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UAAP: UST, Adamson are co-champions in girls' basketball

UAAP: UST, Adamson are co-champions in girls' basketball

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UST and Adamson were declared co-champions in girls' basketball following the cancellation of all high school events. UAAP Media

MANILA -- With the cancellation of the rest of the UAAP Season 82 high school events due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the winners-take-all game between Adamson and University of Santo Tomas in the girls' basketball tournament will no longer take place.

Thus, the UAAP has declared the Baby Lady Falcons and the Junior Growling Tigresses as co-champions in the demonstration sport.

The best-of-3 series was tied at one game apiece prior to the cancellation.

UST took Game 1, 73-68, before Adamson forced a rubber match with a 79-74 win in Game 2.

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Game 3 was scheduled for March 6 at the FilOil Flying V Centre in San Juan.

The members of Adamson are Crisnalyn Padilla, Joan Camagong, Charlene Carcallas, Kat Agojo, Mia Miguel, Abegail Amdad, Trina Roy, Nina Pohen, Janice Brutas, Erica Reyes, Kristel Villarba, and Beatrice Bautista. The Lady Baby Falcons head coach is Ewon Arayi.

On the other hand, UST, coached by Ford Grajales, is composed of twins Erika and Nicole Dagangan, sisters Brigette and Claudine Santos, Rachel Lacayanga, Mickaela Sison, Chille Serrano, Jane Araza, Gabrielle Rivera, Jazly Estudillo, Francesca Eroles, and Nicole Tubog.

De La Salle-Zobel (3rd, 2-4) and Ateneo High School (4th, 0-6) also competed in the league's first staging of such tournament.

(For more sports coverage, visit the ABS-CBN Sports website.)

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Spurs coach Popovich may not return this season after stroke: report

Spurs coach Popovich may not return this season after stroke: report

Agence France-Presse

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Head coach Gregg Popovich of the San Antonio Spurs looks on during the game against the Oklahoma City Thunder on October 30, 2024 at Paycom Center in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Brian Babineau, NBAE via Getty Images/AFP/FileHead coach Gregg Popovich of the San Antonio Spurs looks on during the game against the Oklahoma City Thunder on October 30, 2024 at Paycom Center in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Brian Babineau, NBAE via Getty Images/AFP/File

LOS ANGELES -- San Antonio Spurs coach Gregg Popovich is not expected to return to the bench this season after suffering a stroke in November, ESPN reported on Saturday.

Popovich, the NBA's all-time leader in wins, has not appeared on the Spurs bench since suffering what the team later described as a mild stroke on November 2.

The 76-year-old NBA icon said in December he was working towards a return to work this season.

However ESPN, citing league sources, reported on Saturday that Popovich was now not expected to play any further part in San Antonio's campaign. The report added that Popovich's long-term future in the league was "uncertain."

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Spurs officials did not immediately respond to a request for comment from AFP.

Popovich, the oldest coach in NBA history, has 1,390 regular-season wins and another 170 post-season triumphs.

He has guided the Spurs to five NBA titles in his 29 seasons at the helm.

In a statement in December, Popovich thanked fans and colleagues for the support he has received, and joked that Spurs rehabilitation staff were desperate for him to return to coaching.

"No one is more excited to see me return to the bench than the talented individuals who have been leading my rehabilitation process," said Popovich, who is famous for his grit and grumpiness. "They've quickly learned that I'm less than coachable.

"As we work together on my recovery, I want to take a moment to share that the outpouring of support we've received during this time has been truly overwhelming in the best possible way."

ESPN's report on Saturday comes after a tumultuous week for San Antonio, who announced on Thursday that French star Victor Wembanyama would play no further part in the season after being diagnosed with deep vein thrombosis in his right shoulder.

© Agence France-Presse

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