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MANILA -NLEX returned to its winning ways in the PBA Governors' Cup after drubbing Blackwater, 117-97, on Friday at the Smart Araneta Coliseum in Quezon City. In a battle pitting teams on separate skids, the Road Warriors bludgeoned the Bossing early on before stopping the latter's comeback threat early in the fourth quarter. "After a good start-we won four games-we lost three straight, so we felt that if we lose again, this will be a big hole we might not be able to come out from. ...

MANILA - Philip Manalang won it for Basilan Steel as the team edged Nueva Ecija in overtime, 83-80, in the final of the Chooks-to-Go MPBL Invitational on Thursday night at the Mall of Asia Arena in Pasay City. Manalang found himself wide open off his screen for Jaymar Gimpayan, and Michael Juico gave his inbound pass to Manalang for the go-ahead trey right at the final buzzer. Manalang was named the Finals Most Valuable Player despite scoring his only points in the game with the game-winner. The...