To the ordinary fan, goals are the most beautiful sight at any football match because of the combination of skills, precision and timing necessary to complete one. On the other end of the spectrum, defenders aim to outhustle and outsmart their crafty opponents to prevent them from scoring these goals. Leading the defense is no…
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UAAP: La Salle favored to win another GC
After racing out to a 16 point lead over UST, their closest rival in the UAAP General Championship (GC) race over the first half of the season, DLSU is poised to win its second GC in a row. Backed by five first place finishes out of a possible 15 tourneys, La Salle stamped its class…
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Booters seek to end championship drought
Despite finishing last UAAP season in the top four, the DLSU Green Booters and Lady Booters remain unsatisfied and seek to get over the hump in this year’s campaign. Both teams are still mentored by the legendary Hans Smit and they enter UAAP Season 76 with just one goal in mind: a championship. After rattling…
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UniGames: DLSU bags 3 championships
The DLSU varsity teams impressed yet again, this time on a national stage during the 18th UniGames. The tournament featured 72 different colleges and universities and it was held from last October 20 to 28. The annual spectacle was held in Bacolod City once again, the same city where the original edition of the games…
The DLSU Jins finished their UAAP campaigns this year with respectable podium finishes. The Green Jins finished ahead of the competition to finally bag the elusive men’s crown, while the Lady Jins were unable to defend their championship as they fell to the third spot. The last time the Green Jins won the championship was…
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UAAP: La Salle bags five championships
It started out with the DLSU Green Jins, who stormed through the competition and finished atop the league to bag La Salle’s first UAAP Season 76 championship. Then the DLSU Green Paddlers emerged as the top seed at the end of the UAAP Table Tennis eliminations after losing just one game. They eventually emerged as…
After 40 minutes of basketball, the DLSU Green Archers and the UST Growling Tigers were tied at 65 points apiece and this called for an overtime period to settle the score. The best-of-three UAAP Season 76 finals between these two multi-titled squads was filled with historical anecdotes and old rivalries, yet nothing was brought up…
It was once said that champions are made when no one is watching. Today, everyone in the Mall of Asia Arena witnessed the birth of a champion. In a game filled with gutsy drives and wild finishes, Jeron Teng willed the DLSU Green Archers into championship lore once again, grabbing a 71-69 win over a…
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Sauler trims rotation, impresses yet again
The UAAP season was on the line and another loss to the UST Growling Tigers would have meant the end for the DLSU Green Archers. The UST community was ready to celebrate a championship as they filled the arena with gold for the second game of the best-of-three UAAP finals, but it was those in…
With a flick of his wrist, Almond Vosotros silenced the entire SMART-Araneta Coliseum as he attempted a potential game-winning three pointer. Only a few seconds were left in the first game of the UAAP Season 76 Men’s Basketball finals, and the shot meant everything for both sides. As it soared through the air, both the…