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                    [Title] => FIBA to use modified draw for bracketing
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Geographical and quality principles will be applied to determine the brackets in the three Olympic qualifying tournaments, one of which Manila will host, on July 4-10 with the modified draw set at the FIBA House of Basketball in Mies, a 10-minute drive from Geneva, tomorrow.

                    [DatePublished] => 2016-01-24 09:00:00
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                    [AuthorName] => Joaquin M. Henson
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                    [Title] => Blog: Dreaming Gilas
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Gilas Pilipinas, our beloved team making its first appearance on the world stage since 1978, almost pulled off a shocker over a heavily favored Croatia, ranked 16th by FIBA in the world and somewhere in the Top 10 in power rankings by American sportswriters, before dropping a 78-81 loss in the very first game of the FIBA World Cup in Seville, Spain.

                    [DatePublished] => 2014-08-31 00:01:00
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                    [AuthorName] =>   Joey Villar
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                    [Title] => Croatia poses big problem in opener
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With five NBA draft picks and naturalized player Oliver Lafayette in harness, Croatia looms as a formidable first opponent for Gilas when the Philippines opens Group B action at the FIBA World Cup in Seville on Saturday.

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                    [AuthorName] => Joaquin M. Henson
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                    [Title] => Croatia too much for Filipinos in workout: Gilas out to crash or be crushed
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Croatia, Gilas Pilipinas’ opening-day assignment in the coming FIBA World Cup, will be in Badalona, Spain in the run-up to the world meet, playing the host and Team Mexico in warm-up matches before eventually tangling with the Filipinos in Seville on Aug. 30.

                    [DatePublished] => 2014-08-16 00:00:00
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                    [AuthorName] =>   Joey Villar
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                    [Title] => Struggling Spain just reaches Euro quarterfinals
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It's been anything but a smooth ride for Spain as it seeks its third straight European basketball title.

                    [DatePublished] => 2013-09-17 16:16:30
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                    [AuthorID] => 1544928
                    [AuthorName] => Nesha Starcevic
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                    [Title] => Lithuania loses but advances at Euro champs
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Lithuania advanced to the second round of the European basketball championship despite losing 78-72 to Bosnia-Herzegovina on Monday, while Germany knocked out Israel.

                    [DatePublished] => 2013-09-10 12:20:33
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                    [AuthorName] => Nesha Starcevic
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                    [Title] => Spain upset by Slovenia at Euro champs
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Goran Dragic scored 18 points to lead host Slovenia to a 78-69 upset of defending champion Spain at the European basketball championship on Thursday.

                    [DatePublished] => 2013-09-06 09:28:15
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                    [AuthorName] => Nesha Starcevic
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                    [Title] => Macedonia stuns Greece at Europeans
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SIAULIAI, Lithuania (AP)—Bo McCalebb, born and raised in New Orleans, scored 27 points Saturday to lead Macedonia to a 72-58 upset of Greece at the European Championship.
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FIBA to use modified draw for bracketing

By Joaquin M. Henson | January 24, 2016 - 9:00am

Geographical and quality principles will be applied to determine the brackets in the three Olympic qualifying tournaments, one of which Manila will host, on July 4-10 with the modified draw set at the FIBA House...

Sports

Blog: Dreaming Gilas

By Joey Villar | August 31, 2014 - 12:01am

Gilas Pilipinas, our beloved team making its first appearance on the world stage since 1978, almost pulled off a shocker over...

Sports

Croatia poses big problem in opener

By Joaquin M. Henson | August 26, 2014 - 12:00am

With five NBA draft picks and naturalized player Oliver Lafayette in harness, Croatia looms as a formidable first opponent for Gilas when the Philippines opens Group B action at the FIBA World Cup in Seville on...

Sports

Croatia too much for Filipinos in workout: Gilas out to crash or be crushed

By Joey Villar | August 16, 2014 - 12:00am

Croatia, Gilas Pilipinas’ opening-day assignment in the coming FIBA World Cup, will be in Badalona, Spain in the run-up to the world meet, playing the host and Team Mexico in warm-up matches before eventually...

Sports

Struggling Spain just reaches Euro quarterfinals

By Nesha Starcevic | September 17, 2013 - 4:16pm

It's been anything but a smooth ride for Spain as it seeks its third straight European basketball title.

Sports

Lithuania loses but advances at Euro champs

By Nesha Starcevic | September 10, 2013 - 12:20pm

Lithuania advanced to the second round of the European basketball championship despite losing 78-72 to Bosnia-Herzegovina on Monday, while Germany knocked out Israel.

Sports

Spain upset by Slovenia at Euro champs

By Nesha Starcevic | September 6, 2013 - 9:28am

Goran Dragic scored 18 points to lead host Slovenia to a 78-69 upset of defending champion Spain at the European basketball championship on Thursday.

Sports

Macedonia stuns Greece at Europeans

September 4, 2011 - 11:52am

SIAULIAI, Lithuania (AP)—Bo McCalebb, born and raised in New Orleans, scored 27 points Saturday to lead Macedonia to a 72-58 upset of Greece at the European Championship.