La Salle University to a 92-80 victory over University of Santo Tomas and secure solo third place in the UAAP Season 89 Collegiate Men’s Basketball Tournament on Sunday at the Blue Eagle Gym. Macalalag and Dungo combined for… Read more »
  • Earlington’s ejection seals Phoenix’s fate as NLEX draws first blood in PBA quarters
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    BENGALURU, India — A flagrant foul all but decided the outcome as NLEX survived Phoenix Super LPG, 97-92, to start the PBA Season 50 Governors’ Cup quarterfinals Sunday evening at the Ynares Center in Antipolo. The Road Warriors were clinging to a 94-92 lead, and the Fuel Masters were still… Read more »
  • Choi Palanca makes most of long-awaited moment with UP
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    Choi Palanca spent much of his first two seasons with University of the Philippines waiting for his moment. When his number was finally called, the sophomore big man made sure to make it count. The 6-foot-7 center from Cabadbaran City, Agusan del Norte, delivered a breakout performance in the Fighting… Read more »
  • UP extends winning streak to five, hands UE 29th straight loss in UAAP men’s basketball
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    University of the Philippines pulled away in the fourth quarter to rout University of the East, 101-70, and extend its winning streak to five games in the UAAP Season 89 Collegiate Men’s Basketball Tournament on Sunday at the Blue Eagle Gym. The seldom-used trio of Choi Palanca, Sean Franco, and… Read more »
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  • Masters look-back: Sam Snead beats Ben Hogan in 18-hole playoff to win in '54
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    A survey of 15 golf writers voted on the top five Masters in history. They are being republished this week because the Masters has been postponed due to the coronavirus pandemic. The 1954 Masters was voted No. 6. The following story moved on April 12, 1954. AUGUSTA, Georgia — Sam… Read more »
  • UP Maroons 'bonfire' team Zoom-ed back in time and it's hilarious
    ANYONE can dream, right? Members of the 2014 University of the Philippines team - remember that ragtag crew which ended a 27-game losing streak and celebrated that win with a bonfire - couldn't help but compare themselves to last year's Maroons side. Mikee Reyes, who hosted a Zoom session that reunited members of that team,… Read more »
  • Uncertainty remains but Nick Nurse, Mike Budenholzer preparing for playoffs
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    WITH NBA games indefinitely on hold, there has been a lot of discussion about postseason possibilities — including by coaches around the league. They're preparing for what a resumption of the season that was shut down March 11 could look like in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic. Toronto coach… Read more »
  • Blackwater owner urges PBA to go back to two-conference format
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    BLACKWATER team owner Dioceldo Sy urges that now more than ever, this is the proper time for the PBA to consider reverting to a two-conference format for every season. Sy said three conferences per year no longer appear viable especially with the league forced to tweak its schedule from time to… Read more »
  • Is Fajardo already the PBA's GOAT? Let's look at the numbers
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    THE 45th season of the PBA began last March 8 at the Smart Araneta Coliseum with the Annual Leo Awards, where San Miguel Beer’s June Mar Fajardo won an unprecedented sixth straight MVP award. Fajardo, who received his MVP trophy while on a motorized wheelchair after fracturing his right tibia in preseason practice that… Read more »
  • All the different COVID-19 tests, explained
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    EXTENSIVE testing for the SARS-CoV-2 virus that causes COVID-19 is beginning to ramp up. By the end of April, the country will be able to conduct 10,000 tests per day, according to Department of Health Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire.  Is this the mass testing that many have been clamoring for?… Read more »
  • NBA won't make any decision on resumption until May at the earliest, says Silver
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    NBA commissioner Adam Silver is bracing for several more weeks of uncertainty about the remainder of this halted season, revealing Monday night (Tuesday, Manila time) that he does not expect the league will be able to decide anything until at least May. Silver spoke on the NBA’s Twitter account as… Read more »
  • It's official: Luzon enhanced community quarantine is extended until April 30
    YESTERDAY night, President Duterte said in a press briefing that he was “likely” to extend the Luzon enhanced community quarantine for two more weeks until April 30. In this morning’s Laging Handa press briefing, Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles of the Inter-agency Task Force made it official: “[E]nhanced community quarantine is… Read more »
  • NBA bans team workouts with draft-eligible players - in person or video - during shutdown
    THE NBA has told teams that they may not conduct or attend any workouts with draft-eligible players during the league's coronavirus hiatus, a major change from typical procedures. Teams also are being prohibited "from watching, requesting, or sharing any video (live or recorded) of a draft-eligible player or prospective early… Read more »
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    THE Masters goes from that annual rite of spring to two weeks before Thanksgiving. The US Open now is scheduled in September for the first time since amateur Francis Ouimet took down Britain's best at Brookline in 1913 to put golf on the map in America. And the oldest championship… Read more »
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