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26-member RP pool named

By Joey Villar | February 2, 2003 - 12:00am

A pool of 26 young, talented players from the collegiate ranks has been named Friday night – a crack roster from which the Philippine team to three international basketball competitions this year will be c...

Sports

The death of basketball

By Bill Velasco | July 2, 2001 - 12:00am

Basketball does not exist in the Philippines. This is categorically what the FIBA suspension of the Basketball Association of the Philippines means to us. It means we cannot stand shoulder to shoulder among our...

Sports

The death of basketball - THE GAME OF MY LIFE by Bill Velasco

July 2, 2001 - 12:00am

Basketball does not exist in the Philippines. This is categorically what the FIBA suspension of the Basketball Association of the Philippines means to us. It means we cannot stand shoulder to shoulder among our...

Sports

Dayrit offers to mediate on BAP row

By Abac Cordero | June 18, 2001 - 12:00am

Philippine Olympic Committee president Celso Dayrit has been burning the lines the last couple of days trying to convince the leaders of the two warring factions at the Basketball Association of the Philippines to...

Sports

Dayrit offers to mediate on BAP row

By Abac Cordero | June 18, 2001 - 12:00am

Philippine Olympic Committee president Celso Dayrit has been burning the lines the last couple of days trying to convince the leaders of the two warring factions at the Basketball Association of the Philippines to...

Sports

RP cagers ram Indons, face Thais in final

By Joey Villar | April 7, 2001 - 12:00am

Host Philippines and Thailand fashioned out contrasting victories yesterday to advance to the finals of the fourth Southeast Asian Basketball Association Men’s Championship at the Rizal Coliseum. The RP team,...

Sports

Tiny lauds POC order

By Abac Cordero | March 30, 2001 - 12:00am

Quintellano "Tiny" Literal yesterday embraced the Philippine Olympic Committee resolution calling on the two warring factions in the Basketball Association of the Philippines to submit themselves to a presidential...

Sports