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What Will be the Repercussions?

Or will there be any? San Beda dominated the recent NCAA basketball tournament and ended their 28 years of drought for a title. Nigerian student, Sam Ekwe, showed his stamp on the year by acquiring both the Rookie of the year and MVP honors plus an NCAA championship on his first year! Now observers areaaa

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Things to Know About My Michael Redd

How good a shooter was Michael Redd when he was in college? Nobody considered Redd as a good shooter. In fact scouts say that his big problem is he can’t shoot. When people says he is a pure shooter, Redd laughs it off and says that he probably is more of a scorer than aaaa

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Why Can’t You Do That?

I was watching the TV version of In The Zone on Solar Sports and Patricia Bermudez Hizon was talking about a rather funny incident in the last San Miguel vs. Ginebra. Chot Reyes, coach of San Miguel, was too disappointed by the freethrow shooting of his players that at the break between the 3rd andaaa

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Great Local Sports Magazine TV Shows

1. In The Zone – If you want in depth and incisive discussion of basketball and other major sports issues, In The Zone is the place to be. They started this a daily radio program but the new TV version is very good. Robbie Puno, Jude Turcuato and Patricia Hizon carry the show well. Evenaaa

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PBA Weekly ASTIG Rankings – Week 5: The Realtors are Getting Real

Very few changes occurred during the week but notable would be the losing streak of Talk N Text, Alaska getting out of a slump and Ginebra losing again. 1. Sta. Lucia Rank Last Week: 1 Record: 6-1 Game: 89 – 83 (W: Welcoat) Notes: No Kelly Williams… no problem for Sta. Lucia. It seems thataaa

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The Persecution of Darko and Mark

Darko Milicic suffered on the bench of the Detroit Pistons for two years. He was the 2nd pick overall in the draft but he hardly played in his rookie year. Mark Cuban meanwhile is being squeezed into a box he won’t and have no plans whatsoever of fitting in.

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Basketball TV – A Review

It’s been more than a month since Basketball TV (BTV) has been on cable and it has really been a treat for basketball fans. In one month, they have shown primarily two leagues, the Champion’s League and the start of the NBA Season. In the future, the Euroleague and the PAC-10 US College tournament isaaa

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PBA Weekly ASTIG Rankings – Week 4: Realtors Reclaim 1st Spot

Teams getting stronger and others getting weaker and weaker as the season progresses. Is this the week where we will get a preview of where we are really heading? 1. Sta. Lucia Rank Last Week: 7 Record: 5-1 Games: 105 – 83 (W: Red Bull), 102 – 90 (W: Talk N Text) Notes: Everything isaaa

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PBA Weekly ASTIG Rankings – Week 3: San Miguel Beer Tops

Reversal is the name of the week. Teams which had trouble winning in the past two weeks suddenly stocked up on some. While two teams finally succumbed to losses and this tainted their unbeaten records. The bottom residents have come to invade the high rankers in terms of performance. 1. San Miguel Rank Last Week:aaa

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The Hunting Game

The most interesting Collegiate Champion’s League finals in history will be played on Sunday and this time nobody is expecting anybody to come out flat. Based on their final four appearances, it seems that both teams are ready and raring to go for the crown. The championship has become a battle of who will becomeaaa

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