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UAAP SCHEDULE: Season 88 basketball tournament MANILA, Philippines—Following its monumental win over Ateneo in triple overtime, University of Santo Tomas kept up its winning ways after beating Far Eastern University, 92-80, on Wednesday. The Growling Tigers trounced the skidding Tamaraws to improve their record to 5-1, tied with National U at the top spot. This
UAAP SCHEDULE: Season 88 basketball tournament MANILA, Philippines—Like a boxer showing respect to a bloodied opponent, La Salle’s Mike Phillips did the same for University of the East big man Precious Momowei. Following La Salle’s gritty 111-110 win over the Red Warriors in the UAAP Season 88 men’s basketball tournament, Phillips was quick to acknowledge
ANTIPOLO—June Mar Fajardo sustained a cut near his right eye during the second quarter of San Miguel Beer’s 109-103 loss to Phoenix in the PBA Philippine Cup on Sunday here. Fajardo had to be treated inside the Beermen locker room after an inadvertent elbow courtesy of Phoenix center Yousef Taha with less than two minutes
UAAP SCHEDULE: Season 88 basketball tournament–first round MANILA, Philippines—University of the Philippines extended its win streak to four after edging Far Eastern University, 69-66, in the UAAP Season 88 men’s basketball tournament on Sunday at Quadricentennial Pavilion. Gani Stevens, who finished with 14 points and nine rebounds for the Fighting Maroons, buried a crucial short
MANILA, Philippines—Having faced La Salle before in the preseason, National University big man PJ Palacielo already had an idea of what to expect the next time the Bulldogs faced the Green Archers. Both teams met again on Sunday in the UAAP Season 88 men’s basketball tournament and Palacielo seemed to have it all figured out.
RODRIGUEZ, Rizal—Gabe Norwood played like he had an added spring on Saturday, two days after the Rain or Shine lifer announced that the PBA Philippine Cup would be his last. “It’s the first game of the year, everybody should be fresh, right?” Norwood insisted after his tip-in with a second left in regulation eventually helped
MANILA, Philippines—Heading into his highly anticipated homecoming at Ateneo, University of Santo Tomas guard Forthsky Padrigao knew he had to keep his focus and his emotions in check. He did just that and it showed, helping the Growling Tigers survive a grueling battle that saw three overtimes at his old stomping ground at Blue Eagle
MANILA, Philippines—Letran opened the NCAA Season 101 men’s basketball tournament with three straight losses. Jonathan Manalili had enough of it. READ: NCAA: Not to be outshined by younger bro, Deo Cuajao leads Letran win A winner in the juniors’ division with Letran, Manalili made sure the Knights would finally put a stop to their winless
MANILA, Philippines — Jewel Encarnacion has found a new home at Cignal in the PVL. Cignal, which has rebranded its team as the “Super Spikers,” welcomed the former Galeries HighRisers player on Thursday as the PVL Reinforced Conference kicks off anew. Encarnacion was the 15th overall pick of Galeries in the inaugural PVL Rookie Draft
MANILA, Philippines—It didn’t look like Javi Gomez de Liaño had any trouble in his first official game back in the PBA. Magnolia turned to Gomez de Liaño for an 80-73 win over Barangay Ginebra to open their Philippine Cup campaign with a bang on Sunday night at Araneta Coliseum. READ: PBA: Javi Gomez de Liaño
