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La Salle rallies past FEU, books first trip to finals in five years

After five long years, La Salle is back in the UAAP men’s basketball finals.

The Green Archers banked on a big second half explosion to overcome fast-starting Far Eastern U Tamaraws Wednesday night with a thrilling 71-68 victory that enabled them to advance to the finals of the Season 76 men’s tournament at the MOA Arena.

Three players–LA Revilla, Jeron Teng and Norbert Torres–tallied at least 15 points while taking turns in the team’s big wind-up as the second-seed La Salle gained a fitting follow-up to an impressive 74-69 victory last Saturday and booked its trip to the finals for the first time since 2008.

It was also the ninth straight win for La Salle, which will now have to wait for the winner of the other semis duel between top-seed National U and fourth-ranked University of Santo Tomas.

Carl Cruz tallied a game-high 16 points but top guards Terrence Romeo, the season MVP, RR Garcia and Mike Tolomia only combined for 27 markers on 10-of-35 shooting from the field, as the Tamaraws' campaign ended in disappointment after a hot 7-0 start.

nice one archers! sana tama ang prediction ko na it's gonna be NU vs LA SAlle
whoever wins? ok lang,,bet ko sia pareho,

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PBA News :

* Rain or Shine 108 GlobalPort 106

Best Player: Ryan Arana 16 pts 3 rebs


* Petron Blaze 101 Ginebra 94

Best Player: Arwind Santos 17 pts 13 rebs 4 blks



Ginebra's season comes to an end! But they came down fighting. Coming back from 25 points to cut it down to 1. The injuries to Kerby, Dylan,Japeth,and Mark summarizef it all

We have the draft to look forward to. With the 1st or 2nd pick, BGSM could finally nail the big man they desperately need. With a healthy lineup,Ginebra will come back strong next season. See you soon BGSM!

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Wizards eye return to playoffs after 5 years out

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Asked whether he feels any extra pressure to reach the postseason, Washington Wizards coach Randy Wittman fiddled with his eyeglasses on the table in front of him and looked straight ahead.

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DeMarcus Cousins, Kings agree to $62 million extension

DeMarcus Cousins has reached agreement on a four-year, $62 million maximum contract extension with the Sacramento Kings, a league source told Yahoo Sports.

Cousins deal will include no early termination option, which could've been possible after the third year of the deal, a source said. After resisting the idea of giving Cousins a max deal without conditions in the contract, the Kings finally relented and gave the talented, but temperamental young center the offer he and his agents, Dan Fegan and Jarrin Akana, had sought in negotiations.

Cousins, 23, averaged 17 points and nearly 10 rebounds a game for the Kings last season. He was the fifth overall pick in the 2010 draft, and is the third member of his class – including Washington's John Wall and Indiana's Paul George – to earn a maximum contract extension.

New Kings owner Vivek Ranadive has grown fond of Cousins and his prodigious talent, and was determined to agree to the extension before the start of training camp next week, sources said.

Cousins has been punished several times with suspensions and benchings in his three NBA seasons, and the Kings are hoping that a new regime – including owner, GM and coach – will provide the organizational structure to help him mature into a legitimate franchise player.

The Sacramento Bee first reported there was an agreement in principle.

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Williams denied new record for world's fastest serve

Tokyo (AFP) - Venus Williams was denied a new record for the world's fastest serve Friday after tennis chiefs said a bullet delivery clocked at 209 kilometres (129.9 miles) per hour was not measured by the right equipment.

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Thanks to FIBA Asia run, PH climbs 11 spots in world rankings

Buoyed by its magical run in the 27th FIBA Asia Championship last month, the Philippines made a big leap in the world rankings, moving up 11 rungs higher to the 34th spot with an accumulated 22.8 points.

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Caguioa blames slippery floor for knee injury

Mark Caguioa's PBA season ended unceremoniously after the Barangay Ginebra skipper left Thursday night's Governors' Cup quarterfinal game against Petron Blaze with a knee injury following a slip in the second period of the Kings' 101-94 loss.

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Timberwolves' Budinger out with knee injury

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) -- The Minnesota Timberwolves watched last season get derailed by a slew of significant injuries to key players. This season isn't getting off to a better start.

