Red Cubs seek NCAA crown

Game Today (The Arena, San Juan) 2 p.m. San Beda vs CSB-LSGH Manila, Philippines – San Beda goes for a record 19th crown today against CSB-La Salle Greenhills in the third game of their NCAA juniors basketball finals series at The Arena in San Juan. Thanks to a narrow 74-73 win on Monday, the Red Cubs can break their one-year stranglehold with Mapua for the most number of high school cage titles... 

LIONS REIGN

Stags in late-game miss By Nick Giongco Manila, Philippines – San Beda has finally arrived in the land of NCAA basketball immortals. Banking on a backup player with a deadly pair of shooting hands, the Red Lions outlasted the San Sebastian Stags yesterday, 57-55, to capture a record-tying 16th collegiate crown at the Araneta Coliseum and nail their fifth title in six seasons. San Beda now joins... 

LIONS LURK

SBC seeks 5th title in six years; Stags vow return Manila, Philippines – Battered and bruised after absorbing a severe shellacking from defending champion San Beda last Monday, San Sebastian has vowed to get even when the two teams collide in Game Two of the 87th NCAA basketball best-of-three fi nals at the Araneta Coliseum. Stags head coach Topex Robinson said it’s foolish to count them out... 

Lions, Stags begin title series

By NICK GIONGCO Games Today (Araneta Coliseum) 2 pm ­ San Beda vs. CSB (Jrs) 4 pm ­ San Beda vs. SSC (Srs) Manila, Philippines – Frankie Lim paused for about a fraction of a second when asked about what concerns him the most now that defending champion San Beda has reached the finals of the 87th NCAA basketball wars. “Any concerns coach (heading into the finals)?“ Lim, a former Red... 

Stags, Knights dispute finals berth

By NICK GIONGCO Manila, Philippines – The hallway was almost deserted and only those in charge of cleaning the arena were the ones present early Monday night when rookie head coach Topex Robinson emerged from the San Sebastian dugout. He wasn’t exactly looking forlorn but Robinson had the appearance of somebody who had just gone out of a wake. After Letran ran away with a 70-62 win that forged... 

SBC, SSC eye final berths

Manila, Philippines – San Beda and San Sebastian try to arrange a title showdown when they battle separate rivals today in the 87th NCAA basketball tournament Final Four at The Arena in San Juan. The Red Lions, the No. 1 team after the double round eliminations, take on No. 4 seed Jose Rizal University in the first game at 2 p.m. before the No. 2 Stags battle the dangerous No. 3 ranked Letran...