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In the News (Wed 30 Dec 09)

  
 PBA revives One-on-One - Sept. 07, 2003
The tournament, which offers 150,000 pesos each to the champions of the Commissioner's and Governors' divisions, fires off on Sept. 14 and will be scheduled in between games during the eliminations of the PBA Reinforced Conference.
MICHAEL Jordan is to the National Basketball Association as Sonny Jaworski is to the Philippine Basketball Association.
This is exactly what PBA commissioner Noli Eala intends to do, find and develop new stars that could directly relate and affect the lives of every basketball-loving citizen in the country.
www.inq7.net /spo/2003/sep/07/spo_6-1.htm   (356 words)

  
 Brudirect.com  - Local News
The Korea Basketball League champions this year will be competing under the name Hankook Raider, marking the debut of a professional team from South Korea in Brunei.
The regional basketball powerhouse, the Philippines, will be represented by Philippine Basketball Association teams, Redbull and Purefood, who will be playing under the names Remus Redbull and Wadura respectively.
The Fourth Shell Rimula Ultra Invitational Basketball Tournament this year is jointly organised by the Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sports; the National Basketball Association of Brunei; and the Tiong Hwa Community with Sunlit Advertising Bhd as event manager.
www.brudirect.com /DailyInfo/News/Archive/Sept04/120904/nite18.htm   (441 words)

  
 Sports Fresh : Article 'Philippine Basketball Association'
PhilippineBasketballAssociation.jpg Philippine Basketball Association The Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) is a professional basketball league in the Philippines founded in 1975.
Robert Jaworski is a former Filipino senator and Philippine Basketball Association legend.
It is the first and the oldest professional basketball league in Asia, probably the world's second oldest premier pro-basketball league after the United States' National Basketball Association (NBA).
www.sports-fresh.net /DisplayArticle297707.html   (269 words)

  
 Victory Christian Fellowship - Champions for Christ Goes to Lucena
The players are from different leagues and schools, such as the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA), the Philippine Basketball League (PBL), and the University Athletics Association of the Philippines (UAAP), and yet they regularly come together to share about having a life-changing personal relationship with God, and how this relationship leads to a championship lifestlyle.
A basketball exhibition game between the Champions for Christ team and the team from Lucena, with Quezon Province Vice Governor Jayjay Suarez, was an interesting match-up of talents and skills.
Pastor Joseph Carodan, Philippine Director for Champions for Christ, headed the team.
www.victory.org.ph /content/view/88/153   (257 words)

  
 Sports Portal :: UAAP, NCAA, PBL, CCL
National Collegiate Athletic Association Defending Champion Philippine Christian University Dolphins has the edge to start the league - defending their title against Letran, Mapua, CSB, UPHR, SSC, SBC and JRU in the 81st Season of NCAA.
The Philippine Basketball League could be called "a league of its own".
Now on its third year, is scheduled to start the search for the best collegiate basketball team in the country.
www.uaapgames.com /frontpage.htm   (199 words)

  
 Allan Caidic - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
He is one of the Philippine Basketball Association's (PBA) greatest perimeter shooters ever produced.
Allan Caidic (born June 15, 1963) is a basketball player from the Philippines.
He played college hoops at the University of the East, leading the Red Warriors to a back to back championships in 1984-1985.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Allan_Caidic   (394 words)

  
 UP Fighting Maroons
The Universities Athletic Association of the Philippines (UAAP), the premier collegiate league, takes a breather from its competitions as it gives way to the staging of the 23rd Southeast Asian Games (SEAG) here in the country, from November 27 to December 5.
In basketball, it ain't over until the sound of the final buzzer...
that's exactly the story of the first game of UAAP Season 68, as the UP Fighting Maroons came from behind to snatch the opener of the year's competitions against UST.
www.geocities.com /upfighting_maroons/main.htm   (261 words)

  
 Asia Finest Discussion Forum -> Uaap Season 67 Begins July 10
The Tams, which comprise the core of Philippine Basketball League Unity Cup champions Viva-FEU, would try to bring their pre-season success to the Big Dance and ride on the momentum of their good showing during the summer.
Finishing in the middle of the pack in the UAAP General Championship a year back, the Tamaraws are the defending UAAP men's basketball champions, and unknown to many, are also first in the UAAP men's badminton competition.
De La Salle brings to the fore an endeavor focused on brotherhood and the youth as the Green Archers host Season 67 of the country's most prestigious collegiate league-the University Athletic Association of the Philippines.
www.asiafinest.com /forum/index.php?showtopic=10188   (868 words)

