Tag: Finals
NCAA Finals: Self-improvement key for San Beda in series vs Mapua
San Beda Red Lions’ coach Yuri Escueta in the NCAA Season 99 Final Four playoff. -MARLO CUETO/INQUIRER.net MANILA, Philippines—On Wednesday, when Mapua became the first team to land a ticket to the NCAA Season 99 men’s basketball Finals, Clint Escamis said they’ll be “obsessed” with whoever they’ll face in the grandest stage. That team turned…
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Hungry Lions gore Pirates to return to NCAA Finals for first time in four years
San Beda Red Lions’ James Payosing. –MARLO CUETO/INQUIRER.net Jacob Cortez celebrated early, hoisting the ball like a trophy in one hand while punching the air in the other. The whippet-quick guard’s jubilation was justified with still 26 seconds left on the clock, as the San Beda Red Lions—after a four-year absence that is considered too…
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NCAA: Yukien Andrada, Jacob Cortez relish San Beda’s return to Finals
San Beda Red Lions’ Jacob Cortez, Gonzales, Yukien Andrada after securing the NCAA Season 99 Finals berth. -MARLO CUETO/INQUIRER.net MANILA, Philippines—When the buzzer sounded at the end of the match between San Beda and Lyceum on Friday, Yukien Andrada immediately went to Jacob Cortez for a tight hug. Finally pushing San Beda back to the…
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NCAA: Red hot San Beda dispatches Lyceum, returns to Finals
San Beda Red Lions celebrate return to the NCAA men’s basketball Finals. –MARLO CUETO/INQUIRER.net MANILA, Philippines—Perennial powerhouse San Beda hadn’t reached the NCAA men’s basketball Finals in four years. Until today. When the stakes were at their highest, the Red Lions put on a blistering performance to eliminate Lyceum, 82-72, and claim the other Finals…
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UK Snooker Championship: Ronnie O’Sullivan downbeat despite beating Robert Milkins to reach quarter finals | Snooker News
Ronnie O’Sullivan was downbeat despite beating Robert Milkins 6-5 to reach the quarter-finals of the UK Championship; O’Sullivan will face Zhou Yuelong in the last eight in York after the Chinese player beat John Higgins 6-3 Last Updated: 30/11/23 6:27pm Ronnie O’Sullivan was critical of his performance despite advancing to the last eight Ronnie O’Sullivan…
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UAAP Finals: Topex Robinson offers no excuses as La Salle eyes bounce back
La Salle Green Archers coach Topex Robinson in Game 1 of the UAAP Season 86 men’s basketball Finals. –MARLO CUETO/INQUIRER.net MANILA, Philippines — Despite absorbing the worst Finals Game 1 loss in the Final Four era, La Salle coach Topex Robinson remained defiant as his team looks to force a rubber match in the UAAP…
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UAAP Finals: UP sends strong message for Game 2 after roughing up La Salle in opener
UP Fighting Maroons’ Malick Diouf and Francis Lopez in the UAAP men’s basketball Finals Game 1. –MARLO CUETO/INQUIRER.net University of the Philippines (UP) whipped La Salle, 97-67, in the UAAP men’s basketball finals on Wednesday. That did the job for Game 1. The Maroons also threw a little early extra work for Game 2, beating…
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La Salle now the ‘hunters’ as UP draws first blood in UAAP Finals
La Salle Green Archers in Game 1 of the UAAP Season 86 men’s basketball Finals. –MARLO CUETO/INQUIRER.net MANILA, Philippines—If it wasn’t clear then, it is now and La Salle’s Evan Nelle knows it. Before the season even started, coach Topex Robinson already declared the competition as a jungle. Hunt or be hunted. Robinson knew that…
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UAAP Finals: What was on UP rookie Francis Lopez’s arm in Game 1?
UP Fighting Maroons’ Francis Lopez in Game 1 of the UAAP Season 86 men’s basketball finals. –MARLO CUETO/INQUIRER.net MANILA, Philippines—There was something different about University of the Philippines’ Francis Lopez in Game 1 of the UAAP Season 86 Finals against La Salle. Lopez wore his usual accessories under his jersey but a black armband was…
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UAAP Finals: UP dominates La Salle in Game 1
UP rookie Francis Lopez hangs on the rim during Game 1 of the UAAP Season 86 men’s basketball Finals against La Salle.–MARLO CUETO/INQUIRER.net MANILA, Philippines — Banking on experience, University of the Philippines turned the UAAP Season 86 men’s basketball Finals into its own playground after dominating La Salle, 97-67, in the title opener on…
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