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MANILA, Philippines – Undefeated American fighter Floyd Mayweather, Jr. said he is not anxious about preserving his unblemished win-loss record against countryman Shane Mosley, with less than a week before they battle it out on Saturday (Sunday in Manila) in Las Vegas, Nevada. “Of course it’s a great thing to be undefeated… But I...
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PUERTO PRINCESA, Philippines – The North team – small but quick – outran, outhustled and outgunned the South squad to score a 133-130 win in the 2010 PBA All-Star Game at the Puerto Princesa Coliseum here last night. Gabe Norwood best typified the effort shown by his team, putting in 17 points, five rebounds,...
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Puerto Princesa City – KG Canaleta, Mark Macapagal and Jonas Villanueva stunned their highly-favored rivals on Friday to win the side events of the PBA All-Star weekend Puerto Princesa Coliseum in Palawan. Canaleta, the Derby Ace swingman, won his fourth slamdunk crown while Macapagal of Coca-Cola stole the show in the three-point shootout and...
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MANILA, Philippines – Without a talented foreign reinforcement in sight, Smart Gilas Pilipinas faces the specter of playing without a naturalized player in the FIBA-Asia Champions Cup next month and the Asian Games in Guangzhou, China this November. RP’s Serbian coach Rajko Toroman said he is preparing the Nationals for the possibility of playing...
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MANILA, Philippines – Pool legend Efren “Bata” Reyes got back at Jeffrey de Luna, 11-2, in the finals to clinch the lone berth in the Asian Games 8-ball event in the Asiad qualifiers at the Rizal Memorial Billiards Center in Malate recently. The former world champion, who lost to De Luna in the third...
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