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ANIMO SAN BEDA!; Red Lions win third straight title

by Josef Ramos
Monday, 29 September 2008 (20,276 Views , 1789 Comments)

SAM Ekwe finished his fabled hoops career in Mendiola on a high note, leading his school to a rare grand slam in the country’s oldest collegiate basketball league.

Ekwe delivered 21 points, 19 rebounds and three blocks as the San Beda Red Lions took …

NCAA Season 84 Final Four and San Beda’s all out support for Sam Ekwe

by Mike Abasolo
Wednesday, 17 September 2008 (7,310 Views , 399 Comments)

(1) San Beda Red Lions

They have been challenged.  They have been torn apart.  As I’ve said in my season preview that they will lose some games, except for that fiasco of course.  But the Red Lions, have rode the tidal wave, turned the corner, made …

Red Lions snap Stags’ win run, book semis seat

by Josef Ramos
Wednesday, 3 September 2008 (2,878 Views , 108 Comments)

SAN BEDA COLLEGE will defend its title this season.

Sam Ekwe bailed out the Red Lions en route to a thrilling 62-58 come-from-behind victory against San Sebastian College-Recoletos to book a place in the Final Four of the 84th NCAA men’s basketball tournament last September …

Properly-dressed Red Lions thwart St. Benilde

by Josef Ramos
Wednesday, 27 August 2008 (4,337 Views , 281 Comments)

SAN Beda College did a masterful job on College of St. Benilde once again – this time making the win count with all its players wearing the right uniforms.

The reigning back-to-back champions banked on Ogie Menor’s impeccable shooting display to post a 91-74 win …

San Beda erases JRU’s winning run in style

by Josef Ramos
Friday, 22 August 2008 (5,445 Views , 337 Comments)

SAN BEDA College needed an MVP-like performance from a familiar face to slay the hottest team in college basketball.

Sam Ekwe hit the big shots in crunch time as the defending champion Red Lions snapped the Jose Rizal University Heavy Bombers’ eight-game winning streak, 71-59, …

The lowdown on round one

by Christian Soler
Monday, 4 August 2008 (5,196 Views , 104 Comments)

BOTH THE opening rounds of the UAAP and NCAA have defied logic. Save for horrible officiating in the UAAP, which really isn’t mind-boggling but more of normal, the 16 teams in both leagues have definitely mixed it up, and mixed it up big time to …

San Beda roars back on track, hands Letran first defeat

by Rey Joble
Wednesday, 30 July 2008 (6,566 Views , 365 Comments)

COMING off two losses in one day, San Beda College vented its ire on fierce rival Colegio de San Juan de Letran en route to a 71-67 triumph in the 84th NCAA seniors basketball tournament last July 30, 2008 at the Pasay Astrodome.

Sam Ekwe dished …

Leagues of protest

by Christian Soler
Monday, 28 July 2008 (3,124 Views , 68 Comments)

SCHOOLS from the two premier collegiate basketball leagues in the country are making an art out of putting games under protest.

Just a week and a half after College of Saint Benilde won its protest against San Beda College over Red Lions center Sam Ekwe’s mysterious …

La Salle too much for the Falcons! Plus other tidbits

by Tony L. Atayde
Friday, 25 July 2008 (1,876 Views , 57 Comments)

Adamson University, fresh from a big upset win over the UE Red Warriors, could not find the same intensity against the DLSU Green Archers. The Soaring Falcons fell prey to the Green Archers 76-61. La Salle now holds solo 2nd place with their 4th …

Let’s put the Bantay Bata Jersey to rest

by Mike Abasolo
Thursday, 24 July 2008 (2,344 Views , 94 Comments)

That was one hell of a meeting in a function room at the Sze-chuan House at the Aloha Hotel with Sam Ekwe included. The NCAA Management committee decided to forfeit the game on July 18, 2008 with the following rule:

NCAA Rule #9 Default, Forfeiture …

St. Benilde, San Beda await decision on game protest

by Christian Soler
Wednesday, 23 July 2008 (1,737 Views , 76 Comments)

BOTH the College of Saint Benilde and San Beda College are now awaiting the decision regarding the former’s protest over a different jersey donned by Red Lions big man Sam Ekwe in their July 18, 2008 contest in the 84th NCAA seniors basketball tournament.

Blazers head …

CSB protest underway

by Mike Abasolo
Monday, 21 July 2008 (2,781 Views , 135 Comments)

In a closed door meeting with its own team officials, management, policy board and mancom representatives, the College of St. Benilde has finally made a decision on the fate of San Beda College’s uniform infraction issue.

After long hours of pondering, with a heavy heart, College …

NU No Match for Archers! More on Ekwe!

by Tony L. Atayde
Sunday, 20 July 2008 (2,272 Views , 67 Comments)

From a slow and and shaky start, La Salle stepped on the gas and completely dominated a National University squad that was confused and in disarray. The Bulldogs looked more like chihuahuas who wanted to play chess rather than basketball.

I have always liked NU, …

Sam Ekwe’s Bantay Bata Jersey

by Mike Abasolo
Saturday, 19 July 2008 (3,827 Views , 94 Comments)

It was clearly a won game.  The San Beda Red Lions completely walked over the heads of the College of St. Benilde Blazers last July 18, 2008.  Until the …

La Salle Wins Again! Ekwe May Lose!

by Tony L. Atayde
Friday, 18 July 2008 (2,943 Views , 78 Comments)

Sorry for the late report but I was extremely busy with the FHM 100 Sexiest Women show because I have a client who was a major sponsor. Had to watch the game on TV before the show.

La Salle and UST are truly legitimate contenders …