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                    [Title] => Basketball loses Loyzaga, ‘The Big Difference’
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The man who made the biggest difference in Philippine basketball passed away yesterday and with him went the remnants of its golden era  in the ’50s and ’60s.

[DatePublished] => 2016-01-27 09:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => http://media.philstar.com/images/the-philippine-star/headlines/20160128/The-Big-Difference.jpg ) [1] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1324887 [Title] => Pusong palaban: The resilient Filipino trait [Summary] =>

Throughout history, the Filipino fighting spirit has won the world over for being resilient and unrelenting, especially in the face of great adversity. Today, this is best showcased in the sports arena where Filipino athletes are generally considered handicapped in some aspects, yet more than makes up for it through sheer heart and determination.

[DatePublished] => 2014-05-19 14:28:57 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Sports [SectionUrl] => sports [URL] => http://media.philstar.com/images/the-philippine-star/sports/20140519/Manny-Pacquiao-Alaxan.jpg ) [2] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 900965 [Title] => Gilas in the FIBA-Asia Championships? [Summary] =>

At least twelve Asian national basketball teams will be in the country middle of this year for the FIBA-Asia Championships scheduled on August 1 to 11 at the Mall of Asia Arena.

[DatePublished] => 2013-01-25 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 134132 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1172105 [AuthorName] => Bobby Mutos [SectionName] => Freeman Cebu Sports [SectionUrl] => cebu-sports [URL] => ) [3] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 369451 [Title] => More readers react [Summary] => Reactions beget reactions.

This writer has been deluged with e-mails from Filipino basketball fans from all over the globe in reactions to the query posed in a previous piece. Is there too much basketball in the Philippines? The responses either way have been emphatic and emotional.

Antonio "Boyet" Dones, chief of the Billinga Management Office of the Philippine Postal Corporation ([email protected]) passionately proclaims that:
[DatePublished] => 2006-11-18 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 135979 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1804781 [AuthorName] => Bill Velasco [SectionName] => Sports [SectionUrl] => sports [URL] => ) [4] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 302816 [Title] => US stint for Mark Magsumbol [Summary] => "Things come when they are least expected."

This holds true to Mark M. Magsumbol after being picked by the San Jose Sky Rockets to play in the American Basketball Association (ABA).

Magsumbol, a Manileño, had a brief stint with Cebu-based Tribu Sugbu in the National Basketball Conference and the Gen Feeds Megamix, which he steered to its grandslam finish in the Cebu Basketball Federation last year.
[DatePublished] => 2005-10-20 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1096583 [AuthorName] => Caecent No-ot Magsumbol [SectionName] => Freeman Cebu Sports [SectionUrl] => cebu-sports [URL] => ) [5] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 267796 [Title] => Sinu-sino ang masusuwerteng napili ni Reyes ? [Summary] => Nakatakdang ihayag ngayon ni national team coach Chot Reyes ang pangalan ng mga players na binubuo ng 32 katao bilang kanyang national pool.

Ang announcement ay gaganapin sa halftime ng unang laro ng Gran Matador Philippine Cup na gaganapin sa Araneta Coliseum ngayong gabi.

Ilan sa mga nabanggit na pangalan ni Reyes na mapapasama sa kanyang listahan ay sina Jay-jay Helterbrand, Willie Miller, Danny Seigle, Eric Menk at Billy Mamaril bilang kanyang starting line-up at sina Jimmy Alapag, Nic Belasco, Tony dela Cruz, Enrico Villanueva at Dennis Espino sa second team.
[DatePublished] => 2005-01-09 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => PSN Palaro [SectionUrl] => palaro [URL] => ) [6] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 264091 [Title] => Cagebelles slam Viets for 1st win [Summary] => xSINGAPORE–Still disappointed from a close setback it suffered at the hands of Malaysia, the Philippines vented its ire on Vietnam and posted a lopsided 101-76 win on Tuesday night in the fifth Women’s Southeast Asian Basketball (SEABA) Championships at the Toah Payoh Indoor Sports Hall here.

Point guard Joan Grajales exploded from all angles, topscoring with her 26 points as the Philippines stayed in contention in this short, five-team tournament that gives to the top two finishers slots in the Asian Basketball Championships next year.
[DatePublished] => 2004-09-09 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Sports [SectionUrl] => sports [URL] => ) [7] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 263984 [Title] => Pinay cagebelles give Malaysians big scare [Summary] => SINGAPORE – The Philippines gave defending champion Malaysia a big scare before dropping a close 63-65 decision in the opener of the fifth Women’s Southeast Asian Basketball (SEABA) Championships on Monday night at the Toah Payoh Indoor Sports Hall in Singapore.

With veteran point guard Emelia Verga orchestrating a sleek running game that had Susan Bambico and Cherlyn Lubiano shining on offense, the RP squad stayed within striking distance of the Malaysians all throughout.
[DatePublished] => 2004-09-08 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Sports [SectionUrl] => sports [URL] => ) [8] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 248332 [Title] => Francis Arnaiz speaks [Summary] => "I was born to play basketball. At a very young age, I could already hear the crowd. I could already imagine that last shot. And I’m really serious. At four years old — I didn’t even have a basketball then — the only thing I had in my hand was a stuffed toy. The goal was my hamper where we’d throw the dirty clothes. Every time I would shoot, I could hear the crowd go wild. "Arnaiz takes the last shot!" I was born to play the game. When I was on the court, that was heaven for me."
[DatePublished] => 2004-05-01 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 135979 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1804781 [AuthorName] => Bill Velasco [SectionName] => Sports [SectionUrl] => sports [URL] => ) [9] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 225014 [Title] => BAP hits court verdict on BAPI [Summary] => Lawyer Bonifacio Alentajan, former vice president of the Basketball Association of the Philippines (BAP), yesterday slammed the Court of Appeals decision dropping the BAP as the country’s legitimate governing body in basketball.

Alentajan graced the weekly PSA Forum at the Manila Pavilion along with embattled BAP secretary-general Graham Lim but reserved his thoughts on the controversy during lunch with a small group of mediamen.

And once he got going, there was no stopping the feisty lawyer.
[DatePublished] => 2003-10-22 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1804774 [AuthorName] => Abac Cordero [SectionName] => Sports [SectionUrl] => sports [URL] => ) ) )
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