Swingman Chase Budinger will be out indefinitely after experiencing some discomfort and swelling in his left knee that will require surgery to remedy, the Timberwolves announced Friday. Budinger's loss comes three days before the Wolves are set to open training camp.

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UST completes historic Final Four run, ousts NU to enter finals

University of Sto. Tomas made history on Saturday by toppling top-seeded National University, 76-69, in their rubber match to become the first fourth seed to reach the UAAP men's basketball finals.

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The scores:
UST (76) – Teng 19, Ferrer 18, Mariano 12, Bautista 8, Sheriff 6, Abdul 6, Daquioag 3, Lo 2, Pe 1, Lao 1, Hainga 0.

NU (69) – Parks 15, Mbe 10, Alolino 10, Javelona 9, Villamor 8, Rosario 6, Rono 6, Khobuntin 3, Javillonar 2, Neypes 0, Alejandro 0.
Quarterscores: 19-10, 31-31, 50-49, 76-69.

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Messi out for up to three weeks with muscle problem

MADRID (Reuters) - Barcelona forward Lionel Messi will be out of action for two to three weeks with a small hamstring problem in his right leg, the Spanish champions said in a statement on Sunday.

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NU's Parks unsure of coming back next season

At this moment, Bobby Ray Parks is keeping his options wide open.

Following a 69-76 loss dealt by fourth-seed University of Santo Tomas in their sudden-death match Saturday that knocked his team, National University, out of the UAAP Season 76 men’s cage tourney, Parks remained uncertain whether he’ll be suiting up again for the Bulldogs next season.

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'Tired' San Mig takes 1-0 lead over Meralco

Hardly taking a respite, San Mig Coffee dug deep into its offensive reservoir to outlast Meralco.

The Mixers trailed by 10 in the third canto but came back strong in the stretch to hold off the Bolts, 83-73, and draw first blood in their PBA Governors' Cup best-of-five semifinals series at the Smart-Araneta Coliseum.

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The scores:
 
San Mig Coffee (83) – Devance 17, Blakely 15, Yap 15, Mallari 12, Pingris 8, Barroca 7, Simon 7, Reavis 2, Acuna 0, Najorda 0.

Meralco (73) – Hodge 19, Cortez 12, Wilson 10, West 9, Reyes 6, Cardona 6, Hugnatan 6, Dillinger 2, Salvacion 2, Ross 1.

Quarterscores: 18-22, 35-38, 57-55, 83-73.

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Heat signs Spoelstra to multiyear extension

MIAMI (AP) -- Erik Spoelstra has been with the Miami Heat for nearly two decades, and their relationship won't be ending anytime soon.

Spoelstra has signed a multiyear extension to remain as coach of the two-time defending NBA champion Heat, the team said Sunday afternoon. The move comes one day after the Heat announced several other front-office moves, including promoting Andy Elisburg to general manager and hiring Juwan Howard as an assistant coach.

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NBA considering change to NBA Finals format

NEW YORK (AP) -- The NBA Finals could return to a 2-2-1-1-1 format.

The league's Competition Committee voted unanimously to recommend the change from the current 2-3-2 system and owners will vote on it next month at their meetings.

''The idea was raised at the Competition Committee and was well-received and the committee ultimately unanimously voted to recommend the change in format,'' NBA spokesman Tim Frank said Sunday.

If approved, it hasn't been decided if the change would begin with the 2014 finals.

The Competition Committee's vote was first reported by the Boston Herald.

The format was switched beginning in 1985, a recommendation Commissioner David Stern has said came in part from former Celtics boss Red Auerbach to reduce the cross-country trips between Boston and Los Angeles.

Critics argue it gives home-court advantage to the lower-seeded team in Game 5, which is often a pivotal game in a best-of-seven series.

Last season, the Miami Heat became just the fourth team to rally from 3-2 down by winning the final two on their home floor.

All other rounds in the NBA playoffs use the 2-2-1-1-1 format.

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Chris Bosh determined to be better for Miami Heat

MIAMI (AP) -- Chris Bosh traveled the world this summer with his family and tried to give his mind and body a break from basketball after helping the Miami Heat win a second straight championship.

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