Brownlee is hurting; Mighty gets invites from Pinoy migrant workers

Credit to Author: Tempo Online| Date: Wed, 06 Feb 2019 08:07:13 +0000

BY REY C. LACHICA DUBAI, United Arab Emirates – Charismatic import Justin Brownlee is hurting and this may hurt Mighty Sports’ title bid in the 30th Dubai International Basketball Championship, too. Though x-ray result showed no ligament tear on his left knee after falling badly twice in the team’s scary 85-81 win over a rugged […]

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Game gets more physical, but Mighty Sports keeps on winning

Credit to Author: Tempo Online| Date: Wed, 06 Feb 2019 04:09:36 +0000

By Rey C. Lachica DUBAI, United Arab Emirates – Mighty Sports produced several big plays early in the game highlighted by a towering dunk by Fil-Am Jeremiah Gray over Syrian 7-foot-2 Abdulwahab Al Hamm. But in the end, the newest sports apparel and accessories club team needed a stretch of defensive brilliance in the payoff […]

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Mighty Sports shows might, pips Lebanese pro club

Credit to Author: Tempo Online| Date: Mon, 04 Feb 2019 10:06:30 +0000

By REY C. LACHICA Game Tuesday (Shabab Al Ahli Club) 9 p.m. – Mighty Sports vs AlWahda (Syria) DUBAI, United Arab Emirates – What will you think of the outcome of the game when an11-day-old team collide with a battle-tested pro club? If you think the team toughened up by years of playing together will […]

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Brownlee delivers big as Mighty Sports survives UAE

Credit to Author: Tempo Online| Date: Sun, 03 Feb 2019 05:15:05 +0000

With Justin Brownlee putting on another dazzling show and University of the Philippines star Juan Gomez de Liano and Fil-Am Roosevelt Adams providing the early spark, Mighty Sports downed the national team of the host country, 86-78, for its second straight win in Group B elims of the 10-club tournament.

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Mighty Sports off to roaring start

Credit to Author: Tempo Online| Date: Sat, 02 Feb 2019 04:05:15 +0000

“It’s a good game, but I don’t think this is the real competition,” Mighty coach Charles Tiu admitted. “This is probably the weakest team in the whole tournament naman eh.”

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New role, new challenge for Ginebra’s Brownlee

Credit to Author: Tempo Online| Date: Fri, 01 Feb 2019 06:00:51 +0000

By Rey C. Lachica DUBAI, United Arab Emirates – A new role, a new motivation for Ginebra resident import Justin Brownlee. The one-time PBA Best Import winner was named Friday as captain of Mighty Sports that is out to exorcise the ghost of 2017 in the Dubai International Basketball Championship here. The charismatic American import […]

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Mighty Sports’ Tiu, Uichico believe in Fil-Am’s potential

Credit to Author: Tempo Online| Date: Fri, 01 Feb 2019 03:59:49 +0000

By Rey C. Lachica DUBAI, United Arab Emirates – San Miguel Beer and Rain or Shine do not have to look far to find new but dependable Fil-Am players. In the event one-time MVP Arwind Santos and star guard Marcio Lassiter decide to hang up their jerseys, the Beermen should give Roosevelt Adams a try. […]

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Uichico still learning at 56

Credit to Author: Tempo Online| Date: Fri, 01 Feb 2019 03:01:02 +0000

By Rey C. Lachica DUBAI, United Arab Emirates – The “itch” to be part of a coaching staff – national team or not – has forced multi-titled mentor Jong Uichico to slide down as assistant to a young bench tactician in Charles Tiu for Mighty Sports. Suspended by FIBA (International Basketball Federation) for three games […]

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