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UAAP: La Salle foils NU, bags tennis crown »

A steadfast Ernesto Pantua starred in the deciding singles as La Salle clipped the tenacious National University, 3-2, to capture the UAAP men’s tennis championship Tuesday at the Rizal Memorial Tennis Center.…

Feb 22 2012 / No Comment / Read More »

CLRAA: Malolos tanker first triple gold medalist »

Dexter King Lacuna of Malolos City became the first triple gold medalist of the 2012 Central Luzon Athletic Association (CLRAA) meet Tuesday.…

Feb 22 2012 / No Comment / Read More »

PAL INTERCLUB: Del Monte bets bid for 3rd title »

Del Monte, with two of its stars set to turn pro in less than a week, opens defense of its Philippine Airlines Interclub Men’s championship division crown starting Wednesday at the Rancho Palos Verdes layout here.…

Feb 22 2012 / No Comment / Read More »

Roy Docyogen stretches URCC winning streak to 10 »

Roy “The Punisher” Docyogen beat Rodel “Kid” Orais over the weekend to stretch his winning run to 10 fights in the Colt 45-URCC Baguio Battleground IV at the Baguio Convention Center in Baguio City.…

Feb 22 2012 / No Comment / Read More »
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Westbrook, Durant power Thunder past Celtics »

Russell Westbrook scored 31 points and Kevin Durant added 28 points and nine rebounds to lead the Oklahoma City Thunder over the Boston Celtics 119-104 on Wednesday.…

Feb 23 2012 / No Comment / Read More »

Jeremy Lin to miss dunk moment but will fill bookshelves »

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NBA Asian-American sensation Jeremy Lin will not be helping out in the All-Star Slam Dunk Contest, but the 23-year-old New York Knicks point guard has become a fixture on US bookshelves.…

Feb 23 2012 / No Comment / Read More »

Pacquiao ‘embarrassed’ by Mayweather offer »

DREAM FIGHT. The much-awaited battle featuring the world’s best pound-for-pound boxing champions Manny Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather Jr. appears to be a certainty this year. The fight could take place sometime in May and would likely generate one of the biggest purses and television audiences in boxing history. AFP

Manny Pacquiao said the pieces were falling into place for a world title fight with Floyd Mayweather Jr. until the American boxer tried to low-ball him on the split of the pay-per-view revenue.…

Feb 23 2012 / 26 Comments / Read More »

Manny Pacquiao swept up in Linsanity »

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Like most people in the world, “Fighter of the Decade” Manny Pacquiao has been swept up in Linsanity.…

Feb 23 2012 / 1 Comment / Read More »

Caligdong, Gier still doubtful for Malaysia tiff »

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Philippine Azkals co-captain Chieffy Caligdong and veteran defender Rob Gier remain doubtful for the international friendly against Malaysia on Feb. 29 at the Rizal Memorial Stadium.…

Feb 23 2012 / No Comment / Read More »

Two-day sports summit to tackle wider athletes base »

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After a debacle, it’s either a revamp or sports summit that comes next. This time, focus will be on the sports summit which the Philippine Sports Commission will host starting Thursday and Friday at the Ninoy Aquino…

Feb 22 2012 / No Comment / Read More »
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  • PHOTOGRAPHER PACQUIAO. anny Pacquiao, left, of the Philippines, uses a camera borrowed from a media member to photograph Timothy Bradley Jr. at a news conference Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2012, in Beverly Hills, California to promote their June 9 welterweight boxing match in Las Vegas. AP

    Pacquiao touts Bradley fight, teases retirement

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  • Wearing homemade caps with the Chinese name character "Lin" and team number "17" of NBA Knicks' Taiwanese-American Jeremy Lin, Tsai Shu-fan, left, and Huang Wan Fen, 22, watch him play against the Sacramento Kings at a local sports bar in Taipei, Taiwan, Thursday, Feb. 16, 2012. AP

    Ties to Knicks’ Lin peck at Taiwan bookishness

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  • Ukrainian WBC World Champion Vitali Klitschko (R) punches British boxer Dereck Chisora in the WBC World Heavyweight Championship in the Olympic hall in Munich on Saturday, February 18, 2012. Klitschko won the fight by points after 12 rounds. AFP PHOTO / CHRISTOF STACHE

    Klitschko retains WBC heavyweight title

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    Heat whip Cavs behind LeBron James’ 28

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    Lin sparks rally but Knicks fall to Hornets

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  • ‘INTO THE WOODS’ Tiger Woods, foreground, celebrates after making a birdie from a bunker on the 12th hole at Pebble Beach Golf Links during the final round of the AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am golf tournament in Pebble Beach, Calif., Sunday, Feb. 12, 2012. Phil Mickelson, behind, looks on. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg)

    Woods goes from inevitable to unpredictable

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  • PREPARING FOR AFC CHALLENGE CUP. The Azkals lost the first of three friendly matches in the 10-day training tour in the Middle East. In this photo, they are shown winning during a friendly match with Nepal’s team in October last year in Manila. INQUIRER file photo

    Azkals lose to Uzbekistan, 0-3

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    Mavericks welcome Kidd back with win

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  • New York Knicks' Jeremy Lin reacts after scoring during the first half of an NBA basketball game against the Los Angeles Lakers, Friday, Feb. 10, 2012, in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)

