Gilas escapes past Iraq to make FIBA Cup quarterfinals
A buzzer-beater basket from import Milan Vucicevic was all Smart-Gilas Pilipinas needed in erasing the stigma of its three straight defeats. He scored six of his 10 points, including a short basket at the buzzer that propelled the Filipinos to a tense 76-74 win over Duhok-Iraq and into the quarterfinal round of the FIBA Asia Champions Cup at the Al Gharaffa Stadium in Doha, Qatar Wednesday …
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Pacquiao off to U.S. to mix business, pleasure
Manny Pacquiao mixes pleasure and work when he leaves with his family and small entourage for the United States Tuesday night.
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May 31 — On this date …
1927 — Detroit first baseman Johnny Neun records an unassisted triple play in the ninth inning to end the 1-0 win over the Cleveland Indians. Neun grabs a Homer Summa line drive, tags Charlie Jamieson at first and outruns Glenn Myatt to tag second.
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