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AB SPM: Enhancing sports-related careers

De La Salle University offers a variety of course choices to its students but there is one where only selected students are allowed to enter, and that course is Sports Studies or in the Lasallian abbreviation, AB-SPM. Also called Sports Management by others, only athletes who represent the Green-and-White are eligible to take up this…

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UAAP: Animo Squad finishes in seventh place, AdU ends NU’s dominance

It was history in the making at the Mall of Asia Arena as a sold out crowd witnessed jaw-dropping performances from Season 80’s UAAP Cheerdance competitors. Since 2010, no other university, besides National University and the University of the Philippines, has won first place in the competition. This year, however, new teams emerged on the…

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Green Gallery: Nicole Albo leads the way for Lady Shuttlers

Sports Management major Nicole Albo has been playing badminton ever since she was eight years old. Today, one can see how far she has come from her humble beginnings training with her father to becoming UAAP Season 80’s Most Valuable Player in the women’s division. Albo began playing because of the influence of her family.…

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UAAP: Lady Shuttlers claim title after eight-year drought, Green Shuttlers settle for fifth

  The DLSU badminton teams ended Season 80 with mixed results, with the Green Shuttlers falling to the ADMU Blue Eagles in a playoff for a semifinal spot and settling for fifth, while the Lady Shuttlers were able to bag the championship after eight long years, defeating the Lady Maroons in a best-of-three series.  …

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UAAP: Green Paddlers settle for fifth, Lady Paddlers claim fourth successive title

It was a bittersweet ending for DLSU’s table tennis teams as the men’s and women’s divisions ended their Season 80 campaign on opposite sides of the spectrum. After weeks of intense matches, the Lady Paddlers came home with the gold for the fourth straight year. Meanwhile, the Green Paddlers returned empty-handed, dropping from second to…

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Animo Rally 2017: #LabanLaSalleYan

Hosted by DLSU’s Courtside Reporter, Eileen Shi, and fellow Lasallian and UAAP Digital Insider, Armand Hernandez, players from different sports began their journey to get the title back to Taft after coming up short in last year’s UAAP General Championship. “We want to boost, cheer up and do everything for our teams para tumaas pa…

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UAAP: UP win over Lady Shuttlers forces do-or-die Game 3

The badminton finals match-up between the DLSU Lady Shuttlers and the UP Lady Maroons has evened out after a win by the latter tied the best-of-three series with one win a side. After a triumphant first day match-up against the Lady Maroons, the Lady Shuttlers hit a roadblock last Thursday against the Fighting Maroons, losing 3-1.…

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UAAP: Lady Shuttlers advance to finals after defeating ADMU

After an intense two-day battle with long time school rival ADMU, the Lady Shuttlers proved that setbacks can motivate people to even greater achievements. While Ateneo was able to get the better of La Salle yesterday, the Green-and-White prevailed against the Lady Eagles in a five-game battle yesterday at the Rizal Memorial Badminton Courts. With the…

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UAAP: ADMU defeats DLSU, forces knockout match

The DLSU Lady Shuttlers have come a long way on their road to winning it all in Season 80. However, in their latest semifinals match against rival school ADMU, the Blue Eagles forced a knockout match against the twice-to-beat Lady Shuttlers in their meeting yesterday at the Rizal Memorial Badminton Courts. The latest match-up became…

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UAAP: DLSU Badminton teams dominate UE

The Green and Lady Shuttlers both dominated their counterparts from UE in their matches earlier today at the Rizal Memorial Badminton Hall. With 5-0 wins for both the men’s and women’s divisions, DLSU reaffirmed its bid for both division championships. Prior to the recent matches, the Green Shuttlers suffered a loss against ADMU last September…