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Tropang Texters edge Aces, force winner take all game
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By Frank Calapre, Correspondent
JIMMY Alapag and Mac-Mac Cardona combined for 44 points as Talk ‘N
Text defeated Alaska, 99-94 at the Araneta Coliseum Sunday to force
a rubber match in the best-of-seven championship series of the 34th
Philippine Basketball Association-KFC Philippine Cup.
Cardona and Alapag led the Tropang Texters’
fiery run in the third period to post a big 19-point lead, 78-59,
which later served as a cushion when the Aces rallied big in the
fourth period. The win enabled the Tropang Texters to tie the long
series, 3-3.
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O T H E R R E P O R T S
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POC starts to resolve divisiveness
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Officials of the badminton and cycling associations welcomed the
effort undertaken by the Philippine Olympic Committee (POC) to
resolve their respective internal problems.
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Dokic comeback gains momentum
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PERTH, Australia: A resurgent Jelena Dokic believes her time away
from the game allied to her mental strength will help her climb the
rankings after helping Australia reach the next stage of the Fed
Cup.
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Celtics coach fined $15K
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BOSTON: Boston Celtics coach Doc Rivers was fined by the National
Basketball Association (NBA) on Saturday (Sunday in Manila) for
“verbal abuse of game officials,” the Boston Globe reported.
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Hernandez in PSA awards
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JONATHAN Hernandez made it for the second time in three years as top
jockey while Ibarra and Go Army wound up sharing the horse of the
year award to join the short, distinguished list of major awardees
to be feted by the Philippine...
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ICTSI, Cangolf duel looms in golf tilt
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Members of the national pool from two golf stables slug it out for
top honors in the WWWExpress-DHL National Amateur Golf Championships
as the ICTSI bets go up against the Cangolf mainstays beginning
Tuesday at the north course of the Canlubang golf complex in Laguna.
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Volleyball wants ‘glory days’ back
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Veteran mentor Thelma Barina-Rojas vowed to bring back the glory
days of Philippine volleyball as she was appointed head coach of the
national women’s team for the 2009 Southeast Asian (SEA) Games.
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FEATURE
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Major League Baseball battles steroid
contoversy;
top paid players involved
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NEW YORK City: Major League Baseball (MLB) star Alex Rodriguez
tested positive for steroids in 2003 when he was named American
League Most Valuable Player (AL-MVP), according to a report on the
website of Sports Illustrated magazine.
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