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Changing times

THE National Collegiate Athletic Association is a bastion of history. It is the country’s oldest interscholastic varsity meet, the birthplace of the college game and its fiercest rivalries and the stage for the most memorable of triumphs and defeats. The NCAA’s story, as told and …

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NAASCU quarterfinal field set

AND THEN there were eight.

Four teams were shown the door while the remaining eight squads, led by University of Manila and STI Colleges, are still up and running in the 10th National Athletic Association of Schools, Colleges and Universities men’s basketball tournament.

UM capped off its …

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Stags buck slow start, keep Altas winless

FOR ABOUT 30 minutes, a major (major) upset was in the cards.

But just like in its previous game, reigning NCAA champion San Sebastian College-Recoletos left it late to pull off a 72-63 win over still-winless University of Perpetual Help System Dalta in Season 86 play …

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NAASCU 10th season quarterfinal race heats up

PACESETTERS University of Manila and STI Colleges passed crucial tests with flying colors while the chasing pack remained within striking distance as the race for the last in the men’s basketball tournament of the 10th National Athletic Association of Schools Colleges and Universities gained ground …

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St. Benilde arrests losing streak to EAC

IN A battle between two teams heading south, something definitely had to give.

Rookie Luis Sinco powered College of St. Benilde to an 83-64 demolition of Emilio Aguinaldo College to inch away from the cellar in NCAA Season 86 at the Arena in San Juan City …

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Hermida’s triple-double powers San Beda past EAC

FOR 40 minutes, everyone was living in Borgie Hermida’s world.

The fifth-year playmaker registered a rare triple-double to lead a San Beda College avalanche that buried Emilio Aguinaldo College, 92-68 in NCAA Season 86 at the Arena in San Juan City last Friday, August 27.

Hermida tallied …

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UM Hawks seize solo lead in NAASCU 10th season

THE UNIVERSITY of Manila isn’t in the mood to live in the past.

Despite copping five men’s basketball titles but not having won one since 2005, the Hawks seem hell-bent on taking the 10th National Athletic Association of Schools, Colleges and Universities meet after seizing ownership …

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NCAA suspends three players after near-brawl

THE NCAA Management Committee, acting on the recommendation of league commissioner Aric del Rosario, handed out a couple of two-game suspensions and a one-game ban on three players for their involvement in the near-brawl that marred Arellano University’s four-point win over Mapúa Institute of Technology …

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Red Lions crush Stags, sweep first round

SAN BEDA COLLEGE fought fire with fire.

The road to redemption may be littered with physical play and testy moments, but the Red Lions took it all in and dismantled reigning NCAA champion San Sebastian College-Recoletos, 88-76 to sweep the first round of Season 86 in …

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Upsets, thrillers abound in 10th NAASCU tourney

FORGET ABOUT running the table.

Our Lady of Fatima University, STI Colleges and University of Manila may still be atop the the 10th National Athletic Association of Schools, Colleges and Universities men’s basketball tournament, but the chasing pack has made its cruel intentions known.

All three teams …

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Belencion leads Letran to rout of EAC

COLEGIO de San Juan de Letran’s sputtering offense needed a boost. Luckily, Jaypee Belencion heeded the call.

The Ilonggo spitfire waxed hot from beyond the arc to help the Knights bounce back from a sorry defeat and destroy Emilio Aguinaldo College, 88-65 in the penultimate playdate …

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Rusty Heavy Bombers need OT to thwart EAC

FAMILIAR play put Jose Rizal University in an unfamiliar situation.

The Heavy Bombers needed an extra session to put an end to Emilio Aguinaldo College’s upset hopes, 74-70 in NCAA Season 86 at the Arena in San Juan City last Friday, August 13.

JRU, which entered the …

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Myth or mythical?

WHILE it may be too early to carve an epitaph for Far Eastern University, the Tamaraws did lose their first game – and in quite shocking circumstances at times. Without taking anything away from their conquerors, Adamson University, FEU, by most accounts, didn’t look like …

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Stags down Chiefs, gear up for San Beda

WITH AN eye on its gargantuan matchup against San Beda College, San Sebastian College-Recoletos had just enough steam in its engine room to fend off Arellano University, 69-58 in NCAA Season 86 at the Arena in San Juan City last Wednesday, August 11.

The Stags looked …

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Fatima, UM, STI still unbeaten in NAASCU wars

UPSTART Our Lady of Fatima University and preseason favorites STI Colleges and University of Manila stood their ground to remain undefeated in the first full week of action in the National Athletic Association of Schools, Colleges and Universities 10th Season at the UM and STI …

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