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                    [Title] => Dragons snare unsuspecting Beermen in ABL
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                    [Title] => Aspirants commit to stay amateur
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PBA veteran and La Salle basketball coach Franz Pumaren has until next week to decide whether or not to run for Congress.


As a two-term councilor in Quezon City, he has the option to go for a third term but a recent survey showed he has more than a fighting chance to win the Congressional seat in the third district.


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                    [Title] => Ex-PBA stars to root for RP bets
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The likes of Alvin Patrimonio, Allan Caidic and Samboy Lim have been tapped by giant food and beverage corporation San Miguel to try and boost the morale of the RP bets.


San Miguel topped the long list of private firms or individuals who helped raise more than P150 million that was spent for the training of the hundreds of Filipino athletes for the Games. 


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                    [Summary] => Who will the gods bless? And whom will Ron Jacobs pick in the first open try-outs for the Philippine team in almost fifteen years?


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SMC struggled past two-time Bibato champion ABS-CBN, 82-79, despite a combined 49-point output of Allan Caidic and Samboy Lim while The Star, managed by Kevin Belmonte and supported by Adidas, coasted to a 73-37 victory over United Coconut Planters Bank.


With identical 3-0 cards, SMC and Star dispute the lead in a keenly-awaited match on Nov. 10.


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                    [Title] => SMC, Star shoot for 3rd win in row
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With Caidic firing five triples, the SMC cagers blasted the Biboy Ravanes-mentored RFM-Swift Hotdogs side, 80-61, on opening day before thumping United Coconut Planters Bank, 70-63, the following week. 


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Six teams, led by host The STAR, vie for berths in the single round weekly elimination with the top four teams playing in the crossover semifinals. The winners will dispute the crown while the losers battle for third place on Dec. 8.


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The likes of Alvin Patrimonio, Allan Caidic and Samboy Lim have been tapped by giant food and beverage corporation San Miguel to try and boost the morale of the RP bets.


San Miguel topped the long list of private firms or individuals who helped raise more than P150 million that was spent for the training of the hundreds of Filipino athletes for the Games. 


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Beermen overcome Aces to complete PBA’s greatest comeback

By Joey Villar | February 3, 2016 - 9:00am

The amazing San Miguel Beermen secured a niche in PBA history that may take years to breach as they booked a record comeback...

Sports

Dragons snare unsuspecting Beermen in ABL

By Olmin Leyba | January 16, 2012 - 12:00am

KUALA LUMPUR – Nic Belasco, showing up against a PBA team he played some years ago, flashed vintage form and knocked the big baskets down the stretch as the Westports Malaysia Dragons stunned the favored San...

Sports

Global phenomenon

By Joaquin M. Henson | December 4, 2009 - 12:00am

Not too many basketball fans know that the US has suited up naturalized players in international competitions despite thousands of home-grown cagers dying for the chance to see action for the Stars and Stripes.

Sports

Aspirants commit to stay amateur

By Joaquin M. Henson | December 17, 2008 - 12:00am

SBP executive director Noli Eala said yesterday most, if not all of the players in the 25-man pool announced by Serbian coach Rajko Toroman for the national team will serve the country for three to four years before...

Sports

Franz at the crossroads

By Joaquin M. Henson | March 22, 2007 - 12:00am

PBA veteran and La Salle basketball coach Franz Pumaren has until next week to decide whether or not to run for Congress. As a two-term councilor in Quezon City, he has the option to go for a third term...

Sports

Ex-PBA stars to root for RP bets

November 28, 2005 - 12:00am

Filipino athletes who will compete in their respective events in the coming days will surely be glad to see former PBA superstars rooting for them and cheering them on from the sidelines. The likes of Alvin Patrimonio,...

Sports

What the RP team needs

By Bill Velasco | December 1, 2001 - 12:00am

Who will the gods bless? And whom will Ron Jacobs pick in the first open try-outs for the Philippine team in almost fifteen years? Size. Need it be said that the first premium will be size? To match up against the...

Sports

SMC, Star stretch win streak to 3

October 28, 2001 - 12:00am

San Miguel Corp. and The Philippine Star pulled off contrasting victories yesterday to remain unbeaten in the Philippine Star Friendship League at the Meralco Gym. SMC struggled past two-time Bibato champion ABS-CBN,...

Sports

SMC, Star shoot for 3rd win in row

October 27, 2001 - 12:00am

Allan Caidic and Samboy Lim get another chance to play side by side as fancied San Miguel Corp. guns for its third straight victory against ABS-CBN in the resumption today of the Philippine Star Friendship League...

Sports

STAR Friendship League cagefest gets underway

October 13, 2001 - 12:00am

The Philippine STAR Friendship League, an invitational basketball tournament exclusively for STAR advertisers and partners, unfolds at 8 a.m. today at the Meralco Gym. Six teams, led by host The STAR, vie for berths...

Sports

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