Redemption was the sole battlecry of the gladiators from the UAAP and NCAA, with the teams raging war to reclaim what was once their possession or finally get a taste of a long lost glory in the big stage. Playing in two of the country’s biggest collegiate leagues, the UP Fighting Maroons...
Minutes after the University of North Carolina announced it had hired Bill Belichick as its next head football coach, the Tar Heels’ Instagram account posted a photo of the legendary NFL coach — at no more than 3 years old — sitting in the UNC bleachers. New North Carolina football coach Bill...
Palarong Pambansa star Albert Jose Amaro II of San Beda made his presence felt early as he splashed his way to three gold medals at the start of NCAA Season 100 swimming at the Rizal Aquatics Center in Manila. Albert Jose Amaro II (File Photo) Amaro, who harvested a record seven mints in the Palaro...
Call it fate or coincidence, but it took a former player from its last championship squad to guide the Mapua Cardinals back on top in NCAA men’s basketball. Coach Randy Alcantara and his stalwarts finally ended a 33-year wait, sweeping the College of St. Benilde Blazers in their best-of-three...
The long wait is over. After 33 years of futility, the Mapua Cardinals finally ascended the summit of NCAA men’s basketball after dismantling the College of St. Benilde Blazers, 94-82, in the Game 2 of their finals on Saturday, Dec. 7, before an energetic crowd at the Smart Araneta Coliseum....
College of St. Benilde bruiser Allen Liwag took the spotlight on Saturday, Dec. 7, after bagging the Most Valuable Player plum in NCAA Season 100 men’s basketball in a simple awarding ceremony at the Smart Araneta Coliseum. CSB's Allen Liwag. (NCAA/GMA Images) The 6-foot-6 big man lorded it over...
It was a deja vu of sorts for Mapua as the Cardinals once again gun for their first NCAA men’s basketball in three decades when they battle the College of St. Benilde Blazers on Saturday, Dec. 7, at the Smart Araneta Coliseum. Game 2 of their best-of-three finals series starts at 2:30 p.m. with...
The Mapua Cardinals are not resting on their laurels despite drawing the first blood in their championship series against the College of St. Benilde Blazers in the NCAA Season 100 men’s basketball. After all, the tournament is far from over. “Siyempre masarap sa pakiramdam na manalo sa Game 1,...
College of St. Benilde coach Charles Tiu offered no excuses in their lackluster performance that saw the Blazers yielding to the Mapua Cardinals, 84-73, in Game 1 of their NCAA Season 100 men’s basketball finals over the weekend. Charles Tiu and the College of St. Benilde Blazers seek to bounce...
Once again, the NCAA men’s basketball trophy was within reach of the Mapua Cardinals after drawing the first blood against the College of St. Benilde Blazers, 84-73, in Game 1 of their best-of-three finals showdown at the Smart Araneta Coliseum on Sunday, Dec. 1. Mapua star Clint Escamis is a...
College of St. Benilde ousted defending champion San Beda, 79-63, to arrange a championship showdown with Mapua in NCAA Season 100 men’s basketball tournament at the Cuneta Astrodome in Pasay City on Saturday, Nov. 23. Allen Liwag scores for College of St. Benilde. (NCAA/GMA Images) The Blazers...
Mapua survived Lyceum’s blistering third-quarter run by unleashing a fourth-quarter storm en route to an 89-79 victory on Saturday, Nov. 23, to make a return trip to the finals in NCAA Season 100 men’s basketball tournament at the Cuneta Astrodome in Pasay City. Reigning MVP Clint Escamis...
