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UST EDGES UP IN FOUR

University of Santo Tomas brushed off a slow start to outlast University of the Philippines, 16-25, 25-13, 25-19, 25-20, and reclaim its winning form in the UAAP Season 88 Collegiate Women’s Volleyball Tournament at the SM Mall of Asia Arena on Wednesday. Proficiency and resilience defined the Golden Tigresses’ performance. They bounced back from a […]

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FEU CRUISES PAST UP 

Far Eastern University handed the University of the Philippines a 25-13, 25-21, 25-16 defeat, marking its third straight win in the UAAP Season 88 Collegiate Women’s Volleyball Tournament at the Smart Araneta Coliseum on Sunday. Down by six midway through the third set, 9-15, the Fighting Maroons cut the deficit in half, capped by an […]

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UP MBT REELS IN NCAA JUNIORS MVP SEAN FRANCO

Add another weapon to the arsenal, as the University of the Philippines Men’s Basketball Team (MBT) continues to reload for its coming quest to reclaim the crown. The Fighting Maroons are adding NCAA Season 101 Juniors Basketball MVP Sean Franco to a core of Rey Remogat, Jacob Bayla, Gani Stevens, and Francis Nnoruka, which will […]

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ERIC ALTAMIRANO COMES HOME AS WBT’S NEW HEAD COACH

A University of the Philippines legend is returning to his roots, now tasked to take the Women’s Basketball Team (WBT) to the next level. Eric Altamirano was officially introduced on Wednesday as new shot-caller for the Fighting Maroons led by Gilas Pilipinas Women players Louna Ozar and Camille Nolasco and veteran gunner Kaye Pesquera. “I’ve […]

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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 […]