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Peaking at the right time? The DLSU Green Archers are shooting for the stars
By Gio Gloria After five years, the DLSU Green Archers are back in the Final Four. The previous seasons were trying times to say the least and while La Salle was always talented on paper, translating that to success was easier said than done. A revolving door of coaches and players certainly didn’t help as…
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To Thrive or Die: The FEU Tamaraws are nearing the tipping point
By Pio Garcia The Far Eastern University Tamaraws’ season has been one hell of a roller coaster ride. It’s like you were not sure which FEU team will show up for the jump ball: will it be the team that fulfills its scary potential from its touted recruits or will it be the infuriating ISO-ball…
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When Hype meets Reality: The UP Fighting Maroons are for real
By Karlo Lovenia “Success is when reality catches up to our imagination.” – Simon Sinek The Season 81 UP Fighting Maroons changed everything for the Diliman program. From dreaming of just winning one game, they made the leap to aiming for the richest of prizes: a UAAP championship. They were serious about attaining this dream.…
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There’s nowhere to go but UP with Carl Tamayo
By Pio Garcia Super rookies have come and gone for the UP Fighting Maroons. They’ve had their fair share of diamond in the roughs that failed to pan out, erstwhile five-star recruits that failed to live up to expectations, and those that faded into relative obscurity after one round of elimination games. With their looming…
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UAAP Season 84 MVP Race: Separating the Good from the Great
By Gio Gloria What makes an MVP? Is it the numbers they produce? The stats that point to their value to the team? Their mere presence? The MVP conversation is not so difficult as it is nuanced, more so for UAAP Season 84. Great performances have been coming from all corners, veterans and first-year players…
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#UPWithdraw: Can Unity Minus #2 beat the Ateneo Blue Eagles?
During the weekend, Isko Moreno, Norberto Gonzales, and Ping Lacson had a press conference that dominated discourse on Social Media. The agenda of their press con was simple: show that they would unite in not withdrawing their candidacies for president, and instead, asking the #2 candidate according to the surveys, Leni Robredo, to withdraw instead.…
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CJ Cansino dropped a Pipe Bomb. We must have his attention now.
Do I have your attention now? If we were under normal circumstances, we’d already be done talking about CJ Cansino, the UST Growling Tigers, and the UAAP in general. News flows quickly. All it takes is a commitment from a star player to slow down a news cycle in sports. CJ Cansino is going to…
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