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Tigers rip Warriors
THE UNIVERSITY of Santo Tomas Tigers combined brute force and hot shooting to dominate the University of the East Warriors, 91-77, yesterday in the 69th UAAP men’s basketball tournament at the Ninoy Aquino Stadium.
Knights, Lions saddle up for important duel
IT’S HARD to predict which team will emerge the victor in the much-awaited showdown between defending champion Letran College and San Beda College on Wednesday by merely looking at the stats sheets.
Paz sizzles in Malaysia
KUALA LUMPUR — Amaya Paz, cool and classy, topped the opening stage of the women’s individual compound eliminations at the start of the second Asian Archery Grand Prix at the Taman Keramat Archery Range here.
Morales on weight reduction training
ERIK MORALES’ special weight reduction training for the Nov. 18 rubber match with Manny Pacquiao is underway and the Mexican fighter is optimistic that the eight-member multi-racial medical team tapped by his promoter Top Rank will not let him down.
RP Cuppers rule
TOP SEED Philippines, banking on Fil-Americans Cecil Mamiit and Frederick Taino, defeated second seed Iran, 3-0, yesterday in the finals of the Asia-Oceania Zone Davis Cup Group 3 competitions at the Manila Polo Club indoor courts.
Exposure program stays — PSC
WITHOUT FANFARE and despite its limited resources, the Philippine Sports Commission has been sending athletes to international competitions for needed exposure as the Asian Games approaches.
Piccio captures US jungolf title
MIA PICCIO sustained the momentum of Team Philippines’ impressive campaign overseas when she topped the girls division of the 2006 Jack & Madeleine Hooper Memorial Major golf tournament with a closing 71 at the California Country Club in Whittier, California over the weekend.
Meralco, Celestron complete Sportshouse-Dunlop sweep
DEFENDING CHAMPION Meralco and Celestron completed a similar sweep of their respective semifinal opponents to arrange a showdown for the Corporate Classic title of the 4th Sportshouse-Dunlop Corporate Invitational Badminton Cup at the Atrium Building of the SM Megamall.
Sermona, Apuhin rule Bacolod Milo Marathon
BACOLOD CITY — Runners from Himamaylan City expectedly dominated the 11th qualifying leg of the 30th National Milo Marathon yesterday in Bacolod City.
Ozamiz Cotta NBC champion
OZAMIZ CITY — Mayor Reynaldo Parojinog’s Ozamiz Cotta clobbered crosstown rival Pagadian, 105-83, Saturday night and became the first back-to-back champion in three years in the Guerrero Brandy-NBC national basketball tournament.
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