Exclusive: Dwight Ramos, Ange Kouame banner Gilas in Korea tuneups

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MANILA, Philippines—Naturalized center Ange Kouame, Dwight Ramos and Kiefer Ravena are set to lead Gilas Pilipinas in its tune-up games against South Korea.

The Samahang Basketbol ng Pilipinas on Sunday announced the Philipines’ 12-man lineup for the exhibition games slated on June 17 and 18 at Anyang Gymnasium in Gyeonggi-do, South Korea.

Joining the three are University of the Philippines ace Carl Tamayo, Ateneo’s Dave Ildefonso, SJ Belangel and Geo Chiu, Far Eastern University guard RJ Abarrientos, Francis Lopez and Will Navarro.

Newcomers Rhenz Abando, the reigning NCAA MVP from Letran, and Kevin Quiambao also make up the squad.

The games are part of Gilas’ buildup for the upcoming third window of the Fiba World Cup Asian Qualifiers.

The last time the Philippines and South Korea met was back in June 2021 at the Fiba Asia Cup qualifiers where the Nationals beat their rivals twice to sweep the tournament.

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Exclusive: NBA: Steve Clifford to be coach of Hornets for second time—report – TalkOfNews.com

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Oct 9, 2019; Atlanta, GA, USA; Orlando Magic head coach Steve Clifford reacts during the second half against the Atlanta Hawks at State Farm Arena. Jasen Vinlove-USA TODAY Sports

Steve Clifford agreed to a multi-year deal on Friday for a second tour of duty as coach of the Charlotte Hornets, according to multiple reports.

The 60-year-old Clifford went 196-214 with two playoff appearances in five seasons with the club from 2013-18. He was fired after going 36-46 in the 2017-18 campaign.

The move comes after Golden State Warriors assistant Kenny Atkinson agreed to become coach of the Hornets and later reneged on the deal.

After being dismissed by Charlotte, Clifford spent three seasons with the Orlando Magic and went 96-131. He has an overall mark of 292-345 in eight NBA seasons.

Clifford’s first two Orlando squads made the postseason but his final team went 21-51, the third-worst record in the league. Clifford and the Magic elected to part ways following the campaign.

Clifford spent last season in a consulting role for the Brooklyn Nets.

Clifford is just 11 wins shy of matching the Charlotte record for coaching victories held by Allan Bristow (207 from 1991-96).

Charlotte also considered veteran coach Mike D’Antoni for the job.

The Hornets fired James Borrego after going 43-39 last season. Charlotte lost to the Atlanta Hawks in a play-in game to miss the postseason for the sixth straight season.

Borrego went 138-163 in his four seasons with the Hornets. Last season was his only winning campaign.

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It’s almost 30 years since a Blues team came back to win a State of Origin series after losing the opener in Sydney, but two stars of that memorable NSW team of 1994 have laid down a blueprint for Brad Fittler’s men to follow.

Brilliant fullback Tim Brasher and giant back-rower Paul Sironen admitted things looked bleak for the Blues when Mark Coyne scored the famous last-minute try to win the Queenslanders an epic Game One that series.

“I know how this team feels – because it’s the same way we felt back in ’94,” Sironen, now a member of the Blues’ management team, told Wide World of Sports from Perth.

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“When you have game one at home you just have to win it – and we blew it.

“We didn’t play as well as we could have and we didn’t execute the way we trained and we knew we were really going to be up against it for the rest of the series.