With the abundance of talents during the 2001 PBA Draft, jaded observers were one in saying that the educated and gentlemanly Francis Zamora will not be on the elite list of draftees dominated by the likes of Willie Miller and Mark Caguioa.
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He was big. He was great. He was a game changer. Rolled into one, he was Carlos Loyzaga, the greatest athlete in Philippine basketball history.
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Tom “The Iceman” Flores is a four-time pro-football champion and a trailblazing coach, but he has yet to receive his sport’s greatest honor: induction into the hall. A noted Coors Light drinker, Flores is about to get a big show of support from his favorite beer.
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We can discuss and judge the CJ Perez trade but at the end of the day, it’s a done deal.
The DLSU Green Archers have added a backup import in the person of Bright Chinedum Nwankwo from Nigeria. He was described as someone who is molded like NBA player Jerami Grant of the Detroit Pistons.
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A dozen countries were in attendance in the 1954 edition – seven from the Americas, three from Europe and two from Asia, the Philippines and Formosa (Taiwan/now known as Chinese-Taipei).
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According to the famous historian and National Artist awardee Nick Joaquin, basketball was introduced to Filipinos within the historic walls of Intramuros, Manila. Unclear, however, is the exact date of the first basketball game ever played on Philippine soil.
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PSC Commissioner Celia H. Kiram salutes all educators, teachers, and professors who are giving their best in teaching despite the current virtual learning situation due to the pandemic.
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“We’re back here in the Philippines to come home for a second, finish filming our movie we started about a virus, before the real virus, and a couple of endorsement commercials,” -Brandon Vera, ONE FC Heavyweight champion
Veteran NBA reporter and analyst Sekou Smith has died from COVID-19 complications Tuesday. He was 48.
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