The love story between Rio Olympian Mary Joy Tabal and Lieutenant Junior Grade Hector Dan Jimenez all started with a colored heart, one that turned out to be the start of a fairy tale relationship in this exclusive piece.
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Carving A Niche
Officially, I became a professional sportswriter on June 6, 1981, when my first materials on basketball, particularly about the NBA, were published in Sports World, a weekly national sports magazine.
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Gilas Pilipinas: Kai Sotto to play in February FIBA Asia Cup qualifiers window
“I’m heading home soon.” These were the words uttered by Filipino NBA aspirant Kai Sotto in his instagram post Wednesday, confirming that he will play for Gilas Pilipinas in the FIBA Asia Cup 2021 Qualifiers February window next month.
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NBA: Sexton erupts for 42 as Cavs upset Brooklyn Nets ‘Big 3’ debut in 2OT [WATCH]
Collin Sexton scored the final 20 points for the Cleveland Cavaliers to lift them to a monumental 145-135 double-overtime upset of the Brooklyn Nets, spoiling their Big 3’s first game together Wednesday.
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NBA: Warriors stop streaking Lakers as Curry edges LeBron in latest match-up [WATCH]
Steph Curry scored a game-high 26 points which included a big triple late as the Golden State Warriors snapped the Los Angeles Lakers’ 5-game winning streak with a 115-113 win Monday. Curry finished with 26 points and 7 assists while Kelly Oubre contributed 23 points in the upset. Eric Paschall had a big game off the bench, putting up 19 while Andrew Wiggins added 18. The 2-time league MVP hit…
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NBA: Luka Doncic passes Michael Jordan in all-time triple-doubles list
The Chicago Bulls beat the Dallas Mavericks, 117-101 on Sunday, but Dallas star Luka Doncic took a meaningful consolation along the way.
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PH Volleyball row to be settled on January 25
POC President Rep. Abraham “Bambol” Tolentino presided over the important meeting among the stakeholders and POC officials at the Makati Shangri-La Hotel. The elections will be held on January 25 elections at the East Ocean Seafoods Restaurant in Parañaque City.
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NBA: James Harden has historic triple-double in Nets debut, Durant adds 42 [WATCH]
James Harden ushered in his Brooklyn Nets era with a triple-double while Kevin Durant added 42 points in a 122-115 victory over the Orlando Magic Saturday.
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BRAVE Lightweight Champion shares Nurmagomedov road to UFC
Khabib Nurmagomedov and Eldar Eldarov stood opposite each other inside the cage over 11 years ago when the two were starting out as young mixed martial artists in their home country of Russia.
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PSC case against payroll padding cheats go to RTC
The Department of Justice found probable cause on the complaint filed by the Philippine Sports Commission and the National Bureau of Investigation against former employees involved in a payroll padding scheme.
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