  
 JobMarket Online : People at Work
IN 1993, then 29-year-old Vincent "Chot" Reyes coached in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) for the first time and led the Purefoods team to bag the championship title.
When Reyes' Coca-Cola Tigers team in the PBA won the All-Filipino Cup championship, it became a historic achievement because they were the first team to gain the title on their first year in the league.
If it doesn't, then it would be called "team easy" or even "team play." Founder of Coachcom.Inc., a company dedicated in making champions out of corporate and business teams, Reyes believes that a team should work on three important elements.
jobmarket.inq7.net /people/people.php?artdate=2005-03-10&artnum=2   (1027 words)

  
 carl0 ricohermoso: a new way of wasting your time.
Last year, the Cornell graduate (who was born in the Philippines when his parents were teaching and performing community service here), sent a written request to the Philippine Basketball Association to allow him to play.
After months of waiting, the dream game was finally fulfilled as the best basketball players from bitter rivals Ateneo and La Salle faced off last night at the Araneta Coliseum, on the day marked by the 60th anniversary of the start of World War II in the Philippines.
The former Sunkist guard in the PBA has already made the rounds of basketball in the Philippines.
www.carloricohermoso.net /blog.php?cat=6   (17708 words)

  
 MOVE  TO  JUNK  BASKETBALL  ASSOCIATION  OF  THE  PHILIPPINES  STARTS
Other members of the group are Philippine Basketball Association commissioner Noli Eala, Philippine Basketball League chief Chino Trinidad, POC spokesman Joey Romasanta, Basketball Coaches Association of the Philippines head Chito Narvasa, National Collegiate Athletic Association’s Fr.
By Joey Villar - The "caretaker" committee tasked by the Philippine Olympic Committee (POC) to run the country’s basketball affairs while the Basketball Association of the Philippines (BAP) is under suspension has formed a body that would create a new charter aimed at rehabilitating the ailing sport.
This possibility surfaced after FIBA-Asia president Sheikh Saud Bin Ali Al-Thani of Qatar, here in RP to grace the ongoing FIBA-Asia Champions Cup, hinted that the POC might remove the BAP from its official roster and instead form a new group to give the basketball association a fresh start.
www.newsflash.org /2004/02/sp/sp021324.htm   (351 words)

  
 Manila Standard Today -- Philippine News Online
The Philippine Basketball Association national team sponsored by San Miguel Beer put on a slam-dunk showtime performance to crush the hapless Warrior All-Stars, 133-67, for the nationals’ second straight win after a disappointing loss to Japanese champions Toshiba Bravethunders on opening day.
The elimination phase in the University Athletic Association of the Philippines is nearing the homestretch and teams are making a last big push to make it to the Final Four.
The high-flying Ateneo Blue Eagles battle the University of the Philippines Fighting Maroons at 4 p.m.
www.manilastandardtoday.com /?page=sports_aug25_2005   (216 words)

  
 PHILIPPINE BASKETBALL PLAYERS AND COACHES: PHILIPPINE MEN'S BASKETBALL
-2004 South East Asian Basketball Association Juniors (Champions), Assistant Coach
-2004 South East Asian Basketball Association Juniors (Champions)
-2000 South East Asian Young Men's Basketball Championship 20 & Under (Champions), Assistant Coach
www.geocities.com /SouthBeach/Lagoon/8541/philbas.players_m.html   (216 words)

  
 Archers hungry as ever for a UAAP cage crown - INQ7.net
So what made the defending champions hard to read when ranged against their University Athletics Association of the Philippine (UAAP) basketball archrivals?
“It was an advantage to be under Norman (Black) for so many years as a player and as coach,” said La Salle mentor Franz Pumaren of his former San Miguel Beer mentor in the Philippine Basketball Association.
THE DE LA SALLE University Archers have consistently showcased their brilliance, but perhaps none will seem more important to them than their three-game sweep of the Ateneo de Manila University Eagles this season.
news.inq7.net /sports/index.php?index=1&story_id=51499   (584 words)

  
 ABS-CBN Interactive
Purefoods TJ Hotdogs will face reigning champions Barangay Ginebra Wednesday at the Araneta Coliseum for the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) Gran Matador Cup.
Purefoods Chunkee tries to sustain its winning run when it faces Talk ‘N Text in the main game of the Philippine Basketball Association San Mig Coffee Fiesta Conference Sunday at the Araneta Coliseum.
TJ Hotdogs is running second with a 3-1 record behind San Miguel Beer (4-1) after posting twin victories over Red Bull Barako and Coca-Cola.
www.abs-cbnnews.com /storypage.aspx?StoryId=1557   (867 words)

  
 :: Welcome to Manila Bulletin Online ::
The Shanghai Sharks, champions of the Chinese Basketball Association in 2002, appeared out of sync and a bit slow of defense.
The Barakos looking every inch ready for the coming 2004-05 Philippine Basketball Association season, dictated the pace from the start and took control of the match throughout.
BRUNEI — Red Bull signified its intention of leaving a good impression in the 4th Shell Rimula Ultra Invitational basketball tournament by dumping China’s Shanghai Sharks, 88-74, Sunday night at the National Indoor Stadium.
www.mb.com.ph /issues/2004/09/21/SPRT2004092118944.html   (249 words)