    Linsanity: Knicks ride on Lin again, beat Lakers

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  • New York Giants wide receiver Victor Cruz (80) and kicker Lawrence Tynes (9) celebrate with the Vince Lombardi Trophy after the Giants' 21-17 win over the New England Patriots in NFL Super Bowl XLVI football game, Sunday, Feb. 5, 2012, in Indianapolis. MARK HUMPHREY /AP PHOTO

    Super Bowl draws record 111.3 million US viewers

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  • Serbian tennis player Novak Djokovic arrives with his girlfriend Jelena Ristic for the Laureus World Sports Awards in London, Monday Feb. 6, 2012. LEFTERIS PITARAKIS/AP PHOTO

    Djokovic, Barcelona win at 2012 Laureus awards

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  • THE FILIPINO FLASH Nonito Donaire Jr. punches the face of Puerto Rico’s Wilfredo Vazquez Jr. in the fifth round of their WBO super bantamweight title fight in San Antonio, Texas.  AP

    Donaire decisions foe, wins 4th title

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    Reyes, Pagulayan in 9-ball pool event in Southern California

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  • This file photo taken on November 21, 2011, shows Philippine boxing superstar Manny Pacquiao (L) attending a mass at the Quiapo Church in Manila after arriving from the US. The influential Catholic church in the Philippines said on January 30, 2012 it had asked Manny Pacquiao to follow in the footsteps of NFL hero Tim Tebow and become a "bible ambassador". AFP PHOTO/FILE/PHOTO

    Friends say Pacquiao is a changed man

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Inquirer Sports’ Performer of the Week: Cliff Hodge »

He roughly stands at six-foot-five and has a lanky frame that's not built to bang in the inside.…

Feb 11 2012 / No Comment / Read More »
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Bigger PBA role eyed for second Smart Gilas PH team »

The Philippine Basketball Association will be an integral part of the next Smart Gilas Pilipinas national team.…

Feb 22 2012 / No Comment / Read More »
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Adamson battles UP, eyes softball sweep »

Adamson tries to keep its lofty softball status as the Lady Falcons shoot for an outright championship with a 10-game elimination sweep in the UAAP Saturday at the Rizal Memorial Stadium.…

Feb 10 2012 / No Comment / Read More »
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Pacquiao ‘embarrassed’ by Mayweather offer »

Manny Pacquiao said the pieces were falling into place for a world title fight with Floyd Mayweather Jr. until the American boxer tried to low-ball him on the split of the pay-per-view revenue.…

Feb 23 2012 / 26 Comments / Read More »
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DREAM FIGHT. The much-awaited battle featuring the world’s best pound-for-pound boxing champions Manny Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather Jr. appears to be a certainty this year. The fight could take place sometime in May and would likely generate one of the biggest purses and television audiences in boxing history. AFP

PH aces swept off World 8-Ball tilt »

The Philippines ended its campaign in the 2012 World 8-Ball Championship as last Filipino bet Roberto Gomez bowed out in the quarterfinals late Thursday at Fujairah in the United Arab Emirates.…

Feb 17 2012 / No Comment / Read More »
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Caligdong, Gier still doubtful for Malaysia tiff »

Philippine Azkals co-captain Chieffy Caligdong and veteran defender Rob Gier remain doubtful for the international friendly against Malaysia on Feb. 29 at the Rizal Memorial Stadium.…

Feb 23 2012 / No Comment / Read More »
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Pacquiao ‘embarrassed’ by Mayweather offer »

Manny Pacquiao said the pieces were falling into place for a world title fight with Floyd Mayweather Jr. until the American boxer tried to low-ball him on the split of the pay-per-view revenue.…

Feb 23 2012 / 26 Comments / Read More »
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DREAM FIGHT. The much-awaited battle featuring the world’s best pound-for-pound boxing champions Manny Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather Jr. appears to be a certainty this year. The fight could take place sometime in May and would likely generate one of the biggest purses and television audiences in boxing history. AFP

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Don’t wait for P-Noy to save boxing »


The proposal—carried here in the Inquirer —for aspirant boxers to be strictly equipped with proper defensive basics before they could take out a professional…

Feb 23 2012 / No Comment / Read More »

Coke issue far from over »


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Feb 22 2012 / 1 Comment / Read More »

The value of an athlete’s education »


The remaining weeks of February are perhaps the most grueling and excruciating for the college seniors hoping to graduate this March. There is an…

Feb 19 2012 / 1 Comment / Read More »

Facebook and bylines of bygone days »


SACRAMENTO—Internet-savvy? Not me. My computer is basically my typewriter. But count me among the pre-war babies and baby boomers swallowed by the social media…

Feb 19 2012 / 1 Comment / Read More »
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Rising Stars

Rising Stars: Racket and pen for Angelyn »

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Study hard, play later for Angelyn. What started out as just a hobby, turned out to be one of the many things…

Oct 27 2011 / No Comment / Read More »

Rising Stars » Kicking it with Jesseree Faye »

Jesseree Faye (left most, semiseat, first row): a spiker turned striker.

Jesseree Faye Mangonon—smart and sporty rolled into one—is a spiker turned striker after giving up volleyball to fully focus on football. A…

Oct 17 2011 / No Comment / Read More »
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Rising Stars: Sports balls over Dolls for Ada »

Instead of Barbie dolls, the best birthday gift Ada Martha Caballo, could ever receive would be balls. Tennis ball, basketball, volleyball—you name it, Ada, who just celebrated her seventh birthday last October…

Oct 27 2011 / No Comment / Read More »
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