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Culture faces test as UP rides Adamson rout into Ateneo duel

Jacob Bayla–MARLO CUETO/INQUIRER.net Moments after University of the Philippines (UP) clinched a Final Four spot in the UAAP Season 87 men’s basketball tournament, assistant coach Christian Luanzon spoke about the need to improve so the Maroons can keep chasing the big picture. “For coach Gold, this is something he’s been doing since he started coaching.…

TNT-Ginebra duel brings together Gilas personalities

TNT Tropang Giga’s Calvin Oftana in a PBA Philippine Cup game against Ginebra. –PBA IMAGES Calvin Oftana knows that having played under coach Tim Cone doesn’t give him any insight at all as to what to expect when he leads TNT against Barangay Ginebra in the PBA Governors’ Cup Finals. “You cannot really study the…

TNT carries extra weapons into duel vs Ginebra

Rondae Hollis Jefferson leads TNT to a PBA Governors’ Cup Finals return after ousting Rain or SHine. –PBA IMAGES Like Barangay Ginebra, TNT will also be making a return to the league’s grandest stage when it aims to repeat as PBA Governors’ Cup champion following a season marred by adversities. The Tropang Giga were eliminated…

PBA Finals a duel between 2 great minds steering 2 great sides

Barangay Ginebra Gin Kings’ coach Tim Cone during a PBA Governors’ Cup game. –PBA IMAGES Rivals and buddies at the same time, Tim Cone and Chot Reyes will likely have little to no gambits to pull out that the other doesn’t know about in their coaching battle that will serve as one of the subplots…

Converge carries streak into playoff duel vs San Miguel

Converge import Jalen Jones.–PBA IMAGES MANILA, Philippines–Converge slipped past Magnolia, 89-82, to extend its winning ways on Monday night, while locking up the No. 3 spot in the PBA Governors’ Cup. The FiberXers pulled away in the fourth period at Ninoy Aquino Stadium in Manila to end their elimination phase with a 6-4 win-loss record…

Bolts near full force in duel with skidding Dyip

Chris Newsome (with ball) is slated to play against Terrafirma. —AUGUST DELACRUZ Meralco hardly looks like the formidable Bolts squad that won the Philippine Cup nearly two months ago, with Luigi Trillo and Nenad Vucinic’s charges playing as a walking wounded lot with injuries to Allein Maliksi and Raymond Almazan. Chris Newsome, the club cornerstone,…

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…

PLDT ousts Choco Mucho, seals playoffs duel vs Chery Tiggo

PLDT High Speed Hitters in the PVL Reinforced Conference game against Choco Mucho Flying Titans. -MARLO CUETO/INQUIRER.net MANILA, Philippines–PLDT got over a first-set hump to send Choco Mucho packing after a 21-25, 25-18, 25-16, 25-19 victory on Thursday at FilOil EcoOil Centre and forge quarterfinal matchup against Chery Tiggo in the PVL Reinforced Conference. Elena…

With KO duel looming, PLDT eyes help from young guns

PLDT High Speed Hitters in the PVL Reinforced Conference.–MARLO CUETO/INQUIRER.net PLDT has been in this situation before. The High Speed Hitters would run up a streak by knocking down opponents early but still be caught in a tight spot when the homestretch approaches. That’s what coach Rald Ricafort is trying to avoid and he may…

Allein Maliksi to apply Tim Cone teachings in Game 7 Duel

Meralco Bolts’ Allein Maliksi in a PBA Philippine Cup semifinals game against Barangay Ginebra Gin Kings. –MARLO CUETO/INQUIRER.net MANILA, Philippines—A teacher-and-student clash is among the storylines in Game 7 of the PBA Philippine Cup semifinals between Ginebra and Meralco. The Gin Kings and the Bolts will have one more story in the middle of their…