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Aggressive Lions roar past Saints, claim U-25 NDSL title
San Beda gave St. Clare a dose of its own medicine on defense and surprisingly hammered out a convincing 63-42 to rule the under-25 division of the National Developmental Sports League Basketball Series on Thursday at the Metpark Sports Center. No St. Clare player was able to end up in double figures with big guns…
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Junior Altas outlast Staglets, rule NDSL U-19 caging
University of Perpetual Help’s remarkable run in the NDSL under-19 Basketball Series ended the way it wanted it to happen — as the inaugural champion of this multi-sports event — and on Thursday, the Junior Altas made history by becoming the first junior champion when it defeated the San Sebastian Staglets, 74-69, in their championship…
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Basilan, Sarangani scuttle MPBL rivals
The Basilan Viva Portmasters started hot and kept the heat throughout to rout the Cebu Classic, 87-55, on Wednesday to sustain their recovery in Manny Pacquiao presents 1xBet-MPBL 2025 Season at the Paco Arena in Manila. Thriving with an 11-man rotation, Basilan surged ahead, 27-12, after the first quarter, padded the lead to 20 at…
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Thunder blaze past Wolves in Game 4 to move on verge of NBA finals
The Oklahoma Thunder went off to a jackrabbit start and never looked back in beating the Minnesota Timberwolves, 124-94 in Game 4 of their Western Conference finals series on Wednesday night (Thursday morning in Manila) at the Paycom Center in Oklahoma City. A sizzling 26-9 blast to open up the first period were all the…
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MPBL: Tamaraws bulldoze way against Slashers
The Mindoro Tamaraws warded off the Bacolod Tubo Slashers’ final assault to prevail, 76-63, on Wednesday and join the middle pack of the Manny Pacquiao presents 1xBet-MPBL 2025 Season at the Paco Arena in Manila. Bacolod clustered nine points to move closer, 63-70, with 1 minute and 53 seconds left, only to be stymied by…
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Pacers a win away from NBA finals after outplaying Knicks in Game 4
The Indiana Pacers unloaded 43 points in the first period then hold steadier down the stretch to outlast the New York Knicks, 130-121 in Game 4 of their Eastern Conference finals series and moved a win away from advancing to the championship round of the National Basketball Association Tuesday night (Wednesday in Manila) at the…
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Elliot, Ojuala record double-double games as Aces nip Statham in TAT
Marcus Elliot and Emmanuel Ojuala completed double-double games as the Aces withstood the challenge of Staham Academy, 86-83, in The Asian Tournament in Chengdu, China Wednesday. Ojuala had 17 points and 12 boards while Elliot tallied 17 markers on top of 10 rebounds as the front court duop did much of the work for the…
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Saints march to NDSL U-25 finals easily with beatdown of Falcons
Anti-climatic as it may seem, St. Clare easily gave Adamson a sound beating, 61-44, on Wednesday’s under-25 semifinals encounter in the National Developmental Sports League at the Metpark Sports Center. Defense played a key role in the Saints’ domination of the Falcons, who were held down to just 10 points in three of the four…
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Marcelo, Hawkins power Lions past Smash to make U-25 NDSL finals
Daniel Marcelo took care of the offensive spunk while Lawrence Hawkins presided the toughness in rebounding as these two players complemented each other in leading San Beda to a 74-69 squeaker of the hard-fighting Smash team and enter the championship round of the under-25 division finals of the National Developmental Sports League Wednesday at the…
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Staglets flub, flounder, and recover to nip Smash for U-19 finals berth
San Sebastian survived a late-game burst from JR Eustaquio before preserving a pulsating 71-69 win over Smash and set up a championship match with Perpetual Help in the under-19 division of the National Developmental Sports League Basketball Series Wednesday at the Metpark Sports Center. Team captain JC Ynot scored 21 points, including two pressure-packed free…