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Probe on Fil-Ams may derail Asiad bid

By Abac Cordero | March 27, 2002 - 12:00am

If ever it gets off the ground, the planned Senate inquiry on the inclusion of foreign-bred talents in the Asian Games-bound national basketball team could deal a severe blow to the country’s ambitious and yet...

Sports

Alapag finally sees green light

March 6, 2002 - 12:00am

U.S.-born Jimmy Alapag was cleared to play for Selecta in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) Samsung Governors Cup by the Department of Justice (DOJ) yesterday. Alapag’s agent Chiqui de la Rosa told...

Sports

Asiad cage aspirants down to 30

By Joey Villar | January 18, 2002 - 12:00am

The candidates list for the Philippine team to the 2002 Asian Games in Busan, Korea has been pruned down to 30, and the buildup for the ambitious bid to win the coveted gold medal in the quadrennial joust goes full...

Sports

SEAG-bound cagers play MBA selection

September 4, 2001 - 12:00am

The Philippine team, composed of the MBA’s best players, gets much needed practice before it departs for the Southeast Asian Games when it tackles the MBA selection tomorrow at the Tinga Gym in Taguig. Dubbed...

Sports

MBA FedEx Cup unfolds

By Joey Villar | February 13, 2000 - 12:00am

The third Metropolitan Basketball Association season finally gets going today with pre-tournament favorites the Manila Metrostars and the Laguna Lakers taking on separate rivals in separate venues. A day-long...

Sports