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Tropang Giga brace for Kings’ outside shooting as they seek to double series lead
Rondae Hollis-Jefferson (left) and the Tropang Giga had a hand in the poor shooting of Barangay Ginebra in Game 1. —PBA IMAGES It’s a credit to how Barangay Ginebra has turned the three-point shot into a weapon that TNT coach Chot Reyes warned his team how a bad shooting night by the Gin Kings is…
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NCAA teams brace for tougher second round in men’s basketball
Top seed St. Benilde Blazers during the NCAA Season 100 men’s basketball tournament. –NCAA/GMA PHOTO If the first round of action in the NCAA Season 100 men’s basketball tournament was any indication, teams brace for a tougher battle in the last round of the eliminations. With their respective teams emerging as the top two seeds…
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Wilma Salas, Angels brace for ‘difficult’ duel vs Creamline
Petro Gazz Angels’ Wilma Salas in the PVL Reinforced Conference. –MARLO CUETO/INQUIRER.net MANILA, Philippines — Wilma Salas and Petro Gazz are bracing for a tough quarterfinal game against 2019 Finals rival Creamline in the 2024 PVL Reinforced Conference The showdown set for Tuesday is a rematch of the 2019 Reinforced Conference finals between the Angels…
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Meralco, San Miguel brace for war ahead of Game 5
San Miguel Beermen vs Meralco Bolts in the PBA Philippine Cup Finals. –MARLO CUETO/INQUIRER.net SCHEDULE: PBA Finals San Miguel vs Meralco MANILA, Philippines—There has been a popular notion in basketball that when a best-of-seven duel is tied at 2-2, whoever wins Game 5 wins the series. While that may have proven true for several series…
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Junior golfers brace for JPGT Pradera challenge
Some of the key players in the upcoming ICTSI Junior Philippine Golf Tour Luzon (JPGT) Luzon Series 2. –HANDOUT PHOTO All but one of the six players are set to defend their titles in their respective age-group categories as the ICTSI Junior Philippine Golf Tour Luzon (JPGT) Luzon Series 2 resumes on Tuesday at Pradera…
Read MoreMavericks’ big men brace for towering Timberwolves
Dallas Mavericks center Dereck Lively II, left, Oklahoma City Thunder’s Jaylin Williams and Isaiah Joe (11) scramble to control the ball in the second hald of Game 6 of an NBA basketball second-round playoff series Saturday, May 18, 2024, in Dallas. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez) DALLAS — Daniel Gafford remembers facing Karl-Anthony Towns, Rudy Gobert and…
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NU, La Salle brace for blockbuster UAAP women’s volleyball clash
Bella Belen (left) and Angel Canino (center, left photo) are playing with great form heading to big clash.—PHOTOS BY AUGUST DELA CRUZ Worried stiff in going through another meltdown, the National University (NU) Lady Bulldogs have gone back to the drawing board way ahead of their projected blockbuster showdown with defending champion La Salle. In…
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Mbappe scores birthday brace as PSG end year on top of Ligue 1
Paris Saint-Germain’s French forward #07 Kylian Mbappe celebrates with teammates after scoring his team’s second goal during the French L1 football match between Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) and FC Metz at the Parc des Princes stadium in Paris, on December 20, 2023. (Photo by FRANCK FIFE / AFP) Kylian Mbappe marked his 25th birthday with a…
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UAAP Finals: UP, coach Goldwin brace for ‘peaking’ La Salle
UP coach Goldwin Monteverde.–MARLO CUETO/INQUIRER.net MANILA, Philippines—University of the Philippines Coach Goldwin Monteverde arrived at Mall of Asia Arena with a sense of urgency for Game 1 of the UAAP Season 86 men’s basketball tournament. At 4 pm, JD Cagulangan, Malick Diouf and Francis Lopez were already at the court minutes before Monteverde arrived at…
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UAAP: La Salle, UP brace for riveting, historic Finals series
La Salle’s Kevin Quiambao during second round game against UP in the UAAP Season 86 men’s basketball tournament.–MARLO CUETO/INQUIRER.net MANILA, Philippines — The first-ever UAAP Finals series between La Salle and University of the Philippines features a couple of interesting storylines between former teammates and old rivals. The Green Archers and Fighting Maroons dispute the…
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