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Ateneo’s Matt Nieto was literally bloodied after catching an inadvertent elbow in the face from La Salle’s Ben Mbala, but it was the Ateneo Blue Eagles that drew first blood by defeating the De La Salle Green Archers, 76-70, in Game 1 of the UAAP Season 80 men's basketball finals.

The story of the game was Ateneo’s topnotch, disciplined...

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It’s been a crazy UAAP Season 80 peppered with thrilling game-winners from Paul Desiderio and Sean Manganti; insane stat lines from Alvin Pasaol and Ben Mbala; and vicious dunks from Thirdy Ravena.

And now it has come to this: two teams with a fresh record, only two wins away from winning the championship. On one side is the Ateneo Blue Eagles, a team that barreled into the Final...

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The 2017-2018 NBA season, as advertised, is turning out to be a crazy rollercoaster ride that has been nothing short of exhilarating. With almost a month of NBA action to digest, let’s check out the early surprises of the season.

KRISTAPS PORZINGIS

Porzingis proved early in his rookie year that his skills are extraordinary, earning him the “unicorn” tag. But this...

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In the next eight months, basketball fans will again be witnesses to the most intense rivalries that the NBA has to offer. There’s a long list of matchups that carry more weight than the others, but we’ve trimmed it down to five heavyweight matches that deserve your full attention....

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Before the start of the UAAP Season 80 men's basketball tournament, the favorites to cruise down easy street were the Ben Mbala-led De La Salle Green Archers. But after a bumpy first round for La Salle, the one team holding an unblemished win-loss record is their rivals from Katipunan. That’s how unpredictable Season 80 has been so far.

Let’s look back at the things we’ve learned from the...