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Streaking National U gets first crack at playoff protection
Alyssa Solomon (left) had 25 points off 21 attacks in the first round win over the Lady Tams. —AUGUST DELA CRUZ A straight sets loser in its opening day match, bamboozled by the defending champions late in the first round. And yet, it is National University (NU) which has the chance to grab the first…
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Obiena get crack at Duplantis under Olympic atmosphere
EJ Obiena claims the gold medal at Memorial Josip Gasparac in Croatia to begin his 2024 campaign.–Photo from EJ Obiena’s Instagram EJ Obiena will not just shoot for a medal in the coming World Athletics Indoor Championships in Glasgow, Scotland. The Filipino pole vault icon will also get a chance to soak up the same…
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As Thunder crack T’Wolves, Pistons forge ugly NBA record
Cade Cunningham’s 41 points weren’t enough to save the Pistons. —USA TODAY Sports Chalk up loss No. 27 for the Detroit Pistons. And while at it, chalk up a big one for the Oklahoma City Thunder. The Thunder, fueled by 34 points from Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, knocked off Western Conference leaders Minnesota, 129-106, on Tuesday while…
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Liverpool Women: Matt Beard’s side crack defensive conundrum – but can they break WSL’s top five? | Football News
Liverpool are out to prove that defence is the best form of attack this season. Opening the WSL new campaign with back-to-back wins is as good as it’s been since the 2017 Spring Series under Scott Rogers, where the Reds repeated the same feat and ended with a top-four finish. This time around, it’s Matt…
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Gilas women excited for first crack at Asian Games competition, says longtime coach and program director Aquino
Members of the Gilas Pilipinas Women team during an open training with the men’s team on Thursday. –MARLO CUETO/INQUIRERnet Hardened by a couple of tournaments in the past two months, national coach Pat Aquino believes that his charges are going to make the most out of their debut in the 19th Asian Games. “The girls…
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Ubas exhausts first crack at Paris berth – rezal404
Janry Ubas has a bigger target than an Asian Championship medal.— CONTRIBUTED PHOTO BANGKOK—All those days of hard work that Janry Ubas has put in will be put to use Saturday when the Filipino long jump ace shoots not just for a 25th Asian Athletics Championship medal but a berth in the Paris 2024 Olympics.…
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Nuggets start hot to cream Lakers in LA and move within win of sweep and first NBA title crack for franchise – rezal404
Jamal Murray (left) and the Nuggets have run away from LeBron James and the Lakers. —REUTERS An efficient Denver squad routed the Lakers in Downtown LA on Saturday and the Nuggets put a foot in their first NBA Finals appearance by taking a 3-0 lead in their Western Conference title series. LeBron James, though, refused…
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