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F2 Logistics also makes moves, signs Mars Alba, Jov Fernandez – rezal404
La Salle Lady Spikers’ team captain Mars Alba. UAAP PHOTO MANILA, Philippines—F2 Logistics has also made big midseason moves as it signed UAAP Season 85 Finals MVP and Best Setter Mars Alba from La Salle and Best Opposite Spiker Jovelyn Fernandez of Far Eastern University ahead of the 2023 Premier Volleyball League Invitational Conference in…
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Carl Tamayo elated to win first pro title despite limited role with Ryukyu – rezal404
FILE—Carl Tamayo. Photo from B.league MANILA, Philippines—The Ryukyu Golden Kings dominated the Chiba Jets, 88-73, in Game 2 of the Japanese B.League Finals to seal the championship in sweeping fashion on Sunday at Kanagawa Prefecture. Carl Tamayo may not have seen action in the title-sealing victory but the University of the Philippines product was still…
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PBA tweaks draft rules for Filipino overseas players – rezal404
Gilas Pilipinas’ Dwight Ramos, Third Ravena, Ray Parks and Kiefer Ravena. Photo from Fiba PARIS—The Philippine Basketball Association again tweaked its draft rules on players seeing action abroad, basically paving the way for easy return to Asia’s pioneering pro league. Coming up with the new set of guidelines on this matter was one of the…
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Imee Hernandez joins Chery Tigo after breakout year in UAAP – rezal404
Imee Hernández. UAAP PHOTO MANILA, Philippines—Imee Hernandez is making her first professional stint with the Chery Tiggo Crossovers ahead of the 2023 Premier Volleyball League Invitational Conference in June. Chery Tiggo on Sunday welcomed the 5-foot-10 middle blocker as the fourth player of their five-woman recruitment coup. Days after Hernandez turned pro just days after…
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Stormers 14 – 19 Munster – rezal404
Munster claimed their first silverware since 2011, with a superb URC final victory away to the Stormers in South Africa Munster won their first major trophy for 12 years by landing the United Rugby Championship title following an absorbing 19-14 victory over the Stormers in Cape Town. Flanker John Hodnett’s try five minutes from time…
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Derrick White hits buzzer-beater, Celtics force Game 7 vs Heat – rezal404
Derrick White #9 and Jaylen Brown #7 of the Boston Celtics react after defeating the Miami Heat 104-103 in game six of the Eastern Conference Finals at Kaseya Center on May 27, 2023 in Miami, Florida. Megan Briggs/Getty Images/AFP With a dramatic, buzzer-beater from Derrick White, the Boston Celtics forced their NBA Eastern Conference Finals…
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Yeng Guiao approves of coaches’ challenge – rezal404
Rain or Shine coach Yeng Guiao during PBA on Tour. -PBA PICTURES Yeng Guiao didn’t even need a split second to give his thoughts on the coaches’ challenge that has been beneficial for him and his counterparts through the first week of the PBA On Tour. “I like it,” Guiao said on Friday after Rain…
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Late birdie streak sparks Ababa triumph – rezal404
Johnnel Ababa shows off his trophy. —PHOTO BY PILIPINAS GOLF By his calculations, Johnnel Ababa knew one thing. “Despite trailing knew most of the way, I I had a chance,” he said on Saturday. He figured two birdies a the back nine would put him solidly in contention for the ICTSI Villamor Philippine Masters crown.…
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PBA braces for slashed-down profits; Bay Area sees concessions cut for Commissioner’s Cup stint – rezal404
A grueling finals series between Bay Area and Barangay Ginebra feels the league’s cash registers ringing last season. -PBA PICTURES Coming off a record season that the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) had breaching financial boundaries it didn’t expect, Asia’s pioneering pro league is now bracing for a plunge. Season 48 opens in the middle of…
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Ryukyu on cusp of B.League title after Game 1 win; Carl Tamayo benched – rezal404
–Ryukyu Golden Kings photo MANILA, Philippines— Carl Tamayo continued to ride the bench but his Ryukyu Golden Kings drew first blood in the Japan B.League Finals after defeating the Chiba Jets in double overtime, 96-93, at Kanagawa Prefecture on Saturday. Tamayo was not fielded at all in Game 1 of the league’s finalè but former…
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