The Philippine National Basketball team, composed of some of the country’s top amateur prospects and bannered by naturalized player Marcus Douthit, recently came away with the Southeast Asian Basketball Association (SEABA) championship after winning all five of their games in the tournament that was held in Singapore from April 27 to May 1. Coached by…
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In a thrilling overtime finish marred by injuries, the DLSU Green Archers defeated the UP Fighting Maroons, 82-79, in their FilOil Flying V Hanes Premier Cup match-up at the San Juan Arena. The Green Archers found a tough opponent in the Maroons, a team they dominated in previous encounters, after trailing their UAAP rivals for…
The 18th Nestea Beach Intercollegiate Beach Volleyball Competition, this year’s edition of the yearly competition that draws various champion teams from across the country, was held in the island of Boracay last April 30 to May 2. Last year, De La Salle University’s Kim Fajardo and Ara Galang were declared champions for the women’s division…
Live by the three, thrive by the three. The DLSU Green Archers shot down the LPU Pirates with a barrage of three-point baskets that blew the game wide open in their FilOil Flying V matchup at the San Juan Arena earlier today, scoring 90-69 and earning them their first victory while keeping LPU winless in…
The DLSU Green Archers dropped their FilOil tournament opener in an overtime thriller against the NCAA champion San Beda Red Lions earlier at the San Juan Arena, 86-80. Eager to test his rookies, Green Archers head coach Juno Sauler fielded a total of 12 different players in the game, half of which were incoming rookies.…
Another long year for the Green Spikers came to a screeching halt after the team stumbled to sixth place in this year’s edition of the UAAP Men’s Volleyball tournament. After finishing fifth last year due to the AdU Soaring Falcons taking the last Final Four spot in the tournament, the men’s volleyball team was poised…
Once the calendar turns to September this year, a brand new season of sporting events will start under the system of a new academic calendar. This is what the eight member schools of the University Athletic Association of the Philippines (UAAP) will face this 2015. With at least half of the league changing their academic…
The UAAP Season 77 Women’s Volleyball tournament has finally come to an end as the ADMU Lady Eagles won their second straight championship against the DLSU Lady Spikers in straight sets, 25-22, 25-17, 25-23, last March 14 at the Mall of Asia Arena. The back-to-back champions were led by team captain Alyssa Valdez with 20…
The DLSU Green Batters lost Game Two of the UAAP Season 77 Baseball Finals to the ADMU Blue Eagles, 3-2, last March 12 at the Rizal Memorial Baseball Stadium, making Ateneo the UAAP baseball champions for the third straight season. The Green Batters were first on the board. With runners on second and third and two outs…
The ADMU Lady Eagles stunned the DLSU Lady Spikers in straight sets, 25-18, 25-19, 25-19, earlier today at the Smart-Araneta Coliseum in Game One of the UAAP 77 Women’s Volleyball Finals. With the outcome, Ateneo moves one win away from clinching their second straight championship. On the other hand, La Salle is in a precarious…