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DLSU's Mary Joy Baron wins UAAP 79 MVP
The fourth year middle blocker wins the honor 4 years after ex La Salle stars Ara Galang and Aby Maraño shared the award

DLSU Lady Spikers escape UST in 4 sets to remain undefeated
The Lady Spikers are now 2 0 after overcoming the Golden Tigresses

UAAP 79 volleyball preview: FEU Lady Tamaraws
No longer a rebuilding team the FEU Lady Tamaraws are back in UAAP Season 79 as more experienced players with the tools to succeed Can they go all the way and bring back their old glory?

UST's Pam Lastimosa set to return for final year in UAAP
The veteran spiker hopes to close her UAAP career by snapping the Tigresses 4 year Final Four drought

Golden Tigresses ‘the team to beat’ in UAAP 79 – ADU coach
With their Thailand training set in stone the Tigresses are out to prove that UST is one of the teams to beat in UAAP 79

Jett Manuel says UP teammate Paul Desiderio deserves Mythical 5 nod
Paul Desiderio becomes the first University of the Philippines Fighting Maroon to make the Mythical selection in a decade after Marvin Cruz in 2006

LIVE BLOG: UAAP 79 Finals Game 2: Ateneo vs La Salle
Bookmark this page to get updates starting from the awarding ceremony to Game 2 of the UAAP Finals

ROY Melecio shows guts of steel in first UAAP finals game
The La Salle rookie gives Ateneo a glimpse of what’s to come not just for this series but also for years to come

Stir in Ateneo-La Salle game as ex-Batangas vice gov charges bench
Security was reportedly called as a man charged towards the Ateneo bench who turned out to be former Batangas vice governor Mark Leviste

Thirdy Ravena admits weight of UAAP Finals moment got to Ateneo
Before a loud crowd of 16 712 the Blue Eagles fall behind 16 2 to start and struggle to find their rhythm the entire first half

La Salle survives Ateneo rally for 1-0 UAAP Finals lead
UPDATED Jeron Teng delivers on the go ahead layup with 15 1 seconds remaining as the top seed Green Archers survive a spirited comeback attempt from their rivals in the second half

Green Archers asked to shut phones, lay off social media before UAAP Finals
La Salle receives visits from two former Green Archers a day before the finals begin

LIVE BLOG: UAAP 79 Finals Game 1: Ateneo vs La Salle
After 8 years the two rivals will once again decide a UAAP title series

FEU finishes strong to slip past UE
The Tamaraws still have hope of gaining a twice to beat advantage in the Final Four as long as the Adamson Soaring Falcons win by at least 31 points over the Ateneo Blue Eagles in the day s second game

Adamson clobbers listless NU, stays in twice-to-beat race
UPDATED The Soaring Falcons improve to an 8 5 record and will end the elimination round on Wednesday in a battle against the Ateneo Blue Eagles for the last twice to beat

La Salle’s Mbala to UAAP refs: 'at least call the obvious fouls’
People will look at it and it won’t be good for Philippine basketball adds Mbala

Ateneo survives slow start to beat UE and end skid
Ateneo moves up to 5 4 after defeating UE and winning its first game of the second round

While Thirdy shines, Kiefer gets used to spectating
Thirdy Ravena drops a career high in an Ateneo win as Kiefer watches from the stands

Mbala leads Green Archers in takedown of Falcons
La Salle remains on top of the league standings and improves its record to 5 0 while Adamson drops to 3 2

Young but promising Blue Eagles show winning character
Despite an up and down season so far the Ateneo Blue Eagles show a lot of promise in their victory against the defending champions

UST's Embons Bonleon to undergo surgery, out 6-8 months
Bonleon decided to play this season despite already being injured and the condition of his wrist worsened during UST s loss to DLSU

Adamson was ‘too relaxed’ vs FEU, but Pumaren not that upset
The Soaring Falcons lost their first game of the UAAP season to the Tamaraws

