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Saturday, August 15, 2009 |
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RP 5 kisses semis
bid goodbye
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By Josef T. Ramos, Correspondent
POWERADE-Team Pilipinas tried its
best to dodge the upset axe, but Jordan was simply unstoppable
entering the semifinal phase of 25th FIBA-Asia Men’s Basketball
Championship on Friday at the Tianjin Gym in Tianjin, China.
Shutting the doors on the
repeated comeback attempts of the Filipinos all-throughout the game,
the Jordanians squeaked out a convincing 81-70 victory against the
Filipinos and moved a step closer to grabbing one of three automatic
tickets to the 2010 FIBA World Championship in Istanbul.
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O T H E R R E P O R T S
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Tiger
roars to lead with sizzling start at Hazeltine
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CHASKA, Minnesota: Tiger Woods seized the first-round
lead at the 91st PGA Championship on Thursday (Friday in Manila),
using deadly driving accuracy and sharp putting for his best major
round since returning from knee surgery.
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Stags
complete sweep, Chiefs repulse Cardinals
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San Sebastian College survived past Colegio de San
Juan de Letran, 77-74, to complete a rare nine-game sweep of the
first round in the 85th NCAA basketball tournament at The Arena in
San Juan City.
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CESAFI
remains neutral in basketball row
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THE CEBU Schools Athletic Foundation Inc. (CESAFI),
the most popular collegiate league in the Visayan region, will
remain neutral in the ongoing tug-of-war for basketball leadership
in the country.
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Disabled
athletes eye decent finish
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KUALA LUMPUR: The lean but mean Philippine team
starts its quest for at least a respectable finish as the 5th
Southeast Asian Para Games unfolds Saturday in a fitting ceremony...
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Federer,
Nadal cruise to quarterfinals
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MONTREAL: Roger Federer captured his 21st consecutive
match win Thursday (Friday in Manila) as he booked a quarterfinal
berth at the Montreal Masters and stayed on course for a finals
showdown with Rafael Nadal.
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Returning
veterans reinforce national water polo squad
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WITH six veteran players back in the fold, the
national water polo team is hoping to end its gold medal drought
when it plunges into action in the 2009 Southeast Asian Games (SEA
Games) in Vientiane, Laos in December.
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CROSSOVER
By Raffy Ledesma
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The
NBA’s ‘European’ Team
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SINCE the late 1990’s, the dominance of US
basketball teams in international competition waned with the rise of
the European style of play. For many years until the 2008 Beijing
Olympics,...
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