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                    [Title] => Coke, TnT gain quarters berths
                    [Summary] => Coca-Cola and Talk n Text overcame stiff challenges by Purefoods and FedEx, respectively, to book seats in the Gran Matador PBA Fiesta Conference quarterfinals at the Araneta Coliseum last night. 


What the Tigers failed to do versus the Alaska Milk Aces on Sunday they did with flourish versus the Hotdogs, delivering a strong finishing kick for a 94-92 decision.


The Phone Pals, meanwhile, watched John Ferriols miss a crucial jumper with six seconds left then Wynne Arboleda made a triple a little past the buzzer as they nipped the Express, 105-103.


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                    [Title] => Full circle
                    [Summary] => Tim Cone has come full circle. Thirteen years ago, he was an inexperienced baseball-loving rookie coach who was dared to turn the Alaska Milkmen around. He believed in this newfangled theory which was written by an old man named Tex Winter back in the 1950’s. It was called the triple post offense. The triangle.


It was hard to get the players to buy into it, at first. They were watching teams like San Miguel Beer win a Grand Slam without having to make those drastic adjustments. They had a strong team, but something was missing.


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                    [AuthorName] => Bill Velasco
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                    [Title] => Pop’s double-barrelled threat is week’s best
                    [Summary] => Three players have drawn praises from their coaches recently.


But only one truly stood out.


Pop Cola forward Rudy Hatfield, his string of double-doubles snapped just once so far in the Philippine Basketball Association All-Filipino Cup, was named Player of the Week by sports scribes for the span of March 26 to April 1.


And nobody was surprised when Hatfield won the citation unanimously, beating a pair of players who came up with coming-out games in the same week.


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                    [Title] => Ex-Aces key Pop win over Alaska
                    [Summary] => Pop Cola found no better time to snap a long losing skid in a private duel with Alaska Milk than  last night as the Panthers hacked out a 93-90 win that shoved the team into the threshold of the Magic Four of the PBA All-Filipino Cup quarterfinals at the Araneta Coliseum.


Curiously, three former personnel in the Alaska organization played key roles  in the match-up as the Panthers checked their slump against the Aces.


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                    [Title] => Aces want to keep Kenneth
                    [Summary] => Alaska is determined to retain free agent Kenneth Duremdes, no matter what.


"We’ll match whatever offer he gets from other teams," said Aces team manager Joaqui Trillo. "We’ll keep him – that’s definite. A trade is out of the question. He’s our franchise player. We’re building our future with Kenneth as our leader."


Trillo denied rumors that Alaska is shortchanging Duremdes and putting the squeeze on the 1998 Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) MVP from Marbel, South Cotabato.


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                    [AuthorName] => Joaquin M. Henson
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                    [Title] => Pop Cola also building up  for 2001
                    [Summary] => Just like Alaska Milk, Pop Cola also intends to continue rebuilding its team with team officials stressing no one is indispensable in their current lineup.


Team manager Elmer Yanga said they’re still open to player trades although they have closed a big one with the Uytengsu ballclub, getting the services of Johnny Abarrientos and Poch Juinio for Ali Peek and Jon Ordonio.


"If we traded Ali (Peek), what could stop us from trading any of our other players. Kung may magandang proposal, bakit hindi?," said Yanga.


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What the Tigers failed to do versus the Alaska Milk Aces on Sunday they did with flourish versus the Hotdogs, delivering a strong finishing kick for a 94-92 decision.


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It was hard to get the players to buy into it, at first. They were watching teams like San Miguel Beer win a Grand Slam without having to make those drastic adjustments. They had a strong team, but something was missing.


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                    [Title] => Pop’s double-barrelled threat is week’s best
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                    [Title] => Ex-Aces key Pop win over Alaska
                    [Summary] => Pop Cola found no better time to snap a long losing skid in a private duel with Alaska Milk than  last night as the Panthers hacked out a 93-90 win that shoved the team into the threshold of the Magic Four of the PBA All-Filipino Cup quarterfinals at the Araneta Coliseum.


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                    [Title] => Aces want to keep Kenneth
                    [Summary] => Alaska is determined to retain free agent Kenneth Duremdes, no matter what.


"We’ll match whatever offer he gets from other teams," said Aces team manager Joaqui Trillo. "We’ll keep him – that’s definite. A trade is out of the question. He’s our franchise player. We’re building our future with Kenneth as our leader."


Trillo denied rumors that Alaska is shortchanging Duremdes and putting the squeeze on the 1998 Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) MVP from Marbel, South Cotabato.


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                    [Title] => Pop Cola also building up  for 2001
                    [Summary] => Just like Alaska Milk, Pop Cola also intends to continue rebuilding its team with team officials stressing no one is indispensable in their current lineup.


Team manager Elmer Yanga said they’re still open to player trades although they have closed a big one with the Uytengsu ballclub, getting the services of Johnny Abarrientos and Poch Juinio for Ali Peek and Jon Ordonio.


"If we traded Ali (Peek), what could stop us from trading any of our other players. Kung may magandang proposal, bakit hindi?," said Yanga.


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Coke, TnT gain quarters berths

By Joey Villar | June 6, 2004 - 12:00am

Coca-Cola and Talk n Text overcame stiff challenges by Purefoods and FedEx, respectively, to book seats in the Gran Matador PBA Fiesta Conference quarterfinals at the Araneta Coliseum last night. What the Tigers...

Sports

Full circle

By Bill Velasco | September 1, 2003 - 12:00am

Tim Cone has come full circle. Thirteen years ago, he was an inexperienced baseball-loving rookie coach who was dared to turn the Alaska Milkmen around. He believed in this newfangled theory which was written by...

Sports

Pop’s double-barrelled threat is week’s best

April 3, 2001 - 12:00am

Three players have drawn praises from their coaches recently. But only one truly stood out. Pop Cola forward Rudy Hatfield, his string of double-doubles snapped just once so far in the Philippine Basketball Association...

Sports

Ex-Aces key Pop win over Alaska

By Joey Villar | April 2, 2001 - 12:00am

Pop Cola found no better time to snap a long losing skid in a private duel with Alaska Milk than last night as the Panthers hacked out a 93-90 win that shoved the team into the threshold of the Magic Four of the...

Sports

Aces want to keep Kenneth

By Joaquin M. Henson | January 16, 2001 - 12:00am

Alaska is determined to retain free agent Kenneth Duremdes, no matter what. "We’ll match whatever offer he gets from other teams," said Aces team manager Joaqui Trillo. "We’ll keep him –...

Sports

Pop Cola also building up for 2001

By Joey Villar | December 20, 2000 - 12:00am

Just like Alaska Milk, Pop Cola also intends to continue rebuilding its team with team officials stressing no one is indispensable in their current lineup. Team manager Elmer Yanga said they’re...

Sports