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UST GOLDEN SPIKERS main gunner Josh Ybañez emerged as the Best Libero of the first leg of the 2026 Southeast Asia V Cup in Candon City, Ilocos Sur on Sunday, July 19. The Mindanao-native led Alas Pilipinas Men in defense to earn his second Best Libero recognition, following the same…

UST GROWLING TIGER forward Koji Buenaflor and the Gilas Pilipinas 3x3 U23 squad booked a 2026 FIBA 3x3 U23 World Cup spot by sweeping the Youth Nations League Asia-2 Stop 6 on Sunday, July 19 in Petaling Jaya, Malaysia. The squad of Buenaflor, San Beda's Jhuniel Dela Rama, Adamson’s Earl…

UST GOLDEN Spikers star Josh Ybañez and opposite hitter Al-Bukharie Sali return to their national duties for Alas Pilipinas in the first leg of the 2026 Men's SEA V Cup in Candon City, Ilocos Sur from July 15-19. Middle blocker Trevor Valera and open hitter JJ Macam were named to…

THE UST Growling Tigers bowed out of the 19th Filoil EcoOil Preseason Cup after absorbing a heartbreaking 103-102 overtime defeat to the Colegio de San Juan Letran Knights in the quarterfinals at the Filoil EcoOil Centre on Friday, July 10. Despite holding a four-point lead with 17 seconds left, UST…

TWO FORMER members of the UST Fencing team bagged medals during the third leg of the Philippine Fencing Association (PFA) Senior Rankings on July 4-5, at the Rizal Memorial Coliseum.  UST alumnus and national team member Janna Catantan finished second in the Senior Women’s Foil event after falling to her…

A SEASON-BEST vault was not enough to earn a medal as Thomasian pole vault star EJ Obiena finished fourth in his debut at the Fly Athens Street Pole Vault Championships debut after clearing 5.81 meters in Greece on Monday, July 6.  The two-time Olympian matched the bronze-medal height but lost…

A FORMER setter of the UST Golden Tigresses came to the defense of her brother, who was among those recommended by the Philippine National Police Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (PNP-CIDG) to face criminal charges in connection with the drowning of two Ateneo student-athletes. In a Facebook post on Thursday, July 2,…

DEFYING difficult wind conditions, Thomasian athletics icon EJ Obiena set a new stadium record with a season-best clearance of 5.75 meters to win the gold medal at the Raiffeisen Austrian Open in Eisenstadt, Austria on Wednesday, July 1. The winning clearance also marked Obiena’s outdoor season best, eclipsing the 5.72…

THE UST Growling Tigers continue to fortify their roster ahead of UAAP Season 89 as they secured the commitment of NCAA Division 1 talent Landyn Jumawan, a team insider confirmed to The Flame. The 22-year-old guard previously played for the Northwestern State University (NSU) Demons and is expected to have…