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The damage is done. The referee’s decision is final. “First time na ginawa nila [referees] na during game mababased sa review [to decide a play]. Never nila ginawa yun sa mga games kahit nagkamali ang tawag nila hindi nila inaano sa video, (It is the first time that the referees based their call on a…

Another remarkable performance of last season’s Rookie of the Year and Most Valuable Player Jan Jodilyn Fronda backed by her teammates earned the DLSU Lady Woodpushers its consecutive championship and fourth over-all title. The young Green Woodpushers maintained a tight grip at fourth place in the UAAP Season 74 Chess Championships last February 6 at…

“We reached this far. We did not give UST the championship on a silver platter” said Lady Booters Head Coach Hans Smit. After a do-or-die match, the Lady Booters fell short against the University of Santo Tomas, 0-1, in the UAAP Season 74 Women’s Football Championships last March 4 at the Ateneo High School football…

The UAAP Women’s Tennis championship has always been a match between DLSU and UST. For the past two years the championship crown went to Taft Avenue. And for Season 74, it seemed to be heading once more to DLSU, but tennis-nemesis UST disagreed. The three-peat seeking Lady Tennisters led by former MVPs Regina Santiago and…

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…

The DLSU Animo Squad proved that their 2nd finish during the Samsung-UAAP Cheerdance Competition was no fluke as they captured the 4th place in the collegiate co-ed division, last Feb. 4 and 5 at the SM Mall of Asia. Even though most of the squad were first-timers, the Green-and-White squad secured a berth in the…

After winning the last four UAAP championship, the Ateneo Blue Eagles surrendered to the men from Taft in an exhibition game against the Blue Eagles. The Dream Game 2012 was held at the Smart Araneta Coliseum last Feb. 5. The game featured Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) players who hailed from either the De La Salle…

Defending champions DLSU Lady Woodpushers were once again on the verge of snaring their second consecutive championship, after remaining atop of the Chess Championships, after the first round last Feb. 1. On the other end, the Green Woodpushers kept a decent 3-0-4 win-draw-loss slate after seven starts.   One-two punch leads Lady Woodpushers RP standout…

In the UAAP Season 74 Baseball and Softball tournament, DLSU Coach Alejandro Estipular’s squads could not be in more contrasting situations. Both were trapped in the bottom half of the standing for years. The Green Batters finally broke free this season, but their female counterparts continued to stay right where they are. Upsets against reigning…

The Lady Spikers’ march to a historic season sweep continues. Twelve games into the Women’s Volleyball Tournament of the UAAP Season 74, and the DLSU Lady Spikers are still on a winning streak. The defending champions are two games away from completing a 14-game sweep of the elimination round, and securing an outright finals berth…