National University is looking forward to finally barging its way to the Final Four for the first time in 10 years. And the Bulldogs are out to become serious contenders in the Universities Athletic Association of the Philippines (UAAP) men’s basketball tournament by acquiring a new coach and a promising player expected to become the future of the school’s basketball program.

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James Yap showed why he’s the reigning PBA Most Valuable Player. Yap bounced back from an awful showing the last time and helped the B-Meg Llamados, the defending Philippine Cup champion, hold off a furious Talk `N Text rally from 21 points down in a 98-93 win that tied their best-of-seven semifinals series Sunday night at the Araneta Coliseum.

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VIETNAM – GM John Paul Gomez of the Philippines tried long and hard to salvage a win – or even a draw – but still lost to GM Nguyen Ngoc Truong Son of Vietnam in their ninth and final round showdown in the 2011 HD Bank Cup Open Chess Championship at the Rex Hotel here Sunday.

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CHICAGO -Derrick Rose scored 36 points as the Chicago Bulls cooled off the hot form of the Boston Celtics with a 90-79 win in the NBA on Saturday.

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BRISBANE, Australia -Top-seeded Robin Soderling beat defending champion Andy Roddick 6-3, 7-5 on Sunday to win the Brisbane International singles title.

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