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Carpenter started the first round in an advantage position sending Fitial laying flat on the canvass with almost nothing to do except hide his face behind his own gloves. Like what he said prior to the fight, Fitial is representing the Marianas so he does not want to disappoint everyone. Carpenter’…

In statement yesterday, NMIRA president Arnold J. Mesa apologized to Docomo’s James Lee for the temper that one of their members demonstrated during a recent game. He said temper is a man-made disaster so every individual requires training that develops self-control during competitions. Mesa howeve…

Shiho Tokimoto scored seven points to set an early lead in the first quarter. She did not look as he want on to her shooting rampage hitting 14 markers in the second quarter and helped maintain the gap with her two free throws midway to the final quarter. Stacie Mizutane of Kagman Lady Ayuyu tied t…

David did not hide his thirst for the Pacific Extreme Combat belt that he desired to win but failed two years ago in Guam. “I’ve fought for it but I lost. It was a mess up loss. I broke my knuckles and I wanted a rematch which I did not get,” Davis said as he recalled how he watched Aiken won the b…

Koneru is the second-highest-rated woman in history, behind Hungary’s Judit Polgar who plays in men’s events only.  In Istanbul, the young Indian’s rival was 15-year-old Hou Yifan of China, who had defeated her in the semifinals of the 2008 world championship. Hou won their seventh-round showdown i…

The place right in front of the surviving remains of the historic battle over 60 years ago, became the faceoff spot yesterday for  modern-day world warriors. Fighters of each bout in Battle Ready had the chance to see face to face when the Gorilla Warfare Inc., introduced them to the public during …

RGA March Ace THE Refaluwasch Golf Association is holding its March Ace of the Month on Sunday, March 29 at the King Fisher Golf Links in Talafofo. Check in time is 11 a.m.., and tee time will be 12 noon. The net to beat is 67 which Joe Wabol scored during the qualifying round. Participants are adv…

With Julian Camacho and Joey Dela Cruz hitting two homers each when they walloped Department of Lands and Natural Resources two weeks ago, DCCA continued to rule the Budweiser with 18 wins and no loss. Pitcher Mel Sakisat did not hit the top of the pitching leaders’ list but delivered a lot in batt…

Representative Raymond Palacios in an interview yesterday said he and the youth organization in Precinct 2 are currently working our for the basketball court in the remaining village that does not have one. The son of Francisco Palacios who, the main baseball field in Susupe was named in honor him,…

The Japanese won the inaugural tournament three years ago, beating Cuba 10-6 in the finals at Petco Park in San Diego. South Korea had tied the game at 3 with two outs in the bottom of the ninth on Lee Bum-ho’s run-scoring single off Japanese closer Yu Darvish (2-1), who got in trouble by issuing o…