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DLSU ROLLS PAST UP 

De La Salle University barely felt Shevana Laput’s absence, handing the University of the Philippines its first loss with a decisive 25-12, 25-15, 25-19 win in the UAAP Season 88 Collegiate Women’s Volleyball Tournament at the Smart Araneta Coliseum on Wednesday. Even without the 6-foot-2 Laput, who was sidelined due to illness, the Lady Spikers […]

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UP WINS GOLD IN MEN’S FOOTBALL 

University of the Philippines rose to the occasion just when the pressure threatened to boil over. Behind the timely goals of Charles Lobitaña and Ramil Bation III, the Fighting Maroons reclaimed a title that seemed destined to slip through their fingers for another year. Lobitaña’s composure, Bation III’s eye for goals, and the Fighting Maroons’ […]

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UP ENDS 11-GAME SKID VS ATENEO

University of the Philippines needed three sets to heat up before unleashing its full power over Ateneo de Manila University, 17-25, 19-25, 25-22, 25-23, 16-14, to remain unbeaten in the UAAP Season 88 Collegiate Women’s Volleyball Tournament at the SM Mall of Asia Arena on Sunday. The win pushed the Fighting Maroons to 2-0—the first […]

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UP TAPS FABIO MENTA TO LEAD WVT IN SEASON 88

A brand new energy can be felt in the University of the Philippines, with seasoned tactician Fabio Menta taking over coaching the Women’s Volleyball Team (WVT) that had just been injected with talented transferees and a promising foreign student-athlete. Still with the support of sponsor Frank Lao and his Strong Group Athletics (SGA), the 64-year-old […]

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DLSU RECLAIMS UAAP CROWN

De La Salle University climbed back to the top of the UAAP mountain, winning the collegiate men’s basketball championship and ultimately winning a trilogy of finals matchups against the University of the Philippines. The Green Archers and Fighting Maroons had faced off in the last three UAAP finals—La Salle took Season 86, UP exacted revenge […]

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UP FORCES GAME 3 VS DLSU

Gerry Abadiano made sure this would not be his final game for the University of the Philippines. Abadiano took charge in the clutch as UP fought back to even the UAAP Season 88 Men’s Basketball Finals series with a 66-63 escape over De La Salle University on Sunday, witnessed by 22,412 fans at the SM […]

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DLSU EDGES UP IN FINALS OPENER

Jacob Cortez is built for moments like the UAAP Season 88 Men’s Basketball Finals. Cold off the bench, Cortez drilled the differential three-pointer as De La Salle University shrugged off Harold Alarcon’s 34 points to outlast the University of the Philippines, 74-70, in Game 1 of the UAAP men’s basketball Finals trilogy, which lived up […]

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FORTEA LIFTS MAROONS TO FINALS

Terrence Fortea propelled the University of the Philippines to the UAAP Season 88 Men’s Basketball Finals with a go-ahead three-pointer in the final 48.5 seconds, securing an 82-81 win over the University of Santo Tomas on Wednesday at the Smart Araneta Coliseum. This marks the fifth consecutive Finals appearance for the second-seeded Fighting Maroons and […]

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UP SECURES TWICE-TO-BEAT

Gerry Abadiano and Francis Nnoruka powered University of the Philippines to a 79-75 come-from-behind victory over Ateneo de Manila University, securing a twice-to-beat advantage in the UAAP Season 88 Men’s Basketball Final Four on Wednesday at the SM Mall of Asia Arena.To claim their sixth-straight twice-to-beat incentive, the Fighting Maroons had to overcome a 16-point […]

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UP SECURES FINAL FOUR SLOT

University of the Philippines secured its spot in the UAAP Season 88 Men’s Basketball Final Four after escaping Adamson University, 70-65, on Sunday at the Smart Araneta Coliseum.With their fifth straight victory—and avenging their narrow first-round loss to the Falcons—the Fighting Maroons improved their record to 9-3, also clinching at least a playoff for the […]