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MANILA - University of Perpetual Help System-JONELTA of Laguna went home with gold of their own after winning it all in the 2019 Chooks-to-Go Pilipinas 3x3/NBTC Tournament presented by SM, Thursday afternoon at the SM Mall of Asia Music Hall.  In a game that went down the wire, the Saints outlasted Santa Clarita International School-Iloilo, 21-19, behind the heroics of Kenneth Eugenio and Duke Madela. Eugenio's two-pointer with 40 seconds left pushed UPHSJ ahead, 20-18. READ: NU, LSGH meet again in Finals of 2019 NBTC Nationals Instead of going for the equalizer, Santa Clarita gambled on a field goal to close in, 19-20, but Madela ended the contest with 10 seconds left to play. Aside from Madela and Eugenio, the winning Saints team also included Paulo Paras and Michael Joseh Homo. UPHSJ eliminated Southwestern University-PHINMA of Cebu in the semifinals, 21-18, while Santa Clarita earned their spot over Calayan Educational Foundation-Lucena, 15-11. The Saints opened their … [Read more...] about Perpetual-JONELTA rules Chooks-to-Go 3×3

MANILA - University of the Philippines opened the second round of the UAAP Season 81 men's volleyball tournament with a bang, as they finally registered their first victory of the season. After dropping all seven of their matches in the first round, the Fighting Maroons barged into the win column on Sunday with a 25-20, 22-25, 25-20, 19-25, 15-11 victory over University of the East at the Ynares Center. Mac Millete scored 22 points, while Jerry San Pedro and Brylle Consuelo added 14 markers each as the Fighting Maroons welcomed new head coach Rald Ricafort with a breakthrough victory. Martin Yan secured the victory for UP, serving a clutch ace to wrap up the match in two hours and 21 minutes. READ: DLSU wants payback in UP rematch Clifford Inoferio had 21 points while Lloyd Josafat scored 16 for the Red Warriors, who failed to build on a morale-boosting win over University of Santo Tomas in their previous game. Angelu Alba (13 points) and Al-john Abalon (10) also reached … [Read more...] about UAAP: UP outlasts UE in thriller, nabs first win

SUNRISE, Fla. — The Bruins’ busy day began with Zdeno Chara inking a one-year contract extension, Karson Kuhlman’s call-up, and Sean Kuraly’s injury revelation. It ended with a playoff clincher. Boston got the two points it needed in its 7-3 victory over the Florida Panthers at BB&T Center. Here’s what we learned as the Bruins clinched their third straight postseason appearance under head coach Bruce Cassidy. Chara takes center stage He’ll earn at least another $2 million when his contract goes into effect next season. But Chara’s accolades didn’t end with his new contract on Saturday. The 21-year veteran notched his 200th career NHL goal — and fifth of the 2018-19 season — at 5:05 of the second period. It came at an important time, too, with the Panthers establishing momentum after Jayce Hawryluk cut the Bruins’ lead to 2-1 just 28 seconds after Brad Marchand gave his team a two-goal advantage 24 seconds into the … [Read more...] about What we learned from the Bruins’ playoff-clinching night in Florida

Valtteri Bottas (right) and Lewis Hamilton celebrate a Mercedes one-two in Melbourne. (Photo: AFP/PETER PARKS) Perhaps it shouldn't have been a surprise to see Mercedes romp away to a one-two victory, but the absence of Ferrari from the podium was a real shock. And so we are left with some obvious questions: Where did all of Ferrari's preseason promise go? Will it come back on a different type of track? And, ultimately, will anyone be able to challenge Mercedes? There is a weight of evidence (outlined below) that suggests Ferrari will recover, but even if it doesn't, the emergence of a more aggressive Valtteri Bottas this year has the potential to keep things interesting. Again, it's too early to draw conclusions, but if Bottas can continue to drive on the level we saw in Australia, he will be a genuine threat to Lewis Hamilton's title defence. So let's start with the race winner and how he managed to put a five-time world champion in the shade on Sunday. THE REAL VALTTERI BOTTAS … [Read more...] about Formula One: How Valtteri Bottas rediscovered himself and why Ferrari need to do the same