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By: Cedelf P. Tupas
San Sebastian and Army collide Thursday in a duel that could eventually determine the top semifinalists of the Shakey’s V-League Season 8 Open Conference at the FilOil Flying V Arena in San Juan.
Posted: August 31st, 2011 in Latest Sports Stories,Other Sports,Volleyball | Read More »
By: Musong R. Castillo

Taking over the league’s reins after a record-breaking year, new Philippine Basketball Association chair Mamerto Mondragon of Rain or Shine is naturally feeling the pressure.
Posted: August 31st, 2011 in Basketball,Headlines,Latest Sports Stories,PBA,Photos and Videos | Read More »
By: Jasmine W. Payo

A guaranteed Final Four stint hasn’t lessened the pressure for Ateneo and Adamson in the UAAP men’s basketball tournament.
Posted: August 31st, 2011 in Basketball,Latest Sports Stories,UAAP | Read More »
By: Musong R. Castillo

Nine Filipinos occupied the first 11 spots and the leader was one not many expected to be there after a trying first round in the $65,000 Aboitiz Invitational presented by ICTSI 2011 Wednesday.
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By: Marc Anthony Reyes

Cecil Mamiit is no longer part of Team Sharapova.
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By: Beth Celis
With a 20 percent increase in revenues from P75 million in the 2009-2010 season to P90 million this year under his watch, the PBA board decided to reward PBA commissioner Chito Salud with a one-year tenure extension.
Posted: August 31st, 2011 in Commentary,In Huddle | Read More »
By: Ronnie Nathanielsz

Pound-for-pound king Manny Pacquiao says his “hunger and interest in boxing remain” and that is one of the reasons he started training as early as Monday for his showdown with Juan Manuel Marquez at the MGM Grand Garden Arena on November 12.
Posted: August 31st, 2011 in Boxing / MMA,Featured Gallery,Latest Sports Stories,Pacquiao Files,Professional | Read More »
By: Mark Giongco

Letran shook off a lackadaisical first half to turn back struggling Jose Rizal University, 75-56, Wednesday in the 87th NCAA men’s basketball tournament at the FilOil-Flying V Arena in San Juan.
Posted: August 31st, 2011 in Basketball,Headlines,Latest Sports Stories,NCAA,Photos and Videos | Read More »
By: Cedelf P. Tupas

San Sebastian, unrelenting in the middle quarters, cruised to an emphatic 97-70 victory over Arellano and stretched its unbeaten start to 11 games Wednesday in the 87th NCAA basketball tournament.
Posted: August 31st, 2011 in Basketball,Featured Gallery,Latest Sports Stories,NCAA | Read More »
By: Mark Giongco
It was business as usual for San Sebastian as the Stags breezed through the Arellano University Chiefs, 97-70, to hike their unbeaten streak to 11 Wednesday in the 87th NCAA men’s basketball tournament at the FilOil-Flying V Arena in San Juan.
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Former boxing champion Oscar de la Hoya says he has contemplated suicide and has been going to rehabilitation to treat drug and alcohol dependency. In an interview with Spanish-language network Univision that aired Tuesday, De la Hoya said he has been sober for three months after hitting rock bottom over the past two years. “Rock [...]
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Serena Williams stormed into the second round of the US Open on Tuesday with a 6-1, 6-1 victory over Serbian teenager Bojana Jovanovski.
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Rafael Nadal launched his US Open title defense with a battling 6-3, 7-6 (7/1), 7-5 victory over Andrey Golubev of Kazakhstan, but the straight-sets win was anything but easy.
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