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Thursday, May 01, 2008 |
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Spurs knock out Suns
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SAN ANTONIO: Defending National Basketball Association champion San
Antonio ousted Phoenix and New Orleans dumped Dallas Tuesday to book
a second-round playoff showdown against each other.
But the Utah Jazz could not join the Spurs and
Hornets in advancing as the Houston Rockets kept their title hopes
alive with a 95-69 triumph as the focus became clear in the Western
Conference playoff chase.
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O T H E R R E P O R T S
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Pharex eye twice-to-beat
incentive vs. Burger King
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PHAREX, boosted by its stunning win over Harbour Centre, guns for
the second twice-to-beat privilege in the quarterfinal round against
Burger King Thursday at the close of the grueling double-round
elimination in the PBL Lipovitan Amino Sports Cup at the Gov. Ayong
Maliksi gym in Trece Martirez, Cavite.
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Pistons pound 76ers to take 3-2 lead
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AUBURN HILLS: Chauncey Billups scored 21 points and Richard Hamilton
added 20 Tuesday to lead the Detroit Pistons past Philadelphia 98-81
in the National Basketball Association playoffs.
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Olympic torch set to arrive in Hong Kong
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HONG KONG: The Olympic torch is set to land in Hong Kong to begin
its journey through China Wednesday, but its arrival has raised
fears over freedom of speech as protesters are barred from the city.
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Antonio bounces back, So draws with Nolte
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GM Rogelio Antonio Jr. bounced back even as GMs Wesley So and Eugene
Torre opted to draw their matches on Wednesday in the 2008 “Battle
of GMs” chess championship at the City State Hotel Bayside Hall in
Padre Faura, Manila.
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Games doping program toughest
yet, says WADA chief
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SYDNEY: Drug cheats are more likely to be detected at August’s
Beijing Olympics than at any other Games previously, World
Anti-Doping Agency president John Fahey said Wednesday.
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Zoleta siblings gain semis
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FAVORITES Bambi and Bien Zoleta scored contrasting win on Wednesday
to reach the semifinal round of the 1st Gov. Anacleto C. Alcala
Memorial Cup National Open at the Lucena City Tennis Club outdoor
shell courts.
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