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Julian Reyes picked up foul and made his two penalty shots then, Jeffrey Quitugua fired a three-point shot to give ARFF the six-point lead at the end of the first quarter. JP Sablan who registered five points in the first quarter continued to sizzle with eight points to cut the lead to four points,…

From 9 a.m. onwards, eight players from each team will play single matches on a round robin format. MATTA’s Budhi Gurung said whichever team gets the highest number of wins will be awarded the championship trophy. Guung recalled that last year, Tinian defeated Saipan 43-21. Among 16 selected player…

It was not only because she was still gasping for breath after completing the entire 36.2 kilometer race. She was also overwhelmed by the triumph she did not expect too much to get considering the caliber of most professional participants surrounding her. But Carey had no choice but to say somethin…

John Maratita and Jomar Danas carried the 670 Rollers together in the beginning of the first half and outscored Hi-5’s trigger hand, Ezra Caro. Gary Macahito powered Hi-5 in an attempt to recover but still left the team running short of eight points in the end of the first half. Ogo rampaged in the…

Aquino was exchanging shots against DCCA’s Connie Camacho who cut the lead into four points by firing two consecutive perimeter shots before Ponce Rasa tied the game in the last minute of the final quarter. Aquino basketed a tie-breaking two-pointers and Arreza poured another two points to cap thei…

This is a move to lift the ante of the MMA scene in the CNMI, according to Gorilla organizers, Jeff Boyer, Mark Sablan, Alfred Hernandez and Pete Sablan. In partnership with its main sponsors, Budweiser and IT&E, they hope to introduce the weight class system which is mirrored after other fight…

The construction of the sports complex will help NMIFA gain membership in the Fédération Internationale de Football Association, or the International Federation of Association Football. Commerce said that if the NMIFA becomes a FIFA member, the local sports group will become eligible for different …

In an effort to immediately retaliate for Inter-Godfathers, Chris Nelson made a number of attempts and these foiled tries pushed him to make some moves that earned him yellow cards. Suriya Mongkhonat tackled MP United forwarders so intense that he got a whistle for Inter-Godfathers’ second yellow c…

Playing with only six players, KSG boys were able to abuse the Spiders’ defense with their three point accurate shooting as well as their power plays inside the painted area. Gino Smau dropped 18 for the entire match while team mates Ivan Blesam and Allan Marbou got 12 and 10, respectively which ga…

Equipped with their victorious trip at the finals and playing as a solid team offense and aggressive team defense, the reigning title holder will have to play beyond what is normal and hopefully surpass the remittance specialists, Western Union, who has been overthrowing opponents that stand in the…