• November 22, 2024

Cardinals, Blazers eye short route to title series

Mapua’s Clint Escamis celebrates after draining a buzzer-beating triple to beat top team College of St. Benilde in the NCAA Season 100 men’s basketball tournament.–NCAA PHOTO Mapua is on a familiar battlefield where it hopes to change what has been repeated frustrating endings in three of the last four years as the Cardinals battle Lyceum…

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Cardinals notch sixth straight triumph to stay at No. 2

Mapua’s Cyrus Cuenco against Perpetual Help in NCAA Season 100.–NCAA PHOTO The Mapua Cardinals haven’t dropped a single game in the second round, installing them as a clear figure in the Final Four of the NCAA Season 100 men’s basketball tournament. But last year’s losing finalists are certainly craving for more than just another postelimination…

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Tua Tagovailoa: Miami Dolphins quarterback cleared to return to training after concussion and could play vs Arizona Cardinals | NFL News

Miami Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa could return this weekend against the Arizona Cardinals after medical experts cleared him to return to practice following his latest concussion. Tagovailoa will practice on Wednesday, coach Mike McDaniel said Monday, and if that goes well, the plan is for him to start at home on Sunday for the Dolphins…

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Future is ‘bright’ for NCAA runners up Mapua Cardinals

Mapua Cardinals in the NCAA Finals. –NCAA PHOTO MANILA, Philippines—Mapua fell short of capturing the NCAA Season 99 championship but the future is bright for the Intramuros-based squad. After proving their mettle this year, the Cardinals sat atop the league for the majority of the season before ultimately bowing down in the most important series…

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Sense of urgency high as Cardinals eye end to three-decade wait for NCAA crown

It’s going to be anybody’s ballgame come Sunday when San Beda (in white) and Mapua play for all the marbles. —AUGUST DELA CRUZ It’s Mapua vs San Beda. It’s for all the marbles. And it boils down to this one game. The Cardinals know exactly what to expect. “This will be another fierce battle,’’ said…

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Cardinals to forge pressure-laden winner-take-all match for NCAA title

It’s going to be anybody’s ballgame come Sunday when San Beda (in white) and Mapua play for all the marbles. —AUGUST DELA CRUZ Despite a formidable cast of players, San Beda received no individual accolades for the season, and yet the Red Lions fought ferociously to now be in a position to win it all.…

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Haunted by past Finals defeat, Cardinals look to finish off Lions

Mapua Cardinals.–MARLO CUETO/INQUIRER.net Warren Bonifacio would rather not dwell on a near title finish two seasons ago that slipped from the grasp of the Mapua Cardinals. Instead, he and the Cardinals attempt to erase the piercing memory of that championship defeat as they try to close out the San Beda Red Lions on Sunday in…

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Cardinals, Lions open NCAA title series

Clint-Escamis Clint Escamis arrived at the Mapua training facility before the season began and was greeted with open arms by the entire team, especially marksman Paolo Hernandez and center Warren Bonifacio. The trio led the Mapua Red Robins to a pair of championships several years back in the high school division and now have a…

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