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The meeting is to finalize the rosters of the 14 teams that have signed up for the league. All coaches are advised to include the date of birth of each player in their respective rosters. For more information please contact MBFNMI chairman Ray Lizama at 788-5451 or vice chairman Joe Pangelinan at 2…

BANMI in a statement yesterday said it got the sports supplies prior to the arrival of Zone Development Officer Ryan Burns who visited CNMI over month ago. BANMI President Elias Rangamar said that as big help in BANMI’s continuous efforts to develop basketball in the CNMI, they are pleased to see t…

However, the young CNMI girl athlete had to pull out from the long jump due to an injured heel. Despite the jet log they tried to shake off after a long journey over the Pacific, the CNMI athletes were doing a great job competing in the U18 among the other Pacific Islanders, according to coach, Eli…

With seven of his 34 points in the first quarter and Lerio Pagarao backing him up with a pair of two-pointers, Herrera set the lead for Grillin. Grillin did not trail as Herrera kept the surge with Roy Hernandez and Joshua Norita chipping in six and four of their total points respectively in the se…

Gardner who spent time in Hawaii to train and prepare himself for the heat was confronted instead  by slippery trails caused by the rain that battered the island prior to the event. And if he endured the heat last year to win the 2009 XTERRA crown, last Saturday’s weather turned to be much more fav…

With the biggest fight crowd in the U.S. in 17 years cheering him on at Cowboys Stadium, Pacquiao dominated a strangely passive Joshua Clottey from the opening bell Saturday night to retain his welterweight title and cement his status as the best pound-for-pound fighter in the world. The fight wasn…

The Japanese runners whose ages range from six to 80 years old, dominated the list of people who completed the over 42 kilometer run, and considered to be the largest annual marathon in the NMI. All the top male finishers in the full marathon all hailed from the Asian country with Masaharu Kijima w…

GEC were down by six points at the end of the second half when Aquino, Nate Mateo and Edmark Mendoza rallied in the third quarter. Aquino sizzled with 11 points in this period, Mateo had seven and Mendoza scored nine points to help GEC come back. QQ intensified its defense in the final half resulti…

In a recent interview following his Linares triumph, it was noted that the Bulgarian “played quite surprisingly — recklessly, and even…in a ‘hooligan’ manner.” Clearly, Toppy didn’t want the champ to get a clearer picture of his, Veselin’s, ongoing preparations for their match. Asked about the mano…

This came after MHS-1 who were oozing with confidence towards the end of the first half defeated Southern Saipan High School during last Wednesday’s play off at the SSHS field. KHS beat MHS-1, 1-0 in the regular season and sent MHS-1’s twin team MHS-2 down to its knees, 2-1 during a play-off match …