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More than a week after they won the Season 81 men's basketball championship, the Ateneo Blue Eagles finally celebrated their victory the traditional varsity way — by lighting a bonfire. The Blue Eagles were joined by the university community at the Loyola Heights campus in Quezon City to revel in their recent triumph, their 10th UAAP championship overall. Check the images of the event taken by ABS-CBN News reporter Anjo Bagaoisan: For more sports coverage, visit the ABS-CBN Sports website. … [Read more...] about News WATCH: Ateneo celebrates UAAP Season 81 title with bonfire

Que hardly recovers with 73; Thai stays ahead Dante Navarro (The Philippine Star) - December 16, 2018 - 12:00am MANILA, Philippines — Angelo Que holed out with a birdie to cap a rollercoaster round of 73, barely moving to joint 20th after three rounds of the Indonesian Masters still paced by Thai Poom Saksansin in Jakarta yesterday. Que hit four birdies but stumbled with three bogeys and a double-bogey on the 17th, hardly recovering from a disastrous 74 midway through the $750,000 event that dropped him from a share of fourth to joint 27th Friday. The Filipino ace shotmaker opened with an impressive 67 to stay in early contention but lost his touch and momentum in the next two rounds when things got tough at the challenging Royale Jakarta Golf Club. With a two-under 214 total, Que fell behind by 14 shots over the hot-shooting Saksansin, who kept a three-stroke lead after a 70 and a 200. … [Read more...] about Que hardly recovers with 73; Thai stays ahead

Sepfourteen joins league of legends (The Philippine Star) - December 16, 2018 - 12:00am MANILA, Philippines — Although it took more than a year to accomplish, 2017 Triple Crown champion Sepfourteen finally conquered the Olympus of local racing as he recently won the prestigious PCSO Presidential Gold Cup and installed himself champion for an unprecedented third straight year. The Gold Cup victory capped a dramatic comeback for the 4-year-old colt, which had to overcome a series of challenges and humbling defeats following his Triple Crown conquest. “Many would have given up after his series of losses this year but we kept our faith in Sepfourteen and he rewarded us with another unforgettable track performance to prove himself worthy to be called a champion,” said owner Oliver “Jojo” Velasquez, who incidentally, was born on September 14. Bred and raised at Velasquez’ Santa Clara Stockfarm in … [Read more...] about Sepfourteen joins league of legends

Petron blitzes F2 in SuperLiga Game 1 Olmin Leyba (The Philippine Star) - December 16, 2018 - 12:00am MANILA, Philippines — Petron stamped its class on rival F2 Logistics in straight sets, 25-23, 25-11, 25-17 to close in on a perfect campaign and back-to-back Philippine Superliga All-Filipino Conference crowns last night at the Mall of Asia Arena. The Blaze Spikers took a little while to get warmed up, trailing by 11-19 in the first set, but once they got going, they were simply unstoppable in the opening match of the best-of-three finals series. Petron, now unbeaten in 13 games this tournament, can wrap it up with another victory on Tuesday. “Ganda ng pinakita ng team, nakakaproud. Sobrang gusto nila manalo, medyo slow start kami noong first set, buti naka-recover,” said Petron coach Shaq delos Santos.  … [Read more...] about Petron blitzes F2 in SuperLiga Game 1

Perez, Parks lead PBA Rookie Draft Nelson Beltran (The Philippine Star) - December 16, 2018 - 12:00am MANILA, Philippines — It’s D-Day for the 48 hopefuls for the 2018 PBA Rookie Draft although it’s no-brainer CJ Perez, Bobby Ray Parks, Robert Bolick and Abu Tratter will be the first four players to hear their names called in the draft proceedings starting at 5 p.m. at Robinsons Place Manila. Governors Cup title protagonists Magnolia and Alaska Milk observe ceasefire to join the 10 other ball clubs in the annual draft exercise that provides the teams the opportunity to beef up or shake up their respective lineups. Columbian Dyip has long declared it’s eyeing Perez, a do-it-all forward from Lyceum of the Philippines U, to be the No. 1 pick. “No changes, we’re picking CJ Perez, a player who could well provide us firepower,” said Columbian Dyip top official Bobby Rosales. “Then, … [Read more...] about Perez, Parks lead PBA Rookie Draft