  
 BLU TO BEEF UP FRONTLINE WITH FERRIOLS, PATRIMONIO
Commissioner Ramon Fernandez and league chairman Joe Lipa met with the athletic directors and coaches of the participating teams yesterday and vowed to join hands in making this tournament, sanctioned by the Basketball Association of the Philippines, a big success.
Reigning NCAA titlist San Sebastian and UAAP champion Ateneo loom as the heavy favorites when the Champions League 2002, the ultimate clash among the country’s collegiate basketball champions, reels off Monday at the Makati Coliseum.
The Stags and the Eagles, however, will only get to show off their strength on Tuesday, the second playing day of the tournament, with the former facing Philippine School of Business Administration at 2 p.m.
www.newsflash.org /2002/11/sp/sp002300.htm   (286 words)

  
 FIBA.COM
SYDNEY (Singapore Cup) - The field for the inaugural Singapore Cup basketball tournament has been set with the Basketball Association of Singapore (BAS) and the Singapore Sports Council (SSC) announcing that Jordanian champions Fastlink would participate at the event to be held at the Singapore Indoor Stadium, May 6-8, joining Australia's own Sydney Kings.
BAS also announced that the Singapore Men's National team will play against a select Philippine team in a friendly match on May 8, prior to the Singapore Cup Championship Final.
Basketball fever is set to hit Singapore from Wednesday 4 May when the teams arrive.
www.fiba.com /pages/en/news/latest_news_article.asp?r_act_news=6994   (757 words)

  
 Philippine Sports Trivia - About Filipino Champions in Sports and Games
In January 1998, the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) named the All-Time Mythical Five of Philippine basketball: Carlos Loyzaga in the 1950s, Narciso Bernardo in the 1960s, Robert Jaworski in the 1970s, Hector Calma in the 1980s and Alvin Patrimonio in the 1990s.
The Philippine team registered what could be the world's biggest lead in an amateur basketball game when it clobbered Brunei Darussalam, 160-19, at the Ninoy Aquino Stadium on July 2, 2000.
The Philippines finished 18th overall in the medal tally in a field of 44 nations.
www.txtmania.com /trivia/sportstrivia.php   (757 words)

  
 Philippine Sports - Filipino Champions in Bowling, Billiards, Boxing and Basketball
On October 20, 1969, Bernabe Villacampo defeated a Japanese opponent to bag the World Boxing Association (WBA) flyweight crown.
Rene Barrientos became a world-boxing champion when he defeated American fighter Ruben Navarro in 1969.
In particular, Barrientos was declared World Boxing Council (WBC) super featherweight champion of the world in Tokyo, Japan on February 15, 1969.
www.txtmania.com /trivia/basketball.php   (757 words)

  
 Philippine Sports Trivia - About Filipino Champions in Sports and Games
Kurt Bachmann Jr., a basketball player who had a German father, reportedly impressed Kareem Abdul Jabbar in an exhibition match between the US and the Philippines in 1954.
Carlos Padillar Jr., the first Filipino member of the International Association of Boxing Referees and Judges, was the referee in the Ali-Frazier bout held at the Araneta Coliseum in Quezon City in 1975.
The Philippines has produced four chess grandmasters: Rogelio Antonio, Jr., the late Rosendo Balinas, Eugene Torre and Bong Villamayor.
www.txtmania.com /trivia/sportstrivia.php   (5798 words)

  
 Philippine Sports - Filipino Champions in Bowling, Billiards, Boxing and Basketball
In January 1998, the Philippine Basketball Association has recognized the All-Time Mythical Five of Philippine Basketball: Carlos Loyzaga, Narciso Bernardo, Robert Jaworski, Hector Calma and Alvin Patrimonio representing five decades of Philippine basketball.
Loyzaga was cited for his exploits in the 1950s, Bernardo in the 1960s, Jaworski in the 1970s, Calma in the 1980s and Patrimonio in the 1990s.
These players are Ramon Fernandez of Crispa Redmanizers and Alvin Patrimonio of TJ Hotdogs.
www.txtmania.com /trivia/basketball.php   (5798 words)

  
 Philippine Sports - Filipino Champions in Bowling, Billiards, Boxing and Basketball
Roberto Cruz knocked out Raymundo Torres in the first round to clinch the vacant World Boxing Association (WBA) junior welterweight crown in Los Angeles, California on March 20, 1964.
On August 1, 1950, Salvador "Dado" Marino defeated Terry Allen to bag the world flyweight boxing championship.
He was born in Baguio City on November 2, 1941.
www.txtmania.com /trivia/basketball.php   (5798 words)

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