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Crossing the bridge

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source: Joaquin Henson | philstar.comWatching from courtside, SBP vice chairman Ricky Vargas noticed something in the way the two round-of-16 games were played at the FIBA World Championships in the 15,500-seat Sinan Erdem Dome in Istanbul, Turkey, last Friday.It was how Spain, Greece, Serbia and Croatia moved the ball with precision, allowing the guards to make the finishing plays instead of the bigs up front. What impressed Vargas was the efficiency of the European game, an exciting style tha

Red Lions rack win number 12

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source: abs-cbnnews.comThe Red Lions capitalized on a strong opening, scoring 24 points in the first period against the Cardinals’ 13.San Beda widened its lead to 13 points at the half, 39-26, with Lanete leading the charge.Allan Mangahas kick-started Mapua back to life in the third period when the Cardinals tried matching the Lions point-by-point.Despite losing Andretti Stevens to injury, the Cardinals were able to chop the lead to 9 points, 66-57.Lanete and Jason Pascual then launched a blist
source: Rey Joble | gmanews.tvEfren ‘Bata’ Reyes and Francisco ‘Django’ Bustamante, the country’s legendary pair in the international billiards circuit, made a strong case in their title retention bid here in the World Cup of Pool.Playing in front of a joyous local crowd that packed the Midtown East Wing of Robinsons Place in Ermita, Manila, the Philippines’ dynamic duo showed too much class over their Thai counterparts and easily posted an 8-3 victory Tuesday.The Filipinos lost the first two r
source: Jun Medina | manilatimes.netWASHINGTON, D.C. - The National Federation of Filipino American Associations (Naffaa) on Monday urged sport governing bodies to censure Floyd Mayweather Jr. for his racist and homophobic rant against Filipino boxing superstar Manny Pacquiao.“We call on the National Boxing Association and state athletic commissions to censure Mayweather for behavior that is both abhorrent and demeaning to boxing fans and to the whole world of sports,” said Naffaa Chairman Greg

Jr Archers turn back Bullpups

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source: Olmin Leyba | philstar.comDe La Salle-Zobel built a 14-point cushion then survived a horrible four-point output in the fourth quarter to beat National University, 57-54, and advance in the stepladder phase of the UAAP Season 73 juniors basketball tournament at The Arena yesterday.Gabriel Reyes (17 points, 11 rebounds and four assists) and Glen Capacio (12 markers and two assists) spearheaded the assault for the fourth-ranked Junior Archers who moved to another do-or-die game against No.
source: The Associated PressSTANBUL — Linas Kleiza scored 30 points Tuesday to help send Lithuania into the quarter-finals of the basketball world championship with a 78-67 win over China.China jumped out to a 16-5 lead in the round of 16 game, but Lithuania used a 16-2 run in the second quarter to go ahead 36-31 with 3:20 left.A 16-3 run then put Lithuania up 64-51 going into the fourth quarter. China came within 67-62 with 5:10 left, but Kleiza scored 10 unanswered points to put the game away
source: The Associated PressNEW YORK — Defending champion Kim Clijsters ran her US Open winning streak to 19 matches by beating Australia's Sam Stosur 6-4, 5-7, 6-3 in the quarterfinals Tuesday.The No. 2-seeded Clijsters will face No. 3 Venus Williams in the semifinals, a matchup between two women who both have won two titles at Flushing MeadowsClijsters and the fifth-seeded Stosur, the runner-up at this year's French Open, had trouble serving in windy conditions. There were a total of 18 servi
source: abs-cbnnews.comAmerican trainer Freddie Roach is cynical about the much-requested clash between Manny Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather, Jr.In an interview with Jose Aguirre of BoxingScene.com, Roach said he believes that Mayweather will not accept a fight with his ward.“He waits for Manny to sign a contract with someone else, so he doesn’t have to be pressured into fighting Pacquiao,” said the 4-time Trainer of the Year recipient.“He wants to keep the zero on his record so he can argue tha
source: Don Tagala | abs-cbnnews.comJERSEY SHORE - The 2010 North American Basketball Association (NABA) Tournament is one of the biggest and most awaited basketball championship tournaments among Pinoy hoopsters in the United States.“From our roots back home in the Philippines, you know, Pinoys are crazy about basketball so it carries out here. Basketball is still the number one Filipino sport in US and Canada,” said this year’s organizer, City Director of Jersey Shore Athletic Group, DV Del V
source: Howard Fendrich | The Associated PressNEW YORK — Rafael Nadal won his 18th consecutive Grand Slam match by beating fellow Spaniard Feliciano Lopez 6-3, 6-4, 6-4 Wednesday in the fourth round of the US Open.The top-seeded Nadal saved all four break points he faced against Lopez and has erased all 13 he's had to deal with this year in New York."I am playing well, but I am not playing — yet — at my highest level," Nadal said. "To be in (the) quarterfinals of the US. Open without losing a s

NBA ref eager to work in PBA

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source: Joaquin Henson | philstar.comRiel Banaria’s claim to fame as a referee is having worked exhibition games involving stars like LeBron James, Kobe Bryant and Steve Nash but now that he’s relocated from Las Vegas to Manila, he no longer dreams of a career in the NBA.Instead, he’s hoping to be able to contribute to the improvement of officiating in the PBA.Banaria, 39, was born in Manila and moved to Las Vegas when he was three with his father Francisco and mother Luzviminda Cabagan. The ol
source: June Navarro | sports.inquirer.netBasketball’s world governing body discussed the possibility of adding more slots in the Olympics during the International Basketball Federation (Fiba) World Congress in Istanbul, Turkey.The additional seats, however, could be awarded in the 2016 Rio De Janeiro Olympiad and not in the 2012 London Games.“Additional slots in the Olympics were discussed for 2016. But we need to lobby,” Samahang Basketbol ng Pilipinas executive director Noli Eala posted in h
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