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Friday, June 05, 2009 |
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Oracle beats Pharex
for PBL championship
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By Frank Calapre, Correspondent
ORACLE Residences banked on Mark
Barroca’s eight free throws in the last 1:42 seconds to beat
Pharex, 82-69, Thursday and capture the 2009 Philippine Basketball
League PG Flex Unity Cup championship at the Ynares Sports Arena in
Pasig City.
Even as Oracle was leading all
throughout the match, they had to overcome a big scare when the
Bidang Generix moved to within four points, 67-71, with only 2:50
remaining in the match.
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O T H E R R E P O R T S
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Alcantara
prepares for Wimbledon
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Filipino Francis Casey Alcantara shifts his sights in
the 2009 Wimbledon Championships following exits in the boys’
singles and doubles of the ongoing French Open in Paris.
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FRENCH OPEN
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Federer
reaches semis; Williams ousted
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PARIS: Roger Federer reached his 20th consecutive
Grand Slam semifinal on Wednesday (Thursday in Manila) where he will
face Juan Martin del Potro, who’ll be playing his first, for a
place in the French Open final.
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Amit
makes it to knockout stage of women billiards
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Veteran Rubilen Amit repulsed compatriot Mica
Claveria, 5-1, on Wednesday to advance into the knockout stage of
the 2009 Women’s World 10-Ball Championship being held at the SM
North Edsa Sky Dome in Quezon City.
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Favorites
close in on V-league title
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San Sebastian capitalized on the absence of
Adamson’s guest players to fashion out an easy 25-14, 25-20, 25-18
win to move closer to the finals of the sixth Shakey’s V-League
presented by Cherifer...
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Aquino,
Indian trade charges
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AN Indian has filed a complaint against Sta. Lucia
Realtors veteran center Marlou Aquino for allegedly punching and
threatening him after the Sta. Lucia Realtors-Burger King
quarterfinal game on Wednesday...
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CROSSOVER
By Raffy Ledesma
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An
unexpected match-up
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The Los Angeles Lakers seek redemption. For the
second straight year, they are in the National Basketball
Association (NBA) Finals but they will not be seeing any of the
teams they expected to face.
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