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TEAM PILIPINAS TRAINING SHIFTS TO HIGHER GEAR IN COMING WEEKS SEABA tourney April 2 to 6 Tuesday, 06 January 2009 The easy, free-flowing training road to the FIBA-Asia Men's Championship will turn steep and arduous for the PBA-Philippine team three weeks from now. National coach Yeng Guiao announced during Monday's resumption of team practice at The Arena in San Juan that he will be calling two or three two-hour sessions beginning February – maybe even by the last week of January. "We're still in the familiarization stage," Guiao said. "We're trying to get as much in without bothering the teams playing in the quarterfinals. Read more...

SMB SUBDUES AIR21, BOOKS QF SEAT Beermen to face Kings in best-of-3 series Sunday, 04 January 2009 San Miguel Beer survived its wildcard journey and, with the relief, is starting from scratch versus Barangay Ginebra in the quarterfinal round. The Beermen outclassed the Air21 Express practically on all fronts, pulling off a 105-86 rout to gain entry into the KFC PBA Philippine Cup quarterfinals at the Araneta Coliseum Sunday night. Picking up from where they left off in their game against the Coca-Cola Tigers last Dec. 28, the Beermen made it 3-0 over the Express in their head-on duels in the conference. Read more... DO-OR-DIE FOR SAN MIGUEL, AIR21 Winner to face Barangay Ginebra in quarters Saturday, 03 January 2009 One more time for San Miguel and Air21. With survival at stake, the Beermen and the Express collide at the Araneta Coliseum Sunday in the final wildcard playdate of the 2008-09 KFC PBA Philippine Cup. Read more...

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