FEU gets first win of title defense season vs Adamson
In classic FEU fashion the Tamaraws had a well balanced scoring production from their entire roster to improve to 1 1 this season

Red Warriors played for themselves and not UE in UST loss - Pumaren
Pumaren was also not pleased with his team s decision making late in the game against UST

UAAP: Ex-Bulldog Alolino has faith in Alejandro’s leadership
As co captain to Alfred Aroga former backup guard Jay Alejandro is expected to lead NU in UAAP Season 79

Subido’s breakout game leads UST past UE
UST rallies from a double digit deficit in the first half and holds on for the win

NU’s Aroga doing fine, expected to play vs Ateneo
Aroga isn t experiencing much swelling on the injured ankle

Jeron Teng remains La Salle's Mr Constant
When La Salle needed someone to deliver them a win in crunch time Jeron Teng delivered – as he s done many times over the last 4 years

Video session with Ayo, pre-game talk with Torres sparked Melecio’s big debut
Aljun Melecio spent the night before his first UAAP seniors game watching clips of Mark Cruz with Aldin Ayo

Teng drops 28 as La Salle holds off defending champion FEU
The Archers blow a 16 point third quarter lead but stave off the Tamaraws late in the game

Aroga delivers late as NU beats UE in opener
UPDATED The big man fights through injury concerns late in the fourth period to deliver the big buckets his team needs to secure the win

LIVE: Rappler Q and A with FEU coach Nash Racela
Bookmark this page to watch Rappler s LIVE interview with FEU Tamaraws head coach Nash Racela on Tuesday September 6 at 6 pm

After stirring UAAP debut, Ahanmisi, Manalang now marked men – Pumaren
Jerrick Ahanmisi and Robbie Manalang combined for 44 points when the Adamson Soaring Falcons debuted with an impressive victory over the UP Fighting Maroons

UST sticking to zone defense vs Ateneo ‘a big mistake’ - Baldwin
‘I think that you’ve got to have a little more courage to be honest and trust your team defensively ’ Baldwin said

With coaching future in mind, Alex Cabagnot joins UP Maroons staff
Cabagnot also sees positives in UP s opening performance despite the defeat to Adamson

Baldwin not happy with ‘farcical, unnecessary’ drums in UAAP games
Baldwin and Ateneo get the win on opening day but the consultant had something to say about the noise

Ateneo pulls away in final quarter to win season opener vs UST
Up by just one entering the fourth quarter Ateneo pulls away in the final 10 minutes to win its opening game

Rookie Ahanmisi soars in record-setting debut as Adamson trips UP
UPDATED The Adamson Soaring Falcons rout the UP Fighting Maroons for an emphatic first win in UAAP Season 79

IN PHOTOS: UST opens UAAP Season 79 with grand parade, fireworks
Take a look back on the opening ceremony of the UAAP held at the campus of host school UST

UP sweeps first UAAP ballroom competition
UAAP Season 79 opens with University of the Philippines reigning supreme in a dance sport once again

FEU won’t let inexperience affect UAAP title defense – Racela
The FEU Tamaraws will attempt to defend their UAAP championship with a much younger team in Season 79

Paul Varilla says UE will embrace dark horse tag
The Red Warriors who last won a UAAP title in 1985 are a mix of rookies and veterans in Season 79 looking to get over the hump for a Final Four return

Bo is back in UP (Town)
Bo Perasol returns to UP 22 years after he graduated this time as the Fighting Maroons’ head coach

Franz Pumaren is changing the culture at Adamson
Franz Pumaren was enjoying a relaxing life away from the demands of coaching But when the offer to create a legacy in Adamson arrived he could not run from the challenge

UAAP Season 79 to open at UST
The season opening will be held on Saturday September 3 at the UST Plaza Mayor in front of the Main Building

Baldwin close to being named Ateneo head coach - report
The Blue Eagles could be on the verge of attaining an international level head coach
