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They’re bringing in the winningest coach to handle the most popular team in the PBA – Tim Cone and Ginebra.

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The Philippine Cup is the first conference that will usher the PBA’s 2015-2016 season.  Giving way to the men’s national basketball team who will be playing in the FIBA qualifiers in China on the later part of August for the Rio Olympics next year, the league will open on October 28, 2015.

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Spearheaded by M. Lhuillier’s bench tactician and Cebu City Councilor Raul "Yayoy" Alcoseba, the affair, set Jan. 20 at Yayoy’s Grill and Resto Bar on Orchid Street in Brgy. Capitol Site, this city, is the first gathering of M. Lhuillier players in 20 years.
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LOS ANGELES — For these former basketball stars, there are far more important things than playing the game.

Former Shell player Romy dela Rosa has spent the last two years in San Diego, California, working in the maintenance department of a boat depot.

"We’re all together here. I’m just working for my kids," Dela Rosa said in Filipino. He has three kids, the eldest is 14 years old, youngest is 6.
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More than 60 players have registered for the one-day camp,where ball clubs are expected to get a look at prospective players for the coming PBL draft.
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I had been discussing with project director Eric Altamirano the possibility of tagging along with and documenting a trip of the SMC All-Stars for a feature on The Basketball Show.
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The unsolicited advice came after the Philippine Drug Enforcement Authority (PDEA) launched a reinvigorated campaign against drug abuse in the region following reports of the discovery of marijuana plantations in the area.
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                    [Title] => The Ginebra mystique
                    [Summary] => 

They’re bringing in the winningest coach to handle the most popular team in the PBA – Tim Cone and Ginebra.

[DatePublished] => 2015-07-23 10:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1097213 [AuthorName] => Lito Tacujan [SectionName] => Sports [SectionUrl] => sports [URL] => ) [1] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1480424 [Title] => Barangay Ginebra’s resurrection? [Summary] =>

The Philippine Cup is the first conference that will usher the PBA’s 2015-2016 season.  Giving way to the men’s national basketball team who will be playing in the FIBA qualifiers in China on the later part of August for the Rio Olympics next year, the league will open on October 28, 2015.

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Spearheaded by M. Lhuillier’s bench tactician and Cebu City Councilor Raul "Yayoy" Alcoseba, the affair, set Jan. 20 at Yayoy’s Grill and Resto Bar on Orchid Street in Brgy. Capitol Site, this city, is the first gathering of M. Lhuillier players in 20 years.
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(Conclusion)
LOS ANGELES — For these former basketball stars, there are far more important things than playing the game.

Former Shell player Romy dela Rosa has spent the last two years in San Diego, California, working in the maintenance department of a boat depot.

"We’re all together here. I’m just working for my kids," Dela Rosa said in Filipino. He has three kids, the eldest is 14 years old, youngest is 6.
[DatePublished] => 2005-05-31 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 135998 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1371509 [AuthorName] => Jannelle So [SectionName] => Sports [SectionUrl] => sports [URL] => ) [6] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 241225 [Title] => 60 aspirants join PBL rookie camp [Summary] => Collegiate standouts and other amateur players are expected to showcase their talents when the Philippine Basketball League (PBL) holds its Aspirants Camp today at the Makati Coliseum.

More than 60 players have registered for the one-day camp,where ball clubs are expected to get a look at prospective players for the coming PBL draft.
[DatePublished] => 2004-03-04 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1096369 [AuthorName] => Joey Villar [SectionName] => Sports [SectionUrl] => sports [URL] => ) [7] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 225409 [Title] => My life as an All-Star (Part 2) [Summary] => Once we arrived at Bacolod’s Association of Disabled Persons, it became even clearer to me why the SMC All-Stars were bent on giving so much back to the fans who sustained them all those years. There was a small crowd of excited fans (it coincided with Bacolod’s world-famous Masskara celebration, so people were also partying everywhere else), and more than a dozen persons with varying disabilities.
[DatePublished] => 2003-10-25 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 135979 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1804781 [AuthorName] => Bill Velasco [SectionName] => Sports [SectionUrl] => sports [URL] => ) [8] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 224825 [Title] => My life as an All-Star [Summary] => BACOLOD CITY — I’ve always enjoyed being on the road as both a writer and a sportscaster. But this Friday, I had a unique perspective on how hard it is to travel as a player and public figure. I spent the weekend as an All-Star.

I had been discussing with project director Eric Altamirano the possibility of tagging along with and documenting a trip of the SMC All-Stars for a feature on The Basketball Show.
[DatePublished] => 2003-10-20 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 135979 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1804781 [AuthorName] => Bill Velasco [SectionName] => Sports [SectionUrl] => sports [URL] => ) [9] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 208625 [Title] => Stay away from drugs, Caraga youths told [Summary] => BUTUAN CITY — San Miguel Corporation’s All Stars South cagers Zaldy Realubit, Bonel Balingit, Dondon Ampalayo, Gilbert Castillo and Al Solis urged Caraga’s youth to stay away from drugs and spend idle time to sports like basketball.

The unsolicited advice came after the Philippine Drug Enforcement Authority (PDEA) launched a reinvigorated campaign against drug abuse in the region following reports of the discovery of marijuana plantations in the area.
[DatePublished] => 2003-06-03 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1096525 [AuthorName] => Ben Serrano [SectionName] => Nation [SectionUrl] => nation [URL] => ) ) )
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