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                    [Title] => Chua proud of Kings under fire
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Ginebra San Miguel coach Alfrancis Chua said yesterday he couldn’t ask more from his overachieving players who defied daunting odds to barge into the PBA Commissioner’s Cup Finals after the team started the conference 0-4 and was the No. 7 seed entering the playoffs.

[DatePublished] => 2013-05-22 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1804869 [AuthorName] => Joaquin M. Henson [SectionName] => Sports [SectionUrl] => sports [URL] => http://imageshack.us/a/img842/7233/sports1new.jpg ) [1] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 944472 [Title] => ‘Tough love’ paves way to title [Summary] =>

Alaska coach Luigi Trillo bagged a PBA title in only his third conference at the Aces helm and yesterday credited team owner Fred Uytengsu for the “tough love” that prepared him to take on the challenge of getting the franchise back on track after losing Tim Cone two years ago.

[DatePublished] => 2013-05-21 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1804869 [AuthorName] => Joaquin M. Henson [SectionName] => Sports [SectionUrl] => sports [URL] => http://imageshack.us/a/img341/5933/spo4c.jpg ) [2] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 943870 [Title] => Ginebra must battle fatigue in bid to survive [Summary] =>

Ginebra San Miguel has survived four do-or-die playoff games so far in the PBA Commissioner’s Cup and to clinch the title, must do it thrice more as the Barangay battles to stay alive from a 0-2 hole against Alaska in the best-of-five Finals. It’s a thrice-to-beat advantage for the Aces who are itching to close out the series in Game 3 at the Smart Araneta Coliseum tonight.

[DatePublished] => 2013-05-19 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1804869 [AuthorName] => Joaquin M. Henson [SectionName] => Sports [SectionUrl] => sports [URL] => http://imageshack.us/a/img89/3363/spo3yq.jpg ) [3] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 942757 [Title] => Trillo wants Aces to focus on playing, not calls [Summary] =>

Despite the Alaska Aces’ rousing performance in Game 1 of the PBA finals against the Barangay Ginebra Kings, coach Luigi Trillo reminded his players to stay focused on the game.

[DatePublished] => 2013-05-16 14:18:09 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1114697 [AuthorName] => Aldo Avinante [SectionName] => Sports [SectionUrl] => sports [URL] => ) [4] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 942252 [Title] => Countdown begins tonight [Summary] =>

For the last four playing days, the average attendance was 17,444 in the PBA Commissioner’s Cup. The all-time record high of 23,108 was registered during the semifinal doubleheader at the Smart Araneta Coliseum last May 8.

[DatePublished] => 2013-05-15 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 135698 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1804869 [AuthorName] => Joaquin M. Henson [SectionName] => Sports [SectionUrl] => sports [URL] => ) [5] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 941291 [Title] => Ryan Reyes: 'I'm not a dirty player' [Summary] =>

This was Ryan Reyes, the Talk n Text’s defensive ace, short answer to the accusations hurled against him by Ginebra coach Alfrancis Chua that he allegedly punched Vernon Macklin twice and tripped him in another sequence in Game Four.

[DatePublished] => 2013-05-12 06:01:01 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1114268 [AuthorName] => Alder Almo [SectionName] => Sports [SectionUrl] => sports [URL] => ) [6] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 941194 [Title] => V-Mac vs Mitchell – Who will blink tonight? [Summary] =>

All the marbles are up for grabs in the winner-take-all Game 5 of the PBA Commissioner’s Cup semifinal series between Talk ‘N’ Text and Ginebra San Miguel at the Smart Araneta Coliseum tonight with the oddsmakers unsure of which team is favored because of the unpredictability of the opposing imports.

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There’s nothing like a do-or-die game to bring in the fans as the expectation is another huge crowd will jam the Smart Araneta Coliseum for the you-or-me showdown between Talk ‘N’ Text and Ginebra San Miguel tonight.

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Magkikita pa ang Gin Kings at ang Tropang Texters sa Linggo para sa Game Five.

[DatePublished] => 2013-05-11 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1670670 [AuthorName] => RCadayona [SectionName] => PSN Palaro [SectionUrl] => palaro [URL] => ) [9] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 940784 [Title] => Kings refuse to yield, force deciding match [Summary] =>

Vernon Macklin unloaded big baskets coming off the bench, and Barangay Ginebra survived a third do-or-die game in the playoffs, outlasting Talk n Text, 104-101, in a furious battle to force a deciding Game Five in their PBA Commissioner’s Cup semifinals showdown last night at the Smart Araneta Coliseum.

[DatePublished] => 2013-05-11 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1096369 [AuthorName] => Joey Villar [SectionName] => Sports [SectionUrl] => sports [URL] => http://imageshack.us/a/img46/9584/spo1thumbd.jpg ) ) )
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