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                    [Title] => Balingit return to PBA put on hold
                    [Summary] => Tanduay, already hardpressed to put up a competitive squad following the ouster of Sonny Alvarado and with Eric Menk’s status still in limbo, yesterday rejected Pop Cola’s trade offer that would have paved the way for Bonel Balingit’s return to the PBA.


Sources in the Tanduay camp said team officials were forced to turn down Pop Cola’s offer to trade Balingit and Nelson Asaytono for Bong Hawkins and a future draft pick because of salary cap restrictions.


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                    [Title] => Menk to strut stuff in Negros?
                    [Summary] => Fil-Am Eric Menk, whose career is in a virtual limbo in the PBA following questions on his eligibility, may yet pick up the pieces in the MBA next year.


Negros coach Robert Sison told The STAR last night that talks to lure the talented 6-foot-5 Tanduay cager have started with the Slashers offering Menk a three-year contract amounting to P21.6 million.


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                    [Title] => Bernardino: We'll come out stronger
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had held up the All-Filipino Cup and nearly threw the pro league in
disarray.

"It was something I wish had never happened, but it did," PBA Commissioner Jun
Bernardino said.

"Lessons were learned. We're moving forward.
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Facing the spectre of forfeiture with its top gun all wrapped up in
controversy, Tanduay decided to go it alone and used Sonny Alvarado's case as a
rallying point to carve out a swasbuckling 91-79 victory over Purefoods in the
opener of their Alaxan PBA All-Filipino Cup best-of-five semifinal showdown at
the PhilSports last night.

Eric Menk, one of Tanduay's one-two punch, played a dual role with his Alvarado
rooted on the bench as he fired 44 points and hauled down 17 rebounds as the
Rhum Masters defied the odds to take the headstart in their best-of-five
series.
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Eric Menk came up with a hulking performance versus Sta.
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SONNY ALVARADO

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Negros coach Robert Sison told The STAR last night that talks to lure the talented 6-foot-5 Tanduay cager have started with the Slashers offering Menk a three-year contract amounting to P21.6 million.


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had held up the All-Filipino Cup and nearly threw the pro league in
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opener of their Alaxan PBA All-Filipino Cup best-of-five semifinal showdown at
the PhilSports last night.

Eric Menk, one of Tanduay's one-two punch, played a dual role with his Alvarado
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Rhum Masters defied the odds to take the headstart in their best-of-five
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Balingit return to PBA put on hold

January 23, 2001 - 12:00am

Tanduay, already hardpressed to put up a competitive squad following the ouster of Sonny Alvarado and with Eric Menk’s status still in limbo, yesterday rejected Pop Cola’s trade offer that would have paved...

Sports

Menk to strut stuff in Negros?

By Joey Villar | December 16, 2000 - 12:00am

Fil-Am Eric Menk, whose career is in a virtual limbo in the PBA following questions on his eligibility, may yet pick up the pieces in the MBA next year. Negros coach Robert Sison told The STAR last night that talks...

Sports

Bernardino: We'll come out stronger

May 31, 2000 - 12:00am

Far from breaking apart or disintegrating, the Philippine Basketball Association expects to come out stronger from its most recent crisis, one which had held up the All-Filipino Cup and nearly threw the pro league...

Sports

'This one for you'

By Joey Villar | May 18, 2000 - 12:00am

Facing the spectre of forfeiture with its top gun all wrapped up in controversy, Tanduay decided to go it alone and used Sonny Alvarado's case as a rallying point to carve out a swasbuckling 91-79 victory over...

Sports

Tanduay routs SLR anew:

By Joey Villar | April 1, 2000 - 12:00am

Menk hits career best 45 points Eric Menk came up with a hulking performance versus Sta.

Sports