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De La Salle guard Jacob Cortez treasures the moment as he enters his first UAAP Final Four with the team his father once served two decades ago. The 23-year-old shifty guard demonstrated his brilliance after scoring 12 of his 20 points in the fourth to anchor the Green Archers past the Ateneo Blue...

De La Salle head coach Topex Robinson knew the Archers must play with the cards they only have. No excuses whatsoever. And in the aftermath of injuries that put their title aspirations in danger, Robinson could only challenge the players to make a miraculous run this year. They responded in the...

Jacob Cortez and Mike Phillips have bigger shoes to fill for La Salle as the Archers gear up for a big showdown against reigning champion UP Fighting Maroons in the UAAP Season 88 men’s basketball tournament this Sunday, Oct. 19, at Mall of Asia Arena in Pasay City. Still devastated by Kean...

Games Saturday (Smart Araneta Coliseum) 8 a.m. – NU vs FEU (U16) 10 a.m. – UST vs La Salle (U16) 12 p.m. – NU vs FEU (women’s) 2 p.m. – NU vs FEU (men’s) 4:30 p.m. – UST vs La Salle (men’s) 7 p.m. – UST vs La Salle (women’s) Host school University of Santo Tomas and perennial...

Jacob Cortez made a roaring return in his homecoming at University of Santo Tomas after leading his new school De La Salle to a hard-earned 60-58 win over Adamson at the Quadricentennial Pavilion last Saturday, Sept. 20. Jacob, the son of La Salle men’s basketball legend Mike Cortez, came out...