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Bulldogs shoot for 4th straight UAAP win

NU coach Jeff Napa  Games Saturday (UST Quadricentennial Pavilion) 12 noon – NU vs AdU (Men) 4 p.m. – DLSU vs UE (Men) (AdU Gym) 9 a.m. – FEU vs UST (Women) 11 a.m. – DLSU vs UE (Women) 1 p.m. – NU vs AdU (Women) 3 p.m. – Ateneo …

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Flying Titans also strike back, trample Foxies

Choco Mucho recovered from a humbling four-set defeat to fancied sister team Creamline with a big 25-18, 25-13, 25-17 rout of Farm Fresh in the nightcap as the Flying Titans joined the PLDT High Speed Hitters and the Akari Chargers at sixth in the Premier Volleyball League All-Filipino Conference elims …

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Ortiz is ‘right fit’ for Blackwater

BLACKWATER head coach Jeff Cariaso believes the changing hoops landscape in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) is one important aspect every head coach needs to understand. Unlike the conventional practice in the past when ball clubs tap imports who play big in the post at the Commissioner’s Cup, coaches are …

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PBA’s 12 new rules to make games faster, more exciting

Players can no longer call for timeouts to challenge calls, but coaches can do this when the Philippine Basketball Association opens its 48th season with the 2023-2024 Commissioner’s Cup on Sunday at the Smart-Araneta Coliseum. This is just one of the 12 new rules that the league will be introducing, …

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Angels buck second-set scare to demolish Highrisers

Two-time Reinforced Conference champion Petro Gazz survived a big second set scare and held off a rallying Galeries Tower side in the third as the Angels demolished the debuting Highrisers, 25-11, 26-24, 25-22 in the nightcap of another three-game bill in the Premier Volleyball League All-Filipino Conference at the Smart …

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UP turns back La Salle, keeps perfect record

At a Glance Gerry Abadiano led the way as University of the Philippines turned back De La Salle, 67-64, to remain as the only unscathed team in the first round of the UAAP Season 86 men’s basketball tournament on Wednesday, Oct. 18, at the Mall of Asia Arena in Pasay …

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Cardinals too much for Chiefs

At a Glance Mapua continued its winning ways and sealed its fifth straight victory with a 79-65 win over Arellanoin the NCAA Season 99 men’s basketball tournament on Wednesday, Oct. 18, at the FilOil EcoOil Centre in San Juan City. Mapua continued its winning ways and sealed its fifth straight …

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Ced Domingo to play overseas – Creamline

MANILA, Philippines: Middle blocker Celine “Ced” Domingo is set to play overseas, her team, the Creamline Cool Smashers, announced on Wednesday. Domingo is the second member of the team to pursue another opportunity overseas, after Jia Morado left for Japan. Ced Domingo PVL PHOTO  “We are proud and excited to …

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Ginebra Gin Kings looking for Brownlee replacement

There’s no official word yet on the fate of three-time PBA Best Import Justin Brownlee if he is going to play in the coming 2023-24 PBA Commissioner’s Cup, which opens on Nov. 5 at the Araneta Coliseum. But PBA governor and team manager Al Francis of Ginebra said they will …

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Asian Para Games athletes call for support

WITH the country still euphoric over the success of Team Philippines in the last 19th Hangzhou Asian Games, Philippine Paralympic Committee (PPC) President Mike Barredo urged Filipinos to also support the national para athletes as they compete in the 4th Asian Para Games opening in the same Chinese port city …

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