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That’s not all.


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That’s not all.


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New commish aware of Manila’s passion

By Joaquin M. Henson | October 16, 2013 - 12:00am

NBA commissioner David Stern’s successor Adam Silver was in Manila in 1997 with now NBA International president Heidi...

Sports

Stern invited for MOA game

By Joaquin M. Henson | March 8, 2013 - 12:00am

It took over a year to finally confirm the first NBA game ever to be played in the country and SM Prime Holdings, Inc. president...

Sports

‘No Bull’ interview

By Joaquin M. Henson | August 26, 2005 - 12:00am

In yesterday’s column, I wrote about that 18-page "No Bull" interview with Michael Jordan in the lavish New York magazine Cigar Aficionado (July/August issue). Jordan is on the cover of the publication,...

Sports

NBA reaches out to RP market

By Joaquin M. Henson | July 29, 2002 - 12:00am

If you’re a hoop junkie, this one’s for you. Solar Entertainment Corp. is putting on National Basketball Association (NBA) fare on its soon-to-air, 24-hour, all-sports cable TV channel at a dazzling frequency...

Sports

The mouths that roared

By Bill Velasco | September 8, 2001 - 12:00am

Just when you thought the turmoil in Philippine basketball was over and the storms that engulfed the sport had abated, comes a new wave of brickbats aimed at different interest groups within the community.

Sports