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Injury cripples Archers’ lineup

The Green Archers’ offseason bid has been riddled with health problems and concerns, forcing some familiar faces to the sidelines and the bleachers. The Taft-based squad, who are in their rebuilding era, has encountered problems with team chemistry, rotation and play adjustments because of an incomplete bench, which the injuries caused. Starting center Arnold Van…

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Brand new start, brand new home

The UAAP has found a new home for its intense basketball action in The Arena, widely known as the Mall of Asia (MoA) Arena, after  its phenomenal run in the Smart Araneta Coliseum. This year’s UAAP host, National University, owned by tycoon Henry Sy, will give the newly-built arena its amateur basketball “baptism of fire”…

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Triple T’s team up in Archers’ victory over UPHSD

The DLSU Green Archers continue its road to recovery in its recent tight win against the feisty University of Perpetual Help System DALTA squad 75-67 in the continuing 2012 FilOil Pre-season games. Spurts and rallies between the two teams in the first 20 minutes of play kept the scores close. The UPHSD Altas came up…

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Lady Spikers reigns supreme anew; Cruz exits Finals MVP

Cha Cruz could have graduated from the UAAP last year with flying colors – her third championship and the Finals MVP plum – but she did not. UAAP Season 74 was without veterans Jacq Alarca and Steph Mercado, but Cruz gambled and suited for her last year of eligibility. “Kaunti lang yung nabibigyan ng ganitong…