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Two Filipinos In Figure Skating Meet
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By Krista Angela M. Montealegre, Reporter
The chance of the Philippines to be in the Winter Olympics next year
just got better as Filipino-American Michael Dimalanta will banner
the country alongside Gracielle Jeanne Tan in the upcoming World
Figure Skating Championships scheduled from March 23 to 29 in Los
Angeles, California.
The 21-year-old Dimalanta, who started skating
in 1996, topped the 2008 Philippine National Championships on July
along with American Elizabeth Stern, which qualified him for the
World Championships.
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O T H E R R E P O R T S
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IOC Remains Committed To Philippines
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The Philippine Olympic Committee (POC) assured Friday that the
International Olympic Committee (IOC) would continuously support the
POC despite its ongoing tussle with the Philippine Sports Commission
(PSC).
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Syracuse Ekes Out Win In Six Overtimes
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NEW YORK CITY: In a game that lasted nearly four hours Thursday
(Friday in Manila), the Syracuse Orange beat the Connecticut Huskies
which capped a Big East quarterfinal doubleheader where the teams
ranked second and third were shown to the door.
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Alcantara Advances To Semis In Junior Doubles
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Filipino Francis Casey Alcantara and Taiwanese Huang Liang-Chi
rallied past Sam Barry of Ireland and Sebastian Lavie of New
Zealand, 6-4, 7-6 (4) to reach the semifinals in the International
Tennis Federation (ITF) Junior Championships 2009 in Nothaburi,
Thailand.
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Tiger Woods Upstaged At Miami
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MIAMI: Tiger Woods returned to stroke play competition at the WGC-CA
Championship on Thursday (Friday in Manila), but he was upstaged by
a couple of other major champions.
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Japan, Cuba In Baseball Semis
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SAN DIEGO: Fidel Castro has got the rematch he wanted. Now defending
World Baseball Classic champion Japan will have a chance to make the
82-year-old former Cuban president regret it.
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Realtors Beat Barako Bulls
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ANTHONY Johnson scored a season-high 43 points as Sta. Lucia Realty
pulled off a 100-91 triumph over Barako Bull Friday in the 2009
Philippine Basketball Association-Motolite Fiesta Conference
eliminations at the Araneta Coliseum.
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CROSSOVER
By Raffy Ledesma
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The Last Push
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With less than 20 regular season games to go, the league’s top
teams are jockeying for playoff position. Against a strong
opponent, the home court advantage is crucial. This was a
major factor why the Boston Celtics were able to win their
league-best 17th title last year.
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