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Four years since their last matchup, Cebuano behemoths Junmar Fajardo and Greg Slaughter rekindle their rivalry as they clash for the first time as pro players in the keenly awaited Petron Blaze-Barangay Ginebra Christmas Day setto in the PLDT MyDSL PBA Philippine Cup at the Mall of Asia Arena.

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The San Miguel Beermen bucked the absence of their imports down the stretch as veterans Asi Taulava and Eric Menk held the fort in a pivotal win that gave them the homecourt edge back.

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FedEx will choose the 6-5 1/2, 230-pound Washington for sure because there isn’t a more talented player with his size, strength and all-around skills.

Washington, 23, isn’t classified as a Fil-Am because he was born in San Antonio, Zambales. His American father Victor was a former US serviceman stationed at Subic Naval Base. His Filipina mother Vivian Decatoria is from Leyte.
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Halfway through their first season, the Purefoods teammates had already shown impressive signs and their inclusion among the casts of starters in next weekend’s All-Star game in Cebu City is a strong testament of their bright future.

"Masaya ako
and I’m very thankful to the fans that I’m here," said Yap.
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And Coca-Cola coach Chot Reyes is confident they can do it "as long as we stay calm come what may."
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Without any advice, the Philippine delegation’s billeting at the glistening new athletes Village was transferred from Building 116 to 103, necessitating the drafting of new rooming assignments and, for more than 30 minutes, literally leaving the Filipinos out in the cold.
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                    [Title] => Duel of rookie giants spices up X’mas Day tiff
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Four years since their last matchup, Cebuano behemoths Junmar Fajardo and Greg Slaughter rekindle their rivalry as they clash for the first time as pro players in the keenly awaited Petron Blaze-Barangay Ginebra Christmas Day setto in the PLDT MyDSL PBA Philippine Cup at the Mall of Asia Arena.

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The San Miguel Beermen bucked the absence of their imports down the stretch as veterans Asi Taulava and Eric Menk held the fort in a pivotal win that gave them the homecourt edge back.

[DatePublished] => 2013-05-29 00:22:58 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1114268 [AuthorName] => Alder Almo [SectionName] => Sports [SectionUrl] => sports [URL] => ) [2] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 291425 [Title] => It’s Washington at No. 1 for sure [Summary] => No doubt about it, Anthony Washington will be the No. 1 pick in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) draft at the Sta. Lucia East Mall this afternoon.

FedEx will choose the 6-5 1/2, 230-pound Washington for sure because there isn’t a more talented player with his size, strength and all-around skills.

Washington, 23, isn’t classified as a Fil-Am because he was born in San Antonio, Zambales. His American father Victor was a former US serviceman stationed at Subic Naval Base. His Filipina mother Vivian Decatoria is from Leyte.
[DatePublished] => 2005-08-14 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1804869 [AuthorName] => Joaquin M. Henson [SectionName] => Sports [SectionUrl] => sports [URL] => ) [3] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 260461 [Title] => Artadi, Yap stars in their own right [Summary] => By the time they joined this year’s Philippine Basketball Association rookie draft, jaded observers readily proclaimed that James Yap and Paul Artadi will blossom into stardom.

Halfway through their first season, the Purefoods teammates had already shown impressive signs and their inclusion among the casts of starters in next weekend’s All-Star game in Cebu City is a strong testament of their bright future.

"Masaya ako
and I’m very thankful to the fans that I’m here," said Yap.
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And Coca-Cola coach Chot Reyes is confident they can do it "as long as we stay calm come what may."
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Without any advice, the Philippine delegation’s billeting at the glistening new athletes Village was transferred from Building 116 to 103, necessitating the drafting of new rooming assignments and, for more than 30 minutes, literally leaving the Filipinos out in the cold.
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