Unpredictability became the name of the game as far as the NCAA Season 99 men’s basketball was concerned. The San Beda Red Lions reign supreme once again in the NCAA basketball tournament. (Mark Balmores) But more than that, it also showed how far a team’s never-say-die attitude could go --...
MIAMI (AFP) -- The Miami Dolphins booked their place in the NFL playoffs after a last second field goal from Jason Sanders gave them a thrilling 22-20 win over the Dallas Cowboys on Sunday, Dec. 24. Jason Sanders of the Miami Dolphins kicks a game winning field goal during the fourth quarter in the...
San Beda’s resolve and confidence that it can win its 23rd NCAA title never wavered even when the Red Lions were down in the best-of-three Finals. San Beda's Jomel Puno and Yukien Andrada provide their defensive prowess in the paint. (Mark Balmores) That was what Yukien Andrada revealed, noting...
San Beda head coach Yuri Escueta acknowledged the efforts of his assistants after they completed a roller-coaster journey in the NCAA Season 99 men's basketball tournament. San Beda head coach Yuri Escueta and his wards celebrate after winning against Mapua in Game Three of the NCAA Season 99...
Entering NCAA Season 99, no one really believed San Beda could seriously contend for the championship. San Beda players celebrate after defeating Mapua, 76-66, to bag the NCAA Season 99 crown. (Mark Balmores) Except for the San Beda Red Lions, who went on to defy overwhelming odds, prove the...
James Payosing delivered when it mattered the most, making him very much deserving to become the Finals Most Valuable Player according to San Beda head coach Yuri Escueta. San Beda head coach Yuri Escueta and James Payosing receive their respective awards. (Mark Balmores) The Red Lions mentor...
Yukien Andrada saved the best for last and caught fire from the distance to power San Beda past Mapua, 76-66, and bag its first title in four years in the NCAA Season 99 men's basketball tournament at the Smart Araneta Coliseum on Sunday, Dec. 17. The San Beda Red Lions are the NCAA Season 99 men's...
For one last time. For all the marbles. Mapua and San Beda duke it out for glory in the all-or-nothing Game 3 of the NCAA Season 99 men’s basketball tournament Finals on Sunday, Dec. 17, at the Smart Araneta Coliseum in Cubao, Quezon City. Will it be the Red Lions who are eyeing a return to the...
For one whole week, one of San Beda’s biggest priorities entering Game Three of their NCAA Season 99 title duel with Mapua was free throw shooting. “Nagalit ako,” said San Beda coach Yuri Escueta referring to their atrocious effort from the foul line in a 71-65 victory in Game Two last Sunday...
It turns out it was not only Mapua which is drawing inspiration from the past. San Beda also got a boost from former player Teddy Alamarez, a familiar figure in the 1991 NCAA Finals between the Red Lions and the Cardinals which the latter won – and incidentally also the last time Mapua got its...
San Beda head coach Yuri Escueta heaped praises for main man Jacob Cortez and the Red Lions’ fighting spirit after surviving another do-or-die game that kept their title hopes alive in the NCAA Season 99 Finals. San Beda head coach Yuri Escueta (left) and Jacob Cortez. (NCAA Media) Not only that...
Jacob Cortez went berserk and delivered in crunch time anew, powering San Beda past Mapua, 71-65, to force a do-or-die Game 3 in the NCAA Season 99 men’s basketball tournament on Sunday, Dec. 10 at Mall of Asia Arena in Pasay City. Jacob Cortez of San Beda hangs in the air for a tough...
