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FINALS GAME 3: Breaking the Curse— A UP vs DLSU Edition

BY MARCUS ASINAS Reading Time: 3 minutes What’s up with the UP during finals and Araneta Coliseum? Is their signal weak too? Can Coach Topex break his personal championship curse as the two giants square off in a winner-take-all Game 3? In game 1 of the UAAP Season 86 Finals, the UP Fighting Maroons clobbered…
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Do the Ateneo Blue Eagles still have that extra gear?

By Eriko dela Cruz “Ateneo has had a rollercoaster of a season.” would be the understatement of the year. They split their match-ups against the number 1 (UP) and 2 (DLSU) seeds, but got swept by FEU. They led against Adamson by 19 in the first round, only for a once cushy lead to evaporate…
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One Last Ride: Jerom Lastimosa- Point-god ng Bayan

By: Toby Pavon Jerom Lastimosa catches the ball on the right wing. He pulls up for the shot. The ball leaves his hand right before the buzzer sounds. SWISH! Three points for Jerom Lastimosa! His booming triple brings Adamson to within 22 points against Ateneo as the final buzzer sounds on the game, Adamson’s season,…
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The UAAP has an Opacity problem

By: Toby Pavon “Tell me why?” This has been a common sentiment in the UAAP even before the start of Season 86. First was the matter of the amateur status of Francis Lopez. The UAAP Board put the matter to rest, deeming Lopez eligible to play in the UAAP, citing technical reasons for the unanimous…
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Just getting started: Underdog Defending-Champions on the Rise

By Eriko dela Cruz To say the Ateneo Blue Eagles had wild first round is a massive understatement. The Season 85 Champions end the first round with a 4-3 record– a record that features losses from teams at the bottom half of the standings, and wins against two of the most stacked teams in the…
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Pride, Puso, Palaban, Paano na UST?

By Eriko dela Cruz Alfredo “Pido” Jarencio first came into the UST coaching limelight as a Glowing Goldies (as they were known at the time) legend dipping his toes into collegiate coaching for the first time. He was brought in to replace Nel Parado whose helmed a disastrous UAAP Season 68 which saw UST miss…
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HEY, THEY’RE LA SALLE-ING AGAIN

BY KYLE REINER PINEDA Reading Time: 3 minutes The Boys from Taft have an infamous trend in recent years. Lead throughout the game, looking as if it’s just another win on the calendar, but fall apart in the fourth quarter one way or another. Take for example the game versus Ateneo this season or the…
